Royal Family LIVE: King Charles ‘keen to heal family rift’ with Prince Harry and Meghan

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle stepped down from the Royal Family in March 2020, putting a strain on their relationship with the rest of the royals.

King Charles is “keen to heal the family rift” with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, a royal expert has claimed. Relations between the Duke and Duchess of Sussex and the rest of the Royal Family have been strained since the couple stepped down as senior working royals three years ago, particularly with the King and Prince William.

However, royal expert Richard Palmer believes the King “would welcome them back” if they decided to return to the UK. Since their departure the couple have only returned to the UK on a handful of occasions, most recently they made the trip to attend the Queen’s funeral.

Last month Harry returned alone to celebrate the King’s Coronation. Mr Palmer said: “He’s quite keen to heal that family rift but it’s obviously very raw and very noticeable. “While he’s keen to heal that rift he hasn’t met his son the last two times he’s been over to the UK.”