“He wrote a deeply personal note to his dad to try and set things straight but tensions are still running high and things haven’t exactly ironed out the way he had hoped. There had been a kind of unspoken agreement between everyone to park whatever has been on each person’s mind, and solely concentrate on supporting the Queen ahead of Prince Philip’s funeral.

“The feeling inside the camp was that it wasn’t the time nor the place to go over things, especially at such an emotional time for everybody involved.” One palace insider said Charles was hoping to see his son again after Philip’s funeral but Harry told him he wasn’t sticking around.

It has now been reported that Harry and Meghan could be on the verge of a U-turn after it was claimed the Duke of Sussex had reached out to his brother William. The Duke of Sussex is said to have contacted William in the hopes of “calling a truce” after he made a series of bombshell claims against his family. Harry and William are thought to be involved in a bitter feud, with Harry claiming William once left him terrified during a row.

Despite the drama, royal commentator Richard Fitzwilliams believes it would be the wrong idea for the couple to return to the Royal Family as it could leave them “humiliated”. “This would be one of the most bizarre events in royal history if they did return after all the attacks. It would be a humiliation for Meghan and Harry,” he said. “The idea that after everything that has happened that Meghan and Harry could just walk back in is beyond extraordinary.”