Senior Government figures are said to be encouraging the prospect of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle reconciling with the Royal Family, according to new claims.
Royal commentator Richard Eden has claimed that senior Government figures are keen for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex to reconcile with the Royal Family.
He wrote: "Many on the Left hailed the mixed-race American actress as a symbol of change in the Monarchy when she married Harry in 2018 – and still yearn for her return."
Mr Eden suggested, however, that “there should be no reconciliation unless it is accompanied by genuine apologies from the Sussexes for the damage they have done.”
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The discussion comes after Prince Harry raised concerns about unnamed “sources” working against him in his efforts to rebuild ties with King Charles.
Harry’s spokesman issued a statement after The Sun reported that last month’s reunion between father and son at Clarence House had felt “more formal than expected.”
The report suggested the Duke of Sussex had felt he was being treated as an “official visitor” rather than family.
In response, Harry’s spokesman said the story was “pure invention-fed, one can only assume, by sources intent on sabotaging any reconciliation between father and son.”
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The spokesman also corrected part of the article about gift exchanges, confirming that a framed photograph had been handed over but that “the image did not contain the duke and duchess.”
The “sources intent on sabotaging any reconciliation” are understood to refer to officials or courtiers close to the King.
Harry has long been critical of senior Palace aides, referring to three advisers involved in the “Megxit” negotiations as The Bee, The Fly and The Wasp in his memoir Spare.
Mr Eden wrote in the Mail that Harry’s decision to go public with claims of sabotage “vividly illustrates the seriousness – I would say desperation – of his hopes for a reconciliation with the King.”
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During his visit to Ukraine last month, Harry told The Guardian that the focus next year “has to be on my dad,” and in May he told the BBC he would “love a reconciliation” with his family.
Mr Eden drew a comparison with Princess Diana’s belief that Palace courtiers worked against her, writing that Harry’s suspicions risk leading him “down the dangerous path once taken by his late mother.”
He added that there is no evidence of a plot against the Duke, suggesting the newspaper report may have stemmed from “second-hand whispers.”
Mr Eden claimed the real strategy at play was a “relentless public relations campaign waged by the Sussexes aimed at restoring the California-based couple to the affections of the British public.”
The royal commentator concluded that it was “worrying King Charles has been drawn into this, aided by some key figures of the Establishment behind the scenes.”