Breaking: King and Queen host Harry, Meghan and children at private residence

King and Queen host Harry, Meghan and children at private residence Sat 11 Jul 2026 at 4:18am King Charles and Queen Camilla hosted Prince Harry and his family in a private meeting at the royal couple's country retreat. Buckingham Palace confirmed the meeting after weeks of speculation ahead of Prince Harry's highly-publicised trip to the UK. Prince Harry's wife, Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, and two children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, were also in attendance at the King and Queen's private residence Highgrove House. The Duke of Sussex travelled to the UK for charity engagements and to mark the one-year countdown to the Invictus Games in Birmingham in 2027. Ahead of the visit, it was unclear if he would meet his father and step-mother after an awkward stand-off over accommodation and security. It's the first time in four years that his 7-year-old son and 5-year-old daughter have visited the UK. While the US-based duke has returned home each year, this trip marks the first time that the duchess has travelled with him to the UK since Queen Elizabeth's funeral. It remains unclear where the family is staying during their visit. Buckingham Palace described the meeting as a "private family occasion" and British media is reporting that images of the encounter won't be released publicly. It's been a dramatic week for the Prince, who earlier this week lost a high-profile privacy suit against the publisher of the British tabloid, the Daily Mail. Loading