King Charles has extended an olive branch to his youngest son Prince Harry and wife Meghan Markle by ‘hinting’ they should visit Balmoral this summer, claims a royal expert....CONTINUE READING
Speaking exclusively to the Mirror, royal expert Tom Quinn claims the monarch offered to have the couple at the royal residence to try and resolve tensions within the royal family, namely with Prince William and Princess Kate. Quinn explained: “According to people I’ve spoken to at Kensington Palace King Charles has hinted to Harry and Meghan that they should come to Balmoral in the summer to see if something can be done about the ongoing feud in the family.
“Charles knows that Harry and Meghan are much more likely to respond positively to an invitation after the shock of Harry‘s father’s cancer diagnosis and Kate’s cancer diagnosis. It’s one of those situations where good might just come out of bad.”
Harry and Meghan have been estranged from the royal family in recent years
The comments come ahead of Harry’s planned return to the UK next month as he visits London to celebrate 10 years of the Invictus Games. Harry is set to speak at 10th anniversary of the Invictus Games special service at St. Paul’s Cathedral in London on May 8.
It’s not been confirmed whether Meghan will join Harry or whether he will make the trip alone, leaving Meghan in California with their two children Archie and Lilibet. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex stepped back from royal life in 2020 and have now settled in Montecito, California and it seems unlikely they will ever fully return. Meghan is also thought to be less than keen to visit the UK, whilst her husband Harry has made a handful of trips since they stepped back from royal duties four years ago.
King Charles is said to have ‘hinted’ to Harry and Meghan that a visit Balmoral will be a good chance for the family to come together
Royal commentator Richard Fitzwilliams has explained that Meghan will be the ultimate decider over whether the family of four visits the UK together or whether Harry travels alone. Richard Fitzwilliams told Bella magazine: “Meghan has the say. There’s no doubt Harry wishes to convey he is a very devoted family man and will put them above everything else. Just like William.” He added that Harry was “extremely unlikely” to come over to the UK with the children without his wife, and that she “could never be forced to”.
The Duke of Sussex’s visit comes with the recent loss Harry had in a legal bid to appeal against High Court’s UK security ruling in February. In 2020, the British government told him, he would no same kind of publicly funded police protection when is in the UK after giving up his status asa working member of the royal family.
Harry now faces a bill of £1million after being told to reimburse taxpayers having lost a battle with the Home Office for downgrading his security. Harry has been ordered by the High Court to pay 90% of the Home Office’s legal costs of defending his challenge over changing his level of police protection when he visits the UK.
The Mirror has contacted Buckingham Palace for comment on this story.
