Overview
- Buckingham Palace confirmed that King Charles met Prince Harry, Meghan Markle and their children at Highgrove in a private reunion that took place on July 10 and lasted about an hour.
- The meeting was kept secret by the palace, no photographs or details of the conversation will be released, and participants were reportedly sworn to confidentiality.
- Queen Camilla drove from her nearby home to join the King and is described by commentators as a central, non‑negotiable presence in any rapprochement between Charles and Harry.
- Prince William did not attend the visit and multiple sources say there remains no contact between the brothers, leaving their deeper personal and institutional rift unaddressed.
- The reunion came against the backdrop of Home Office refusals to restore state police protection for the Sussexes and recent legal setbacks for Harry, which limit travel, shape security arrangements and affect whether the children can visit more often.