Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s recent “peace talks” with the royal family have given royal watchers a glimmer of optimism for a reunion.

Yet, experts suggest the couple’s push for reconciliation may be motivated by more than family healing, particularly as their public image continues to decline.

A Shift in Strategy Behind the Scenes

On The Sun’s Royal Exclusive show, Jack Royston, Newsweek’s Chief Royal Correspondent, revealed that the Sussexes recently overhauled their communications team. Both Harry and Meghan, he said, “had a clear-out” of their PR representatives in the UK and the US, bringing in a fresh group with a very different approach.

“They brought new people in who have come with new energy and a real determination to move the dial in terms of public opinion, move the dial in terms of media coverage of the Sussexes, and, that comes with it, move the dial in terms of the relationship with the Palace,” Royston explained.

This shift, he suggested, is closely linked to reports that Harry’s team and King Charles’s aides held a discreet meeting in London in July, which many viewed as a tentative step toward reconciliation.

Mixed Motives Behind the Push

Royston, however, cautioned that the Sussexes’ motives are layered and not entirely straightforward. “I think the reason behind it is fundamentally because Harry had a clear-out, and Meghan had a clear-out of their PR team… And I do agree that they’ve got a better team that’s trying to fashion something out of this, but I just think it’s a very confused, dilapidated thing, and I don’t see it going anywhere,” he said.