Overview
- Buckingham Palace confirmed a private family meeting at Highgrove on July 10 where King Charles and Queen Camilla saw Prince Harry, Meghan Markle and their children in person for the first time since 2022.
- Disagreements over security arrangements and an offer to stay at Buckingham Palace produced public briefings from both sides and remain unresolved, with Harry’s team and palace sources giving competing accounts of what happened.
- On Thursday Harry made a solo appearance at the TIME100 Sports Gala in New York, where he was honoured for his work with the Invictus Games, spoke about the power of sport and was reported to say the King is “doing great” while also reacting to England’s World Cup defeat.
- Meghan did not take part in any public engagements during the visit and friends told outlets she felt deep sadness and humiliation about how parts of the trip unfolded, while the couple kept the children out of the public eye for safety reasons.
- Friends and multiple reports say the Sussexes are quietly weighing spending more time in Europe with their Portugal home as a convenient base, a shift that could shape future access to the UK and the couple’s public roles.