King Charles won't be mentioning the Harry and Meghan drama in his Christmas speech, according to reports.
The monarch, 74, will be making his inaugural festive broadcast on Sunday - the UK's first from a king in almost 70 years.
Charles won't have escaped the furore surrounding his son, 38 and Suits star wife, 41, after the couple released Harry & Meghan on Netflix.
However, it is thought the royal won't be making any reference to the drama in his speech.
The festive message is thought to have been recorded on Tuesday, December 13.
This means the first half of Harry & Meghan had already dropped, but not the final, arguably most explosive three episodes.
In the last part of the series, Harry accused the palace of 'lying' to protect Prince William, adding his father said "things that just simply weren’t true".
It is thought the King will still mention the Duke and Duchess of Sussex in his broadcast, however there was no desire to make any changes to the message in the wake of his son's Netflix show, according to The Telegraph.
This year's Christmas message will be broadcast on Sunday, December 25. The speech is usually broadcast at about 3pm on Christmas Day, however the timing has not yet been confirmed.
King Charles will make history as the first male monarch to make the speech on TV at Christmas. Before Queen Elizabeth II's first televised message in 1957, her father, King George VI, delivered his address on the radio.
While the theme of the King's speech has not been confirmed, it is likely he will pay tribute to his mother, the Queen, who died in September.
In the bombshell Netflix series, Prince Harry said it was his decision, not Meghan's, to quit the UK after plans for a reduced royal life were rejected during a family meeting at Sandringham.
He claimed his father said things that "just simply weren't true" while his grandmother 'looked on'.
In 2020 the Sussexes went to Sandringham to discuss scenarios for the couple's royal role with King Charles - then Prince Charles - William and the late Queen.
Recalling how the meeting went, Harry claimed: "It was terrifying to have my brother scream and shout at me and my father say things that just simply weren't true, and my grandmother quietly sit there and sort of take it all in."
He added: “But you have to understand that, from the family’s perspective, especially from hers, there are ways of doing things and her ultimate, sort of, mission, goal/responsibility is the institution.”
The Mirror has contacted Buckingham Palace for comment.
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