Expert points to sad detail about George, Charlotte and Louis' bond with Archie and Lili

Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis have a total of six cousins - including two who live across the pond in the US.

By Lauren Welch, Royal Reporter based in London

Prince George, Charlotte and Louis

Prince George, Charlotte and Louis know 'very little' about Archie and Lilibet (Image: GETTY)

Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis know "very little" about Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, according to one royal expert.

Prince Harry's two children have spent a majority of their life in the US - with Lilibet having even been born in California.

Speaking of the bond between the five young royals, one expert claimed that George, Charlotte and Louis will likely "never be close" to Archie, five, and three-year-old Lilibet.

Archie, who moved to the US when he was less than a year-old, and Lilibet have had hardly any interaction with their UK family - with the children now having likely been "replaced" by Zara Tindall's three children.

Speaking of the sad detail, royal expert Phil Dampier told Fabulous: "It’s so sad that the Wales’ kids basically know very little about their cousins across the pond and are never likely to be close to them.

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"It’s not thought that George, Charlotte and Louis have ever met Archie and Lilibet."

He also added that Harry and Meghan likely invited their nephews and niece to their daughter's first birthday party back in 2022 - but that they did not show.

Lilibet, who is now aged three, celebrated her first birthday during their visit to the UK to mark the late Queen's Platinum Jubilee.

Mr Dampier said: "Although they were invited to Lilibet’s first birthday party at Frogmore Cottage, they did not go."

Prince Archie as a baby with Meghan and Harry

Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet are Harry and Meghan's two children (Image: GETTY)

George, Charlotte, and Louis are said to share a close bond with Zara and Mike Tindall's children - Mia, 10, Lena, six, and three-year-old Lucas.

Mia was spotted holding Louis's hand as the Royal Family made their way to St Mary Magdalene's Church on the Sandringham Estate on Christmas Day 2023. As the family made their way past well-wishers, Mia was also spotted giggling with Charlotte.

Mr Dampier added: "In many ways the children of Zara and Mike Tindall have replaced Archie and Lilibet as the closest cousins of George, Charlotte and Louis.

"Their children Mia, Lena and Lucas are similar in age and when they see each other the fun is infectious. At Christmas at Sandringham, at events like Trooping the Colour, state occasions or holidays at Balmoral, the cousins play together and get on well."

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