Is Princess Anne the secret weapon to finally heal rift between Harry, Charles and Wills?
It is understood that the Duke of Sussex is ready to talk with his father, the King, after a recent peace summit between their senior aides.
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A working royal all of her life, Anne has been tipped by royal watchers as having a role to play in the peace-building between Harry and his family.
The Princess Royal is thought to have some useful advice to offer Harry on life as a "spare" in the royal family.
When Harry's notorious book released a friend of the royal family reportedly said 'He really ought to talk to Princess Anne' after the novel revealed Harry's issues with his brother William.
It comes as the feud between the Duke of Sussex and the few remaining working royals appears to be coming to an end.
Meetings between the Sussex's team and senior aides to the king were held, sparking rumours that a potential reconciliation was on the table.
Despite the hopeful signs, William's aides were snubbed from the meeting leading to speculation that the rift between the brothers may never be repaired.
California-based Harry is next due to visit the UK in September for the annual WellChild events.
It opens up the prospect of meeting his father for the first time in 18 months, though no indication of a meeting with his brother William has been given.
The Princess Royal has been branded the "ultimate uncomplaining spare" in a comparison to her nephew Harry.
Both the princess and the Duke have had to deal with being second to older brothers.
King Charles braves the chill with Princess Anne as pair wrap up warm & greet well-wishers at Sandringham church service
Royal watchers have theorised that a sit down with Anne, who has forged her own path as a dutiful and dedicated royal, could be beneficial for the Duke of Sussex as he makes an effort to repair things with his family.
Now a source close to the royal family has told The Times that Anne could offer some words of wisdom to her nephew.
The source said: "She often talked about how, as children, she was treated so differently from Charles.
"She was second to him and kicked further down the line of succession as a woman, but she forged her own path.
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"In her twenties she was bolshy and upset about a lot of things, but she came through that.
"He should talk to her about her experiences. She is shrewd. She could tell him a lot about what she went through.'
Anne reportedly doesn't plan to retire until her tenth decade, following in Prince Phillip's footsteps.
A dutiful and hard working member of the royal family, Anne overcame an injury just last year and returned to her duties just a few weeks later.
The Princess Royal, 74 at the time, was admitted to intensive care last June with head injuries and a concussion after reportedly being kicked in the head by a horse at her Gatacombe Park estate in Gloucestershire.
She was taken to Southmead Hospital in Bristol for tests and treatment before returning to her duties that July.
Anne has been almost unstoppable for more than seven decades now, working nearly without pause.
The Princess Royal has not offered her thoughts on the rift caused by Harry's departure from life as a working royal and the controversies that came with it.
Sister to the king, she set to spend her birthday next month as she always does - sailing with her husband around Scotland for just ten days.
After this brief period she will return to her work as a senior member of the royal family.
Anne is reportedly notorious among her aides for resisting attempts to create downtime for her.
Shying away from attempts to celebrate her in the run up to her 75th birthday Anne instead opted to celebrate more than 100 of the 400 charities she is a patron of.
The Princess Royal hosted more than 100 of her charities at a Buckingham Palace reception last month as part of her birthday celebrations.
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