Not at all that long ago, the prospect of Prince William and Kate Middleton having sorts of amicable reunion with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle was not just unlikely, but also unthinkable.

Given the explosive allegation and the no-holds-barred approach Harry and Meghan have taken with regards to besmirching the name and reputation of the British Royal Family, it comes as no surprise that two of the monarchy’s most senior members have distanced themselves from the Sussexes.

Indeed, according to reports over the past year, Will and Kate would not be entertaining the idea of meeting Harry and Meghan if the latter couple were to travel to the UK. This in spite of rumors that King Charles was aiming to bring Harry back into the fold to spend more time with his grandchildren, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet.

Of course, since the turn of the year much has happened in the royal sphere , including Charles and Kate both having received cancer diagnoses.

The Princess of Wales virtually disappeared from the public eye, and information about their respective treatments and recoveries kept shtum.

However, if recent reports are to believed, Prince William and Kate Middleton are now willing to come to the table regarding a potential reconciliation with Harry and Meghan, with an anonymous insider having shared with Us Weekly that the Wales’s want to make amends for their three children.

“They want a relationship with Meghan and Harry, and they don’t want the acrimony to carry over to the next generation,” the source stated, according to the New York Post.

“Obviously, the Duke and Duchess want their kids to have a relationship with their cousins.”

Given that Harry and Meghan have had their base in Montecito, California for a few years now, it makes sense to assume that their children, Archie and Lilibet, have seen little of their cousins, Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis.

Though it is only natural that their parents would encourage a healthy relationship between the cousins, there are hurdles standing in the way, the biggest of which remains the simmering tensions between William and Kate and Harry and Meghan.

Whether or not they can ever let bygones be bygones remains to be seen, but there’s a strong sense – at least if you read the majority of royal-centric reports coming out of the UK – that William and Kate no longer trust the Sussexes after all that’s been said and done.

With that in mind, we wouldn’t hold our breath for any royal reunion if there’s not a monumental shift in the coming weeks/months. But I guess never say never is as good a stance as any.