"Harry has had little contact with his father and elder brother, Prince William, since he and his wife, the former Meghan Markle, gave up royal duties and moved to California in 2020. The relationship became even frostier after the couple bared their grievances with Buckingham Palace in a tell-all interview with Oprah Winfrey, a Netflix series and Harry's memoir, "Spare.""
"Harry was last in London in April, when the Court of Appeal rejected his bid to restore a police protection detail that was canceled after he stopped being a working royal. Charles was on a state visit to Italy at the time, so a meeting was impossible. That case was itself an impediment to improved relations because it involved Harry criticizing the king's government in the courts. But once it was over, change became possible."
Prince Harry arrived in the United Kingdom on Monday, prompting speculation about whether he will meet King Charles III for the first time in 19 months. The visit coincided with the third anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II's death; Harry visited the monarch's grave in Windsor to lay flowers. Harry has had little contact with his father and elder brother since he and Meghan ceased royal duties and moved to California in 2020. The relationship worsened after public disclosures in an Oprah interview, a Netflix series and Harry's memoir Spare. The last meeting with Charles occurred in February 2024 after the king's cancer diagnosis, lasting about 45 minutes.
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