King Charles meets Prince Harry's children for first time since 2022

King Charles and Queen Camilla met their son Prince Harry's children, Archie and Lilibet, on Friday at the King's Highgrove estate in western England, a palace source confirmed. This marks the first time the monarch has seen his grandchildren, aged 7 and 5, since 2022.

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It was Charles' first meeting with his grandchildren Archie, 7, and Lilibet, 5, since 2022.

Prince Harry, his wife Meghan, and their two children have visited Britain only sporadically since relocating to the U.S. This latest meeting occurred during Harry's current five-day visit to Britain for charity events and amid a legal battle he brought against British media. The palace source emphasized the private nature of the family occasion, stating no photographs or further details would be released.

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The palace source described the meeting as a private family occasion and said no pictures, video or further details would be released.

The meeting comes after a challenging week for Prince Harry. He lost a privacy case against the publisher of the Daily Mail newspaper, an action his father had reportedly likened to a "suicide mission." Harry, 41, has been largely estranged from his family since stepping down as a senior royal six years ago, frequently criticizing them in interviews and his 2023 memoir, "Spare."

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Harry said last year he wanted to reconcile with his family, as he did "not know how much longer my father has".

Disagreements over security arrangements and accommodation had complicated Harry's visit. He lost a court battle last year concerning security, which he has partly blamed for his strained relationship with his father. The King, 77, is currently undergoing cancer treatment and has had limited contact with his grandchildren since their births.

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Harry lost a privacy case this week that he had brought against the publisher of the Daily Mail newspaper, an action which he said his father had likened to "a suicide mission".