King Charles would like to spend more time with Harry’s children while Harry is looking for a home in the UK. And the sign of a double attempt at rapprochement between the king and the Duke of Sussex? Too early to tell. For now, the ‘official’ reason for the sovereign’s desire would be his “great sadness” that he would feel for the lack of a relationship with little Archie and Lilibet, who live in California and with whom he does not have frequent relationships, since he has none with their father and his wife Meghan Markle. On the other hand, Harry would like to have ‘support’ in Great Britain to be able to meet his friends more often. The king’s cancer diagnosis has made his relationships with his grandchildren “even more touching” as he knows he “won’t be here forever”, writes the Mirror. By extension, this means that Charles will never completely remove Harry from his life, despite the positions expressed by the Duke in interviews with him in his autobiography ‘Spare’, which went against the royal family.
Ingrid Seward, author of the book ‘My Mother and I: The Inside Story of the King and Our Late Queen’, declares that «family has always been important to the king. He remembers his childhood being somewhat fragmented as his parents were always busy. It is a great sadness for him not to see Archie and Lilibet anymore.” «This is why Carlo will never break ties with Harry. He doesn’t want a long distance relationship with his son’s children – concludes the royal expert -. He wants to get to know them and be involved in their lives while they are still young enough to learn from him wisdom. His cancer has made this even more poignant for him because he knows he won’t be here forever.”
In short, according to insiders, the king is determined to build a relationship with Prince Harry’s children and be part of their lives. The monarch, who has been undergoing treatment for cancer since February, expressed his dissatisfaction at only seeing them via video calls, after meeting five-year-old Archie only a few times and two-year-old Lilibet only once. His decision to step up efforts to be more involved comes as it is understood he sent Lilibet a “gift and greeting card” for her recent birthday. Returning to Harry, GbNews writes that the duke is looking for a base in the United Kingdom since his friends do not visit him in the United States due to differences with Meghan. Charles’ second son wants a home after being evicted from his royal residence Frogmore Cottage last year. Harry has been living in California with his wife as of 2020.
