Harry and Meghan honoured King Charles' olive branch by joining William and Kate in a 'show of family unity out of respect for the late Queen'
invited his brother and sister-in-law to join him and the Princess of Wales shortly beforehand in what has been described as an “eleventh hour” olive branch.
A royal source said the Prince of Wales “thought it was an important show of unity at an incredibly difficult time for the family”.who spoke of his love for the couple in his first public address to the nation as monarch William drove Catherine, Harry and Meghan to begin the walkabout at Windsor Castle, where they looked at floral tributes to the Queen and read messages of condolence from the public, some of whom broke out into applause at their unexpected arrival together.
“I love William to bits, he’s my brother, we’ve been through hell together, we have a shared experience, but we were on different paths.”, said the message behind the couples’ walkabout was “to show family unity out of respect for the late Queen and also, of course, their father, the new King who made his affection very clear for Harry and Meghan in his formal address to the nation”.
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