

After the Service of Thanksgiving honoring Her Majesty on June 3—part of the four-day Platinum Jubilee festivities—Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were spotted leaving Prince Charles and Camilla’s London home, Clarence House. Many royal followers hoped that the meeting would produce a step forward in the recently rocky relationship between the Prince of Wales and the Sussexes—but it seems the opposite occurred.
“Well, I understand that it was a perfunctory meeting and that there was no real breakthrough,” royal expert Christopher Andersen says on a recent episode of the “Royally Us” podcast, per OK!. “And I have a feeling that Prince Harry definitely went there hoping for some sort of rapprochement, but there were no touchy-feely vibes coming back in his direction. So I think the curtain has come down.”
Andersen, who has written extensively about Princess Diana, says that the friction between father and son would have been upsetting to the late Princess of Wales.
“And one of the things I think is so sad about this is Diana, were she alive today, would be heartbroken by this,” he says. “She would have understood why Harry would have wanted to make his own life and wanted to go to California. But she always saw Harry as, you know, as William’s wingman. She always said, ‘My boys are my revenge.’ And what she meant by that was that, as a team, they would go on and carry the monarchy forward into a more modern era. But now it just looks like it’s going to be William and Kate, and their kids.”
Marie Claire reported that Harry and Meghan’s visit to the U.K. earlier this month likely wasn’t what they hoped it would be, not just in terms of Charles, but on the whole with the entire royal family.
“I think he [Harry] would have been very, very upset that he was largely ignored,” royal expert Angela Levin told The Sun, per OK!. “He still feels he’s owed an apology. But he’s the one who should apologize. He said during the Oprah interview that Charles and William were trapped. He said he’d been cut off by his father.”
According to a friend of Harry’s older brother Prince William—who, despite hopeful reports to the contrary, he still seems to be feuding with—the Duke of Cambridge is still bothered by the fallout with the Duke of Sussex.
“He’s still deeply upset about it and feels let down,” William’s friend told The Times, per The Mirror. “But he’s moved on.”
Marie Claire Newsletter
Celebrity news, beauty, fashion advice, and fascinating features, delivered straight to your inbox!

Rachel Burchfield is a writer, editor, and podcaster whose primary interests are fashion and beauty, society and culture, and, most especially, the British Royal Family and other royal families around the world. She serves as Marie Claire’s Senior Celebrity and Royals Editor and has also contributed to publications like Allure, Cosmopolitan, Elle, Glamour, Harper’s Bazaar, InStyle, People, Vanity Fair, Vogue, and W, among others. Before taking on her current role with Marie Claire, Rachel served as its Weekend Editor and later Royals Editor. She is the cohost of Podcast Royal, a show that was named a top five royal podcast by The New York Times. A voracious reader and lover of books, Rachel also hosts I’d Rather Be Reading, which spotlights the best current nonfiction books hitting the market and interviews the authors of them. Rachel frequently appears as a media commentator, and she or her work has appeared on outlets like NBC’s Today Show, ABC’s Good Morning America, CNN, and more.
-
Penélope Cruz’s Angelic Chanel Gown Is Still On Our Minds, 48 Hours Later
Cruz is a longtime ambassador for the French fashion house.
By Rachel Burchfield
-
The Crown's Version of Princess Kate Forgot One Crucial Beauty Detail
Hint: It's a missing accessory from the day she met Prince William.
By Sophia Vilensky
-
32 Times Destiny’s Child Slayed in Matching Outfits
Nobody did '90s and '00s style like Destiny's Child.
By Katherine J. Igoe
-
Nearly Four Years After Leaving the U.K., Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Are “Embarking On a Total System Reboot”
“They are all about the future.”
By Rachel Burchfield
-
Once the Peacemaker Between Prince William and Prince Harry, Princess Kate Now Considers Her Relationship With Harry Over
It’s one of many bombshells Omid Scobie is dropping this week in his new book.
By Rachel Burchfield
-
Even Though the Sussexes Knew They Weren’t On the Same Page with Spotify, They Still Signed $20M Deal Because They “Needed Serious Money,” Author Claims
“The money was on the table, and they were in a desperate place.”
By Rachel Burchfield
-
Distraught Over Being Asked to Vacate Frogmore Cottage Earlier This Year, Prince Harry Asked His Father King Charles a Heartbreaking Question
The Frogmore eviction has long been seen as a retaliatory move for the publication of Harry’s memoir, ‘Spare,’ just weeks earlier.
By Rachel Burchfield
-
The Royal Family is Growing “Increasingly Frustrated” That King Charles “Won’t Just Fix Things” With Prince Harry
They want the King to mend fences “for the sake of everyone.”
By Rachel Burchfield
-
In Between a Rock and a Hard Place, King Charles Might Have the Solution to See Both of His Sons Over the Holidays
Here’s what we know about Prince William, Prince Harry, and Christmas at Sandringham.
By Rachel Burchfield
-
King Charles Is Reportedly Torn Between Prince Harry and Queen Camilla
The King is in a difficult spot.
By Iris Goldsztajn
-
Omid Scobie: Meghan Markle “Doesn’t Want Anything to Do” with the Royal Family, But for Prince Harry, There’s Still “Unfinished Business”
Though no longer working for the Firm, the royal family is still Harry’s birth family, after all.
By Rachel Burchfield