Queen Elizabeth II
She makes reconciliation with Prince Harry a top priority
The Queen with her grandson Prince Harry
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Charles, William and Kate are said to be deeply upset. So the Queen takes the reconciliation with the Sussexes into her own hands.
Queen Elizabeth II (94) is said to make it a top priority to reconcile the royal family with Prince Harry (36) and Duchess Meghan (39). The Duke and Duchess of Sussex had made serious allegations against the Royals in a TV interview with Oprah Winfrey (67) on Sunday. As the "Daily Mail" reports, the monarch could pick up the phone within the next few days to call her grandson in California.
The report said that the Queen's decision to take the initiative and talk to the Sussexes in person seems like the most sensible solution. There aren't many alternatives either. Harry's father Prince Charles (72) and his brother Prince William (38) are said to be deeply upset about how they were publicly attacked by Harry and Meghan. The TV viewers learned, among other things, that Harry feels "abandoned" by Charles and that he had stopped taking Harry's calls in the middle of the megxit vortex.
No criticism of the Queen
About his relationship with his brother Prince William, Harry stated that they were "on different paths". In addition, Meghan chatted, among other things, details of disputes with Williams' wife Duchess Kate (39), who is said to have made Meghan cry. The Sussexes also raised allegations of racism against an unnamed member of the royal family. The two made it clear, however, that the Queen and her husband Prince Philip (99) had nothing to do with it – and Meghan and Harry also saved themselves from criticizing the monarch and Prince Philip, who is currently being treated in a hospital.
The palace hopes and believes, according to the Daily Mail, that the Queen's approach will now help to defuse the situation. "She sets a good example. This is a matter of her and the family," a source is quoted as saying.
On Tuesday, the Queen published an official statement on the interview, which said: "The whole family is sad to see the full extent of how challenging the past few years have been for Harry and Meghan." The questions raised, especially the accusations of racism, are "worrying": "While some memories can vary, they are taken very seriously and addressed privately by the family." The statement also said: "Harry, Meghan and Archie will always be very beloved family members."