Queen Elizabeth’s death could prompt reconciliation for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle with the royal family
- Harry and Meghan reunited with Harry’s brother William and wife Kate at Windsor Castle on Saturday. It was their first joint public since 2020
- Family relations soured following former British Army captain Harry’s marriage to American TV actress Meghan Markle in 2018
Queen Elizabeth’s death could help start a reconciliation between Prince Harry and wife Meghan and the rest of the royal family, after a reported rift and their relocation to the United States.
The couple, who were on a rare visit to Britain when the queen died on Thursday, reunited with Harry’s brother William and wife Kate at Windsor Castle Saturday. It was their first joint public appearance since they moved stateside in early 2020.
All dressed in mourning black, together they looked at the growing banks of flowers left by the public before greeting well-wishers as separate pairs, giving little away about the state of their relations.
But the decision by the quartet – once dubbed “the fab four” in closer times – to step out together in front of the cameras at all appeared a sign of progress in repairing badly fractured ties.
UK royal reporters said heir-to-the-throne William proposed the “olive branch” to his younger brother, who has been increasingly critical of the family since leaving frontline royal duties.