Harry and Meghan offer support to King and Princess of Wales over health struggles

Prince Harry and Meghan have likely extended an olive branch to royal family after a tumultuous few years – Chris Jackson

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have sent their best wishes to both the King and the Princess of Wales, it has emerged.

‌Prince Harry and Meghan reportedly contacted both senior royals in different ways last week, as the Princess recovered from abdominal surgery and the King prepared to undergo treatment for an enlarged prostate.

The move will be considered an olive branch as the couple seek to build bridges after a tumultuous few years in which relations with the Royal family have plummeted.

‌A source told The Mirror: “The King and the Princess of Wales have received support from Prince Harry and Meghan regarding their health.

‌“The Duke and Duchess contacted both parties in different ways to pass on their concern and best wishes.”

The King and Queen had been enjoying a New Year break on the Balmoral estate when Charles received his diagnosis last Wednesday.

They flew back to England on Friday and are understood to have spent the weekend separately, the King at Sandringham and the Queen, 76, at her private home, Ray Mill House in Wiltshire.

King Charles and other senior royals have reportedly cut contact since damaging revelations in Harry’s book – CHRIS RADBURN/REUTERS

The King did not attend church on the Sandringham estate on Sunday as he usually does when in residence.

Buckingham Palace has declined to disclose when he will be admitted to hospital and where he will undergo treatment.

The King’s Serjeant Surgeon is Ranan Dasgupta, a urological surgeon who specialises in specific forms of treatment for an enlarged prostate and works at several hospitals, including the London Clinic, where the Princess of Wales is recuperating.

The Princess was admitted to the private hospital, in Marylebone, central London, last Tuesday before undergoing surgery. She is not expected to be discharged for another week.

Neither Prince William nor their three children are thought to have visited her this weekend.

Meanwhile, the Duke of Sussex appeared at a star-studded awards gala on Friday night, when he was honoured as a Living Legend of Aviation.

Prince Harry, John Travolta, Lauren Sanchez and Jeff Bezos at the Living Legends of Aviation event – Instagram

In a speech as he accepted the award, he appeared to ridicule host John Travolta by accusing him of “dining out” on the story of how he danced with his late mother, Diana, Princess of Wales.

He described how flying had taught him “the power of discipline, the power of patience, and beyond that, the power of trusting your gut.”

Asked about his first flight experience, he joked: “I think I was maybe seven or eight years old. Wessex Helicopter. I jumped into it, very excited, and then my father jumped in behind me at the controls and I was terrified.”

The King graduated from RAF College Cranwell in 1971, receiving his flying badge, or ‘wings’.

During his training he became the first heir to the throne to take part in a parachute jump, completing a further seven at RAF Brize Norton.

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