Prince Harry‘s senior aides not too long ago met with King Charles‘ prime royal aides, sparking speculations that the feuding father and son have begun work to fix their damaged relationship.

Royal specialists have, nonetheless, weighed in on what the assembly actually means for Harry and why he is swiftly able to reunite with the monarch.

When reviews of a secret London “peace summit” between senior aides of King Charles and Prince Harry emerged final week, it sparked hopes {that a} long-awaited reconciliation between father and son was lastly going down.

The personal talks passed off on the Royal Over-Seas League, a non-public membership in London identified for fostering worldwide understanding, and noticed Harry’s chief communications officer, Meredith Maines, speak over drinks with King Charles’ communications secretary, Tobyn Andreae. Liam Maguire, who manages the Sussexes’ UK public relations, was additionally in attendance.

Though particulars in regards to the assembly have been stored beneath wraps, royal specialists at the moment are speculating that the Duke of Sussex needs to rapidly make things better along with his cancer-stricken father earlier than it is too late.

Writer and buddy of the royal household, Hugo Vickers, stated that Harry would really feel “riddled with guilt” if he by no means noticed his dad once more, amid Charles’ continued battle with most cancers.

“The ball is in Harry’s courtroom. He’s the one who has to apologize and beg for forgiveness, and never the opposite method round,” Vickers instructed Web page Six.

Harry has not seen his father for greater than a yr now and was solely granted a 30-minute viewers when he made a frantic sprint throughout the pond to see him upon studying of his most cancers prognosis in February of final yr.

Their relationship was particularly strained after he and Meghan left their royal roles in 2020 and relocated overseas, the place they then made a number of disturbing allegations towards the royal household in interviews and memoirs.

Again in Might, the Duke instructed the BBC that he “would love a reconciliation” with the royal household and was “devastated” at dropping a authorized problem over his safety within the UK.

He additionally revealed that King Charles “will not converse to [him] due to this safety stuff,” however added that he didn’t wish to combat anymore and did “not know the way for much longer my father has.”

Amid talks of a possible reunion, it’s unlikely the father-of-two would choose up from the place he left off with the royal household in 2020, particularly with the best way issues have modified.

King Charles was significantly damage as Harry took purpose at his spouse, Queen Camilla, accusing her of leaking personal data to the press to make herself look good.

He additionally slammed family members for “stepping into mattress with the satan,” significantly mentioning how Camilla did all she may to scrub up her public picture following a years-long affair with the king.

His police safety has since been withdrawn, which means Harry now has to pay for safety from his pocket when he is within the nation.

This and extra is why Vickers defined that it is unlikely for him to return to royal duties ought to the king settle for his apologies.

“[The staff] might properly have simply been discussing routine issues, which is greater than doubtless, however sooner or later, you’ve got to reconcile,” Vickers stated, per Web page Six. “I do not assume we’ll see Harry returning to royal duties, however on a private stage, will probably be good if he is capable of get on phrases along with his father.”

In the meantime, it’s extremely doubtless that Charles is able to welcome his exiled son with open arms just like the proverbial prodigal son.

Though it stays unknown if it was Charles or Harry who instigated the peace summit, the British monarch supposedly backed the talks, with a supply near Charles hailing it as a “vital second” that would restore the connection along with his son.