{"id":684204,"date":"2026-07-10T12:41:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T12:41:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/684204\/"},"modified":"2026-07-10T12:41:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T12:41:14","slug":"prince-harry-uk-visit-live-meghan-archie-and-lilibet-set-to-join-duke-in-uk-after-invictus-games-events","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/684204\/","title":{"rendered":"Prince Harry UK visit live: Meghan, Archie and Lilibet \u2018set to join Duke\u2019 in UK after Invictus Games events"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"#post-2393087\" class=\"sc-1wyow5i-1 earWyi\"><\/a>Watch: Alison Hammond takes on Prince Harry in laser shootout game on live TVAlison Hammond takes on Prince Harry in laser shootout game on live TV<\/p>\n<p>Maryam Zakir-Hussain10 July 2026 13:30<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#post-2393063\" class=\"sc-1wyow5i-1 earWyi\"><\/a>Harry\u2019s wheelchair rugby skills impress as Invictus Games countdown begins<\/p>\n<p>The Duke of Sussex was the wheelchair rugby King as he led his team to a fast and furious exhibition match victory.<\/p>\n<p>Harry was in his element rushing around the court, crashing into opponents with glee and scoring tries as he launched the one-year countdown to his Invictus Games at the National Exhibition Centre (NEC) in Birmingham.<\/p>\n<p>At one point he threw a blind pass over his head straight into the arms of a teammate, who crossed the try-line, a move praised by TV presenter Ade Adepitan who won a bronze with the GB basketball team at the 2004 Paralympics.<\/p>\n<p>The broadcaster, who played on Harry\u2019s team which ran out 7-1 winners, said: \u201cHe did a no look pass. Did you see it? A no look pass over his head.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI mean, he said to me at the end \u2018it was just a throw and hope\u2019 but I said \u2018style it out, style it out,\u2019 that was done on purpose.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The event was part of a series of showcase sports highlighting events that will be staged when Birmingham hosts the Invictus Games.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2284842943...jpeg\"  loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 ggpMaE\"\/>(Getty)<\/p>\n<p>Maryam Zakir-Hussain10 July 2026 13:00<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#post-2393062\" class=\"sc-1wyow5i-1 earWyi\"><\/a>Up to \u00a338m legal costs, 4-year wait and 14 news articles: Harry\u2019s court battle with Daily Mail publisher in numbers<\/p>\n<p>Prince Harry and six other household names <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/uk\/home-news\/prince-harry-daily-mail-trial-elton-john-b3006876.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">have lost their<\/a> high-profile case against the publisher of the Daily Mail.<\/p>\n<p>During a 11-week trial, the group, which included Sir Elton John and Baroness Doreen Lawrence,\u201d alleged unlawful information gathering by Asscoiated Newspaper Limited (ANL), from landline tapping to obtaining information through deception, which, they said, had left them feeling \u201cviolation\u201d, \u201cprofound betrayal\u201d and \u201cshock and horror\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Maryam Zakir-Hussain10 July 2026 12:30<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#post-2393055\" class=\"sc-1wyow5i-1 earWyi\"><\/a>After Harry\u2019s Buckingham Palace bust-up, I fear the King will never see his grandchildren again<\/p>\n<p>For a royal couple best known for maintaining an iron grip on their sunny public profile, do I detect a little disquiet in Sussexland?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/uk\/home-news\/prince-harry-uk-visit-king-charles-meghan-william-live-updates-b3009600.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Prince Harry<\/a> is making his way from America\u2019s west coast to the UK for a five-day visit on his own. He had initially wanted his wife, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/archie-meghan-charles-iii-london-high-court-b3009468.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Meghan<\/a>, and their two children, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/uk\/home-news\/prince-harry-trip-london-meghan-archie-lilibet-b3008915.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Archie and Lilibet<\/a>, to accompany him on what is first and foremost a promotional trip for next year\u2019s Invictus Games \u2013 but also so they could be reunited with their grandfather, whom they last saw four years ago, before <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/uk\/home-news\/king-charles-trump-american-independence-day-2026-b3008926.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">King Charles<\/a> underwent gruelling treatment for cancer.<\/p>\n<p>Paul Clements has more here:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1782716732_714652121_18041404841800310_1242387415731909405_n-copy.jpeg\"  loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 ggpMaE\"\/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/voices\/prince-harry-meghan-king-charles-buckingham-palace-lilibet-archie-b3009828.html\" class=\"sc-1ximx57-2\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Why I fear the King won\u2019t see his grandchildren again<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hopes of a reconciliation between Prince Harry and other royals have been dashed by a row over his accommodation and security demands during what was supposed to have been a five-day family visit \u2013 and it\u2019s an ailing King Charles who is caught in the middle, says Paul Clements<\/p>\n<p>Maryam Zakir-Hussain10 July 2026 11:53<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#post-2393037\" class=\"sc-1wyow5i-1 earWyi\"><\/a>Prince Harry plays pickleball as rumours swirl around his family\u2019s arrival in the UK<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/life-style\/royal-family\/prince-harry-daily-mail-lawsuit-court-losing-streak-royal-family-b3011141.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Duke of Sussex<\/a> tried his hand at pickleball, a new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/uk\/home-news\/london-wimbledon-archie-high-court-doreen-lawrence-b3011414.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Invictus Games<\/a> sport, during demonstration matches held at Birmingham&#8217;s National Exhibition Centre (NEC) on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>The event marked one year until the tournament, for wounded, injured and sick military service personnel, begins.