{"id":685539,"date":"2026-07-11T05:48:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-11T05:48:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/685539\/"},"modified":"2026-07-11T05:48:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-11T05:48:08","slug":"king-meets-grandchildren-archie-and-lilibet-for-first-time-in-four-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/685539\/","title":{"rendered":"King meets grandchildren Archie and Lilibet for first time in four years"},"content":{"rendered":"

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It’s understood that the King and Queen met with Harry, Meghan and their children on Friday, as ITV News Royal Editor Chris Ship reports<\/p>\n

The King has been reunited with his grandchildren after the Duke and Duchess of Sussex visited the head of state at his country home, it is understood.<\/p>\n

Charles welcomed Meghan and Harry\u2019s children to his Highgrove residence during the afternoon after days of speculation over whether the family meeting would take place.<\/p>\n

Archie, seven, and Lilibet, five, last saw their grandfather in person during Queen Elizabeth II\u2019s Platinum Jubilee celebrations in 2022.<\/p>\n

It is understood the Queen who has a private home near to the King\u2019s Gloucestershire property was also among the group.<\/p>\n

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The meeting between Charles and the young prince and princess is likely to be interpreted as a sign of the thawing of the relationship between the King and his son Harry.<\/p>\n

The pair were estranged for some time especially after Harry criticised his father, stepmother Camilla, brother the Prince of Wales and sister-in-law Kate in his Oprah interview, Netflix documentary, interviews and his autobiography Spare, after stepping down from the working monarchy six years ago.<\/p>\n

His rift with William is ongoing and shows no sign of abating and the family reunion took place during the same afternoon William was playing in a charity polo match at Windsor.<\/p>\n

In February 2024 Harry made a transatlantic dash from his Californian home to Britain to see his father following his cancer diagnosis, which may have led to the first steps in a reconciliation between the pair.<\/p>\n

Harry had planned to bring his family to the UK while he undertook a week-long series of events promoting charities and organisations close to his heart including the Invictus Games he founded.<\/p>\n

Security issues prevented Meghan and the children travelling with him on Monday but it appears concerns over safety were mitigated to allow the visit to Highgrove to take place.<\/p>\n

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