{"id":558486,"date":"2026-04-01T16:01:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T16:01:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/558486\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T16:01:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T16:01:08","slug":"why-prince-harry-wont-reunite-with-king-charles-during-dads-us-state-visit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/558486\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Prince Harry won&#8217;t reunite with King Charles during dad&#8217;s US state visit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Prince Harry and King Charles III haven\u2019t seen each other in seven months \u2014 and they won\u2019t cross paths during the monarch\u2019s upcoming visit to the United States.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen you\u2019re talking about a state visit, every minute is accounted for \u2014 especially when it\u2019s the King traveling as the invited guest of a head of state,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/prince-harry-king-charles-wont-reunite-during-state-visit-united-states-exclusive-11938029\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">People reported<\/a> on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>A source told the outlet that Harry, 41, \u201cknows how things are.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>King Charles III won\u2019t reunite with Prince Harry (pictured above in April 2019) during his upcoming state visit because \u201cevery minute [of the monarch\u2019s time] is accounted for.\u201d Samir Hussein\/WireImage<\/p>\n<p>His Majesty (pictured above on March 27) will be across the pond between April 27 and 30. AP<\/p>\n<p>The Duke of Sussex, who <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2023\/11\/16\/royal-family\/step-inside-meghan-markle-and-prince-harrys-14m-montecito-mansion\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">lives in Montecito<\/a>, California, with wife Meghan Markle and <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2021\/06\/06\/prince-harry-and-meghan-markle-welcome-baby-girl-named-lilibet-diana\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">their two children<\/a>, allegedly \u201cwouldn\u2019t ask for\u201d time with his father between April 27 and 30 \u201cunder these circumstances.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Reps for Charles and Harry did not immediately respond to Page Six\u2019s requests for comment.<\/p>\n<p>The royals similarly <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/01\/07\/royal-family\/why-prince-harry-likely-wont-meet-with-dad-king-charles-during-upcoming-uk-visit\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">kept their distance<\/a> when Harry traveled across the pond in January for his <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/01\/19\/royal-family\/confident-prince-harry-arrives-at-london-court-for-final-showdown-with-uk-press\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">privacy trial against the UK press<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Charles (pictured above on February 19) is \u201ctraveling as the invited guest of a head of state,\u201d People reported on Tuesday while noting his time constraints. GC Images<\/p>\n<p>Harry (pictured above Tuesday) reportedly \u201cknows how things are\u201d and \u201cwouldn\u2019t ask\u201d to see his father. Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWant more celebrity and pop culture news?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with Page Six Daily.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>At the time, Page Six heard the former military pilot had a \u201cvery tight stay,\u201d making additional obligations \u201cextremely difficult.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another insider told us Charles, 77, would be in Scotland during Harry\u2019s trip, while People reported His Majesty avoids active legal cases.<\/p>\n<p>The father-son duo <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/09\/10\/royal-family\/prince-harry-and-king-charles-reunite-in-london-for-first-time-in-over-a-year\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">last saw each other<\/a> in September 2025 when Harry <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/09\/26\/royal-family\/inside-prince-harrys-53-minute-meeting-with-king-charles\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">had a \u201cprivate tea\u201d<\/a> with Charles.<\/p>\n<p>The Duke of Sussex lives in Montecito, California, with wife Meghan Markle (pictured above on February 15). NBAE via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Harry and Charles (pictured above in September 2014) last saw each other in September 2025. Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>The sitdown marked their first face-to-face encounter since a <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2024\/02\/05\/royal-family\/prince-harry-flying-to-see-king-charles\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">February 2024 meetup<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As for Harry\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/09\/08\/royal-family\/prince-harry-jokes-about-challenging-siblings-amid-strained-relationship-with-prince-william\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">strained relationship with brother Prince William<\/a>, the siblings have not connected in years.<\/p>\n<p>The pair <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2024\/08\/29\/royal-family\/feuding-brothers-prince-william-prince-harry-kept-their-distance-at-uncles-funeral\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">were last in the same room<\/a> in 2022 and 2024 for <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2022\/09\/10\/queen-elizabeth-iis-funeral-details-date-location-and-more\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Queen Elizabeth II <\/a>and Lord Robert Fellowes\u2019 respective funerals.<\/p>\n<p>Before that, the father-son duo (pictured above in September 2022) went more than a year without crossing paths. POOL\/AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Harry did not see Charles while in England in January for his privacy trial. GC Images<\/p>\n<p>The Prince of Wales, 43, and <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/article\/prince-william-and-kate-middletons-relationship-timeline\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">his wife, Kate Middleton<\/a>, have been at odds with Harry since the former <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2021\/02\/19\/prince-harry-meghan-markle-resign-from-all-royal-duties\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">resigned from his royal duties<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2020\/05\/07\/meghan-markle-and-prince-harry-move-into-18m-mansion-owned-by-tyler-perry\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">moved to the United States<\/a> in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Harry went on to publicly slam his family in an <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2021\/03\/07\/meghan-markle-says-royal-family-had-concerns-over-sons-skin-color\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Oprah Winfrey interview<\/a>, a <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/12\/15\/all-the-bombshell-claims-in-meghan-and-harrys-netflix-show\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Netflix docuseries<\/a> and a <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2022\/10\/27\/prince-harrys-spare-memoir-cover-revealed-release-date-confirmed\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">bombshell memoir<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Jason Knauf, the longtime communications secretary for William, Harry and their wives, explained on \u201c60 Minutes Australia\u201d last year <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/02\/24\/royal-family\/princes-william-harrys-rift-hard-and-sad-on-loved-ones\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">how \u201chard and sad\u201d the ongoing rift has been<\/a> for the royals\u2019 loved ones.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Prince Harry and King Charles III haven\u2019t seen each other in seven months \u2014 and they won\u2019t cross&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":558487,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[57],"tags":[236,7568,10586,91,88,13439,8832,27721,9844,5416],"class_list":{"0":"post-558486","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrities","8":"tag-celebrities","9":"tag-celebrity-children","10":"tag-celebrity-dads","11":"tag-celebrity-news","12":"tag-entertainment","13":"tag-family-feuds","14":"tag-king-charles-iii","15":"tag-prince","16":"tag-prince-harry","17":"tag-royal-family"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/558486","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=558486"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/558486\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/558487"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=558486"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=558486"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=558486"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}