Healing The Rift - ‘Royals Have Reached Out To Meghan'

As meghan bravely reveals the devastating news of her summer miscarriage william and kate extend an olive branch to the sussexes

- Kat Romero

It was no secret that relations between the Duke and Duchess of Sussex and the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge had become increasingly strained in 2020. Following revelations that Prince Harry and his wife Meghan were taking a step back from the royal family earlier this year, insiders said the brothers stopped speaking for months.

But after the Duchess of Sussex, 39, bravely opened up in a letter in The New York Times about suffering a devastating miscarriage in July – detailing her and Harry’s grief – insiders say Kate and William reached out and add that it could help to bring the four closer again.

Royal expert and author of Kate: The Future Queen, Katie Nicholl, tells OK!, “I’m told that William and Kate were in touch with Harry and Meghan when this happened in July. The whole family has reached out to offer support. I don’t know if the royal family were aware she was set to go public with this but they would think it was a hugely brave thing to do. I do think a situation like this is what will help heal rifts and bring the family back together. Hard times like this encourage communication.”

In her letter, the Duchess described how she felt a cramp in her stomach. “I knew, as I clutched my firstborn child, that I was losing my second.