Harry, Meghan And Williams Seen Together, Portrays Signs Of Possible Royal Reconciliation

Harry, Meghan And Williams Seen Together, Portrays Signs Of Possible Royal Reconciliation

Meghan had a tense relationship with a large portion of the British tabloid press while the Sussexes were living there, which continues to this day. They asserted that systemic racism exists inside the monarchy, that the tabloids encouraged bigotry against the duchess, and that Buckingham Palace failed to defend Meghan. Meghan has also recently faced harassment on social media as the two couples have come back into the spotlight.

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Prior to his grandmother’s passing on Thursday, Harry’s solo visit in Scotland’s Balmoral Castle had drawn attention. King Charles III reportedly informed Harry that it was inappropriate for Meghan to accompany him to Balmoral before the queen passed away, as they had reportedly planned, according to British media.

But Saturday’s public appearance was the latest sign the royals may be repairing ties as they come together to mourn the death of their family matriarch. In his first televised speech from Buckingham Palace on Friday, Charles expressed his love for Harry and Meghan “as they continue to build their lives overseas.”

On Sunday, pictures of the couples walking together were carried on the front pages of many of the major British newspapers, along with headlines highlighting their reunion.

Despite his contentious choice to leave his position as heir apparent and go to the United States with Meghan and their two children, Archie and Lilibet, Harry is fifth in line for the throne.

The Duchess of Sussex, who termed the decision to deny Archie the title of prince heartbreaking, said that it was the result of institutional racism within the monarchy. This was just one of the many astounding assertions the Duke and Duchess of Sussex made in an interview with Oprah Winfrey last year.

In another interview, Harry said he considered the term “Megxit” — which was coined after he and his wife announced in January 2020 they would be stepping back from their roles as senior members of the royal family and dividing their time between Britain and North America — “misogynistic.”

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The impact of internet hostility and false information on one’s mental and emotional health has been regularly discussed by the prince and his wife.

A representative for William stated that he invited his brother and sister-in-law to visit Windsor with him and Catherine to meet mourners and view memorials.

Before leaving in a car driven by William, who succeeded to his father’s throne and became Prince of Wales, the couples spoke with members of the public for just over 30 minutes.

“The Waleses had always been scheduled to greet well-wishers at Windsor Castle, but royal sources say the decision to invite the Sussexes was made in the eleventh hour,” royal watcher Omid Scobie wrote on Twitter. “It is, without a doubt, a significant moment in the history of the relationship between the two brothers.”

Royal watcher Camilla Tominey said that in reaching out to Harry to join him on Saturday and “set the rift aside,” William — the next in line to the throne — has shown he is living by his grandmother’s example.

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She described it as “one of the most remarkable walkabouts in modern royal history” and an episode that would make the late queen proud.

“Queen Elizabeth II famously said that it was “often the small steps, not the giant leaps, that bring about the most lasting change,” Tominey wrote in Britain’s Telegraph newspaper.