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King Charles has extended a sweet olive branch to his son, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, following reports that tensions between the family have started to thaw outDaniel Bird<\/strong><\/a> Assistant Celebrity and Entertainment Editor<\/p>\n

15:38, 07 Oct 2025Updated 15:38, 07 Oct 2025<\/p>\n

\"KingKing Charles has offered an olive branch to Meghan and Prince Harry(Image: Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Prince Harry<\/a> and Meghan Markle<\/a> have been offered an olive branch by King Charles<\/a>. In recent years, tensions between the royals had been brewing following Harry and Meghan’s decision to step down as senior working Royals in 2020.<\/p>\n

In January of 2020, Harry, 41, and Meghan, 44, announced that they intended to step back as working Royals<\/a> and live a more financially independent lifestyle in North America and Canada. At the time, they stated that they had hoped to continue working in support of his late grandmother, Queen Elizabeth<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The following year, in February, it was announced that the Duke and Duchess would no longer be working members of The Royal Family<\/a> but would remain “much-loved” members of the House of Windsor. But tensions started to brew when the Sussexes spoke to Oprah Winfrey<\/a> about their lives inside the Palace, and spoke about alleged racist comments prior to the birth of their firstborn, Prince Archie<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"KingKing Charles has offered a sweet olive branch to Meghan and Harry(Image: Daily Mirror)\"PicturesPictures of the Sussexes are dotted around Hillsborough Castle(Image: Daily Mirror)<\/p>\n

But in recent years, these tensions have started to wind down after Harry jetted into the UK just hours after he discovered his father was battling cancer. Since then, the Duke and King have met on a handful of occasions, with the most recent being just last month, when the pair enjoyed tea together at Clarence House.<\/a><\/p>\n

Now, the Mirror<\/a> can reveal the King’s sweet olive branch to the Sussexes. As most families do, the King has pictures of his relatives scattered across his residences, but one sign has shown he’s keen to build bridges with Harry and Meghan.<\/p>\n

The Mirror’s exclusive pictures reveal that Charles, 76, has carefully chosen to display pictures of the Sussexes throughout his official Northern Irish residence, Hillsborough Castle, mainly in the State Drawing Room. But there are no pictures of his brother, Prince Andrew, who stepped down from working Royal life in January 2022, due to his association with convicted paedophile, Jeffrey Epstein<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"TheThe Mirror understands that while Historic Royal Palaces make decisions on what family pictures to use, the final decision is made by King Charles(Image: Daily Mirror)<\/p>\n

A source told us: “Royal Historic Palaces make decisions on what they believe to be appropriate. They are also guided by members of The Royal Family, but the decision over what pictures of the family to use ultimately lies with the King.”<\/p>\n

Following the King and Harry’s recent reunion, it was reported that the meeting was “distinctly formal,” with the Duke said to have been left feeling like an “official visitor”. However, a spokesperson for the Duke quickly dismissed this, saying: “Recent reporting of The Duke’s view of the tone of the meeting is categorically false.<\/p>\n

“The quotes attributed to him are pure invention fed, one can only assume, by sources intent on sabotaging any reconciliation between father and son. Presumably, those same sources have also chosen to disclose that gifts were exchanged.<\/p>\n

\"ThereThere are several pictures of the Duke of Sussex in the State Drawing Room(Image: Daily Mirror)<\/p>\n

“While we would have preferred such details to remain private, for the sake of clarity, we can confirm that a framed photograph was handed over; however, the image did not contain the Duke and Duchess.”<\/p>\n

Although Hillsborough Castle is the official royal residence in Northern Ireland, the estate has been managed by Historic Royal Palaces since April 2014 and is open to paying members of the public. Situated just 20 minutes outside of Belfast, it has been the scene of some of the most historic moments.<\/p>\n

These include the signing of the Anglo-Irish Agreement on November 15, 1985, as well as a visit from President George W. Bush in 2003. Just seven years later, the house was used by then Prime Minister Gordon Brown<\/a>, members of the Democratic Union Party, Sinn F\u00e9in and the Irish Taoiseach Brian Cowen to discuss the crisis over Northern Ireland policing.<\/p>\n

On September 13, 2022, just days after the death of his mother, King Charles was left livid while at the castle, signing a visitors’ book, he realised he’d written the wrong date. But things became more awkward when his pen started to look, causing the King to fume: “Oh God, I hate this [pen!]”<\/p>\n

A spokesperson for the Duke and Duchess declined to comment. Buckingham Palace<\/a> and Historical Royal Palaces were approached by the Mirror.<\/p>\n

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