Despite Prince Harry putting the tension with his family aside to attend King Charles' coronation, the new leader of England was still left "disappointed" by his son's short appearance.
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According to insiders close to the King, the newly minted head of state was saddened after his estranged child swiftly departed the U.K. for the States to celebrate his son Archie's fourth birthday instead of partaking in the royal festivities.
Per sources close to the royals, while some relatives "breathed a sigh of relief" that Harry departed the event early, the King was "genuinely quite disappointed that he didn't stay."
The 74-year-old allegedly expressed his sorrow at the situation during a lunch following the ceremony, thanking his three grandchildren Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis, while also showing gratitude for his family members across the pond who were not present.
In front of the entire table — which included Prince William and Kate Middleton — the former Prince of Wales raised a glass to "those that weren't there" and wished Archie a very happy birthday "wherever he was."
"It was apparently a very sweet moment," the insider added of the King's tribute to Harry and wife Meghan Markle's 4-year-old son.