There is no way for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to improve their relationship with the Royal Family as they are still considered outsiders, an expert believes.
Meghan and Harry have no “room to heal” and build bridges yet as there is still so much animosity, royal commentator Kinsey Schofield claims.
More than a year on from the couple's bombshell interview with Oprah Winfrey, there is no suggest a reconciliation is imminent, Express.co.uk report.
The Duke of Sussex missed his grandfather Prince Philip's memorial service last month as the row over his security rumbles on.
It is still not known if he will attend the Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebrations this summer.
As tensions surrounding his tell-all memoir which is due to be published in the autumn rise, royal expert Mrs Schofield says as his grandmother ages, the need to make things better grows greater.
She told the Express: “I don’t think that there’s any room to heal at this point because there’s so much pushback from the Sussexes.
“I just feel like there’s so much animosity right now that they’re considered outsiders.
“We don’t have much time left with the Queen and I wish that he [Harry] would heal the broken wounds that are happening right now so that we can look in the future and one day hopefully see Harry and Meghan within the fold, maybe not working royals, but invited for holidays, invited for Christmas.”
The couple have yet to confirm if they will be back in Britain for the Queen's big celebrations.
But the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are said to be 'top of Victoria and David Beckham's guestlist' for their son Brooklyn Beckham's wedding to Nicola Peltz in Florida this weekend.
The Beckhams have forged a close relationship with Meghan and Harry over the years - with the former Suits actress often wearing the fashion icon's designs for prominent events and outings.
In February 2020, just weeks after Meghan and Harry announced their plans to step back from their royal duties, former Manchester United player David spoke of how "proud" he was of his "amazing friend" Harry.
The dad-of-four praised the former senior royal for "growing up" and discussed his plans to relocate to California - where he and wife Victoria also have a base.
"I haven't spoken to Harry about him moving,' the former England captain said, speaking to ET Online.
"We speak as friends and that's the most important thing for me. I think he's enjoying being a young father for the first time and that's what we always spoke about."
David went on to add: "We love him and he's an amazing person - and that's the most important thing - but I'm proud to see him growing up as an individual and being that person that every father wants to be."