Prince Harry Back in the UK for 4 Days: Will the Palace Doors Open for a Meeting With King Charles?
Sources say Harry, who has not been offered a place at a royal palace, has not been asked to meet the King but would accept were the offer made.
He may get the opportunity if he decides to extend his stay for the funeral of Katharine, Duchess of Kent, who died on Thursday at the age of 92, although no date has yet been set.
She was friends with Princess Diana — Harry’s mother and Charles’ former wife — and acted as a mentor when she married into the Royal Family.
Harry, who it is understood will be staying in a hotel at his own expense, is not expected to meet brother William, 43, during his stay.
Speaking on The Sun’s show Royal Exclusive, royal expert Charles Rae predicted that any get-together between son and father was also unlikely.
He said: “The big problem is that Harry is flying 5,500 miles to London and the King is still 500 miles away in Scotland. It is unlikely you would expect the King would fly down again to have a cup of tea with Harry.”
He added that any attempt at a peace deal would be impossible without Prince William, and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, 44.
He explained: “I can’t see how you could possibly have a reconciliation without the whole family being involved.”
Royal journalist Victoria Murphy said that, if Charles and Harry did not meet, “it would make me feel things are worse than I thought they were”.
In July, Harry’s spin doctors met the King’s communication chief in London in what was believed to be the first step towards improving their transatlantic relations.
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Harry has not seen his father since he flew back for 30 minutes at Clarence House in February 2024 after the King’s cancer announcement.
He has flown over from the US several times since for court cases and for the funeral of his uncle, Lord Fellowes, in August last year.
He will spend his time next week focusing on charity work and give no interviews about his family.
Among events he will attend is the WellChild children’s charity awards bash on Monday — the third anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II’s death.
The King will be in Aberdeenshire today at the Braemar Games, of which he is patron.
He will spend most of the rest of the month at nearby Balmoral, the royals’ summer residence.