<\/p>\n<p>Notably absent was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/uk\/home-news\/prince-harry-meghan-markle-anniversary-b2979663.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the Duchess of Sussex<\/a>, who had been expected to attend but did not travel to the UK with Prince Harry earlier this week, citing security concerns.<\/p>\n<p>Maryam Zakir-Hussain10 July 2026 11:18<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#post-2393026\" class=\"sc-1wyow5i-1 earWyi\"><\/a>Will Prince Harry finally learn that he can\u2019t have it both ways?<\/p>\n<p>As the duke\u2019s multimillion-pound lawsuit against the Daily Mail lands him with a mountainous costs bill, there is one victor \u2013 and it is not Prince Harry, says Chris Blackhurst:<\/p>\n<p>Maryam Zakir-Hussain10 July 2026 10:26<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#post-2393001\" class=\"sc-1wyow5i-1 earWyi\"><\/a>Daily Mail v Prince Harry: The failed claims brought by the duke and other stars<\/p>\n<p>The Duke of Sussex and six other prominent public figures have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/uk\/home-news\/prince-harry-uk-visit-daily-mail-buckingham-palace-live-updates-b3010201.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">lost a major court case<\/a> accusing the publisher of the Daily Mail of unlawful information gathering.<\/p>\n<p>The claimants, which included <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/charles-iii-daily-mail-british-london-diana-b3010147.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sir Elton John<\/a> and Baroness Doreen Lawrence, had alleged Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL) carried out or commissioned unlawful activities such as landline tapping, hiring private investigators to place listening devices inside cars or \u201cblagging\u201d private records.<\/p>\n<p>ANL strongly denied the claims in a high-profile <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/daily-mail-london-british-doreen-lawrence-elizabeth-hurley-b2949471.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">45-day High Court trial<\/a>, where Harry and the other celebrity claimants gave evidence.<\/p>\n<p>Maryam Zakir-Hussain10 July 2026 09:51<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#post-2392997\" class=\"sc-1wyow5i-1 earWyi\"><\/a>Meghan \u2018to bring Archie and Lilibet to join Prince Harry in the UK\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Speculation is mounting that the Duchess of Sussex and her children could be reunited with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/voices\/prince-harry-meghan-king-charles-buckingham-palace-lilibet-archie-b3009828.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">King Charles <\/a>during <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/prince-harry\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Prince Harry<\/a>&#8216;s week-long UK trip, as he launches the one-year countdown to the Invictus Games.<\/p>\n<p>Harry initially arrived in London on Monday without his family, who had pulled out of the visit due to security concerns. However, it now appears these safety worries may have been mitigated.<\/p>\n<p>Maryam Zakir-Hussain10 July 2026 09:29<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#post-2392991\" class=\"sc-1wyow5i-1 earWyi\"><\/a>Prince Harry visits Birmingham Children&#8217;s Hospital during UK visit<\/p>\n<p>The Duke of Sussex caused excitement among the nurses at Birmingham Children\u2019s Hospital where he spoke about the \u201cfinancial difficulties\u201d facing the NHS.<\/p>\n<p>One female medic received a hug while families asked for pictures and he posed for a group shot with around a dozen nurses, telling them: \u201cThank you for everything you do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In a speech to mark the 20-year milestone, the duke told a room of WellChild executives, nurses and families who they help: \u201cI don\u2019t know if you hear it enough, the difference that you make every single day is quite literally changing daily lives.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He said: \u201cI understand, and we understand that becomes harder every week with cuts and financial difficulties\u2026just the insanity that that seems to be circulating, not just in this country but in general.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut hospitals like this don\u2019t run without people like you, and families like this can\u2019t be families that they want to be at home without the expertise and the skill set that you\u2019re handing over to them and WellChild is right at the centre of that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2284720475...jpeg\"  loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 ggpMaE\"\/>(Getty)<\/p>\n<p>Maryam Zakir-Hussain10 July 2026 09:09<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#post-2392987\" class=\"sc-1wyow5i-1 earWyi\"><\/a>The Duke&#8217;s history of legal battles with the Home Office over family&#8217;s security<\/p>\n<p>Prince Harry has faced a protracted legal battle with the Home Office over the security arrangements for him and his family when in the UK after his level of protection changed when he stepped down as a working royal in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>When the duke lost a Court of Appeal challenge against the Home Office last year, he gave a BBC interview in which he expressed hopes of a reconciliation with his family, revealing Charles would not speak to him because of his security court case.<\/p>\n<p>Harry added: \u201cI can\u2019t see a world in which I would be bringing my wife and children back to the UK at this point and the things that they\u2019re going to miss is, well, everything you know.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-09T120003Z_1753210187_RC2CAMAVYJMT_RTRMADP_3_BRITAIN-ROYALS-HARRY.JPG\"  loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Britain's Prince Harry leaves the Birmingham Children's Hospital after celebrating the 20th anniversary of the first WellChild Nurse programme, in Birmingham, Britain, July 9, 2026. REUTERS\/Lisa Leutner\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 ggpMaE\"\/>Britain&#8217;s Prince Harry leaves the Birmingham Children&#8217;s Hospital after celebrating the 20th anniversary of the first WellChild Nurse programme, in Birmingham, Britain, July 9, 2026. 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