For the first time in four years: Harry and Meghan return to Britain

After four years of family absence, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are finally packing their bags and bringing their children, Prince Archie (age 7) and Princess Lilybet (age 5), to visit the United Kingdom.

So what’s the excuse this time? The couple is arriving for a week of promotional events for the Invictus Games to be held in Birmingham in 2027. If you were worried about their safety – fear not, because after Harry’s stormy legal battles with the British government, it seems that their security arrangements have been upgraded especially for this visit.

The real question on everyone’s mind is: Will King Charles agree to meet Meghan, after all the public criticism she has passed on the royal family? Palace experts say that Charles, who has always been a “diplomat”, has absolutely no intention of confiscating her. According to royal biographer Hugo Vickers, the king always left the door open, and refusing to meet her now would only make matters worse.

Beyond the drama, there is also a family and emotional matter here – the 77-year-old king, who is currently dealing with cancer, really wants to spend time with his grandchildren. He had only seen Archie a handful of times face to face, and little Lilibet only once in his life. However, if this exciting meeting does happen, it will be kept away from the public eye, in a secret atmosphere and without the presence of photographers.

There are those in the palace who fear that this visit is a PR trap for the Sussexes. One source claims that there is a fear that Harry and Meghan will try to paint the meeting as if “the royal family needs them, and Charles needs them.”

And if you were hoping for some emotional forgiveness between Harry and his older brother, Prince William – think again. Sources report that there is almost no chance that the two will meet, and this against the background of the complete and continuous disconnection between them in recent years.