Insiders reveal whether Prince Harry held secret summit with Princess Beatrice in New York

EXCLUSIVE: Princess Beatrice travelled to New York on Tuesday to join her mother, Sarah Ferguson, as they both attended an event to mark Climate Week while Prince Harry was in town.

By Nathan Kay, Weekend Editor (Royal)

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Prince Harry and Princess Beatrice were once very close (Image: Getty)

Prince Harry has not yet met with his aunt Sarah Ferguson or cousin Princess Beatrice despite being in New York at the same time, Express.co.uk has learned.

According to two separate sources, the Duke of Sussex, 40, has so far been "too busy" to meet with his family members but there is hope something can be squeezed in the diary before everyone departs at the end of this week.

The source adds that there is only one more day remaining for the trio to arrange a meeting which may end up a "secret summit" held behind closed doors.

"As of last night [September 24] there had been no meeting," said the source. "There have been no plans added to the diary either so if a meeting does go ahead, it will be something they will be keen to keep under wraps."

Princess Beatrice travelled to New York on Tuesday to join her mother, Sarah Ferguson, 64, as they both attended an event to mark Climate Week.

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The Princess of York attended a lunch co-hosted by the Anti-Slavery Collective, a charity she co-founded with sister Princess Eugenie which aims to combat modern slavery and human trafficking.

In pictures released on social media, Beatrice, 36, can be seen giving a speech at the event, which was attended by her mother, as well as former Prime Minister, Theresa May.

At the same time, Prince Harry, was also in the Big Apple to attend a number of events during the UN General Assembly High-Level Week and Climate Week.

Beatrice, as well as Eugenie, are known to have been close to the Duke even after his fall out with the rest of the royals. However, recently, their relationship had become more distant.

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Prince Harry was once very close to his cousins Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie (Image: Getty)

On Monday, the Duke of Sussex spoke at a panel event for The Diana Award, a nonprofit organisation founded after the late Princess Diana's death at age 36 in 1997.

During another appearance, at the Clinton Global Initiative, Prince Harry gave a passionate speech on online harm and called for action to tackle the "pervasive threat" the online world poses for children.

He also stressed the surges in anxiety and depression linked to social media platforms, with challenges compounded by the spread of "unreliable and unfounded information".

Both the Sussexes and the Duchess of York's representative have been approached for comment.

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