Prince Harry and Meghan Plan UK Visit With Children Next Month

Prince Harry and Meghan will bring their two children to the UK next month, according to multiple outlets. The visit would mark the first time the duke has returned to the UK with his family in four years. The children, Archie, seven, and Lilibet, five, would accompany their parents. The timing falls one year before the start of the Invictus Games in Birmingham.

The duke founded the Invictus Games in London in 2014. Next year's competition will be held in Birmingham.

The UK government's protective security system is "rigorous and proportionate," a government spokesperson said on Wednesday. "It is our long-standing policy not to provide detailed information on those arrangements, as doing so could compromise their integrity and affect individuals' security."

In May, Prince Harry lost a legal case seeking to have his police protection reinstated when visiting the UK. After the ruling, he told the BBC it was not safe to bring his family back to the country of his birth because he could not guarantee their safety. In December, sources told the BBC that Prince Harry's access to security when he visits the UK was under review.

The duke's spokesperson did not respond to a request for comment. It is not yet known whether King Charles will meet his grandchildren on this visit. The King last saw his grandchildren during the late Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebrations in 2022. In a BBC News interview last year, Prince Harry spoke of his desire for a "reconciliation" with the Royal Family.

Last September, he met his father King Charles at Clarence House in London, their first face-to-face meeting since February 2024.