New Delhi, Aug. 2 -- Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's recent attempts at reconciliation with the royal family may hold deeper strategic motives beyond simply mending ties, royal commentators have suggested.

Last month, a quiet meeting was observed in London near Clarence House, where Meredith Maines, the Duke of Sussex's chief communications officer, and Liam Maguire, his UK PR lead, were seen chatting with Tobyn Andreae, the King's communications secretary.

This "secret peace summit" has been labelled by insiders as a "first step" in thawing long-frozen relations between the Sussexes and the Firm.

However, not all are convinced the aim was purely reconciliation. Royal commentator Samara Gill suggested the couple may be vying for a ren...