Prince Harry and children to visit UK next month amid security concerns
Quick Look
- Prince Harry is reportedly planning to bring his children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, to the UK next month for the first time in over four years.
- The visit aims to reconnect the children with their grandfather, King Charles, and attend an event for the Invictus Games.
- However, security concerns for the family remain a key issue.
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Why It Matters
Prince Harry lost a legal battle for automatic police protection in the UK and is awaiting a decision on a risk assessment. He plans to visit the UK next month with his children to reconnect with King Charles and attend an Invictus Games event.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will bring their two children to the UK for the first time in more than four years, it has been reported.
Prince Archie, seven, and Princess Lilibet, five, last visited Britain in 2022 during the late Queen Elizabeth II’s platinum jubilee celebrations.
Prince Harry last year lost his battle against the Home Office for automatic police protection while in the UK, having previously claimed it was not safe to bring his family without it.
He has since been granted a full risk assessment and is awaiting a final decision from the royal and VIP executive committee (Ravec), the Home Office committee responsible for authorising such protection.
Harry intends to bring his family to an event next month promoting the one-year countdown to his Invictus Games for wounded military, which are to be held in Birmingham in 2027, after being assured that adequate security provision would be in place, according to the Daily Telegraph.
A spokesperson for the Sussexes has been contacted for comment.
King Charles has not seen his youngest grandchildren in person since 2022 and it is not known if he will meet them during next month’s reported visit.
An LA-based business associate of Harry and Meghan, who live in Montecito, California, told the newspaper there had been a “warming of the frost” between the king and his youngest son after Harry’s very public attacks in his memoir, Spare, and television interviews.
Harry has reportedly told friends in the US that he was “excited” for his children to reconnect with their paternal grandfather. The source was reported to have said: “Harry says he’s coming back before the end of the year with the children with the express intent to reunite with his dad.”
Harry met his father last September at Clarence House in London, their first face-to-face meeting since February 2024. The meeting was seen as a first step in improving relations between them.
During next month’s visit the duke will visit many of his remaining patronages, including WellChild and Scotty’s Little Soldiers.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Prince Harry will attempt to improve relations with King Charles during the visit.
Likely
Open Questions
- Will King Charles meet his grandchildren?
- Will Harry receive police protection?
- What is the outcome of the risk assessment?
