Prince Harry has reportedly issued a strict list of demands ahead of any potential reconciliation with his estranged father, with one clause in particular risking reopening old wounds.<\/p>\n
The prince is due to fly into London for the WellChild Awards next week and had been tipped to take the opportunity to meet with King Charles.<\/p>\n
The timing coincides with the King\u2019s presence in the UK, with no overseas visits planned until later in the month.<\/p>\n
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By continuing you agree to our Terms<\/a> and Privacy Policy<\/a>.<\/p>\n The last time they saw each other was in January 2024.<\/p>\n But despite a professed desire for a reconciliation and concern for the health of his father, who has been undergoing treatment for cancer, Prince Harry has laid down three demands before agreeing to any reunion, according to royal correspondent Rob Shuter<\/a>.<\/p>\n The first is for the king to cough up payment for full security for himself, wife Meghan and their children Prince Archie, 6, and Princess Lilibet, 4.<\/p>\n Second is that Harry wants Buckingham Palace to take control of press management and paparazzi.<\/p>\n \u201cHarry doesn\u2019t want another trip where he feels unprotected and exposed,\u201d an insider told Shuter.<\/p>\n \u201cHe wants iron-clad guarantees- not vague promises. Security and privacy are non-negotiable.\u201d<\/p>\n Third, and most controversially, he wants Meghan to be given the full royal treatment, even though both she and Harry stepped back from royal duties in 2020.<\/p>\n \u201cHarry insists Meghan must be treated as HRH,\u201d they claimed.<\/p>\n \u201cThat means family members must show her the formal respect of bows and curtsies. Harry\u2019s offering reconciliation- but at a price.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd that price includes the entire royal family bowing to Meghan.\u201d<\/p>\n An insider close to the King told Shuter that while he wants a meeting with Harry, the demands risked \u201cblowing open old wounds\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cHarry\u2019s offering reconciliation \u2014 but at a price. And that price includes the entire royal family bowing to Meghan.\u201d<\/p>\n Prince Harry last saw his father in person soon after the King was diagnosed with cancer.<\/p>\n The Duke of Sussex landed at Heathrow on February 6 and was driven straight to Clarence House where he saw his father for just over half an hour before going back home to the US the next morning.<\/p>\n The last time the King saw his grandchildren was in June 2022 when the Sussexes briefly returned for the late Queen\u2019s Platinum Jubilee.<\/p>\n Hopes of a thaw in the icy relations between the royals came earlier this year when Prince Harry\u2019s chief communications officer, Meredith Maines and UK press handler Liam Maguire were spotted meeting up with the King\u2019s press secretary Tobyn Andreae in London.<\/p>\n The talks, seen as a breakthrough, reportedly touched on avoiding clashes between Sussex projects and royal engagements, and on Prince Harry receiving direct updates about his father\u2019s health.<\/p>\n