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Though almost two years have passed since Prince Harry and Meghan Markle stepped down from their official royal roles, it seems there is still some tension between the Sussexes and the rest of the Royal Family. According to royal expert Jonathan Sacerdotit, the royals are "worried" about reconciling with Harry and Meghan for a number of reasons.
Despite their being "some sort of attempt at reconciliation” over the past year, including Prince Philip's funeral and the Princess Diana statue unveiling, Sacerdotit believes "it must be incredibly difficult to try and have those conversations because [the Royal Family] must always be a bit worried about what Megan and Harry are going to reveal to the press."
Sacerdotit also states the royals are likely worried about what Harry will write in his own memoir, which is set to be published next year. “I’m writing this not as the prince I was born but as the man I have become. I’ve worn many hats over the years, both literally and figuratively, and my hope is that in telling my story — the highs and lows, the mistakes, the lessons learned — I can help show that no matter where we come from, we have more in common than we think," the prince said of the personal project.
“I think that there’s perhaps a nervousness on the part of the royal family to say too much and to make too great in efforts to reconcile, even though I’m sure that they’d want to, if only for PR purposes, never mind for family peace,” Sacerdotit explained to Us Weekly.
Another royal expert, Finding Freedom author Omid Scobie, echoed these sentiments during a recent interview on Good Morning America. “When we speak to sources close to the couple and also sources close to the royal family, there is this feeling that very little progress is being made,” he revealed. “However, some feelings have subsided because time has done its things, so the door is very much open for those conversations to happen at some point. … Everyone feels that some accountability and ownership in each other’s roles in all of this has to be taken for people to move forward. Whether that happens, we shall see.”