King Charles III hosts Prince Harry, Meghan Markle and grandchildren in private reunion after years-long rift

Jul 8, 2026

King Charles III and Queen Camilla hosted Prince Harry, Meghan Markle, seven-year-old Prince Archie, and five-year-old Princess Lilibet for a private reunion at Highgrove House on July 10, 2026. The meeting marks the first time the King has seen his grandchildren in person since 2022. The gathering occurred amid Prince Harry's UK visit for the Invictus Games Birmingham 2027 countdown and follows a series of public disputes regarding the family's police protection and lodging arrangements.

Prince Harry UK visit

▪Prince Harry arrived in the United Kingdom on July 6, 2026, for a visit scheduled to run through July 11, 2026.
▪Prince Harry was denied a request to stay at Buckingham Palace during his July 2026 visit to the United Kingdom.

Invictus Games Birmingham event

▪Prince Harry participated in pickleball, wheelchair rugby, and laser run activities during his visit to the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham.
▪Prince Harry attended events in Birmingham on July 10, 2026, to mark the one-year countdown to the Invictus Games Birmingham 2027.

King Charles Highgrove reunion

▪King Charles III and Queen Camilla hosted Prince Harry, Meghan Markle, Prince Archie, and Princess Lilibet at Highgrove House on July 10, 2026.
▪The reunion at Highgrove House on July 10, 2026, was the first time King Charles III had seen Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet in person since 2022.
▪Prince Harry assured King Charles III that Prince Harry will not speak publicly about the private family reunion at Highgrove House.

Harry Meghan children update

▪Prince Archie is seven years old and Princess Lilibet is five years old as of July 2026.
▪Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet love to watch presenter Alison Hammond host the television show The Great British Bake Off.

Royal family meeting speculation

▪Speculation regarding whether Meghan Markle and the children would join Prince Harry in the United Kingdom was fueled by disputes over their police protection.
▪Meghan Markle and her children traveled to the United Kingdom from an unspecified destination in Europe where they had been on holiday.