The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have accepted an offer to stay in a royal residence with their two children during their visit to the UK next month.
Harry and Meghan, along with their seven-year-old son Archie and five-year-old daughter Lilibet, will be the King’s guests at a royal property in their first visit to the UK as a family in four years, according to the BBC.
The royal residence they will use has not been made public. The family will stay in the UK for several days and will also be accommodated in private accommodation during their stay.
Prince Harry is visiting the UK to mark the start of the one-year countdown to the Invictus Games for Wounded Military Personnel, which will take place in Birmingham next July.
He is also expected to visit other UK charities which he has continued to support after his move to California.
On previous visits, Prince Harry turned down an offer to stay at Buckingham Palace due to security concerns about using such a visible and high-profile building.
Last year he lost a court case over being granted police protection during visits to the UK.
The prince told the BBC after the decision that he wanted to “reconciliation” with the Royal Family. He also said he feared it would not be safe to bring his wife and children to his home country.
“I can’t see a scenario where I can bring my wife and children back to the UK at the moment and the things they would lose are, well, everything”Prince Harry said. “You know, I love my country, I always have, despite what some people in the country have done.”
Exact details of security measures for next month’s visit have not been released, but Buckingham Palace is understood to have provided no additional security measures. Any additional security measures will be the responsibility of the Home Office.
The last time the King saw his grandchildren in person was during Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations in 2022.
Last September, Prince Harry took tea with his father at Clarence House, their first face-to-face meeting since February 2024.
Neither Buckingham Palace nor representatives of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have commented on the possibility of the King meeting his son, daughter-in-law and grandchildren, describing the matter as a private family matter.
