King Charles looks set for further heartache as Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet are not expected to join Prince Harry on his return to the UK next week. The Duke of Sussex will fly to London next week to give a reading at St Paul's Cathedral on May 8 to mark the Invictus Games' tenth anniversary.
No senior member of the Royal Family is expected to attend the event next Wednesday.
Meghan Markle, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet's attendance at the event has not been confirmed.
Meghan, Archie and Lilibet did not travel with Prince Harry to the UK at all in 2023 despite the Duke of Sussex making several trips to London.
King Charles looks set for further heartache as Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet are not expected to join Prince Harry on his return to the UK next week.
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The Duchess of Sussex has not visited the UK since September 2022 following Queen Elizabeth II's funeral.
However, Meghan will travel to Nigeria next month to undertake an unofficial royal tour alongside her husband just days after the Invictus event in London.
Prince Harry's most recent trip to the UK came in February 2024 after Buckingham Palace announced that King Charles had been diagnosed with a form of cancer.
Meghan Markle, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet's attendance at the event has not been confirmed.
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The King's youngest son flew to London and met with his father for 45 minutes at Clarence House.
However, King Charles's lack of time with his grandchildren has been described as a "very sad" situation by a royal commentator.
Micahel Cole told GB News: "When the King asked Prince Harry and his wife to vacate Frogmore Cottage, Harry said 'Doesn't the King want to see his grandchildren?'
"Well, the fact is he is not seeing his grandchildren.
Meghan, Archie and Lilibet did not travel with Prince Harry to the UK at all in 2023 despite the Duke of Sussex making several trips to London.
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King Charles evicted Prince Harry and Meghan Markle from Frogmore Cottage last year.
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"He has hardly seen Prince Archie and I am not sure he has even since Princess Lilibet more than once. It is a very sad state of affairs."
King Charles evicted Prince Harry and Meghan Markle from Frogmore Cottage last year. The couple currently do not have a base in the UK since leaving the royal residence in the summer of 2023.
Harry and Meghan had barely used Frogmore Cottage since they stepped down as working members of the Royal Family and moved to the US in 2020.
