Prince Harry could see his father for the first time in more than a year and a half when they are both in London on Wednesday.
Harry is flying in from the US for tomorrow night’s WellChild Awards and will stay in the UK for a week.
Meanwhile, King Charles will be in the capital midweek for his cancer treatment. He has been enjoying his official summer break in Balmoral.
Despite a packed schedule of meetings with a detailed itinerary, sources say Wednesday is Harry’s quietest day.
Currently, there is no specified window for a meeting with Charles. However, The Mail on Sunday understands that should an invitation to meet be extended, Harry would drop everything to attend.
A source said: ‘A meeting with Charles is not off the table but the only people who would know about it are Clive Alderton [the King’s private secretary] and Charles and Harry.
‘If anything is planned, then he is keeping this extremely close to his chest. It certainly is part of his intention to see his father.
‘If it’s on Wednesday, then he would make it work.’
Prince Harry could see his father for the first time in more than a year and a half when they are both in London on Wednesday. Pictured: King Charles III (L) walks with Prince Harry as they arrive at St George’s Chapel inside Windsor Castle on September 19, 2022, ahead of the Committal Service for Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II
Harry is flying in from the US for tomorrow night’s WellChild Awards and will stay in the UK for a week. Pictured: King Charles III and Prince Harry in 2018
Meanwhile, King Charles will be in the capital midweek for his cancer treatment. He has been enjoying his official summer break in Balmoral
Despite a packed schedule of meetings with a detailed itinerary, sources say Wednesday is Harry’s quietest day
It is understood that relations between Charles and Harry continue to thaw and warmed significantly last week when Harry was touched to find that his office was informed by Buckingham Palace of the death of the Duchess of Kent at the same time as the rest of the senior Royals were told.
During his visit, Harry also intends to undertake key charity commitments including a Tuesday trip to the Community Recording Studio in Nottingham and a reception on Wednesday evening for the Invictus Games.
This is the first time the Duke of Sussex has been to the UK in recent years with no legal appointments on the agenda and he is said to be relishing the opportunity to enjoy a ‘purely positive’ trip.
A source said: ‘Harry has vowed to meet with every single one of his UK patronages, with the aim of raising money for them and hoovering up donations and pledges from corporate sponsors.
‘He is here on a one-man mission to reconnect with all his charities, not to go down the pub with his mates.’
Poignantly, the annual WellChild Awards, celebrating the achievements of seriously ill children and their families, which Harry has been patron of for 17 years, coincides with the third anniversary of the Queen’s death.
