Prince Harry arranges 'peace summit' with King Charles in 'weeks' but William left out

Prince Harry is moving forward with plans for a peace summit with his dad the King after arrangements were made between their aides. This is a positive step for the pair's relationship although there is no mention of Prince William being included at this time.

Although both Harry and the King have agreed to look into ways to end the deep family feud, there is no plans for Harry to make a return as a working member of the royal family. A source claimed: “The meeting was with Harry’s blessing.” Buckingham Palace is also reportedly supporting plans to “open a channel of communication.”

Harry is next due to visit the UK in September, which could mean the first time meeting his father in 18 months.

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The hush-hush talks were held at a private members' club just minutes from Clarence House, and have been tipped as a crucial “first step” in what insiders believed could be a “rapprochement process” between the estranged Sussexes and the rest of the Royal Family.

It's believed the meeting took place last week, with Harry’s right-hand woman, Meredith Maines, flying in from California to meet the King’s communications chief, Tobyn Andreae, on neutral ground at the Royal Over-Seas League.

Also in the secret meeting was Liam Maguire, who heads up the Sussexes’ UK PR team, as the trio held what one insider described as “informal drinks” in the scorching sunshine on the club’s garden terrace.

A source close to the situation told MailOnline: “There was no formal agenda. But both sides came to the table ready to talk. It’s the first real channel of communication we’ve seen in years.”

It remains unclear who made the first move between the estranged father and son, but the meeting is being hailed as the clearest sign yet that both camps are keen to bury the hatchet after years of public potshots, explosive interviews, and family heartache.

Maines, dressed in a sleek cream jacket, heels, and clutching a black Louis Vuitton bag, reportedly jetted back to the Sussexes’ £15 million Montecito mansion straight after the summit, where she’s believed to have given Harry a full briefing.

The King, said to be hopeful of forging a fresh bond with his youngest son and getting to know grandchildren Prince Archie, six, and Princess Lilibet, four, has long been seen as the family member most open to reconciliation. The meeting comes just two months after Harry’s eye-opening BBC interview, where he claimed Charles “won’t speak to me because of this security stuff,” referring to the controversial removal of his police protection in the UK.

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