The Duke of Sussex is said to be sad that his children ‘are missing out on the extensive family network’
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Prince Harry is said to be ‘very sad’ his children Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet are ‘missing out on life’ with the Royal Family.
A source close to the Duke of Sussex has claimed the family are having a ‘lovely time’ in Montecito, California, where they now live.
But Harry, 41, is said to be sad that his children are ‘missing out on the extensive family network’ that Prince William’s three children are enjoying.
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The source said: “Harry feels his children are missing out on the extensive family network that their cousins are enjoying.
“Harry wants his children to have the very best education.
“He has retained his closest friendship group of confidants from his days at school at Ludgrove and Eton.
“He wants that for his own children… Archie and Lili are having a lovely time in California, but Harry is very sad that they are missing out on life with the rest of their family.”
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Meghan Markle, 44, recently painted a picture of family bliss by sharing two adorable photographs of Archie to commemorate his seventh birthday.
One showed Archie and Lilibet enjoying a trip to the seaside in the US, where Meghan and Harry have lived since quitting royal life in 2020, Mirror reports.
Last year, Harry talked about life in the US and said: “I enjoy living and bringing my kids up here, it’s a part of my life that I never thought I was going to live and it feels as though it’s the life that my mum wanted for me.”
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But friends believe his opinion has changed, particularly after Prince William and Princess Kate released a new photograph and video of Princess Charlotte to mark her 11th birthday.
Harry’s friend told the Daily Mail that he desperately wishes his own children enjoyed the same sort of childhood as their cousins Princess Charlotte, Prince George, 12, and Prince Louis, eight.
The Prince and Princess of Wales’ children attend the same public school – £32,000-per-year Lambrook, in Berkshire.
Harry went to Ludgrove School, another private school in Berkshire.
After passing entrance exams, Harry went to Eton College.
But it is understood Meghan is against her children following in such footsteps.
The insider continued: “There is still some negotiation for Harry to have with Meghan. The King, however, is delighted.”
The comments suggests Harry has mentioned his plans to educate his children in Britain to King Charles, who he met for tea at Clarence House last September.
Reports claim Harry hopes to bring Meghan, and possibly their children, with him when he returns to the UK in the summer to publicise the upcoming Invictus Games for injured and sick former service personnel, due to take place in Birmingham.