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.