Meghan Markle's big 'grievance' which is stopping reconciliation between William and Harry

A royal expert is claiming that Meghan Markle has one major demand before she considers mending fences with Prince William and Kate Middleton. The relationship between the Sussexes and the rest of the Royal Family has been tumultuous since the pair stepped down from official duties and moved to the US in 2020.

Things were made worse when the pair conducted a number of high profile interviews, making a raft of explosive claims about life within 'The Firm' while they did so. These included the 2021 interview with Oprah Winfrey and their contentious Netflix docuseries, with Harry's tell-all memoir Spare doing nothing to put out the flames.

Royal commentator Tom Quinn told the Mirror: "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 grovelling apologised for the past - it's not going to happen.

"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."

The royal author also claimed William and Kate made efforts to repair ties with the Sussexes, and are reported to have invited Harry and Meghan to the UK soon for a visit, with Archie and Lilibet, but it's reported that Meghan has "refused".

"There is no way Meghan would bring the children to the UK," he 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."

It comes as Prince Harry prepares to make a rare trip back to the UK in May for an anniversary event to celebrate ten years of the Invictus Games.

It's unclear if Meghan will join her husband at the St Paul's Cathedral event, but they reportedly "have some way to go" to win over the British public.

Royal correspondent Cameron Walker recently told GB News: "They still have some way to go if they are to increase their popularity with the British public."

Meanwhile a recent YouGov poll showed the latest popularity results for the Royal Family - with Harry favoured by 31 per cent of those who took part, and Meghan only popular with 21 per cent of respondents. In stark contrast, the Prince and Princess of Wales were more popular, with Kate favoured by 76 per cent and William by 73.

Harry told Good Morning America in February: "My family and my life in California is as it is. I have got other trips planned. That would take me through the UK or back to the UK, so you know, I'll stop in and see my family as much as I can."

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