{"id":2014057,"date":"2025-09-11T12:26:06","date_gmt":"2025-09-11T12:26:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2014057"},"modified":"2025-09-11T12:26:06","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T12:26:06","slug":"prince-harry-reunites-with-king-charles-is-the-british-royal-family-patching-up-firstpost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/prince-harry-reunites-with-king-charles-is-the-british-royal-family-patching-up-firstpost\/","title":{"rendered":"Prince Harry reunites with King Charles. Is the British royal family patching up? \u2013 Firstpost"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-category=\"explainers\" role=\"presentation\">\n<p>Britain\u2019s Prince Harry met his father, King Charles III, at Clarence House in London on Wednesday (September 10), the first such face-to-face meeting between them in 19 months.<\/p>\n<p>The Duke of Sussex reunited with his father amid the UK royal family\u2019s rift. Their meeting has raised speculations about a possible reconciliation between Harry and his family. Is it possible, though?<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s take a closer look.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"king-charles-harry-meet\">King Charles-Harry meet<\/h2>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.firstpost.com\/explainers\/sprawling-castles-vintage-cars-and-more-just-how-rich-is-king-charles-coronation-12487462.html\" id=\"https:\/\/www.firstpost.com\/explainers\/sprawling-castles-vintage-cars-and-more-just-how-rich-is-king-charles-coronation-12487462.html\" class=\"body_anchor\">British King Charles<\/a> had a private tea with his son, Prince Harry, at the royal residence in London, Buckingham Palace confirmed.<\/p>\n<p>The meeting, which came during Harry\u2019s four-day trip to the United Kingdom, lasted for about 50 minutes.<\/p>\n<div class=\"newadd newtopadd newcontainer clearfix ad-background\"><span>STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD<\/span><\/div>\n<p>The Duke of Sussex was spotted being driven through the gates of Clarence House in a black Range Rover around 5.20 pm BST (9.50 PM IST) on Wednesday. He left within an hour, reported <em>celebrity.land.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>When asked about the meeting, Prince Harry said of the monarch, \u201cYes, he\u2019s great, thank you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>King Charles had been in Scotland at the Balmoral estate, where he is spending the summer. He travelled to London on Wednesday afternoon to carry out several official duties, including holding talks with Peter Malinauskas, the Premier of South Australia.<\/p>\n<p>Prince Harry was on a four-day visit to the UK for a series of charity engagements. On Wednesday, he visited Imperial College London\u2019s Centre for Blast Injury Studies, greeting fans who were waiting outside as he left. Shaking hands and clicking selfies, the Duke of Sussex excused himself by saying, \u201cI have to go, I\u2019m so late\u2026 I\u2019ve got to go, I\u2019ve got to go. Nice to meet you guys,\u201d according to the <em>Daily Mail.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The last time Harry and Charles were together was in February 2024, when the duke flew to Britain for a 30-minute meeting after the King\u2019s cancer diagnosis.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"rift-between-prince-harry-and-uk-royal-family\">Rift between Prince Harry and UK royal family<\/h2>\n<p>Tensions escalated between Prince Harry and the British royal family after Prince Harry stepped down as a senior working royal, along with his wife, Meghan Markle, in 2020. The couple moved to California to launch several media ventures and charitable work.<\/p>\n<p>After this,<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.firstpost.com\/explainers\/prince-harry-appeal-court-ruling-uk-security-downgrade-case-explained-13878282.html\" id=\"https:\/\/www.firstpost.com\/explainers\/prince-harry-appeal-court-ruling-uk-security-downgrade-case-explained-13878282.html\" class=\"body_anchor\">Harry&#8217;s protection was downgraded<\/a> from full-time while he was in the UK to being considered on a case-by-case basis. Harry lost an appeal in court this year to overturn the decision.<\/p>\n<div class=\"newadd newtopadd newcontainer clearfix ad-background\"><span>STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD<\/span><\/div>\n<p>In an interview with Oprah Winfrey in 2021, Harry and Meghan alleged a member of the family had expressed concerns about the skin tone of their first child, Prince Archie, before he was born.<\/p>\n<p>Harry, in his controversial memoir, <em>Spare<\/em>, made wild accusations about his family. He alleged that his brother, Prince William, had physically attacked him during an argument over Meghan.<\/p>\n<p>He also claimed that his brother and his wife, Kate, encouraged him to wear a Nazi uniform to a fancy dress party in 2005 and \u201chowled\u201d with laughter when they saw it.<\/p>\n<p>Harry told the <em>BBC<\/em> in an interview in May that his father had not been speaking to him due to his legal battle with the UK Home Office.<\/p>\n<p>People close to Prince Harry told <em>PEOPLE<\/em> that King Charles was avoiding his calls and not replying to his messages.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"is-a-family-reunion-on-the-cards\">Is a family reunion on the cards?<\/h2>\n<p>In May, Prince Harry expressed a desire to reconcile with his family. He admitted that \u201csome members of my family will never forgive me for writing a book\u2026 they will never forgive me for lots of things\u201d but he added that he \u201cwould love reconciliation with my family.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s no point in continuing to fight anymore. Life is precious.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This was a notable shift in Harry\u2019s tone from his previous criticism of the royal family.<\/p>\n<div class=\"newadd newtopadd newcontainer clearfix ad-background\"><span>STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD<\/span><\/div>\n<p>In July, senior aides to King Charles and the duke were photographed together in London, leading to reports that it was the beginning of opening channels of communication between the two sides.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was a good first step,\u201d an insider told <em>PEOPLE<\/em> at the time. \u201cIt is always better to be talking.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The reunion has raised hopes of tensions easing between Harry and the royal family. If he had left the UK without paying a visit to his father, it would have been difficult to rebuild the relationship, which would have been \u201cdamaging for both sides,\u201d as per <em>BBC.<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The meeting is being seen as the first step to improve relations between father and son and to build trust.<\/p>\n<p>However, a full\u00a0family reconciliation seems off the table for now. While Harry saw his father, he did not meet\u00a0Prince William.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, Prince Harry had laid a wreath at the grave of his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, on the third anniversary of her death. Around the same time, William and Kate attended a Women\u2019s Institute meeting honouring the memory of the late Queen, less than 10 miles (16 km) away.<\/p>\n<div class=\"newadd newtopadd newcontainer clearfix ad-background\"><span>STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD<\/span><\/div>\n<p>Robert Lacey, author of <em>Battle of Brothers<\/em>, recently told <em>PEOPLE<\/em>: \u201cThe rift is very profound and very long-lasting. It will not be changed, in my opinion, until Harry makes a move and apologises.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>With inputs from agencies<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.firstpost.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Britain\u2019s Prince Harry met his father, King Charles III, at Clarence House in London on Wednesday (September 10), the first such face-to-face meeting between them in 19 months. The Duke of Sussex reunited with his father amid the UK royal family\u2019s rift. 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