THE BRITISH ROYAL FAMILY STUNS THE WORLD: Archie and Lilibet are reportedly finally reunited with their grandfather after four years

Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet have had a long-awaited reunion with their grandfather, King Charles.

Buckingham Palace confirmed on Friday, July 10, that King Charles and Queen Camilla hosted Prince Harry, Meghan Markle and the couple’s two children that afternoon. The reunion took place at Highgrove House, the monarch’s private country residence in Gloucestershire, England.

No images are expected to be released from the reunion, and no further details will be provided, as it was a private family meeting.

It is understood that Meghan and her children flew back from their European holiday to reunite with her family.

It marked the first in-person meeting between Prince Archie, 7, Princess Lilibet, 5, and their grandfather, 77, in four years.

Archie and Lili are being raised in California, where the Duke and Duchess of Sussex relocated after stepping back as working members of the royal family in 2020, and the kids were last in their dad’s home country in June 2022. Then, the children joined their parents as they traveled to attend Queen Elizabeth‘s Platinum Jubilee celebrations, but Archie and Lili did not appear at any public events.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were vacationing with their children in Europe before Harry, 41, arrived back in the U.K. solo on July 6 for a series of charity events, including the one-year countdown event to the 2027 Invictus Games in Birmingham. While it was initially announced that Meghan, 44, and the children would join him in the U.K., security concerns put the plans in jeopardy. It was later announced that Harry would return to London without his family, but the possibility for them to come to the U.K. outside the capital remained open.

It was reported on July 9 that Meghan, Archie and Lili would travel to the U.K., but they are not expected to make any public appearances.

Prince Harry and King Charles each stepped out separately earlier in the day on Friday. Harry tried out some of the sports that will be featured at the 2027 Invictus Games in Birmingham, about 85 miles away from Highgrove House, while the monarch visited Oxfordshire, about 50 miles from Highgrove House.

Meanwhile, Prince William was playing in a charity polo match in Windsor on Friday, supported by his wife, Kate Middleton. There are no known plans for the estranged brothers to reunite during Harry’s visit to the U.K.

The then-Prince Charles and Camilla previously spent time with his grandchildren during their 2022 trip to the U.K., which doubled as the first time Charles met Lilibet, who was born after the family relocated to California.

“It was a fantastic visit. The prince was delighted to see his grandson and meet his granddaughter for the first time,” a royal source said then, saying that it was “wonderful” to have the Duke and Duchess of Sussex back in the U.K.

“The Prince and the Duchess [of Cornwall] were absolutely thrilled to see them,” the source said, referring to Charles and Camilla by their titles at the time.

The insider added that the future King had not seen Archie “for a bit of time,” as he was a baby when Prince Harry and Meghan stepped back from their royal roles and moved to California in 2020.

“It was very special to have some time with him. He hadn’t met Lilibet, his granddaughter, and so to meet her for the first time was very emotional — it was a wonderful thing,” the source said of the family meeting.

Princess Lilibet was born in the U.S. in June 2021, and her parents celebrated her first birthday with a “casual, intimate backyard picnic” at their Frogmore Cottage home during their U.K. trip for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.

Prince Harry last reunited with his father during a visit to the U.K. in September 2025. The Duke of Sussex was seen arriving by car at Clarence House, the King’s London residence, and spent about 55 minutes inside before departing.