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Marie Claire
Marie Claire
Lifestyle
Jenny Proudfoot

Why Prince William and Princess Kate Extended an Olive Branch to Princess Lilibet

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex and the Prince and Princess of Wales mark the centenary of the RAF.
  • While tensions remain ongoing between the Wales family and the Sussexes, a new royal biography has reported that Prince William and Princess Kate once sent an olive branch to California.
  • According to author Russell Myers in a recently published excerpt of William and Catherine: The Monarchy's New Era: The Inside Story, “William and Catherine sent a gift and a card of congratulations” when Lilibet was born.
  • "William and Catherine had retreated from having any direct contact with the Sussexes,” Myers reported. “But they privately maintained that if there was a way for their children to have a relationship with their cousins in the future, they would not stand in their way.”

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s relationship with the royal family continues to make headlines, with tensions well-documented since their step down from royal life and relocation to California.

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