{"id":646946,"date":"2026-06-19T09:41:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T09:41:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/646946\/"},"modified":"2026-06-19T09:41:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T09:41:09","slug":"royal-family-live-prince-harry-expresses-sadness-ahead-of-uk-visit-royal-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/646946\/","title":{"rendered":"Royal Family LIVE: Prince Harry &#8216;expresses sadness&#8217; ahead of UK visit | Royal | News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/latest\/prince-harry\" target=\"_blank\" data-google-interstitial=\"false\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Prince Harry<\/a> expressed his &#8220;great sadness&#8221; over security delays that have been keeping his children from meeting the wider Royal Family, according to a source. The prince is <a data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/news\/royal\/2219235\/harry-meghan-archie-lilibet-uk-return-king-charles-security\" target=\"_blank\" data-google-interstitial=\"false\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">set to visit the country in mid-July<\/a> for Invictus Games countdown events in Birmingham and is expected to bring his children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, as well as his wife, <a data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/news\/royal\/2219082\/prince-harry-meghan-markle-plan\" target=\"_blank\" data-google-interstitial=\"false\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Meghan Markle<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>One source told <a data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.news.com.au\/entertainment\/celebrity-life\/royals\/prince-harry-meghan-and-their-two-kids-to-return-to-the-uk-in-a-matter-of-weeks\/news-story\/1a0e2ae608f4f08e8cba069b89481f45\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">News.com.au<\/a> that Harry wanted to introduce the children to his wider family and show them where he grew up, and said he had felt a &#8216;great sadness&#8217; about not being able to do so earlier because of security concerns. Archie, seven, and Lilibet, five, last saw their grandfather, the King, in person during <a data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/latest\/queen-elizabeth-ii\" target=\"_blank\" data-google-interstitial=\"false\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Queen Elizabeth II<\/a>\u2019s Platinum Jubilee celebrations in 2022. Harry previously expressed his hopes of bringing his children from the US, but had insisted it was too dangerous amid his <a data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/news\/royal\/2217289\/prince-harry-uk-return-alone-meghan-markle-children-security-fears-king-charles-reunion\" data-google-interstitial=\"false\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">legal fight over his UK security<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>THIS IS A LIVE BLOG. 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