Then, on Saturday, details of the Duke’s meeting with his father were published in The Sun.
The newspaper claimed that Prince Harry was “surprised by the formalities” of their reunion, which was described as “awkward” and akin to an audience with dignitaries and official visitors.
The Duke was said to have described the meeting as “very official, like an official visit”.
Details were also published of the gifts exchanged, including a framed photograph of Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet.
The Sussexes responded by claiming that people were trying to “sabotage” the reconciliation by casting their meeting in a negative light.
A source, who wanted the details to remain private, said: “The quotes attributed to [the Duke] are pure invention fed, one can only assume, by sources intent on sabotaging any reconciliation between father and son.”
Then came a prominent story published in the Mail on Sunday that blamed the “men in grey suits” for trying to scupper his reunion with the King.
Such is the level of suspicion between the two sides that each blames the other for the breakdown in trust between the King and the Duke.
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