King Charles III is preparing for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s expected July return to the UK with their children, but he’s been urged to proceed cautiously by people close to him—warning that Harry and Meghan “can’t be trusted” and that the reunion could
By the time Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are expected to return to Britain in July with their children. Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet. King Charles III will be weighing more than logistics. He’ll be stepping into a family moment that people around him believe could easily turn uncomfortable—and even pointless.
For years, the feud between Prince Harry and Prince William has seemed impossible to fix. Yet as the Duke of Sussex prepares to come back with his wife and their two children, a rare opportunity to repair the fractured relationship may finally be within reach.
Still, not everyone believes it should.
A source who spoke to the National Examiner said Charles has become increasingly determined to see progress made between his sons, despite warnings from those closest to him that he could be setting himself up for disappointment.
The source claimed that both the Prince of Wales and Queen Camilla have urged Charles to proceed with caution, arguing that Harry and Meghan “can’t be trusted.”
Charles sees the July visit as a deadline he can’t ignore. The source said Charles believes time is running out to heal the family divide. and that he’s moved past an earlier acceptance that neither side was ready to move forward. In the words shared with the outlet. Charles has become convinced that “if this family is ever going to heal. somebody has to step in. ” and that “far too much time has already been lost.”.
Harry, for his part, has publicly echoed the idea of reconciliation. In a May 2025 interview, he told the BBC: “I would love reconciliation with my family. There’s no point continuing to fight any more, life is precious.”
The stakes around the July trip are tied to more than family feelings. The expected return is set to line up with events marking the one-year countdown to the 2027 Invictus Games in Birmingham. England. In Charles’s mind. the source said. July presents the best opportunity they’re likely to get—and he doesn’t want it wasted.
“He knows there’s every chance the meeting could be uncomfortable,” the source claimed, “but he firmly believes it’s now or never.”
Yet even with security planning and the hope of a thaw, Prince William remains unconvinced.
The source said William has no interest in repairing his relationship with Prince Harry and remains frustrated by Charles’s attempts to bring the family back together. adding that “William is still livid and can’t understand why his father keeps extending olive branches.” As far as William is concerned. the source said. “Harry is beyond hope.”.
The brothers have been estranged for years following Harry and Meghan’s departure from royal life in 2020. The rift deepened over claims the Sussexes later made about The Firm in a series of interviews, their eponymous 2022 Netflix docuseries, and Harry’s 2023 memoir, Spare.
People close to Charles aren’t the only ones skeptical. The source said Queen Camilla shares Prince William’s concerns about Charles’s efforts to reconcile with Harry and Meghan, describing that William and his stepmother “think the whole idea is complete lunacy.”
In that telling, they’ve both warned Charles countless times that he’s setting himself up for disaster and that Harry and Meghan “can’t be trusted.” The source added that the warning, so far, has done little to change Charles’s thinking.
The source said Charles has reached a point where he believes the feud is damaging the family far more than any awkward reunion ever could.
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Harry can’t be trusted… I mean come on.
This is just more royal drama again. Like Charles is trying to “fix” it but Meghan/Harry are gonna make it awkward on purpose.
Wait I thought Camilla was the one who like caused all this or whatever? The article says she urged caution, but that doesn’t mean she didn’t start it lol. Also July return with the kids sounds like a PR move more than a family moment. If William still isn’t talking then it’s kinda pointless no matter what Charles thinks.
National Examiner though… not exactly unbiased. But still, if Charles feels like he’s got a deadline to heal, that seems sad. Harry keeps saying reconciliation but then he’s also always in the headlines. I don’t know what “can’t be trusted” even means here—like are they worried about the children meeting William or something? This whole thing is just gonna turn into another interview circus.