Both Prince Harry and King Charles are both set to be in London today potentially carving out a window of opportunity for a long-awaited meeting – their first since February 2024
A potential reunion between Prince Harry and his father King Charles is hotting up with both looking set to be in London at the same time today.
Charles was expected to travel back to the capital from Balmoral last night but is now thought to be coming back later today. Harry is set to visit Imperial College London where he will be at the Centre for Blast Injury Studies, which he opened 12 years ago – potentially carving out a window of opportunity for a long-awaited meeting in between this engagement and another this evening.
However, Prince William, who is also estranged from his brother, is almost 150 miles away in Cardiff today to mark World Suicide Prevention Day, meaning he will not likely cross paths with Harry or Charles.
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The King and his youngest son have not seen each other in almost 20 months since Harry dashed to the UK to see his dad after he revealed his cancer diagnosis in February 2024.
It is understood both sides would like a meeting to happen, with a source close to the Duke of Sussex saying: “As Harry has stated before, he’d love to see his family and be reconciled.”
However, both Buckingham Palace and Harry’s office have refused to comment on whether a meeting between the two men is scheduled.
Harry previously said he would love to heal wounds with his family but admitted that “some members of my family will never forgive me” after he wrote his controversial memoir, Spare.
He told the BBC in May that Charles had not been speaking to him due to his court battle over his security, which he lost, and that he does not know “how much longer my father has”.
The Duke has reportedly not been offered a place to stay at a royal residence and is staying at a hotel at his own expense during his trip to the UK.
Harry candidly admitted that some of his relatives might never forgive him after railing against them in his and Meghan’s infamous interview with Oprah Winfrey as well as in their controversial Netflix series and his bombshell memoir, Spare.
He said: “Of course, some members of my family will never forgive me for writing a book. Of course, they will never forgive me for lots of things.” He added: “But you know, I would love reconciliation with my family,” and said there was “no point in continuing to fight anymore”.
Meanwhile, senior aides to the King and Harry were pictured together in London this July in what was was understood to have been an initial step towards opening channels of communication between the two sides.
Harry is expected to be in the UK until tomorrow before leaving the country. Yesterday, on the second day of his visit, he hailed his £1.1 million personal donation to support young people affected by youth violence as an “investment in futures” and urged others to step up.
He had been highlighting the issue of knife crime in Nottingham and revealed his love of “banging” jerk chicken. The Duke announced his gift to BBC Children in Need, which has come from his own money rather than his Archewell Foundation, during a visit to the Community Recording Studio (CRS) in Nottingham.
He told invited guests in a speech: “This isn’t just charity, it’s an investment.” The prince added: “An investment in futures, in hope, in keeping young people safe. But I know my contribution alone is not enough. Real change requires all of us: government, police, schools, charities, and importantly, businesses, stepping up and working together.”
A spokesman for the Duke confirmed the donation was from Harry personally, rather than his Archewell charity. A large proportion is expected to go to the CRS with the rest distributed to other local causes that support young people affected by violence.