Why Prince Harry's Subtle Gesture of 'Deconflicting' the Royal Family Feud Might Be Working

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In the five years since Prince Harry and Meghan Markle left the royal family, there's been little movement in mending the feud — until now.
The recent peace talks held in mid-July, revealed by The Mail on Sunday, took place between the Sussexes' chief communications officer, Meredith Maines, along with their U.K. PR representative Liam Maguire, and King Charles III's communications secretary, Tobyn Andreae. It was unclear what went on in that meeting at first, but the Daily Mail and People are now reporting that there was some constructive movement toward a family reconciliation.
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'Before that meeting between their aides in London, conflicts of interest or clashes of publicity were relished and even perhaps encouraged by the Sussexes,' a Daily Mail source claimed. 'Now, Harry has shifted into a new way of thinking. The tone is now all about 'deconflicting' with his family.'
That olive branch includes 'drawing up a 'grid' of his activities and sharing them with Buckingham Palace, and by extension with Kensington Palace' — it's one way to irk the royal family less. The insider explained further, '…If the Royal Family have full sight of his movements they can at least plan accordingly. It's a significant gesture.'
People explained that the coordination of calendars could also allow for productive time for Harry to meet with his ailing father. The last time he saw him in person was a brief meeting in February 2024 after Charles announced his cancer diagnosis. It's been rumored that Queen Camilla has been Harry's biggest roadblock in mending fences with his father.
'Camilla dislikes Harry and doesn't want Charles to get stressed while he's undergoing treatment, so she tries to limit interaction,' a palace insider told Us Weekly in June 2024. The queen is her husband's 'fiercest ally' and is considered a 'deeply influential' adviser, which may have prolonged the family rift.
Still, Harry has been waving the white flag for some time now and stepped up his efforts in a May interview with the BBC. 'There's no point in continuing to fight anymore,' he noted, 'I don't know how much longer my father has.'
Let's hope the peace talks and calendar gesture help bring the royals back together because enough is enough.Best of SheKnows
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