Breaking News :The secret Harry peace summit: King Charles and Duke of Sussex’s senior aides meet for talks near royal palace in first step towards reconciliation and strongest sign yet both sides want to resolve bitter family feud

King Charles and Prince Harry’s senior aides have held a secret peace summit, The Mail on Sunday can reveal, marking the first significant move to resolving their rancorous family feud.

Sources said last week’s meeting was the initial step in a ‘rapprochement process’ to restore the broken relationship between the Duke and Duchess of Sussex and the rest of the Royal Family.

Aptly, the talks were held at a London private members’ club that champions international friendship, and whose patron is the King.

It is not known whether it was Charles or Harry who extended the olive branch, but insiders said the summit is the strongest sign yet of the determination on both sides to resolve the bitter House of Windsor feud.

‘There’s a long road ahead, but a channel of communication is now open for the first time in years,’ said a source. ‘There was no formal agenda, just casual drinks. There were things both sides wanted to talk about.’

Harry was represented by Meredith Maines, his chief communications officer and head of his household in Montecito, California, who flew in from Los Angeles.

She met Tobyn Andreae, the King’s communications secretary, at the Royal Over-Seas League (ROSL) a three-minute walk from Clarence House, the monarch’s London residence.

Also present was Liam Maguire, who runs the Sussexes’ PR team in the UK.

King Charles and Prince Harry’s senior aides have held a secret peace summit in London (pictured: the head of communications for Royal Family Tobyn Andreae (left) and Meredith Maines head of communications for The Sussexes (right) with Liam Maguire, who runs the Sussexes’ PR team in the UK (centre)

It is not known whether it was the King or Harry who extended the olive branch (King Charles is pictured with Mr Andreae in November 2024)

The monarch and his youngest son, Prince Harry, are pictured together in December 2018

It was Ms Maines who organised Harry’s BBC interview in May in which he said he ‘would love a reconciliation’ with the Royal Family, but that the King ‘won’t speak to me because of this security stuff’.

The Duke was referring to the removal of his automatic police security detail in Britain, which he called an ‘old-fashioned establishment stitch-up’ and suggested his father could have resolved the situation.

Despite this adding to a history of wounding remarks, Charles was still said to be hopeful of a reunion with his younger son and that he might yet build a relationship with his two grandchildren, six-year-old Prince Archie and four-year-old Princess Lilibet.

Ms Maines, wearing a sleeveless cream jacket and high heels and carrying a black Louis Vuitton bag, arrived at the club by taxi with Mr Maguire at 3.50pm on Wednesday. Mr Andreae turned up several minutes later carrying a gift from Berry Bros & Rudd, the wine and spirits merchant which has been supplying the Royal Family since 1760.

The trio were later seen chatting over drinks in the 26C (78F) sunshine on the club’s first-floor garden terrace overlooking Green Park.

After ten minutes they got up and resumed their discussions inside. The source said the summit was only the ‘first step towards reconciliation between Harry and his father, but at least it is a step in the right direction.

Everyone just wants to move on and move forward now. It was finally the right time for the two sides to talk.’

Founded in 1910, the Grade I-listed ROSL was an apposite choice of venue. It is dedicated to ‘fostering international friendship and understanding’. Its website says its members ‘benefit from the club’s stunning interior design and restoration combined with historic features and architecture whilst enjoying a world of dining, events, arts and accommodation all under one roof.’