The Prince and his wife Meghan have caused controversy with some of their decisions since quitting royal life – and they might need to explain their position to their children in the future
Prince Harry might face some challenging questions from his kids down the line(Image: BACKGRID)
Much was made of Prince Harry’s recent reunion with King Charles. Last month, the pair met at Clarence House in London for their first face-to-face meeting since February 2024.
Royal watchers suggested that the 50-minute catch-up signalled a thawing in Harry’s frosty relationship with his family – but it remains to be seen whether there is a way back into the fold for the disgruntled Prince.
Harry has hit out at members of his family on a number of occasions since quitting royal life, leading him to be all but estranged. And his actions may also cause issues with his own children further down the line, according to an expert.
Hugo Vickers has suggested that Archie, 6, and Lilibet, 4, may have some difficult questions for their father as they get older.
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Archie and Lilibet might have questions in the future about their parents’ difficult relationship with the royal family(Image: Instagram @meghan )
He told the Sun that he believes “there’s going to come a point when they’re going to say, why haven’t I met my grandfather on either side?
“And so he’s storing up a lot of, you know, emotional problems for them, I think,” he added.
Mr Vickers has previously voiced concerns about what Harry and Meghan’s children’s future will look like once they learn about their parent’s decision to abandon royal life in the UK.
He told the publication: “One day, as they grow up, they’re going to get irritated by having had the backs of their heads photographed and used for promotion, and never having met their grandfathers, either side,” he said. “Not Mr Markle, nor the King. So it’s not a very good situation, frankly.”
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The Sussexes are estranged from the royals – and also Meghan’s father Thomas(Image: AP)
Despite being sixth and seventh to the throne, Archie and Lilibet have spent very little time in the UK and, as a result, have very little to do with the royal relatives, including grandfather King Charles, their uncle and aunt Prince William and Princess Kate, and cousins Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis.
Charles has only ever seen Archie a handful of times and has met Lilibet in person just once, during the late Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee in June 2022.
One major issue for Harry is his concern for his family’s safety should they travel to the UK. In May, he lost a legal challenge over the levels of security his wife and children are entitled to while in the UK.
Harry had been seeking to overturn a decision that had downgraded his security after he stopped being a working royal and moved to the US.
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In May, Harry lost a legal challenge over the levels of security his family are entitled to while in the UK(Image: BACKGRID)
His lawyers had argued that he had been “singled out” for “inferior treatment” -but the court ruling upheld that there had been nothing unlawful about how the decision had been reached.
The dispute between Prince Harry and the government arose after he and Meghan stepped back from frontline royal duties in January 2020 and moved overseas.
His legal challenge saw the Duke argue in court that the government committee responsible for planning security for the royals (Ravec) did not consider the particulars of his circumstances properly in 2020.Three senior judges at the Court of Appeal rejected his appeal.
However Harry has now made yet another bid for security in the UK by writing to Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood about his case.
A source close to Harry told The Times that King Charles ‘ son knows the case won’t be a priority for Ms Mahmood, but he hopes the assessment will be carried out as soon as possible. “I can confirm that the duke has written to the new Home Secretary asking for a risk management board to be conducted,” the source told the newspaper.
“While he realises this will not be top of the incoming secretary’s in-tray it is something which should have happened a long time ago. We have had the can kicked down the road for quite a while now but all he’s asking is for Ravec to abide by its own rules which state that an RMB should be conducted each year. The last one for the duke was in 2019.”