Prince Charles praises Harry for his climate change campaigning in olive branch to his youngest son

Prince Charles offered an olive branch to Prince Harry last night, praising his son’s ‘passionate’ work to highlight climate change.

The heir to the throne said he was ‘proud’ that both his sons had recognised the threat facing the planet, and commended their commitment to green causes.

His specific praise for Harry will be seen as an attempt to heal a rift, after sources said the pair had barely spoken for months.

Charles, 73, made his comments in an essay about climate change.

Prince Charles, 73, offered an olive branch to Prince Harry, 37, last night, praising his son’s ‘passionate’ work to highlight climate change

He wrote: ‘As a father, I am proud that my sons have recognised this threat. Most recently, my elder son, William, launched the prestigious Earthshot Prize to incentivise change and help repair our planet over the next ten years.’

Writing in US magazine Newsweek, the prince added: ‘My younger son, Harry, has passionately highlighted the impact of climate change, especially in relation to Africa, and committed his charity to being net zero.’

Relations between Charles and Harry were said to be at an all-time low after Harry, 37, appeared to lash out at his father over the way he had been raised. 

Harry told a podcast in the US last year that he left Britain with wife Meghan to ‘break the cycle’ of ‘genetic pain and suffering’ for the sake of his own children

He told a podcast in the US last year that he left Britain with wife Meghan to ‘break the cycle’ of ‘genetic pain and suffering’ for the sake of his own children.

Last month Harry also claimed he had raised ‘concerns’ about Mahfouz Marei Mubarak bin Mahfouz, the Saudi tycoon at the centre of a probe into donations to his father’s charity.

Sources said Harry and Charles had barely spoken since the Duke of Edinburgh’s funeral last April, and did not meet when Harry was in London for the unveiling of a statue of Princess Diana during the summer.

Friends are also braced for potentially damaging revelations in Harry’s upcoming autobiography, due to be released later this year.