Prince Harry has no intention of seeing his brother Prince William during his current trip, palace aides have said, even though the estranged royal rushed to his father's side following a cancer diagnosis.
The Duke of Sussex was seen arriving at Clarence House at 2.42pm on Tuesday afternoon, less than 24 hours after Buckingham Palace announced that King Charles III had a “form of cancer”.
The pair allegedly spoke for around 45 minutes, after which the monarch and Queen Camilla were seen leaving.
It was their first formal in-person meeting since Queen Elizabeth's funeral in September 2022; Harry and his wife Meghan Markle attended King Charles' coronation last May, but did not interact with the monarch or his wife.
Prince Harry was seen arriving at Clarence House on Tuesday afternoon.
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But despite that meeting, sources have said there is no meeting scheduled between him and his brother William, who have reportedly been feuding for years.
Sources have reported that there is “nothing in the diary” of the brothers.
A source close to William said The times that there were “no plans” for the future king to meet Harry.
It is unclear how long Harry will remain in the UK, having not visited since last September when he attended a charity event.
One source suggested Mirror that Harry is “making plans to spend more time in England so he can be there physically for his father,” adding that his wife had given him the go-ahead.
Prince William, whose wife, Catherine, Princess of Wales, is recovering from abdominal surgery, will resume royal duties on Wednesday.
Royal commentator Richard Fitzwilliams said the relationship between the brothers “showed no signs of thawing”.
The extent of the brotherly feud became public last January when Prince Harry alleged in his memoir, Spare, a series of accusations against Prince William.
Tensions rose further in late 2023 when early copies of a Dutch version of the book Endgame: Inside the Royal Family and the Monarchy's Fight for Survival by Omid Scobie named the Princess of Wales and King Charles as two alleged high-ranking members. rank of the British royal family. having talked about the skin color of Harry and Meghan's unborn child.
FitzWilliams said this latest incident had changed “relationships with the freeze”.
However, Fitzwilliams joined other royal watchers in expressing their hopes that the royal family would come together at such a difficult time. “In a crisis, families should be together,” he said.
Charles personally called Harry and William, as well as their siblings Anne, the Duke of York and the Duke of Edinburgh, to break the news before the Palace announced it publicly to the nation at 6pm on Monday.
Prince Harry was then seen leaving Heathrow Airport's Windsor VIP Suite early Tuesday, having flown 11 hours from a private terminal at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).
