William and Kate's decision to miss Harry and Meghan during secret visit to UK is 'significant'
15.04.2022 - 17:11
/ dailyrecord.co.uk
William and Kate's decision to miss out on a much needed catch up with Harry and Meghan during their secret visit to the UK is 'significant', a royal expert has claimed.
Meghan and Harry visited Windsor Palace on their way to the Invictus Games in The Hague and meet up with the Queen and Prince Charles for "clear the air talks".
The visit saw Meghan return to the UK from the States for the first time since quitting royal life in early 2020.
Harry's brother Prince William and his wife the Duchess of Cambridge, who are said to now have a frosty relationship with the couple, were not at the reunion.
Harry had told Oprah Winfrey during their now famous interview that William was "trapped" in the royal system.
Royal expert Robert Jobson told The Mirror the couple's absence is "significant".
He explained: "Significantly, Prince William and Catherine were not involved in these ‘clear the air’ chats.
"Hopefully, in time the royal brothers too can break bread and end this new war of the Wales’s, which is in danger of turning into one of the fictional soap style dramas Meghan used to star in.
"For William to do that, however, Harry will have to show that he (and his team of PR image gurus and advisers) can keep their counsel at this early and delicate stage.
"If not, this promising development would all have been for nothing."
He added that Harry and Meghan's visit indicates "some progress on the ongoing saga of Harry and Meghan's row with the Firm".
He said: "Many still seem hell-bent on slamming Harry and his American wife, even after he reached out to his father with an olive branch and asked to meet Prince Charles and the Queen at Windsor. I am not in that camp.
"At the heart of this dispute, one must remember is a family; and a