ROYALSMeghan Markle and Prince Harry's Relationship With the Royal Family Is a 'Mess' as Rift Worsens
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are rebuilding their lives in the U.S., but their public move to the West Coast forever caused damage to their ties to the royal family.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle left the royal fold in 2020.
"It’s sad. Mistakes have been made along the way on both sides," Sarah Hewson told an outlet. "But as long as there’s … no trust, that’s the fundamental issue here, that those conversations they have are going to end up on a breakfast show or a documentary or on the pages of a book, those conversations just can’t happen."
The royal commentator branded their feud a "very sorry mess."
Kate Middleton and Prince William are focused on the Princess of Wales' health.
OK! previously reported Hilary Fordwich claimed Prince William won't allow the Duke of Sussex to rejoin The Firm after the release of Spare.
"It is widely known within the family that Prince William has laid down an absolute ban on Harry returning in any way, shape or form into his former royal family fold," Fordwich told an outlet.
Meghan Markle hasn't spent time in the U.K. since Queen Elizabeth's funeral.
In February, Harry traveled to London to visit King Charles after he was diagnosed with cancer, but the duke and William haven't been photographed in the same room since His Majesty's coronation.
"If anyone will relent, it would be King Charles III, whom, of course, Prince William won’t challenge, who still misses his ‘darling boy’ and would like to see more of Prince Harry," Fordwich claimed. "However, to this day, after the release of Spare and the Netflix serial, as well as with everything else Harry has said, done, and not done, it’s Prince William who adamantly refuses to even speak to his brother."
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Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are based in California.
In Harry's memoir, he painted the Prince of Wales as ill-tempered, and Meghan depicted William and Kate Middleton as "formal" in Harry & Meghan.
"Prince William is not as forgiving as King Charles and takes a much more hard-line approach to Prince Harry," Helena Chard explained.
"He views his brother's behavior as unforgivable," she continued. "Prince William is adamant that he will protect his family and the monarchy from further upset. Prince Harry has crossed the trust line. For the purpose of damage limitation and to prevent betrayal and trauma, he has cut communication with Prince Harry."
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In the past, Harry shared that he "wants a family, not an institution," but it's believed he has yet to mend things with the Wales.
"Prince Harry also caused unforgivable amounts of upset to the much loved and respected late Queen Elizabeth II," Chard stated. "This factor alone is enough for Prince William to freeze Prince Harry out."
"If Prince Harry hopes to have a relationship/working relationship with the royal family, then he needs to get his skates on as time is creeping on," the commentator added. "He will find himself more and more irrelevant to the future of the royal family."
Hewson spoke to The Sun.
