King Charles, Meghan and Harry at Buckingham Palace (Image: Getty)
Prince Harry was dubbed a “charmer” by his wife recently and the Duke of Sussex may need all his charm to “persuade” Meghan they need to “play the game” to heal the reported rifts with the Royal Family. Earlier this month, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex took their children to see the King for the first time in four years at his Highgrove home.
Following weeks of speculation over whether she would or wouldn’t come to Britain, Meghan, 44, travelled to the UK, with Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, aged seven and five, to join Harry when he came to the end of a week-long series of events promoting his Invictus Games. The trip was almost derailed by further furore over where Harry, 41, would stay, with sources saying he had expected a room at Buckingham Palace, but the King had reportedly withdrawn the offer as the Duke had not given enough notice.
The meeting with King Charles appeared to signal a thawing of relations between the couple and The Firm, but a source told Heat World now that some normality in relations had resumed the King will want to “see progress” rather than “another cycle of disagreements and misunderstandings” They told the site: “He put his foot down and told Harry they have to play by his rules, otherwise the door would be shut in the future. The Highgrove summit was an opportunity that just couldn’t be wasted. Harry knows there has to be a different approach if they’re ever going to progress. He’s spent a lot of time persuading Meghan they need to play the game if they want to be welcomed back into the family. This is their last chance.”