Prince Harry has met his father King Charles at Clarence House in London on Wednesday for their first face to face meeting since February 2024. The clues have been scattered all over the place in recent months. In his BBC interview in May, there was a distinct shift in tone from the prince. After the years of raw, emotional media appearances, the Netflix documentary series, the searing criticism of the royal family in his memoir Spare, this was a different Prince Harry in front of the cameras. 'I would love a reconciliation with my family,' he said. 'There's no point in continuing to fight anymore. Life is precious.' Prince Harry had made his position clear. He wanted to see his father but was the King feeling the same way? A photograph in the Mail on Sunday in July showed the media communications team representing Prince Harry meeting in London with the King's communications director. Two rival camps coming together and the image finding its way onto the front page of a national newspaper. Both sides denied leaking the photo but what it did was show there was a dialogue. A channel of communication between both camps had opened. When the reunion finally happened on Wednesday afternoon, both Buckingham Palace and Prince Harry's team were aligned afterwards in stressing to the media that there would be no comment or guidance on the detail of conversations had at the meeting. The Palace later confirmed that the King had a private tea with his son that lasted about 50 minutes. If Prince Harry had left the UK without seeing his father, it was hard to see how that relationship would be rebuilt, making this meeting a vital step. While progress is slow, and there are still many hurdles ahead, it appears that both sides are open to the idea of reconciliation.