Prince Harry live: Duke, Meghan and kids ALL visit Charles while Kate steps out with William

Prince Harry live: Duke, Meghan and kids ALL visit Charles while Kate steps out with William Prince Harry is spending the day at a one-year to go celebration for his Invictus Games in Birmingham today - but he will not be joined by wife Meghan Markle as originally planned The King has been reunited with his grandchildren after the Duke and Duchess of Sussex visited the head of state at his country home, it is understood. Charles welcomed Meghan and Harry’s children to his Highgrove residence during the afternoon after days of speculation over whether the family meeting would take place. Archie, seven, and Lilibet, five, last saw their grandfather in person during Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations in 2022. It is understood the Queen who has a private home near to the King’s Gloucestershire property was also among the group. The meeting between Charles and the young prince and princess is likely to be interpreted as a sign of the thawing of the relationship between the King and his son Harry. His rift with William is ongoing and shows no sign of abating and the family reunion took place during the same afternoon William was playing in a charity polo match at Windsor. The Princess of Wales made a surprise appearance too to cheer on her husband as he took part in the DMMI Royal Charity Polo Cup 2026 at Guards Polo Club. In February 2024 Harry made a transatlantic dash from his Californian home to Britain to see his father following his cancer diagnosis, which may have led to the first steps in a reconciliation between the pair. Harry had planned to bring his family to the UK while he undertook a week-long series of events promoting charities and organisations close to his heart including the Invictus Games he founded. Security issues prevented Meghan and the children travelling with him on Monday but it appears concerns over safety were mitigated to allow the visit to Highgrove to take place. The Mirror exclusively reported this week the monarch, 77, instructed senior aides to engage in ongoing talks with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, to secure time in his busy diary around his public duties. Within hours of Prince Harry's solo Invictus Games event drawing to a close in Birmingham, Princess Kate stepped out to support her husband Prince William. For updates on Prince Harry and the Royal Family, follow our live blog below... Key Events Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have no more scheduled appointments in the UK and will likely head back to California today or Sunday. Harry's official itinerary for this UK trip concluded yesterday. After wrapping up his public duties for the 2027 Invictus Games countdown in Birmingham and holding a rare family reunion with King Charles III and Queen Camilla on Friday, their remaining time is expected to focus entirely on personal matters. Prince Harry offered a touching insight into family life during an Invictus Games event in Birmingham. Asked by TV presenter Alison Hammond whether Meghan, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet tell him they're proud of him, Harry replied: "They don't tell me every day that they're proud of me, but I'm proud of them, they're proud of me. I love my family." Harry arrived first to carry out a series of charity engagements, while Meghan later flew in with Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet ahead of the family's private reunion with King Charles at Highgrove House. Prince Harry and King Charles each stepped out separately earlier in the day on Friday. Harry tried out some of the sports that will be featured at the 2027 Invictus Games in Birmingham, about 85 miles away from Highgrove House, while the monarch visited Oxfordshire. While Prince Harry was visiting Highgrove, the Prince of Wales was taking part in a charity polo match in Windsor. There are no plans for the brothers to meet during Harry's visit. Before travelling to Highgrove, Prince Harry spent the day promoting the Invictus Games in Birmingham. He met competitors and supporters before taking part in activities including wheelchair rugby and pickleball. The meeting represents a significant development in relations between the Sussexes and the Royal Family following years of well-publicised tensions. Sources say both the King and Prince Harry were keen for the family gathering to take place. No photographs or further details of the private family gathering have been released yet but we could get more insight tomorrow. The visit marks the first time King Charles has seen Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet in person in more than four years. The family met privately at the King's Gloucestershire home. Several one-to-one conversations between the King and Prince Harry have taken place in recent weeks, paving the way for today's meeting, Both parties were committed to making a meeting work, providing the opportunity for Harry to spend time with his father and the King with his grandchildren. A royal source said: “While nothing has been ruled out, conversations remain ongoing.” Another source said: “The King would not pass up the opportunity to spend time with his grandchildren and if there is a way of making it possible, he will do it.” A preview of Prince Harry’s appearance on rugby legend Joe Marler’s podcast has been released. The Duke appears on Joe Marler Will See You Now, which goes live on Monday. In a trailer for the episode, the Prince can be seen joking about his long name, as Joe and co-host Jake Bhardwaj chant “duke, duke, duke!” as he arrives. Harry and Meghan's rocky relationship with the Royal Family could make for some seriously juicy episodes in Netflix's The Crown, the drama is that titillating. The family fallout has been stunning to watch. A bitter brotherly feud, hints of reconciliation and the hopes that a grandfather will get to see his grandchildren. Fraying relations started well before the Sussexes binned off their royal duties in spectacular fashion and they have lived in sunny California ever since. They're in the UK - but it could it mark a bright new beginning? Prince Harry spoke of the pride he has in his wife Meghan Markle and their children at the Invictus Games The Duke of Sussex told This Morning host Alison Hammond, the Duke told her that his