FORCED into seclusion by devastating illness, frail Queen Elizabeth is bravely using her final days to make personal appeals for peace in her warring family.
“Her Majesty is determined to end the fighting before she dies," says a high-level courtier.
In a surprise top-secret move, the ailing 96-year-old monarch agreed to see royal renegades Prince Harry, 37, and his diva wife, Meghan, 40, at Windsor Castle on April 14.
Their visit was the first since the rebellious couple quit the royal service in 2020 and moved to a $14 million California sprawl, where they've sold their "celebrity” in megabucks Hollywood deals.
But the queen's olive branch to the couple — who've shamefully trashed their royal kin as “racists" came with strings, say sources.
"I'm told she made it clear the two years of hell they inflicted on the royal family couldn't simply be forgiven and forgotten.
"She insisted they first meet face-to-face with Harry's dad, Prince Charles, who they'd publicly accused, wrongly, of cutting them off Pri financially.
“Apparently no bridges were mended in that 15-minute meeting, but the get-together with Her Majesty went better.
“Harry is a favorite and she wants him and his family to return to the royal fold.
“The question is do they really want to or was this meeting just another PR stunt by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex?
“They know they need the royal fairy dust to keep their dreams alive," adds the courtier, suggesting Harry and Meghan want to be able to use ince arles royal links to continue their gold rush.
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