{"id":8201,"date":"2025-09-10T21:58:09","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T21:58:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/8201\/"},"modified":"2025-09-10T21:58:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T21:58:09","slug":"prince-harry-meets-king-charles-for-first-time-in-over-a-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/8201\/","title":{"rendered":"Prince Harry meets King Charles for first time in over a year"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sean CoughlanRoyal correspondent<\/p>\n

\"GettyGetty Images<\/p>\n

Prince Harry was seen arriving at Clarence House on Wednesday afternoon<\/p>\n

Prince Harry has met his father King Charles at Clarence House in London, their first face to face meeting since February 2024.<\/p>\n

Buckingham Palace confirmed that the King had a private tea with his son, the Duke of Sussex, during a visit to the royal residence that lasted about 50 minutes.<\/p>\n

Afterwards he said of the King “yes, he’s great” in response to reporters’ questions. <\/p>\n

The meeting will be seen as a first step in improving relations between father and son and building trust in what has seemed a deep family rift.<\/p>\n

\"ReutersReuters<\/p>\n

King Charles went to Clarence House earlier on Wednesday after travelling from Balmoral<\/p>\n

The King travelled down to London from Scotland on Wednesday afternoon. Prince Harry has been in the UK this week for charity events.<\/p>\n

Prince Harry had spoken emotionally in a BBC interview in May about wanting to rebuild relationships, saying: “I would love a reconciliation with my family.”<\/p>\n

The last time that they were together was soon after the King’s cancer diagnosis last year, with Prince Harry flying to the UK for a brief meeting.<\/p>\n

There have been visits to the UK by the prince since then, including for court cases, but he had not seen his father, in what has seemed a sometimes difficult relationship.<\/p>\n

After Prince Harry had been driven away to his next event, the Palace said it would not provide any further comment on the private meeting.<\/p>\n

The prince arrived back in the UK on Monday and has carried out a series of charity events in London and Nottingham – against a background of questions about whether there would be a meeting with his father.<\/p>\n

He will be leaving the UK on Thursday, returning to the US to see Meghan and their children, who did not come on this trip.<\/p>\n

\"PA\/ReutersPA\/Reuters<\/p>\n

Prince Harry has previously voiced his frustration at not being able to talk to his father, particularly when there were concerns about the King’s health.<\/p>\n

“There’s no point continuing to fight any more, life is precious,” Harry said in his BBC interview.<\/p>\n

The meeting between the King and Prince Harry comes after growing rumours of efforts to resolve the family divide.<\/p>\n

Representatives of Prince Harry and Buckingham Palace had been photographed together in a meeting in London in July, producing newspaper headlines about a “peace summit”.<\/p>\n

But there have been no signs of Prince Harry meeting Prince William during this week, with the brothers carrying out separate arrangements.<\/p>\n

On Monday, Prince Harry had laid a wreath at the grave of his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, on the third anniversary of her death. <\/p>\n

Less than 10 miles away, Prince William and Catherine had attended a Women’s Institute meeting honouring the memory of the late Queen.<\/p>\n

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