The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, along with their children Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, have visited King Charles and Queen Camilla.

Buckingham Palace confirmed on Friday evening that the King and Queen hosted the family at Highgrove House earlier in the afternoon.

The Palace described the meeting at the King’s private home in Gloucestershire as a “private family occasion”.

It is the first time the King has seen his grandchildren Archie, seven, and Lilibet, five, in person in more than four years.

Prince Harry and Meghan had not been in the UK together since 2022, when they attended the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II.

Prince Harry has attended a number of events in the UK this week, but it was confirmed on Thursday that Meghan and the two children would not accompany him on any public engagements during the last two days of his visit.

It is not known where the family is staying while here.

The meeting is a significant development in family relations that have been strained since Prince Harry and Meghan’s departure from the UK and royal duty in 2020.

Sources said father and son wanted to meet this week and the King was keen to make time to see his two young grandchildren.

The prince has travelled to the country alone since 2022, and met his father on a trip last September.

While Prince Harry and his family were at Highgrove, his brother, the Prince of Wales, was playing in a charity polo match in Windsor.

The brothers’ relationship remains broken and there are no plans for them to meet while Harry and Meghan are in the UK.

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