Queen Consort Camilla apparently spat out her tea in shock when Prince Harry suggested hiring a mediator to sit in on a family meeting.The Duke and Duchess of Sussex had a brief visit to the UK just a few months before the late Queen's death, before their trip to The Hague for the Invictus Games in April 2022.
In new royal book The New Royals: Queen Elizabeth's Legacy and the Future of the Crown, it has been revealed that the new King Charles insisted on meeting with the Sussexes before their audience with the Queen.
According to author Kate Nichols, Harry and Meghan were late for the awkward chat, leaving the King just 15 minutes to chat to the pair before they had to make their leave for the Royal Maundy Service at Windsor Castle.There were still moments of tension between father and son despite having "greeted each other warmly".
In an extract from Nichols' book in Vanity Fair, Camilla, now Queen Consort, was reportedly shocked when Harry suggested they have a mediator present to keep the peace. "Harry went in with hugs and the best of intentions and said he wanted to clear the air," a family friend said. "He actually suggested that they use a mediator to try and sort things out, which had Charles somewhat bemused and Camilla spluttering into her tea. "She told Harry it was ridiculous and that they were a family and would sort it out between themselves." At the time of the visit, it's thought that William and Kate, the new Prince and Princess of Wales, were on a skiing holiday with their children and opted not to change their plans to see the Sussexes on their flying visit.
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