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The reconciliation between King Charles and Prince Harry has been a long time coming, and yet there are reportedly some members of the British royal family that are still not fully on board with it. And despite the fact that she was present for their last meeting with Meghan Markle, Archie and Lilibet, it seems like Queen Camilla is one of those.
Hollywood insider Rob Shuter is reporting that Camilla remains wary of Harry's intentions, even as she and Charles have opened the door to reconciliation. The private meeting was reportedly a good first step, but it doesn't mean that everything is suddenly fixed.
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"Camilla wants peace because she loves Charles," one palace insider told Naughty But Nice. "She's watched this family fracture in public, and if there's a chance to heal it, she'll stand behind her husband. But forgiveness doesn't erase memory, and she hasn't forgotten what Harry has said and done."
Reportedly she's apprehensive because of years of criticism for Harry and what he wrote about her in Spare. Camilla and King Charles had an affair for years while Charles was married to Princess Diana, the mother of both William and Harry, which is why the two reportedly had trouble accepting Camilla when she and Charles wanted to marry.
"She's convinced Harry could turn on the family again the moment things don't go his way," another insider said. "Her priority is protecting the King from another round of heartbreak. She won't let Charles be blindsided twice."
Plus, the Hollywood insider says Camilla is eager to be on William's side, and he hasn't really given any indication that he's ready to reconcile with Harry. William, however, has also reportedly had his own issue with Camilla stemming from the same place Harry's issues come from, the fact that Camilla and Charles' affair deeply hurt their mother, Princess Diana.
"Camilla understands how this story ends," a royal source said. "One day William will be King. She wants his respect now because he'll ultimately shape her place in the institution after Charles."
And though the two don't have that much in common, reportedly they do see eye to eye on Harry. "Nothing has strengthened their bond more than their caution about Harry," an insider told Naughty But Nice. The enemy of my enemy is my friend or something like that. "Neither believes one meeting wipes the slate clean. Trust has to be rebuilt, and they don't think Harry is there yet."
Still, the door of reconciliation is now open. "Camilla is prepared to move forward," the source said. "She just isn't prepared to lower her guard."
This all comes after RadarOnline reported that Camilla once "totally cut" off Princess Eugenie and Princess Beatrice over fears that they were feeding private information to Harry and Meghan. "Eugenie and Beatrice are very close to Harry, and both stayed loyal to him and Meghan through thick and thin," said a source. "Now the chickens have come home to roost."
"But that's not holding water with Camilla or her stepson, future king William, who've formed an unlikely alliance to cut Harry and Meghan off at the knees," the source continued. "Both believe Harry and Meghan wouldn't know as much as they do if it weren't for Beatrice and Eugenie, even if the girls leaked secret details by accident!"
