King Charles is portrayed as taking a more compassionate approach towards Prince Harry and Meghan Markle after their departure from royal duties, partly to avoid repeating the exclusion experienced by the Duke of Windsor. Royal historian Andrew Lownie said the King faces a difficult balance: appearing welcoming without seeming to concede to the Sussexes.

The Sussexes reportedly met Charles and their children at Highgrove in July, their first in-person meeting with him for more than four years, and later announced a UK return. The article also says Charles’s private secretary helped resolve a dispute involving Uganda’s participation in the Invictus Games, while noting that Edward VIII’s abdication in 1936 led to a 325-day reign and a lasting royal banishment.