Prince William 'snubbed' from huge Prince Harry and King Charles peace talks
It has been reported Prince Harry is ready to talk to Charles, but he has no plans to meet Prince William.
Prince Harry is ready to speak to his father King Charles after having "given his blessing" for the talks involving two of his team members and the King's director of communications, but in an apparent snub, Prince William's team were reportedly not involved in the meeting.
Photos published at the weekend in the Daily Mail, show the King and Queen’s director of communications Tobyn Andreae with Meredith Maines, chief communications officer for Harry’s charity Archewell, and its UK and Europe communications manager Liam Maguire.
The meeting was held on the balcony of the members-only Royal Over-Seas League club, overlooking Green Park, which is just a few minutes walk from Buckingham Palace.
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The Sun reports the face-to-face meeting was held to discuss avoiding media clashes and conflicts around calendar dates. However, there was no apparent contact between Prince Harry's team and William and Kate's team or any invitation for face-to-face meetings.
It comes as Prince Harry's team has denied leaking details of the meeting, as details of the private talks including the location, timing and nature of the meeting appeared in the Mail on Sunday after the participants were photographed on a club terrace.
Ms Maines, wearing a sleeveless cream jacket and she arrived with with Mr Maguire at 3.50pm on Wednesday. Mr Andreae turned up several minutes later carrying a gift from Berry Bros & Rudd, a wine and spirits merchant. The trio were later seen chatting over drinks in the scorching hot weather.
A source said: "There's a long road ahead, but a channel of communication is now open for the first time in years. There was no formal agenda, just casual drinks. There were things both sides wanted to talk about."
They further added: "Everyone just wants to move on and move forward now. It was finally the right time for the two sides to talk."
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It is understood Ms Maines was in the UK for the first time since she was appointed as the Sussexes' first chief communications officer on March 3. She is the most senior aide in the newly formed Sussex Royal Household, which was formed last month.
Yesterday, King Charles, 76, was pictured leaving a church service in the West Country. Meanwhile, the Prince and Princess of Wales watched the Wimbledon men’s singles final from the Royal Box with their two eldest children, Prince George and Princess Charlotte.
The Wales family will enjoy their summer break and in September, Kate and William will be returning from their summer break to attend a series of engagements.
