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As a cleft between Prince Harry Charles Lll King As the seemingly intensifying, senior aides from both sides reportedly met to begin recuperating their broken relationship.
According to Sunday emailMeredith Maines – The Duke of Sussex’s Chief of Staff and Communications Director flew from Montecito, California to London and met with Toby Andrea, Charles King Charles’ communications secretary. Liam Maguire, who oversaw the British press for Harry and his wife, Meghan Markle, was also present.
“There’s a long way ahead, but now there are many years of communication channels open,” the source told the email. “There was no formal agenda, it was just casual drinks. There was something that both parties wanted to talk about.”
The informal meeting was reportedly held in the Royal Overseas League, a private member club.
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The lift between King Charles and Prince Harry has been underway since the exit of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex as senior members of the royal family in 2020. (Getty Images)
Sources said the meeting was “just a first step towards reconciliation between Harry and his father, but at least it’s a step in the right direction.”
“Everyone just wants to move on and move forward right now. It was finally time for both parties to talk,” the source added.
Fox News Digital learned that Maines is in London to meet with UK-based communications team, media, stakeholders and seniors associated with Duke’s sponsorship. The visit was completely routine and was part of ongoing planning and involvement.
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Prince Harry recently told the BBC he “loves reconciliation” with his family. (Samir Hussein/Samir Hussein/Wireimage))
Representatives of Buckingham Palace and the Duke Duchess of Sussex We did not respond immediately to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
The Peace Summit comes weeks after Harry told the BBC he “loves reconciliation” with his family.
“There’s no point in continuing to fight anymore,” he said.
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The cleft between Prince Harry and King Charles opened in 2020 after the Duchess of the Royal Exit Duchess of Sussex as a senior member.
After moving to California, the couple began airing their complaints in interviews and documentaries. Harry’s 2023 memoir detailed embarrassing revelation about the Windsor home, only exacerbating tensions with his family.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have taken down a stack of information about the royal family, which is available in the Netflix documentary and Prince Harry’s book, Spare. (Henning Kaiser/Picture Alliance)
in TV interviews to promote booksHarry accused her stepmother Queen Camilla of honed her reputation by experiencing private conversations with the media. He accused members of the royal family of winning positive tabloid coverage “in bed with the devil,” and after years of relationship with her father, he singled out Camilla’s efforts to rehabilitate her image to the public.
“It put her in danger due to the connections she was forgering in the British press,” Harry told CBS. “There was a willingness to trade information on both sides, and as the family was built on the hierarchy, she would be the Queen’s spouse, people and bodies would remain in the streets.”
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Royal expert Ian Pelham Turner recently told Fox News Digital that Harry’s comments about Camilla were a major blow to the King and perhaps one of the reasons he caught his son.
In a television interview to promote her memoir, Prince Harry accused her stepmother, Queen Camilla of honed her reputation by exposing private conversations with the media. (Getty Images)
“It’s well known that King Charles gets very upset and hot under the collar,” Pelham Turner said. “Indeed, Charles is offended by the statement… about Camilla. She, as Princess Diana stated, used the norm of silence on this subject, as well as her own experiences, while she was in the marriage.”
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Royal biographer Sally Bedell Smith recently told People Magazine that he had a desire to reconnect on Charles’ part, but “the fundamental issue is trust.”
“The King and Prince William don’t trust Harry and Meghan in all sorts of secret conversations,” she said.
Insider told the outlet that William in particular “is not interested in expanding the olive branches.”
Stephanie Nolasco and Ashley Papa of Fox News Digital contributed to this post.
