Meghan Markle, Prince Harry honoured by King Charles
King Charles III, set to be officially crowned on May 6, is desperately trying to build bridges with his youngest son Prince Harry and daughter-in-law Meghan Markle ahead of the Coronation, a royal expert has claimed.
In a souvenier Coronation programme, there is a family photo
featuring Meghan and Harry with other members of the royal family, including
Prince William and Kate Middleton and their children.
Royal
commentator Phil Dampier said the photograph is an attempt to show the Duke
and Duchess of Sussex are still loved members of the family.
"Using
the picture including Harry and Meghan is yet another olive branch from the
King and an attempt to show they are still loved members of the family,"
said Dampier.
He added: "We know of course that relations were
already starting to strain but it's a happy picture which conveys harmony
and unity. Most of all it reminds us of what might have been and how it's so
sad the way things have unfolded."
The snap, taken in the private gardens at Clarence House, shows
Charles with Prince George on his knee while Camilla cuddles Princess
Charlotte. Kate is seen holding Louis while William stands next to his
brother Harry who has his arm around Meghan.
Biographer Tom Bower
said the choice of image is an attempt to "conceal the truth" about how
Megxit has torn them apart.
Another commentator Richard
Fitzwilliams claimed the decision is simply to avoid being accused of
leaving the couple out, because Archie and Lilibet's parents are "deeply
conscious of what they perceive to be slights".
