Peace Talks in the Palace? Prince Harry May Be Ready to Let Go of Past Grievances With Royals Amid 'Pushback' From Meghan Markle
Prince Harry may be "ready to forget" his ongoing rift with the British royal family, but Meghan Markle is apparently not on board with this new trajectory.
"I'm ready to move on past it. Whether we get an apology or accountability, who knows: who really cares at this point?" Harry reportedly said, according to Sussex biographer Omid Scobie's book Endgame.
Scobie also wrote in his 2023 tome that the Duchess of Sussex "never wants to step foot" in Britain ever again.
This follows news that suggests two senior royals are reportedly blocking a Duke of Sussex family reunion, with them making it "significant enough to make it a literal no-go for an end to the non-stop feud."
Royal correspondent Jennie Bond dished, "Early on it was Harry, who was demanding an apology. There was going to be no meeting of minds or meeting in reality until there was an apology for the affronts he thought had been made to his wife. But now I think the tables have turned somewhat."
She added, "Messages coming from Harry's side are that he's ready at least to forgive and that he loves his family. He's said that quite publicly. He wants to see more of them. But it is Charles and William who seem to be resisting reconciliation at this point so I think it was first one, then the other."
Princes William and Harry reportedly last spoke at Queen Elizabeth II's September 2022 funeral, which is a clear sign to many that the formerly close brothers are "bitterly estranged." In what has been labeled as the worst royal feud "in decades," one insider feels that King Charles III and Diana, Princess of Wales's sons are not yet in "irreparable" rift territory.
However hopeful this news sounds, analysts feel that the princely estrangement is here to stay at least in the short term. William's possible accession to the British throne, if the feud is still raging, could even test the insider's theory if what some commentators predict is true about that future scenario.
"Because what would the repercussions be if Prince William pushed you out of the fold?" royal expert Kinsey Schofield recently asked when discussing William's future inheritance of the Crown.
"I do think he [Harry] would write about his family again," she added. "He was waiting to publish a book after [Queen Elizabeth died]. Originally they were saying there was going to be another publication after the [late] Queen died. I suspect that maybe he would release a book after his father passed away, especially if Prince William continues to keep him at arm's length."
Mint reported on Scobie's book.