Prince Harry to Visit London Next Week for Veterans' Charity Event

Prince Harry will travel to London next week without his wife, Meghan, and their two children. A source close to the family told AFP that the 41-year-old prince had planned a family trip to the United Kingdom, the first in four years, but the London portion will now proceed without them after confirmation that taxpayer-funded security would not be provided.

Harry is scheduled to mark the one-year countdown to the 2027 Invictus Games, an event he launched in 2014 for wounded veterans. The games are set to run from July 10 to 17, 2027. He is also expected to attend engagements with other charities during the multiday visit.

The family remains in Europe and still hopes to reach the United Kingdom in some form, though arrangements for the remainder of the trip outside the capital are under consideration. The source close to the Duke of Sussex said his wife, son Archie and daughter Lilibet would not accompany him on the London part of the trip.

Last year Harry lost a court case seeking full police protection during visits to the United Kingdom. "It's impossible for me to take my family back to the U.K. safely," he told the BBC at the time. Buckingham Palace has not offered additional security for the trip, according to BBC reporting.

Harry last met his father, King Charles III, briefly at Clarence House in September 2025. It remains unclear whether the two will meet during the upcoming visit. Harry and Meghan left Britain for North America in 2020 and stepped back from royal duties that year.

" A source close to the prince said last month that he and his family would stay at royal residences.