India, May 17 -- Prince Harry's emotional outreach to his father, King Charles III, was met with "painful silence" following his wish to reconnect with the cancer-stricken monarch. Instead, Buckingham Palace slammed the door in his face following the Duke's remark that he doesn't know "how much longer my father has left."

With the King refusing to engage, there's a growing belief that he may never see his grandchildren, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, again.

"Meghan knows where she stands with Charles, and there's no going back," a palace source told Woman's Day. "She and Harry have done everything to try to get through this impregnable wall around his father since he became King."

"As far as Markle's concerned, this is Charles' de...