A royal historian says it would have been one of Queen Elizabeth's 'dearest wishes' for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to reconcile with the royal family

• Royal historian Robert Hardman spoke to People about Prince Harry and Queen Elizabeth's relationship.

• Hardman told People the Queen would have wanted him to reconcile with the royal family.

• He also said the late monarch "adored Harry right to the end."

In the wake of the Queen's death, the royal historian Robert Hardman spoke to People about the late monarch's relationship with Prince Harry, saying she "adored Harry right to the end, and Harry adored her."

Hardman, who wrote "Queen of Our Times: The Life of Queen Elizabeth II," went on to tell the outlet he thinks the monarch would have wanted Harry and Meghan Markle to reconcile with the royal family.

"I think she was one of the conduits between Windsor and California, and it would have been one of her dearest wishes that [the family] patch things up," he told People.

Harry and Meghan's relationship with the royal family has been strained since they stepped back as senior royals in January 2020, and things became even more tense after their March 2021 interview with Oprah Winfrey.