Prince William visited a youth organisation in Lambeth on Tuesday while his brother, Prince Harry, met young people at a community project in Nottingham, each carrying out charity-focused engagements during the Duke of Sussex’s first UK trip in five months. Neither visit included a confirmed meeting between the brothers or with King Charles III.
Harry was at the Community Recording Studio (CRS) in the St Ann’s area of Nottingham, where he is due to make a substantial donation to BBC Children in Need to support work tackling violence affecting young people. The Duke of Sussex’s programme in the city includes a private briefing with Children in Need, the police and crime commissioner, CRS and community outreach group Epic Partners, informal catch-ups with young people he has met previously, and watching performances by CRS artists.
William visited Spiral Skills, a Lambeth-based youth organisation that has received funding from his homelessness initiative Homewards to move into a new hub at The Oasis Village in Tulse Hill. Kensington Palace said the organisation, founded in 2015, works with local schools and partners to provide early intervention, employability skills and access to services for 14-to-25-year-olds. During the visit, the prince attended a workshop with Young Creators UK, a creative agency run and owned by underrepresented young people, and heard from Homewards advocate and former England midfielder Fara Williams about the organisation’s impact.
The visits come amid continued public speculation about whether Harry will seek a broader family reconciliation while in the UK. King Charles III and Queen Camilla are at Balmoral and have no public engagements scheduled this week, and Buckingham Palace has not confirmed any meetings between the king and the Duke of Sussex. Harry and Charles last met in February 2024, when Harry travelled to see the monarch after the king’s cancer diagnosis; that encounter lasted about half an hour. The brothers were also both in Norfolk for the funeral of their uncle, Lord Fellowes, in August 2024, but reports said they did not interact.
Harry commemorated the third anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II’s death at St George’s Chapel in Windsor on Monday by laying flowers at her resting place, while William attended a National Federation of Women’s Institutes event in Sunningdale less than eight miles away. On Monday evening, Harry spoke at the WellChild Awards in London and paid tribute to seriously ill children and young people recognised by the charity.
The charities and programmes on show during the visits include Coach Core, a sports apprenticeship body started in 2012 by William, Harry and the then-Princess of Wales’s joint Royal Foundation; it later became an independent charity. William has continued to support grassroots organisations and mental health initiatives, and is due to visit a new mental health hub at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium run by the Jac Lewis Foundation on Wednesday.
Harry’s trip to the UK follows months of legal and security disputes. His level of security in Britain changed after his 2020 decision to step back from senior royal duties with Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex. He lost a Court of Appeal challenge in May concerning the level of protection recommended by the Executive Committee for the Protection of Royalty and Public Figures (Ravec), a legal defeat he has said affects his ability to bring his family back to the UK. Harry has said he hopes for reconciliation with his family but acknowledged in interviews that some relatives may not forgive him for his public revelations and memoir.
Both brothers used their separate appearances to highlight youth work and community programmes. William’s visit emphasised support for housing and employability through Homewards and local partnerships, while Harry’s engagements in Nottingham focused on youth outreach, creative programmes and funding aimed at reducing violence and supporting vulnerable young people. Palace officials did not disclose any plans for the brothers to meet during the visit, and it remained unclear whether Harry would see King Charles or other senior royals before departing the UK.