Prince William & Kate Middleton Are Reportedly Treating Prince Harry's Latest Olive Branch With ‘Extreme Caution
Over the weekend, news broke that representatives for Prince Harry and King Charles quietly met at the Royal Over-Seas League in London, signaling what some insiders called 'the first step towards reconciliation' between the Sussexes and the royal institution. The Sunday summit, reportedly attended by the King's communications secretary Tobyn Andreae and Harry's newly installed chief of communications Meredith Maines, took place just blocks from Clarence House.
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But one absence stood out: the Prince and Princess of Wales. 'It's no coincidence that William and Catherine did not have a representative at the Royal Over-Seas League,' a friend of the couple told The Mail. 'They were not asked to send anyone and will be treating the talks with extreme caution. The fact that it ended up in the newspapers tells you all you need to know.'
That wary approach reflects years of fractured trust. Prince Harry has said he would 'love a reconciliation' with both his brother and father, and in May told the BBC he was 'tired of fighting.' But according to royal insiders, William remains deeply hurt by what he sees as repeated public betrayals — including Harry's 2023 memoir Spare and the couple's Netflix docuseries.
While aides may be making moves behind the scenes, William and Kate have yet to receive the one thing they're said to be holding out for: an apology. 'The simple fact is that Meghan has gone back on the deal by using her HRH,' one insider previously told The Daily Beast. 'If she now intends to start parading the kids as HRHs to aggrandize herself, it just adds to the case to remove them, legally, altogether.'
The family divide has had personal consequences, too. 'William and Kate don't have any relationship with Archie and Lilibet,' GB News Royal Editor Svar Nanan-Sen said on The Royal Record podcast. 'Archie and Lilibet have no relationship with George, Charlotte and Louis — and they're cousins.'
Whether this latest peace attempt amounts to anything remains to be seen. For now, the Waleses appear content to keep their distance — and their silence.
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