Prince Harry and Meghan now stand one step closer to The Firm as the Palace’s latest announcement has fuelled fresh speculation.
A shocking update from the Palace raised hopes that there is finally a sense that the bridge back to the Crown is being built after years of distance, division and headlines.
Coming just weeks after Harry and his family’s private meeting with King Charles and Queen Camilla, it feels less like a coincidence and more like the beginning of a careful, deliberate thaw.
The momentm, which comes years of rift, speaks volume as in a family that has weathered Megxit, illness, and global scrutiny, will not willingly waste the possibility of reconciliation.
Not for the sake of the tabloids, but for the sake of legacy, duty, and family.
Some royal commentators and historians see Buckingham Palace’s latest announcement about the King’s right-hand man Sir Clive Alderton’s decision to step down from his role as another move to ease tension with the Sussexes.
King Charles’ office announced a bombshell departure, and it could be good news for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.
After Clive’s exit, the Sussexes have more chances of being welcomed back into the royal fold, a royal commentator has claimed.
Sir Clive, the King and Queen’s principal private secretary, will leave his role next year – coinciding with his 60th birthday in May – but will continue supporting the royal couple in a “less formal capacity”.
Sir Clive is known to have maintained a highly adversarial and protective stance against the Sussexes, acting as a key gatekeeper for King Charles III.
Royal commentator Dan Wooton said on the Megyn Kelly show: “This is all about the mechanics of finding a way for Prince Harry to return to the royal fold. Sir Clive was doing his damnedest to save King Charles from himself. And he is now gone.”
Sir Clive reportedly led royal aides in finalising plans with the Duke of Sussex in the aftermath of the 2020 “Sandringham Summit” about Megxit.
At the time, Queen Elizabeth II issued a statement which sanctioned Harry and Meghan’s new “independent life” away from full-time royal duties.
Sir Clive was knighted in 2022 under the Royal Victoria Order, awards which are in the monarch’s gift and are bestowed independently of Downing Street to people who have served the sovereign or the Royal Family in a personal way.
2026-08-01 15:21:00
