Ingrid Seward,the editor-in-large ofMajesty magazine,said:“The Queen is all about forgiveness - look at Fergie and Andrew - and she would certainly be happy to have Harry and Meghan around her for the Platinum Jubilee celebrations. Their meeting shows an olive branch has been offered to them and she will be hoping they accept it. She wants to present a united family on an occasion like the Jubilee.”
Harry and his father are understood to have had a “warm family meeting”,with little of the tension that has soured the atmosphere between them in the past two years.
Camilla,Duchess of Cornwall,joined the trio halfway through for a cup of tea and “a chat”.
Prince Charles is known to have been deeply upset by Harry and Meghan’s damaging Oprah Winfrey interview.
In the interview,Harry accused his father of failing to support him and of cutting him off financially,causing a rift between the pair. But palace sources scotched suggestions the meeting was a “summit” designed to repair relationships,describing it instead as a normal family meeting between father and son.
Although Charles and his younger son have not spoken much over the past year,palace sources say the heir to the throne does not want to alienate him further and wants to maintain friendly relations.
However,it was notable that Harry’s visit to Windsor visit coincided with Prince William and his wife Catherine’s skiing trip in the French Alps,leaving the two brothers with no opportunity to meet to resolve their own issues.
A source added:“William and Harry will have to settle their differences face to face,if that’s what they want. But the problems between them have gone on for a long time and it will be difficult.”
The opening ceremony of the fourth Invictus Games opened on Saturday night,Netherlands time,in The Hague with a standing ovation and a tribute from Prince Harry for the Ukrainian team members who left their embattled nation to compete.
With Harry and his wife Meghan in the front row for opening ceremony,competitors cheered for nearly a minute as the Ukrainian team waved their nation’s blue-and-yellow flag after Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte welcomed them to the event.
Harryfounded the Invictus Games to aid the rehabilitation of injured or sick military service members and veterans by giving them the challenge of competing in sports events similar to the Paralympics.
Welcoming all competitors,Harry singled out the Ukrainian team and their supporters.
“Your bravery in choosing to come and for being here tonight cannot be overstated,” he said,a day after meeting the Ukrainians at a reception.
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“You know,we stand with you. The world is united with you. And still you deserve more. And my hope is that these events,this event,creates the opportunity ... of how we as a global community can better show up for you,” Harry added.
The Telegraph,London