PRINCE Harry and Meghan Markle will never be invited to family gatherings for TWO main reasons, says a royal expert.
Royal correspondent Sarah Hewson told The Sun’s Royal Exclusive program how the current state of family affairs is “a mess, and it’s a very regrettable mess”.
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Speaking about the upcoming royal summer break at Balmoral, The Sun’s royal editor Matt Wilkinson asked whether Harry and Meghan would receive an invite.
“We are always told that the king’s door is always open, but would they be invited?” replied the royal expert.
We know that things with the Waleses and the Sussexes are extremely tense. I don’t see any signs of melting there – and that’s really not a priority.
Sarah Hewson
“I don’t see a physical invitation being issued, but if they asked, it would be very difficult for the king to say no.
“He doesn’t want that distance with his son and he certainly doesn’t want that barrier between him and his grandchildren.
“He met Lilibet once, Archie only a few times.
“We know that things with the Waleses and the Sussexes are extremely tense. I don’t see any signs of melting there – and that’s really not a priority.
“One of the things the Welsh really want to focus on now is keeping things calm, and stress levels low, during the princess’s recovery.
“I really don’t think a reunion with Harry and Meghan will improve the stress levels, and there’s just no focus.”
She added: “There have been suggestions that there would be a big full family summit and everyone would get together to hash things out once and for all, I don’t believe that.
“And all the signs around Meghan are that she really doesn’t want to set foot in this country again.”
Hewson highlighted Harry’s return to the UK for the 10th anniversary celebration of the Invictus Games at St Paul’s Cathedral.
Meghan, however, did not attend and controversy surrounded the Duke’s visit.
Frankly, it’s a mess, and it’s a very sad mess
Sarah Hewson
Harry’s spokesperson said the king was “too busy” to schedule a meeting with his son amid his hectic schedule.
However, sources close to the palace suggested an olive branch was extended to the duke – and rejected.
Sources claimed that Harry was offered a place to stay in a royal residence but chose a hotel instead.
“Frankly, it’s a mess, and it’s a very unfortunate mess,” Hewson added.
A timeline of Prince Harry and William’s ‘rivalry’: Brothers ‘at war’
In 2018, the Sun told how the “simmering tension” began when William questioned the speed of Harry and Meghan’s engagement.
The first signs of friction emerged after William was introduced to Meghan when she was staying at Kensington Palace.
Once she returned home to Canada, William and Harry sat down for a sibling chat.
He knew Harry was already crazy about her, but it was claimed he advised him to take it slow.
The younger prince reportedly didn’t take the advice very well, with a royal source saying he “went crazy.”
Then, in June 2019, Harry and Meghan officially split from the charity they shared with William and Kate.
The Royal Foundation will be split between the Sussexes and the Cambridges, while the couples focus on their own separate charitable efforts.
Prince William and Prince Harry first established the Royal Foundation in 2009, before Kate joined two years later, shortly after their engagement was announced.
The trio often appeared together at events and the Foundation has had huge success with projects such as the Invictus Games for injured veterans and the Heads Together mental health campaign.
The Royal Foundation said the decision was made after completing a review of its structure – but added that the two couples would continue to work together in the future.
Harry and Meg lived near Kate and Wills on the Kensington Palace estate, but moved to Frogmore Cottage in Windsor before baby Archie was born.
The move further fueled rumors of a fallout.
Harry, 39, also hinted in his ITV documentary “Harry and Meghan, An African Journey” that he and his brother had grown apart.
This came after Prince Philip called Meghan “DOW”, after the Duchess of Windsor – the American divorcee who led Edward VIII to abdicate.
And he warned the late queen to be “cautious” with Harry’s then-fiancée, claims a royal author.
Ingrid Seward revealed in new book My Mother And I that Prince Philip felt it was “strange… how much Meghan reminded him of the Duchess of Windsor”.
In 2021, Harry and Meghan gave their bombshell interview with Oprah Winfrey, where Harry accused his father of holding him back financially.
Harry then flew back to the UK to join William in unveiling a statue of his mother, Princess Diana, in the grounds of Kensington Palace. But sources said William did not want to attend the memorial amid the fallout.
In 2022, shortly before the death of her grandmother, the Queen, sources claimed that Kate acts as a “peacemaker” between the siblings.
Last year, Harry claimed his brother “knocked him to the ground” during an argument about Meghan.
In his book Spare, Harry said William called Meghan “rude” and “difficult” during a fight.
Harry claimed that William “grabbed me by the collar, ripping my necklace, and…knocked me to the ground.”
He said he was left with a visible injury to his back after the 2019 argument at Nottingham Cottage, in the grounds of Kensington Palace, where he lived at the time.
In January this year, Harry flew to be with Charles following the shock of the monarch’s cancer diagnosis.
Harry flew back to the US the next day – without seeing Wills.
It comes as the Royal Family prepares to spend quality time together at Balmoral this summer.
Prince William and Princess Kate will also head to Norfolk in advance, which has been a refuge for the family amid the royals’ cancer shock.
The Balmoral reunion offers the perfect opportunity to bounce back after a “tumultuous year”, Hewson said.
Over the past seven months, both King Charles and Kate have bravely opened up about their health battles.
In January, Her Majesty underwent corrective prostate surgery at the London Clinic, at the same time that Kate was admitted for major abdominal surgery.
The following month, Charles said he had been diagnosed with cancer following the operation.
Since then, he has been undergoing chemotherapy treatment, while still courageously carrying out royal duties.
In March, Kate announced her own cancer shock and remained out of the public eye.
But, the royal mother of three made a spectacular return last month at Trooping the Color.
How the royals were rocked by health battles this year
In recent months, members of the royal family have been struck down by various health problems. Here’s a summary:
JANUARY 16: Kate is admitted to the London Clinic for abdominal surgery.
JANUARY 17: It is announced that the King will undergo treatment for a benign prostate enlargement.
JANUARY 18: William spends time at Kate’s bedside. JANUARY 19: The king returns from Scotland with the queen.
JANUARY 21TH: It is announced that Sarah, Duchess of York, has malignant melanoma, a skin cancer.
JANUARY 23RD: Kate’s stay in the hospital lasts a week.
JANUARY 26: The King is admitted to the London Clinic for treatment.
JANUARY 29: The King is released from the hospital. Kate leaves the same day.
JANUARY 31ST: Queen Camilla announces that the King is “carrying on, doing his best”.
FEBRUARY 5TH: Buckingham Palace announces that the king has cancer, but not prostate, and will not hold public office.
February 18th: The King appears in good spirits as he attends a Sunday church service in Sandringham.
February 23: The King filmed himself crying and laughing as he opened some of the 7,000 cards from well-wishers.
February 27th: Prince William leaves duty at the last minute due to ‘personal matters’, sparking a wave of unfounded conspiracy theories about Kate’s health.
MARCH 4: Kate Middleton pictured in the car with her mother Carole at the Windsor estate.
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