Meghan Markle and Children Reportedly Arrive in the UK but Will Stay Away From Prince Harry’s Public Invictus Events
Meghan Markle, Archie and Lilibet ‘in the UK’ but won’t join Prince Harry at Invictus
Although Meghan Markle will take her children to the UK, it is understood she and the youngsters will not join Prince Harry on any official engagements, including the Invictus Games events
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Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex is currently in the UK on a visit(Image: Getty Images)
Meghan Markle, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet are understood to be in the UK but will not join Prince Harry at the Invictus Games event today due to concerns over security.
It is believed the Duchess of Sussex, 44, was unable to attend today’s event due to security concerns caused by the family being refused police protection. The family are believed to be staying at Althorp, Diana’s family home.’
The arrival of Meghan and the children does pave the way for King Charles to have an emotional reunion with his grandchildren whom he hasn’t seen since 2022. The King, 77, has only met Archie, seven, on a handful of occasions when Harry and Meghan lived in the UK and only met five-year-old Lilibet once when the family returned for the late Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee.
Relations between the King and his estranged younger son have remained fractious since Harry, along with his wife, in March 2020 decided to quit their royal roles, in favour of setting up a new life in the United States.
The Mirror exclusively reported the monarch has instructed senior aides to engage in ongoing talks with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, to secure time in his busy diary around his public duties, and this looks set now to be Friday or Saturday. The Sussexes are understood to be returning to California on Sunday.
A royal source told us: “The King would not pass up the opportunity to spend time with his grandchildren and if there is a way of making it possible, he will do it.” We reported several one-to-one conversations between father and son have taken place in recent weeks, with one source describing the tone as “hopeful”.
The family will stay with Harry’s uncle Earl Spencer at Althorp House, Princess Diana’s childhood home and where she is buried, it is believed. This is in West Northamptonshire, within easy reach to both Birmingham and London for any family engagements.
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Harry with the medical staff of the Birmingham Children’s Hospital(Image: Aaron Chown/Pool PA via AP)
“So it’s been confirmed that the Duchess of Sussex will NOT attend any public facing engagements in the UK, contrary to the initial plan publicised by the Sussex team. It’s thought Meghan, might still come to the UK with the couple’s children, Archie and Lilibet, but only for private family events, away from the cameras,” read a tweet by Chris Ship, ITV’s Royal Editor.
Harry landed in the UK on Monday, and has been carrying out duties in the country, including an emotional visit to a hospital in Birmingham, where he melted into a hug with a nurse.
Here the Mirror breaks down Harry’s engagements in the UK throughout Thursday, including the visit to Birmingham Childrens’ Hospital. There, he even spoke about Archie, telling a child his son loves Lego. The Duke of Sussex described Archie, seven, as “a master builder”.
We also look at engagements other royals, including King Charles, have completed on Thursday, just days before what is expected to be an emotional reunion. King Charles and Queen Camilla were more than 100 miles from Harry on Thursday, as they attended London Zoo where the veterinarian team undertook health checks on a Humboldt penguin, one of 71 owned by the zoo, checking his heart rate with a stethoscope.
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Prince Harry received an emotional hug as he visited a children’s hospital while the King and Prince William carried out their own engagements hundreds of miles away.
The Duke of Sussex was mobbed by nurses as he toured Birmingham Children’s Hospital to celebrate 20 years of the WellChild charity’s specialist nursing programme, which helps seriously ill children. WellChild is one of the few UK-based patronages that Harry retains, and as he arrived at the hospital, it sparked excitement among medics, including one nurse who flung her arms around the prince.
Families also asked for pictures, and the duke posed for a group shot with around a dozen nurses, telling them: “Thank you for everything you do.”
SOURCE: https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/royals/meghan-markle-prince-harry-uk-37411804
SOURCE: http://mirror.co.uk/news/royals/meghan-markle-prince-harry-uk-37411804