Prince Archie, 7, and Princess Lilibet, 5, have reunited with their grandfather King Charles in the United Kingdom for the first time in four years. Meghan Markle joined Prince Harry in the UK with their children. The reunion marks the first time the young royals have seen their grandfather in four years, as they had not visited the UK since 2022.
IMAGE2 Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, and Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, walking hand-in-hand.
Reports indicated that the family had initially canceled their travel plans due to security concerns, specifically after being denied taxpayer-funded security. A source stated that the couple's plans to visit family, friends, and charitable causes were jeopardized at the last minute. Prince Harry has been exploring all options to ensure his wife and children could travel to England safely and remain secure during their visit.
IMAGE1 Britain's King Charles III looks on during a visit to the Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities at the University of Oxford.
Prince Harry traveled to the UK alone on a previous occasion to promote charities and mark the one-year countdown to the 2027 Invictus Games. He and Markle had previously scrapped plans for their children to visit their homeland after the denial of publicly funded security. Prince Harry lost his security privileges in 2020 after he and his wife stepped down from their royal duties, which has led him to refrain from traveling to England with his family due to safety concerns.
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During this visit, the family of four reportedly hopes to visit Princess Diana's burial site at Althorp Estate in Northamptonshire, England. The reunion with King Charles, who has been undergoing cancer treatment, was a priority for the couple. Prince Harry was reportedly working urgently to arrange meetings between his children and his father, as well as secure private security for their travels.