King Charles Hosts Prince Harry, Meghan, Archie, and Lilibet at Highgrove House in Gloucestershire

King Charles III hosted Prince Harry, Meghan, and their two children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, at Highgrove House in Gloucestershire on Friday afternoon as the family tried to repair a rift that has persisted since Harry and Meghan quit royal life and moved to America six years ago.

“- Published The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, along with their children Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, have visited King Charles and Queen Camilla”

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The BBC said Buckingham Palace confirmed the King and Queen hosted the family at Highgrove House earlier in the afternoon and described the meeting at the King's private home in Gloucestershire as a "private family occasion."

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The NBC News report said Harry, Meghan, and their children met with the king and Queen Camilla at Highgrove House, a country estate west of London, and noted that the Duke of Sussex arrived Monday in his homeland for a number of charity events.

The Guardian reported the reunion follows the last time Charles saw Archie and Lilibet during the late queen’s platinum jubilee celebrations in 2022, and it said the meeting marked a clear step towards healing the public rift between Harry and his father since his criticism of the monarchy in interviews and in his bestselling memoir Spare.

The BBC said Meghan and the two children would not accompany Harry on any public engagements during the last two days of his visit, and it tied the trip’s uncertainty to confusion over whether Meghan and the children would come to the country after a dispute over levels of security.

NBC News reported that a government committee denied Harry security protection for his family and that Buckingham Palace withdrew an offer for the prince to stay there when it appeared he would come alone, while it also said Harry’s visit coincided with him losing his final lawsuit in his quest to tame the British tabloids.

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In a separate account, the Guardian said the reunion followed a bumpy week for Harry that included a high court judge’s dismissal of his claim against Associated Newspapers Ltd over unlawful information gathering on Tuesday, and it described the security row and the withdrawal of an offer of accommodation at a royal residence.

NBC News also quoted Harry telling the BBC, "I would love reconciliation with my family. There’s no point in continuing to fight anymore," while the BBC described the brothers’ relationship as broken and said there were no plans for them to meet while Harry and Meghan are in the UK.

The BBC said the meeting was the first time the King has seen his grandchildren Archie, seven, and Lilibet, five, in person in more than four years, and it reported that it was confirmed on Thursday that Meghan and the two children would not accompany Harry on public engagements during the last two days of his visit.

People reported that Buckingham Palace confirmed on Friday, July 10, that King Charles and Queen Camilla hosted Prince Harry, Meghan Markle and the couple’s two children that afternoon at Highgrove House, and it said no images are expected to be released from the reunion and no further details will be provided because it was a private family meeting.

The Guardian said the reunion follows Harry’s arrival in the UK for Invictus Games promotion and a last-minute change of plan meant Meghan pulled out of initial public engagements in Birmingham, while it also noted that the reunion took place on the same afternoon William was playing in a charity polo match at Windsor.

France 24 reported that Harry arrived in the UK on Monday to mark the one-year countdown to the next year’s Invictus Games and said he and other high-profile figures lost a court case against the UK’s Daily Mail tabloid on Tuesday, with a further court hearing on July 29-30 that could see him and six other complainants ordered to pay substantial legal costs.