The search is on for arguably the most influential and powerful job in Buckingham Palace: the King’s next right-hand man or woman.
As officials comb through the highest-calibre internal and external applicants to replace Sir Clive Alderton, Charles’s most senior aide, royal observers speculate that a changing of the guard could be significant – particularly for the monarch’s relationship with his younger son.
Prince Harry is keen for a permanent reconciliation with his father and smooth working relationship with Buckingham Palace, they say – and some believe Alderton’s exit will make this kind of post-Megxit rapprochement much easier to manage.
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While there is no sign of any desire to bring back Harry and Meghan as part-time royals in an official capacity, according to well-placed sources, his departure might make it slightly easier for palace officials to help father and son continue navigating the tricky process of rebuilding their personal relationship, potentially with more reunions.
