The royal rift between Prince Harry and Prince William is ongoing but it appears that their father, King Charles, still has a soft spot for his youngest son and his wife, Meghan Markle via In Style. As per an influencer who attended a holiday event at Charles’s Highgrove House, they have two photos of the Sussexes on display: one featuring Prince Harry, his brother, and his dad, and one of Harry and Meghan’s 2011 wedding.
“It feels like you’re sitting in His Royal Highness’s living room,” the influencer, Lydia Millen, said. “I love the family photos—such an organic and authentic touch.”
Reports suggest that the wedding photo selected by King Charles for display in his countryside estate includes the entire royal family. It’s one of the few times that Kate Middleton and Prince William have posed with the Sussexes for a family photo, and given the rift, it is unlikely that another photo opp like this won’t be happening anytime soon.
The revelation that the king has not completely shunned his son and daughter-in-law comes on the cusp of yet another Sandringham Christmas that will not include the Sussexes. Harry and Meghan have not spent the holidays with the British royal family since 2018. They moved to California in June 2020 and relations have further deteriorated since then.
That said, if anyone in the royal family has felt optimistic about a brighter future with the Sussexes, it’s King Charles.
“There is more warmth between Harry and Meghan and Charles than other family members,” Royal biographer Omid Scobie said while promoting his new book, Endgame. “And that has grown since they’ve left the country. It’s taken a long time to get there.”
Harry and Meghan won’t be spending the holidays with the royals but former royal butler Grant Harrold seems to think that the prince’s sister-in-law Kate Middleton could reach out to wish the a couple a merry Christmas.
“I believe that Catherine will reach out to Harry and Meghan and wish them a Happy Christmas, and I think Harry and Meghan themselves will possibly reach out,” Harrold said in an interview with GB News.
“The thing about Christmas is that it’s all about goodwill to others, letting bygones be bygones, forgetting the past, moving into the New Year.”
