Relationships between Prince Harry and Meghan Markle and the rest of the Royal Family are said to have been strained since the couple stepped away from royal duties and moved to the US

Harry and Meghan stepped back from official royal duties in 2020

Meghan Markle has two demands before she and Prince Harry can patch things up with the Prince and Princess of Wales, according to a royal expert.

Relations between the Sussexes and the Royal Family have remained strained since they stepped back from Royal duties, and although Prince Harry recently had peace talks with his father, King Charles, it seems that peace between him and brother Prince William is a long way off.

Reports suggest that Kate and William are far from keen on a reunion, and royal author Tom Quinn has previously claimed that Meghan also isn’t quite prepared to make peace – and there are two obstacles standing in the way of any reunion.

Speaking exclusively to The Mirror last year, Mr Quinn said: “Harry would like a reconciliation, but supports his wife completely and until she feels that the Royal Family have been sufficiently nice to her – and grovelingly apologised for the past – it’s not going to happen.

Kate, William, Harry and Meghan their way to view tributes to Queen Elizabeth II in September 2022

“There has been a shift here since Kate’s illness Harry and Meghan do feel they need to extend an olive branch, but Meghan’s sense of grievance is still preventing anything really meaningful happening. Illness often brings warring family members together, and there have been hopes at Kensington Palace that Kate’s illness might do it.”

Following their departure from royal duties, Harry and Meghan made a string of explosive revelations about life within the monarchy, through high-profile interviews – including with Oprah Winfrey – and in their tell-all Netflix documentary series, Harry and Meghan.

The royal author claimed William and Kate had made efforts to repair ties with the Sussexes and have extended an invitation to Meghan and Harry, encouraging them to bring Archie and Lilibet to the UK for a visit – but Meghan refused.

“There is no way Meghan would bring the children to the UK,” Quinn added. “William and Kate have suggested that Meghan and Harry bring the children and that the two couples and their families try to makeup, but the suggestion is not leading anywhere so far.”

The bond between the Sussexes and the Wales family has been fractured after Harry and Meghan’s frank disclosures about Royal life in their Netflix series and their bombshell sit-down with Oprah Winfrey.

In his explosive memoir ‘Spare’, Harry made numerous accusations against his brother and sister-in-law. He described a heated row with William, alleging that the future King called Meghan “difficult”, “rude” and “abrasive”.

Harry then claims that during this clash, William “grabbed me by the collar, ripping my necklace, and he knocked me to the floor”.