Overview

• Senior advisers for King Charles III and Prince Harry convened on July 9 at the Royal Over-Seas League in London to restart communication channels.
• Present at the meeting were Harry’s communications chief Meredith Maines, his UK PR head Liam Maguire and the King’s communications secretary Tobyn Andreae.
• Insiders describe the encounter as strictly informal, consisting of casual drinks and unscripted conversation without a formal agenda.
• Key sticking points such as the restoration of Harry’s automatic UK police protection remain unresolved and continue to hinder full rapprochement.
• Both sides expressed frustration over unauthorized photos of the meeting and Buckingham Palace declined to comment, leaving the reconciliation process in its early stages.