{"id":394492,"date":"2025-09-03T12:06:10","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T12:06:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/394492\/"},"modified":"2025-09-03T12:06:10","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T12:06:10","slug":"king-charles-and-prince-harrys-potential-meeting-next-week-is-make-or-break","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/394492\/","title":{"rendered":"King Charles and Prince Harry\u2019s Potential Meeting Next Week Is \u201cMake-Or-Break\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>King Charles and Prince Harry are tentatively slated to meet up as soon as next week, as Harry will be in London for the WellChild Awards on September 8.<\/li>\n<li>That date, poignantly, also marks the third anniversary of Queen Elizabeth\u2019s death in 2022.<\/li>\n<li>Charles and Harry aren\u2019t thought to have met up face-to-face in 19 months, since right after the King announced his cancer diagnosis in February 2024.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_2-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> A potential meetup between father and son <a class=\"recommendation-inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instyle.com\/king-charles-begged-prince-william-not-make-mistake-he-made-11737354\" link-destination-recommendation=\"true\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">King Charles<\/a> and <a class=\"recommendation-inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instyle.com\/prince-harry-in-uk-awkward-question-king-charles-11711074\" link-destination-recommendation=\"true\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Prince Harry<\/a> next week could be \u201cmake-or-break\u201d for the two men, a source told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/prince-harry-and-charles-meeting-could-make-or-break-family-feud-excl\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Us Weekly<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_4-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> \u201cIf it goes well, it could lead to other family members being open to better relationships,\u201d the insider added. \u201cIf things get leaked negatively, then it\u2019s done, and there\u2019s no chance [for peace].\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p> Prince Charles and Prince Harry on February 14, 2018.<\/p>\n<p>Getty<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_7-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> The Duke of Sussex will be in London on September 8\u2014next Monday\u2014for the WellChild Awards, an organization he has been patron of for 17 years. That date also happens to mark the third anniversary of <a class=\"recommendation-inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instyle.com\/queen-elizabeth-birthday-royal-family-private-celebration-8636612\" link-destination-recommendation=\"true\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Queen Elizabeth<\/a>\u2019s death at 96 years old in 2022.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_9-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> Since then, the King has been diagnosed with cancer, and \u201cHarry is concerned about his father and feels the weight of time,\u201d the source said, adding that a \u201cheightened sense of urgency\u201d is \u201ca catalyst\u201d for both men.\n<\/p>\n<p> Prince Charles and Prince Harry on April 4, 2019.<\/p>\n<p>Getty<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_12-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> \u201cFor Charles, a meeting with Harry means establishing harmony,\u201d the insider said. \u201c[He] understands that headlines and strife are not good for anyone, and he wants things to move forward. For Harry, it\u2019s an opening for his children to have a relationship with the grandfather.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_14-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> A successful meeting next week could, at least, \u201cclear the air and have a fresh start,\u201d they said, after years of strife between Harry and members of the royal family.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_16-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> Other than a \u201cbrief phone call\u201d for Charles\u2019s 76th birthday last November, father and son have barely been in touch. While no meeting is confirmed, Harry said in an interview with the BBC in May that he would like reconciliation with his family, and in July, representatives for both the King and Harry met in London\u2014a hopeful sign.\n<\/p>\n<p> Prince Harry and King Charles on September 14, 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Getty<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_19-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> \u201cCharles does want to meet Harry,\u201d a source told Us Weekly. \u201cHe doesn\u2019t want this falling-out to overshadow his legacy. But Harry has caused chaos and hurt, so it\u2019s complicated.\u201d If a meeting happens, it\u2019ll likely be private \u201cand more likely to be on the King\u2019s terms rather than Harry\u2019s,\u201d royal historian Marlene Koenig said.\n<\/p>\n<p> Prince Harry on April 8, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Getty<\/p>\n<p> King Charles on April 8, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Getty<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_25-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> \u201cA meeting is feasible, and both sides are open to it,\u201d the source said. \u201cThis marks the first tentative steps of reconciliation.\u201d Though the likelihood of a meetup is \u201chigh,\u201d it will likely be brief rather than an \u201cin-depth\u201d conversation about deeper issues.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_27-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> \u201cIt would [take time] for the public to get used to it,\u201d the insider said of a reconciliation between Charles and Harry. \u201cBut ultimately, the public wants them to make amends.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"King Charles and Prince Harry are tentatively slated to meet up as soon as next week, as Harry&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":394493,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7708],"tags":[5105,7710,519,448],"class_list":{"0":"post-394492","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-royals","8":"tag-royal","9":"tag-royal-families","10":"tag-royal-family","11":"tag-royals"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115140282575032038","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/394492","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=394492"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/394492\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/394493"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=394492"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=394492"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=394492"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}