The Prince of Wales met
his granddaughter Lili and reunited with his grandson Archie during
the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s visit to the UK earlier this month.
According to a senior royal
source, the meeting was “very emotional”, with Prince Charles
and Camilla delighted to spend time with Harry and Meghan and their
two children.
The couple travelled to London
from their California home just before Lili’s first birthday, enjoying some
of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations as well as spending
private time with their family.
Speaking at the briefing of
Clarence House’s annual review, the source said of the pair: “It was
fantastic to see them. It was wonderful to have them back in Britain. The
Prince and the Duchess were absolutely thrilled to see them.
“The Prince, of course,
hasn’t seen his grandson Archie for a bit of time and so it was very, very,
very special to have some time with him.
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Little Lili turned one during her family’s trip to the UK
“He hadn’t met Lili, his
granddaughter, and so to meet her was very emotional a very, very wonderful
thing.”
Lili also met her
namesake, her great-grandmother the Queen, for the first time and
enjoyed her first birthday party at Frogmore Cottage, Meghan and
Harry’s UK base.
Harry and Meghan appeared at
the Jubilee service of thanksgiving in St Paul’s Cathedral and were also
photographed watching Trooping the Colour the previous day.
They did not, however, appear
with other royals on the Buckingham Palace balcony, as that honour was reserved
for senior working members of the royal family.
Prior to the event, a
spokesman for Buckingham Palace said: “After careful consideration, The
Queen has decided this year’s traditional Trooping the Colour balcony
appearance on Thursday 2 June will be limited to Her Majesty and those
members of the Royal Family who are currently undertaking official public
duties on behalf of the Queen.”
Harry and Meghan stepped back
from official duties in early 2020.
