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Inside Charles’s reunion with Harry, Meghan and their kids: How they used a Highgrove lunch for Chanel students to hide the private meeting… and why the Sussexes were full of smiles during the trip
Prince Harry and Meghan, along with their children Archie, seven, and Lilibet, five, held a private reunion with King Charles and Queen Camilla at the King's Highgrove estate in Gloucestershire on Friday. The meeting is significant because it marked the first time Meghan and the two children had seen the 77-year-old monarch, who is still undergoing cancer treatment, in person since 2022, signalling a possible thaw in long-strained family relations.
According to a source cited by The Mail on Sunday, the Sussexes' car slipped into the estate unnoticed amid a procession of luxury vehicles arriving for a Chanel luncheon honouring students who had completed a 24-week embroidery course. The family is believed to have met the royal couple between 3.30pm and 4pm, staying for over an hour. The reunion followed a difficult week for Harry, including a row over his security and a defeat in his privacy court case against the Daily Mail. He was later seen in high spirits at Invictus Games and Scotty's Little Soldiers engagements, taking part in "goat yoga", while the Sussexes are reportedly staying at the Althorp Estate, Princess Diana's ancestral home.
In short
- Harry, Meghan and children met King Charles privately at Highgrove on Friday.
- First time Meghan and kids saw Charles in person since 2022.
- The Chanel luncheon crowd helped their car enter unnoticed.
Explained simply
Prince Harry stepped back from royal duties in 2020 and moved to the United States with his wife Meghan, where they have built lives largely outside the monarchy. This departure proved controversial and created significant tensions within the Royal Family, particularly in his relationship with his father, King Charles.
Relations between Harry, Meghan and senior members of the Royal Family have remained strained over the subsequent years, marked by public disagreements and limited direct contact. The couple have given media interviews discussing family tensions and their experiences, details which have been widely reported.
King Charles, now 77 and undergoing cancer treatment, has not seen Meghan and their two young children in person since 2022. A private family meeting between them has reportedly taken place recently, viewed by observers as potentially significant given the years of estrangement.