Fears grow that King Charles might never see Archie and Lilibet again

Prince Harry declared earlier this week that he would not be travelling to the UK with his wife and their two children due to security fears.

By Lauren Welch, Royal Reporter based in London, Nathan Kay, Weekend Editor (Royal)

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Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet reside in the US (Image: NETFLIX/Harry and Meghan)

King Charles may never reunite with his two youngest grandchildren as Prince Harry refuses to bring his young family to the UK, sources claim.

Speaking on ITV's latest documentary named 'Tabloids on Trail', Harry revealed that he would not be bringing his wife and their children to the UK over fears for their safety.

Royal experts have now expressed their fears that King Charles may never see Prince Archie, five, and three-year-old Princess Lilibet again in an "incredibly sad situation".

The 75-year-old is said to have last seen Archie and Lilibet back in June 2022. Harry and Meghan travelled to the UK with their children for the late Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebrations.

Harry, 39, has since travelled to the UK without his wife and children several times - including visits for his legal battle with the Government over the loss of his taxpayer-funded security.

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Speaking of the King, Majesty magazine's managing editor Joe Little said: "It would be great to think that at some point soon the King would get to visit the grandchildren that he has seen very little of, but he is 75 and still not in the best of health.

"A visit to America is unlikely to be a high priority now, given the other demands on his time.

"It's an incredibly sad situation that few would have predicted even five years ago."

As reported by the Daily Mail, royal author Margaret Holder added: "It is very difficult for the monarch to travel as a private person. All kinds of diplomacy would have to be involved to get the King into California to see the children.

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King Charles last saw his two youngest grandchildren in 2022 (Image: GETTY)

"So if the children can't come here and the King can't go there, you are looking at a situation where you've got a grandfather, who is undergoing cancer treatment, becoming more and more remote."

Although without his wife and children, Harry could be set to make a return to the UK this summer.

Harry could join King Charles at Balmoral Castle in late August after the rest of the Firm has departed the Scottish estate, a source has claimed.

A source said: "...Mid-August has been pencilled in for the main arrivals while some members of the family could join a shooting event on August 12. The Sussexes will not be part of that meeting but Harry may join the King at a later date when the Queen and the rest of the Royal Family have left. However, it's highly unlikely given the current tensions..."

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