Meghan Markle's Friend Says Royal Family Is Making Efforts To 'Make This Right' With Couple

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have not yet reconciled with the royal family, but efforts are being made by both parties to mend their relationship, according to Gayle King.

The "CBS Mornings" co-host, who is a friend of Markle, made the revelation while discussing the ongoing royal rift between the Duke and Duchess of Sussex and the royal family during an interview with "Extra's" Billy Bush.

"There have been efforts on both sides to sort of make this right," King, 67, told "Extra" after Queen Elizabeth II's funeral Monday. "We shall see."

She continued, "Big families always go through drama, always go through turmoil. It remains to be seen — are they going to be drawn closer together or are they going to be drawn apart? I have no idea, I have no inside information on that, but I will tell you this: It was good to see Harry standing with his family."

Prince Harry and Markle joined the royal family at the procession and state funeral for Queen Elizabeth II, who died on Sept. 8, at Westminster Abbey in London Monday. The couple also attended the Queen's committal service at St. George's Chapel in Windsor alongside King Charles III, Prince William and other senior royals.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex reportedly left the U.K. shortly after the funeral and flew home to California Tuesday.

King became a good friend to Markle and Prince Harry after being introduced to them by Oprah Winfrey, according to Hello! magazine. The TV personality was present during Markle's 2019 Manhattan baby shower, which was organized by Serena Williams and Amal Clooney.

King previously revealed that she called Markle and her husband following their bombshell interview with Winfrey in March 2021 to ask how they were feeling.

The couple, who officially relinquished their royal duties just weeks before the interview aired, made explosive revelations about the royal family during the sit-down, including racism allegations and claims that Prince Harry's father Charles cut him off financially and stopped picking up his calls after they announced their decision to step back from royal duties in 2020.

"Well, I'm not trying to break news, but I did actually call them to see how they were feeling, and it's true, Harry has talked to his brother [Prince William], and he has talked to his father [King Charles III] too," King said on "CBS This Morning." "The word I was given was that those conversations were not productive. But they are glad that they have at least started a conversation."

She continued, "And I think what is still upsetting to them is the palace keep saying they want to work it out privately, but yet, they believe these false stories are coming out that are very disparaging against Meghan, still."

King also claimed that "no one in the royal family has talked to Meghan yet, at this particular time."

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex claimed during the bombshell interview that they left the royal family due to a "lack of support" and "lack of understanding" and that there were alleged "concerns and conversations" within the royal family about "how dark" their then-unborn son's skin color would be.

Prince Harry also claimed at the time that his father King Charles and brother Prince William were "trapped" within the monarchy.

Since moving to California in 2020, the couple has reunited with the royal family a handful of times. They visited Queen Elizabeth II in April before heading to the Netherlands for the Invictus Games and returned to the U.K. in June for the late monarch's Platinum Jubilee celebrations.