Prince Harry is “ready to forgive”, but two key royals “are resisting”, says royal expert.
Relations between the Duke of Sussex and the Royal Family have been strained since he stepped back from royal duties in 2020 with his wife, Meghan Markle.
They further soured when the couple made a series of allegations against the Firm in their Netflix docuseries, Harry’s memoir Spare and in TV interviews.
Asked who is hampering efforts at reconciliation between Harry and the Windsors, the BBC’s former royal correspondent Jennie Bond told Times Radio it doesn’t appear to be coming from Harry.
She said: “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. 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 (King) Charles and (Prince) William who seem to be resisting reconciliation at this point so I think it was first one, then the other.”
She added that as the years go by she hoped there would be a reconciliation, saying time can be a healer, but can also lead to people feeling entrenched in their positions.
The comments came after Harry visited London for the 10th anniversary of the Invictus Games but saw neither his brother nor his father.
Royal commentator Christopher Andersen told OK Magazine: “They have chosen to ignore Harry, to freeze him out, and to not let him get under their skin. Right now, the royal family is united in its determination to act as if Harry and Meghan don’t exist.
“One hopes that won’t last forever, and that either William or the king will be courageous and far-sighted enough to take the olive branch Harry repeatedly extends to them.
