Prince Harry reportedly felt “buoyed” and “really energised” after Meghan Markle and their children Archie and Lilibet joined him for a private family meeting with King Charles at Highgrove.
GB News reported that Harry spent more than an hour with the king and Queen Camilla last Friday. The visit marked a rare family get-together after weeks of back-and-forth.
Friends of Harry, first quoted by the Daily Mail, said the duke was “very happy” that his family could be with him during his latest UK trip.
Prince Harry privately met with his father, King Charles, with Meghan Markle and their kids (Credit: Victoria Jones/Shutterstock)
Why this Prince Harry and Charles meeting carried extra weight
The Sussexes had reportedly planned to join Harry earlier in the week. That changed just days before he was due in London.
GB News linked that shift to Harry’s ongoing dispute with the UK Government over taxpayer-funded police protection. Despite that setback, Meghan reportedly flew to Britain with Archie and Lilibet for the Highgrove visit.
The meeting reportedly took place between about 3.30pm and 4pm on Friday. The family then reportedly stayed for roughly an hour.
The reunion came at the end of a difficult week for Harry. He had just lost his High Court privacy case against Associated Newspapers.
After that ruling, Harry said: “The lengths to which the Court has gone to exonerate the Mail is as shocking as it is totally unwarranted.”
That timing made the family moment with Charles more notable. Friday marked the first time in four years that the 77-year-old monarch had seen his grandchildren in person while continuing cancer treatment.
A royal source defended the decision to meet, saying: “Blood is blood.”
The same source added: “Every journey of a thousand miles begins with one footstep.”
Representatives for Harry have been contacted for comment.
King Charles reunited with Archie and Lilibet last week (Credit: Tayfun Salci/ZUMA Press Wire/Shutterstock)
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