In the event of a Meghan Markle and Prince Harry separation, royal journalist Charlotte Griffiths believes it could help Harry reconcile with his brother. At the time, she says it would carry a personal cost, particularly for the couple’s children who would then have parents on either side of the Atlantic.
Expert believes Prince Harry could reconcile with royal family if Meghan Markle ‘isn’t in the equation’
The host of the Daily Expresso podcast asked a direct question: Would Prince William find it easier to forgive his brother if Prince Harry and Meghan Markle split and he returned to the family, blaming it all on her?
Griffiths agreed it would. She said it would “probably help if the wife wasn’t in the equation.”
However, she added that while the split would open a path back into the family, it would “actually not be a happy ending,” at least “not for the kids.” For that reason, she added, “I sort of don’t wish that on Harry.” She explained that he would lose the mother of his children. He would also have to share them with his ex-wife across the Atlantic.
In any case, Griffiths is not hopeful about Prince Harry’s royal reconciliation with his brother. Asked if they could rebuild their bond, she replied, “I don’t think it’s going to happen.” She named William as the one holding it back, though she noted that Harry said in a GQ interview that he wanted to rekindle the relationship.
However, she also criticized the timing of Harry’s interview. It arrived on the day of a state visit at Buckingham Palace, overshadowing an important occasion for the Prince and Princess of Wales. In her view, a first step is not to spoil their big day, and a second is probably an apology.
She also described the couple’s strategy as “water off the duck’s back.” Engaging with Harry, she said, would undermine it. “They rise above it” and “ignore” it all, she noted.
The discussion then turned to titles, and Griffiths was asked whether Meghan Markle and Prince Harry would lose theirs once William becomes king. She replied with an affirmative, “I think so.” At the same time, she cautioned that stripping them could look harsh at the moment.
