Prince Harry's royal return claims torn apart as reconciliation is 'awfully long way off'

will not r despite his latest purchase of a holiday home in Europe that is close to one of his royal relatives, a royal commentator has claimed.

The Duke and have in the same area where Harry's cousin, and her husband Jack Brooksbank also own a property.

prompted several royal watchers to question whether it could provide a potential path for a reconciliation between the duke and his estranged family. The Princess of York is known to have a close bond with Harry as well as the rest of the royals.

The Sussex couple have reportedly shown signs they are willing to be involved in peace talks with the royals, with Harry declaring that he "loves his family" during an interview earlier this year following King Charles's cancer diagnosis.

But royal author Christopher Andersen dismissed any chances of the duke reconciling with the Firm any time soon saying that such a scenario "seems an awfully long way off".

He told : "The number of people inside the Royal Family who are willing to proclaim their friendship for Harry and Meghan has dwindled to practically nothing.

"No one wants to run afoul of the King and Prince William - it's that simple.

"Somehow Prince Harry's cousin Princess Eugenie, who has a home in Portugal, has been able to straddle the fence - to remain in the king's good graces but also not turn her back on the Sussexes. Obviously, Harry and Meghan are very grateful for the loyalty Eugenie has shown."

The royal author added: "Purchasing a villa in Portugal has more to do with being close to a Royal Family member who is still genuinely fond of them than it does with being geographically closer to Great Britain.

"Maybe in the future Eugenie, who also remains close to William and his wife Kate Middleton, could also play the role of go-between. But any scenario like that seems an awfully long way off."

"At the moment, King Charles and, in particular, Prince William show no signs of being interested in any sort of rapprochement."