Alexander Larman

Will anything reconcile William and Harry?

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In this most eventful of weeks for the Royal Family, the unanticipated return of Prince Harry to Britain has created new drama. Indeed, so unexpected have the tidings of the last few days been that the sudden arrival of the Duke of Sussex at his father’s side yesterday – a seismic and unprecedented event, given the current state of relations between Harry and the rest of the Royal Family – has barely been given the attention that it deserves. The meeting between the King and his younger son is said to have lasted around half an hour and to have taken place at Clarence House, before Charles headed off to Sandringham and Harry – who, notoriously, has no permanent residence in Britain – headed to the luxurious confines of a five-star hotel.

It is, as yet, unclear as to how the meeting between the two went, although given their  recent

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