Meghan Markle’s potential presence at Prince Harry’s upcoming British reunion with King Charles III could raise the bar for a royal reconciliation.
“Meghan’s presence would certainly add symbolic weight to any reunion,” royal commentator Amanda Matta told Page Six exclusively.
“If Meghan accompanies Harry to Britain or to a meeting with his family, it would signal to the public that any effort to rebuild relationships extends to the Sussex family as a whole.”
The co-host of the “Off With Their Headlines” podcast noted that the Duchess of Sussex’s presence at the highly anticipated meeting wouldn’t necessarily make a reconciliation “easier or harder.”
“It just changes the stakes,” Matta said. “The challenge in reconciling was never really about one person; it rebuilt trust across the board.”
While the insider admitted that she had not heard about Markle’s plans to join her husband during his meeting with the king, she noted that her relationship with the reigning monarch has “always been somewhat different from Harry’s.”
“Historically, there is evidence that Charles has made an effort to welcome her into the family, but she has taken a step back in recent years,” Matta said. “I see that as an acknowledgment that the Sussexes’ ongoing tensions with the royal family actually stem from Harry and his own family.”
She continued: “The issues he raised, of press intrusion and an emotionally suffocating palace environment, existed and consumed Harry before he even met Meghan.”
Matta believes the “frenzy” over Markle and Harry’s relationship with the royal family, and Britain in general, has diminished “significantly” since they last appeared alongside Prince William and Kate Middleton in 2022.
“The public generally understands that this relationship is incredibly complicated, but they also know more than ever how the monarchy operates,” Matta said. “The biggest risk, in my opinion, comes from the way the palace handles this ‘return’.”
“If the public sees mixed signals, such as suggestions for reconciliation alongside reports of continued or renewed tensions, it would reinforce the impression that the royal family is still navigating unresolved issues behind the scenes – that they are failing to get their affairs in order, in other words,” she said.
While Markle’s participation in the meeting has yet to be confirmed, Page Six confirmed it the couple brings their two children to Britain next month, marking Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet’s first visit across the pond since 2022. We’re told Archie and Lilibet will see Charles during their trip.
Our source also shared that Harry “desperately wants” his children to be reunited with their grandfather.
Charles reportedly extended an olive branch by inviting the Sussexes to stay at a royal residence while they are in town, the US Sun reported. Charles also reportedly offered to take care of their security arrangements.
While Harry briefly reunited with Charles following the King’s cancer diagnosis, Markle has not been back to Britain since attending the funeral of the late Queen Elizabeth II in September 2022.
Markle, 44, and Harry, 41, have been out and about with the royal family ever since resigned from their royal duties and moved to California in 2020. They added fuel to the fire after Harry published his tell-all 2023 memoir: “Save.” The pair also gave several interviews in which they included members of the royal family.
While Charles, 77, and Harry have worked to bury the hatchet, William, 44, is trying is still estranged from his younger brother.
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