Prince Harry meets King Charles for first time in over a year

Prince Harry has met his father King Charles at Clarence Home in London, their first nose to nose assembly since February 2024.

Buckingham Palace confirmed that the King had a non-public tea together with his son, the Duke of Sussex, throughout a go to to the royal residence that lasted about 50 minutes.

Afterwards he mentioned of the King “sure, he is nice” in response to reporters’ questions.

The assembly will probably be seen as a primary step in enhancing relations between father and son and constructing belief in what has appeared a deep household rift.

The King travelled all the way down to London from Scotland on Wednesday afternoon. Prince Harry has been within the UK this week for charity occasions.

Prince Harry had spoken emotionally in a BBC interview in Could about desirous to rebuild relationships, saying: “I might love a reconciliation with my household.”

The final time that they have been collectively was quickly after the King’s most cancers analysis final yr, with Prince Harry flying to the UK for a quick assembly.

There have been visits to the UK by the prince since then, together with for court docket circumstances, however he had not seen his father, in what has appeared a generally troublesome relationship.

After Prince Harry had been pushed away to his subsequent occasion, the Palace mentioned it could not present any additional touch upon the non-public assembly.

The prince arrived again within the UK on Monday and has carried out a sequence of charity occasions in London and Nottingham – towards a background of questions on whether or not there could be a gathering together with his father.

He will probably be leaving the UK on Thursday, returning to the US to see Meghan and their kids, who didn’t come on this journey.

Prince Harry has beforehand voiced his frustration at not having the ability to speak to his father, notably when there have been issues in regards to the King’s well being.

“There is not any level persevering with to battle any extra, life is valuable,” Harry mentioned in his BBC interview.

The assembly between the King and Prince Harry comes after rising rumours of efforts to resolve the household divide.

Representatives of Prince Harry and Buckingham Palace had been photographed collectively in a gathering in London in July, producing newspaper headlines a couple of “peace summit”.

However there have been no indicators of Prince Harry assembly Prince William throughout this week, with the brothers finishing up separate preparations.

On Monday, Prince Harry had laid a wreath on the grave of his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, on the third anniversary of her dying.

Lower than 10 miles away, Prince William and Catherine had attended a Ladies’s Institute assembly honouring the reminiscence of the late Queen.