Prince Harry plots family truce to heal feud with King Charlies and Prince William

Daily Mail​

4 hours ago

The Duke of Sussex is to extend an olive branch to the wider royal family, including with dad King Charles and brother Prince William by inviting them to his 2027 multi-sport event the Invictus Games.
In the strongest indication yet that Prince Harry is keen for a reconciliation, it is understood that an emailed invite will be sent out later this month, followed by a formal request.
Sources said the timing of the invitation was designed to give the senior royals the best possible chance of attending, given that Charles is known to draw up his schedule up to three years in advance.
The extraordinary move, which could see Harry photographed with the royal family for the first time since late Queen Elizabeth's funeral in September 2022, has raised eyebrows among some commentators.
Ingrid Seward said: 'The King might attend to show support for the Armed Forces and congratulate Harry on the most significant success in his life.
'The only reason the King is wary of associating with his son is that he no longer trusts him not to repeat their private conversations as he has done in the past. This goes for all the working members of the family.'
Fellow royal commentator Katie Nicholl said: 'The King absolutely wants a relationship with his youngest son and with his grandchildren.
'He has an incredible capacity for forgiveness and he wants to be magnanimous in all of this and therefore there's certainly a possibility that the King might consider attending Invictus.'
Despite the royals' previous strong support for Invictus, the invitation - should anyone choose to accept it - is likely to cause some headaches for royal aides as it involves a major scheduling conflict.
The Games are set to open in the UK at Birmingham's NEC on July 12, 2027, and would conclude on Queen Camilla's 80th birthday on July 17, for which there would likely already be celebrations planned.
It also remains to be seen whether Harry would risk bringing Meghan and their children Archie and Lilibet to the UK for the event, having previously insisted he could not do so unless his family was offered 'full police protection'.
A source said: 'Harry has agreed that Invictus should extend an invitation to his family. Invictus hopes the royal family will come along to support the wounded veterans taking part. Harry is hopeful his father will set aside their differences to attend the Invictus Games and support veterans.
'The royals have always been hugely supportive of Invictus and proud of what Harry has achieved in that arena. This is one olive branch from him that might be reciprocated.'
The Invictus invitations are thought to represent the first time Harry has publicly reached out in a bid to gather his family together.
Harry made it clear in a BBC interview last month that he would welcome a rapprochement with his father and the wider family, despite acknowledging the hurt caused by his brutally honest memoir Spare.
The Duke said: 'There's no point in continuing to fight any more. Life is precious. Forgiveness is 100 per cent a possibility because I would like to get my father and brother back.'
The invitees and the wording of the invitations are said to have been approved by Harry, with the emails being sent to private secretaries at Buckingham Palace.
A spokesman for Invictus said: 'No formal invitations have been issued as preparations are in the early stages.'