He reportedly feels the move is “too much, too soon” and could reopen old family wounds
Prince William is said to be firmly against King Charles’s reported plan to extend an olive branch to Harry and Meghan Markle.
Royal commentator Rob Shuter claims the King is quietly weighing a “dramatic and deeply personal” step to repair his strained relationship with the couple by inviting them to Balmoral Castle. But inside palace walls, the idea is said to be causing tension.
A palace source told Shuter that William does not support the move. “He believes it’s too much, too soon and fears it could reopen wounds that have barely begun to heal,” the insider said.
Those close to William reportedly see Balmoral as anything but neutral territory. “It is where loyalties are tested and where family history weighs heaviest,” the source added, suggesting the setting could either help the brothers reconcile or deepen the divide.
Despite the resistance, the King is said to be standing his ground. With the rift now stretching across years and continents, Charles reportedly views the gesture as one of his last meaningful chances to heal the family — “not as monarch, but as a father”.
“He knows time is precious,” the insider said. “This is about family, not protocol.”
Shuter adds that if an invitation is made, it would be one of the most personal gestures yet in the Harry and Meghan saga and could reshape the future of the royal family’s most painful split.
