Prince Harry and Meghan Markle set to return to California ‘without a peace deal being struck’

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will return to Los Angeles without a peace deal with Prince Charles and Prince William, Gayle King, the duchess’ friend, claimed.

The CBS Mornings presenter has been in London for the Queen’s funeral and said the ‘commotion’ caused by Megxit and the Sussex interview with Oprah Winfrey has not been resolved.

Harry and William have repeatedly stood side by side with their father, King Charles III, as he mourns the death of his mother. There was also a joint engagement with Meghan and Kate, but it remains to be seen whether this fragile truce will hold up, especially with Harry’s memoir due out later this year.

Ms. King met Meghan and Harry after being introduced by Ms. Winfrey and attended the Duchess’s lavish baby shower hosted by Serena Williams and Amal Clooney. She is seen as one of the main allies of the couple in the American media.

After the Queen’s funeral, outside Westminster Abbey, she said: ‘Efforts have been made on both sides to make up for this’.

She admitted there had been no rapprochement, adding: “Big families are always going through drama, always through turmoil. It remains to be seen – will they be pulled closer together or will they be pulled apart? I have no idea, I don’t have any inside information on that, but I’ll tell you this: it was good to see Harry standing with his family.”

Meghan and Harry stayed at Frogmore Cottage in Windsor on the night of Monday’s funeral, but it was reported that they would be returning to California as soon as possible to be with Archie, three, and Lilibet, one, after two weeks away.

While the royal family mourns another week and all engagements have been canceled until next Tuesday, the Sussexes have not been seen in public since Harry blew his cheeks and stared at Meghan as she left St George’s Chapel as the Queen was buried. .

However, it is not impossible that they are already in their Montecito mansion.

Extraordinary new photos have emerged of the Royal Family waiting together at Windsor Castle as they prepare to escort the Queen to her final resting place in St George’s Chapel.

The photos show a family scene that is both mundane and – given their positions, uniforms and the intensely public nature of their grief – like no other.

They also offer a glimpse into the personal dynamics within the royal family following the much publicized breakdown of the relationship between Prince William and his brother Harry, and his frequent critique of the institution after Megxit.

The photos show a stone-faced King Charles III holding a ceremonial sword in one hand, occasionally chatting with fellow royals, including Prince Edward.

At other times, Edward can be seen talking to his brother Prince Andrew and Prince Harry talking to Peter Phillips, the son of Anne, the Princess Royal, as they crossed an immaculate lawn near St George’s Chapel.

Harry also shares a conversation with Anne and her husband, Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Lawrence. Also in attendance are other royals, including Prince William and Lord Linley, one of Charles’ cousins.

The week saw some rare displays of public unity between Harry and William. On 10 September, the Duke of Sussex and his wife Meghan were invited to join the Prince and Princess of Wales to inspect the floral arrangements outside Windsor Castle, while yesterday William appeared to be leading the couple to their seats in St George’s Chapel.

The service in St George’s Chapel ended when the Queen was finally buried next to her parents, her sister and the Duke of Edinburgh.

Her coffin was placed in the small King George VI Memorial Chapel, an annex to St George’s Chapel in Windsor, which contains those of Prince Philip, her father George VI and the Queen Mother.

Her Majesty’s wish was to be buried with her parents, her husband and the ashes of her sister Princess Margaret away from the much larger Royal Vault in St George’s Chapel.

Prince Harry “has a big role to play” in the royal family but must “throw out” his upcoming memoir to regain the trust of his relatives, Tina Brown said yesterday.

The former Vanity Fair editor suggested that the freezing hostilities between the Duke of Sussex and his brother, the Prince of Wales, made it a good time to build bridges if he wanted to get more involved.

She told Lorraine, “This is an incredible moment to use. The country loved that sense of unity and it was a beautiful sight to see the brothers together again.

“But unless he gives up his book and the all-encompassing documentaries and interviews, there can be no trust. I think if he does, there’s a way.

“The royal family needs him and there is a lot of work to be done. Kate does not want to travel the world, she is the mother of three children.

“They have to divide these things somehow and Harry has a big part to play if he wants to. And if Meghan wanted to, because of course she hated it.’

Brown suggested the Sussexes could spend “four or five months” in California and the rest on royal duties.

She continued: “The question is whether they all have the gift to do it because as we know, the rancor in the family can run very deep.

“If Harry won’t throw the book away, I don’t see a way out.”

Brown went on to suggest that the Sussexes would have far more potential to “do good” within the royal family than outside it.

“Diana always knew it was the strength inside her,” she said. “When she shook hands with the AIDS patient, she did so as Princess of Wales, and it brought the splendor of the monarchy as that gesture went around the world.”