Prince Harry and Meghan Markle reached out to Princess Kate before her defiant return to the spotlight at last week’s Trooping the Colour ceremony, according to a report.
Sky News host Danica De Giorgio says there were “two notable absentees” from the weekend’s Trooping the Colour.
“Prince Harry and Meghan Markle,” Ms De Giorgio said.
“One royal expert believes Harry might find missing the event difficult due to his military connections, but Meghan would be unfazed”.
Ms De Giorgio was joined by The Daily Mirror’s Royal Editor Russell Myers to discuss the royal family.
Middleton, 42, delighted fans on Saturday by joining the royal family for King Charles’ birthday celebrations on the Buckingham Palace balcony.
Despite not having seen the Princess of Wales since news of her cancer diagnosis came to light, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have reportedly extended an olive branch to the royal.
“Both Harry and Meghan have been following Kate’s recovery with huge interest, but sadly it’s had to be more from afar because their lines of communication with the palace and the Waleses, in particular, are very limited, to say the least,” a source told Closer.
The Daily Mirror Royal Editor Russell Myers has criticised Meghan Markle’s latest move on her lifestyle brand American Riviera Orchard.
Markle on Saturday revealed that she was working on a new line of dog treats for her lifestyle brand just hours before the parade of Trooping the Colour had begun.
Mr Myers claimed Ms Markle’s American Riviera Orchard label has gone from “bad to worse” following her announcement to launch dog biscuits.
“This is something that Meghan is trying; she’s trying to relaunch this lifestyle brand,” Mr Myers said.
“The announcement was a bit of poor timing, I think because it was just coinciding with the Kings birthday.
“Meghan is trying to launch this business while piggybacking on sort of the PR of the royal family.”
“They have had enough information to know that people are excited about the idea of a comeback for Kate and they’re both relieved and happy to hear that she’s on the mend and may soon be well enough to return to her duties.”
“They’ve jointly reached out to send well wishes, but they’re still not really in a place with Kate to warrant much of a response,” the insider said, adding that this “hasn’t stopped them from trying to connect.”
“When Kate gets back into action, their hope is that it might take some of the heat off them and possibly trigger a truce with her and William, and with the King, too,” the source claimed.
While Harry has been on home soil twice this year, he has not met up with his estranged brother Prince William and his wife.
Instead, the Duke only saw his estranged father, King Charles, in February.
He did not meet with any family members during his three-day trip to London in May.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle reached out to Kate Middleton before her defiant return to the spotlight at last week’s Trooping the Colour ceremony, according to a report. Picture: Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images.
Markle, for her part, did not accompany her husband for either of the trips.
Instead, she flew to London to meet her husband at Heathrow Airport before the pair immediately jetted off to Nigeria together.
“Meghan’s desperate to come across as the bigger person and end this feud between them — appearing like some sort of royal savior could only do her image good,” a source told the outlet.
“And, despite all their bad blood, her heart does go out to Kate — she can only imagine how hard this situation must be for her.”
“Meghan has made it clear she’d love nothing more than to move past all the nonsense and find a way towards healing for everyone’s sake. She’s ready to let the anger and bitterness go,” the insider added.
News Corp columnist Louise Roberts has called out Meghan Markle for trying to “take the spotlight away” from King Charles and Princess Kate by promoting jam and dog biscuits.
While Trooping the Colour was happening, Meghan Markle was promoting jam and dog biscuits.
“Instead of doing the classy thing and sending a very public message, particularly to Charles and Kate given their cancer battle … instead, one of Harry’s polo friends was putting up Instagram pictures of dog biscuits and raspberry jam,” Ms Roberts told Sky News host Caroline Di Russo.
“To take the spotlight away from her father-in-law and sister-in-law is really, really poor form.
“I don’t think anyone cares about jam or dog biscuits at a time when the whole world’s attention … is on Kate and her bravery on the world stage.”
The Post has reached out to reps for the Sussexes for comment.
The “Suits” alum, 42, “hopes her feelings are being communicated to Kate through their mutual friends,” according to the source.
“There’s no doubt making peace with William and Kate would be a huge relief for Meghan on many levels, not least because it would also improve her reputation and, in turn, the new brand she’s cultivating,” they added.
While it’s unclear if the Waleses are open to a reconciliation, former royal butler Grant Harrold exclusively told The Post that he believes it’s “too late” for the two camps to bury the hatchet.