A secret meeting between King Charles and Prince Harry's team has reportedly sparked tension with Prince William as the monarch seeks reconciliation with his son.

Prince Harry broke a “cardinal rule” in the lead up to last week’s secret peace talks between his communications team and King Charles’s press rep, according to a royal expert. Royal commentator Charlotte Griffiths claims the Duke of Sussex breached a fundamental royal protocol by publicly discussing private matters concerning his estranged family.

There was a bump in the road as soon as they started, but there are tentative signs that the King and Prince Harry are on the path to peace. The world’s most high-profile family rift has often overshadowed the reign of Charles III,