children loved her work on the Great British Bake Off. During the interview, Harry told her: “By the way my kids loved you in the Bake Off – absolutely love it. I love it as well.” After, she asked him: “Your kids and Meghan must be so proud of you. Do they tell you every day?” Harry replied: “They don’t tell me every day that they’re proud of me but yeah, I’m proud of them, they’re proud of me, I love my family.” The Sussexes are expected to spend the weekend at Althorp House with the Spencer family. While there, they will visit the grave of Harry's mother, the late Diana, Princess of Wales. They will spend some time recovering from many hours on the road and in the air. After Harry left Birmingham at lunchtime today, he is understood to have travelled some 90 miles to the King's private residence in Gloucestershire with Meghan and the children joining him there. It marks the first time the King has seen his two youngest grandchildren in over four years, since the Sussex family travelled to the UK for Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee celebrations in June 2022. The meeting this afternoon is a significant development in family relations that have been strained since the Duke and Duchess' departure from the UK in 2020. However, Harry did not meet with his brother Prince William while he was seeing his father. William was busy playing in a charity polo match in Windsor, over an hour from Highgrove House, as the brothers' relationship appears to remain broken. There are said to be no plans for them to meet while Harry, Meghan and their children are in Britain. Buckingham Palace has described the meeting at the King's private home in Gloucestershire as a "private family occasion". Officials confirmed tonight that the King and Queen hosted Meghan, Harry and their children at Highgrove House earlier this afternoon. It is the first time the Monarch has seen his grandchildren Archie, seven, and Lilibet, five, in person in more than four years. Charles welcomed Meghan and Harry's children to his Highgrove residence during the afternoon after days of speculation over whether the family meeting would take place. Archie, seven, and Lilibet, five, last saw their grandfather in person during Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee celebrations in 2022. It is understood the Queen who has a private home near to the King's Gloucestershire property was also among the group. The King did meet with his son Harry and wife Meghan Markle this afternoon, it is understood. The King and Queen hosted the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet at Highgrove House today. They met shortly after the Prince left the Invictus Games in Birmingham. Harry will feature on the podcast on Monday to mark one year until the Invictus Games in Birmingham in 2027, which he organises. The Duke Of Sussex is to appear on The Celebrity Traitors winner Joe Marler's Joe Marler Will See You Now podcast. Harry will feature on the podcast on Monday to mark one year until the Invictus Games in Birmingham in 2027, which he organises, where he will appear alongside broadcaster and competitor JJ Chalmers. In a trailer for the episode, Harry can be seen joking about his long name, and Marler and co-host Jake Bhardwaj chant "duke, duke, duke" as he arrives on the show. Marler and Bhardwaj will speak to the pair about trauma, coping mechanisms, identity and grief, as well as lighter topics. The full episode featuring the Duke Of Sussex and Chalmers will launch on YouTube, Spotify and other podcast platforms at 5pm on Monday July 13. The Duchess of Sussex has landed in Britain for the first time in four years, but today stayed away from an official event for Prince Harry's beloved Invictus Games. Meghan, 44, had originally been expected to join Harry at the one-year to go celebration at Birmingham’s National Exhibition Centre. But despite having landed in the UK with their children Prince Archie, seven, and Princess Lilibet, five, she was not by the royal's side at this morning's event. A source close to the couple said the duchess was unable to attend the event due to security concerns caused by the family being refused police protection. It is believed she and their children instead stayed at Althorp, Northants, which is owned by Harry's uncle Earl Spencer and is also where his late mother Princess Diana is buried. It was the future king's 15th appearance at the Guards Polo Club event. The Princess of Wales cheered from the sidelines as William competed on a baking hot polo pitch in a charity cup. The Prince of Wales rode alongside top professional players as well as keen amateurs at the Guards Polo Club, near Windsor, on Friday, with the day's sport fundraising £1,050,000, pushing the Royal Charity Polo Cup's total to more than £15 million. Kate wore a gingham dress and sunglasses as she debriefed with her sportsman husband partway through one of the games, with Windsor Castle peering above in the far horizon. Mirror reporter Patrick Hill delivers his verdict on a busy royal day. Before the Prince of Wales' charity match began, commentator Karl Ude Martinez reminded the crowd of the royal family’s polo legacy and how William and the Duke of Sussex used to compete together. He said: “Obviously his brother plays, they play a lot together – they used to play a lot together. “His father played, King Charles got up to a very good handicap – their grandfather played, the late Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip, he played for many, many years and competed in many a big tournament. “Their father before that played. They’ve played for many, many generations and it is something that is very close to their heart.” Prince Harry is back in the UK and took time to embrace one of his and wife Meghan Markle's more vocal supporters, Alison Hammond. The prince and the TV presenter have struck up a surprise bond in recent years and came together again in Birmingham for the countdown to the Invictus Games. The duo continue to share a close bond with Alison coming under fire for calling the Duke "babes" live on This Morning today. Harry is currently in the UK on a solo visit without wife Meghan Markle or their two kids. Trying her best to interview the founder, presenter Alison was thrown into taking part in a race on TV. But their friendship actually dates back years, to the moment when they came face to face in a crowd.