Meghan Markle has a couple of demands before she and Prince Harry consider a reconciliation with his elder brother Prince William and sister-in-law, Kate Middleton.
William and Kate are reportedly attempting to bridge the gap with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle – however, the relationship between the Sussexes and the wider Royal Family remains strained following their step back from royal duties.
According to royal author Tom Quinn, while there is interest in reconciling from William and Kate’s side, Meghan Markle is not quite prepared to make amends unless certain conditions are met.
Speaking to the Mirror, Quinn revealed: “Harry would like a reconciliation, but supports his wife completely and until she feels that the Royal family have been sufficiently nice to her – and grovelingly apologised for the past – it’s not going to happen.”
Post royal life, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex made various explosive allegations against the royal institution during high-profile interviews and through their revealing Netflix documentary, ‘Harry & Meghan’.
According to royal commentator Quinn, Meghan might be preventing Harry from initiating conciliatory talks with the Prince and Princess of Wales, creating a barrier that stops him from extending an “olive branch”, even in light of Kate’s cancer diagnosis.
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Mr Quinn remarked: “There has been a shift here since Kate’s illness Harry and Meghan do feel they need to extend an olive branch, but Meghan’s sense of grievance is still preventing anything really meaningful happening.
“Illness often brings warring family members together, and there have been hopes at Kensington Palace that Kate’s illness might do it. The royal author claims William and Kate have made efforts to repair ties with the Sussexes and have extended an invitation to Meghan and Harry, encouraging them to bring Archie and Lilibet to the UK for a visit – but Meghan has refused.”
He added: “There is no way Meghan would bring the children to the UK,” he continued. “William and Kate have suggested that Meghan and Harry bring the children and that the two couples and their families try to makeup, but the suggestion is not leading anywhere so far.”
The relationship between Meghan and Harry and William and Kate has been tense following the Sussexes’ frank disclosures about Royal life in their Netflix documentary series and their bombshell interview with Oprah Winfrey.
In his explosive memoir Spare, Harry levels multiple accusations against his brother and sister-in-law. He describes a heated argument with William, alleging that the Prince of Wales called Meghan “difficult”, “rude” and “abrasive”.
Harry further claims that during this altercation, William “grabbed me by the collar, ripping my necklace, and he knocked me to the floor”.
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