Meghan and Harry are reunited with William and Kate as they view tributes at Windsor

The Prince and Princess of Wales and the Duke and Duchess of Sussex were dressed in all black as they walked along the gates of Windsor Castle. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex held hands as they looked at the tributes, with Harry at one point affectionately putting his hand on Meghan‘s back. They were seen pointing at different tributes and discussing them as members of the crowd waved at them.

The four looked at tributes and flowers which have been left at Cambridge Gate following the death of Queen Elizabeth II.

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It is the first time they have been seen so close together since Harry and Meghan left their royal duties and moved to the United States.

And it is William and Kate’s first public appearance as a couple since their new titles were bestowed upon them.

Thousands of people have visited Windsor to pay their respects to the Queen. Flowers have continued to pile up outside the gates of the late monarch’s favourite royal residence with notes and letters attached thanking the late monarch for her service.

Each member of the Royal Family was seen pointing at different tributes and discussing them with each other as members of the crowd waved at them.

William and Kate and Harry and Meghan then greeted well-wishes along The Long Walk outside Cambridge Gate at Windsor Castle with a number holding up mobile phones to take a photo of the royals who have not been pictured together since 2020.

Children could also be heard shouting, “We love you William”, as well-wishers expressed sorrow at the royals’ loss.

The reunion comes after relations between the brothers reportedly deteriorated in the wake of Harry and Meghan’s bombshell interview with Oprah Winfrey.

In January 2020, Harry and Meghan announced they would step down from their senior royal duties and divide their time between the UK and North America.

At the time, a source said the move had not gone down well with William who felt “blindsided”.

Harry said during the CBS interview with Ms Winfrey: “I love William to bits. We’ve been through hell together and we have a shared experience, but we are on different paths.”

He went on to claim William and his father were both trapped within the monarchy. Harry added: “The relationship is space at the moment and time heals all things, hopefully.”

William was forced to counter accusations of racism levelled against the monarchy by his brother during his Oprah Winfrey interview, saying: “We’re very much not a racist family.”

In June, William and Harry attended Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee Service of Thanksgiving. However, the brothers did not sit together during the event and were not spotted together during the weekend of celebrations.

But the death of the brothers’ beloved grandmother led them to come together in a mark of respect as they joined the wider Royal Family and nation in mourning the country’s longest reigning monarch

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A spokesperson for the Prince of Wales confirmed he had extended an invitation to Harry and Meghan to join him and Kate in what may signify a line being drawn under previous difficulties within the relationship.

Both couples are also neighbours with William and Kate having recently moved to Adelaide Cottage in Windsor not far from the Sussexes’ home at Frogmore Cottage.

The 40 minute long visit to Windsor also came after Kensington Palace released a moving and poignant tribute to the Queen written by William.

It read: “On Thursday, the world lost an extraordinary leader, whose commitment to the country, to the Realms and the Commonwealth was absolute. So much will be said in the days ahead about the meaning of her historic reign. I, however, have lost a grandmother. And while I will grieve her loss, I also feel incredibly grateful.

“I have had the benefit of the Queen’s wisdom and reassurance into my fifth decade. My wife has had twenty years of her guidance and support. My three children have got to spend holidays with her and create memories that will last their whole lives.

“She was by my side at my happiest moments. And she was by my side during the saddest days of my life. I knew this day would come, but it will be some time before the reality of life without Grannie will truly feel real.”

The statement continued: “I thank her for the kindness she showed my family and me. And I thank her on behalf of my generation for providing an example of service and dignity in public life that was from a differnt age, but always relevant to us all.

“My grandmother famously said that grief is the price we pay for love. All of the sadness we will feel in the coming weeks will be testament to the love we felt for our extraordinary Queen.”

William’s statement ended: “I will honour her memory by supporting my father, the King, in every way I can.”

Meanwhile, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew, the Earl and Countess of Wessex took part in a walkabout at the gates of Balmoral earlier today, reading well-wishers’ messages and admiring bouquets of flowers laid a the entrance to the late Queen’s summer home.