According to a new report, peace talks between Prince Harry and the royal family could take place before his King Charles’ coronation in May.
“The only way forward” is for the exiled prince and his wife Meghan Markle to kiss and reconcile Harry’s estranged relatives before Charles is officially crowned on May 6, sources close to the royal family have told Sunday Times.
The couple, who reside in California with their two children after leaving royal life in 2020, are expected to attend the king’s big day at Westminster Abbey.
“It will require flexibility on all sides, but it can be done. It’s fixable,” said a source close to the king, who is also familiar with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.
“It takes Harry over here, in the room with the King and Prince of Wales and a few other family members.”
The insider continued, “Both sides have to put their hands up and admit that we didn’t do everything right and we did a lot wrong, and we have to tell him, ‘We understand the pain you’ve been through.’ The king can do it.”
Insiders close to the royal family believe the two sides can reach some kind of agreement ahead of King Charles’ coronation, AP
The source also suggested that Harry should swallow his pride and admit wrongdoing.
“Not everyone here has been well behaved, but Harry needs to be able to sit down and say, ‘We weren’t well behaved either.’ We need to go ahead and have it ready by April. The king needs a clear run for the coronation,” they said.
Friends of the royal family told The Times Harry needed to realize his attacks on the so-called company in his memoir were not well received as he moves on with his new life.
“They need to be quiet now and get on with their thing in America,” the friend said.
“You said your part, but why are you trying to burn the whole house down?” they asked.
Last week, Harry told Anderson Cooper on 60 Minutes that he looks forward to reconciling with his brother and members of the royal family and having a “private” and “constructive conversation” with them in the future.
“Meghan and I have also said that we will openly apologize for anything we did wrong,” Harry said. “But every time we ask that question, nobody tells us the specifics or anything.”
“I’m really looking forward to having that family element back,” he continued. “I’m looking forward to a relationship with my brother. I look forward to a relationship with my father and other members of my family.”
Harry openly attacked members of the royal family with his wife Meghan Markle in his new memoir, Spare. Getty Images
Even more stridently, Harry urged his family to “come in” on his wife’s treatment in an interview with The Telegraph this week.
“You know what you did and now I know why you did it. And you got caught, so just come in,” he said.
In “Spare,” Harry shockingly claimed he was only bred to “spare parts” for his older brother, two years his senior and the heir apparent. He also labeled William a bully and accused him of physically assaulting him and pointing his finger in Meghan’s face.
The two hadn’t communicated with each other “for a while,” Harry said on 60 Minutes.
Speaking on Good Morning America last week, Harry admitted that he was “without question” “sure” that he bore at least some responsibility for the breakdown in his relationship with his brother.
“The silence was right for now, but it’s not going away,” a close friend of the brothers told the Times.
“That needs to be resolved and neutralized so that when William has the top job, he’s not still snooping on his brother from the sidelines. I really don’t think this is the end of things. Harry just can’t be without his brother.”