Prince Harry’s decision on Archie, Lilibet increases emotional stress for King Charles

King Charles is expected to face additional emotional pressure due to Prince Harry’s decision regarding the addition of Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet.

Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet are not expected to join Prince Harry when he returns to Britain next week.

The Duke of Sussex will fly to London next week to give a reading at St Paul’s Cathedral on May 8 to mark the tenth anniversary of the Invictus Games.

No senior members of the royal family are expected to attend the event next Wednesday.

The attendance of Meghan Markle, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet at the event is unconfirmed. Despite the Duke of Sussex making several trips to London in 2023, Meghan, Archie and Lilibet did not travel with him to the UK at all.

The Duchess of Sussex has not visited the UK since September 2022, following the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II.

However, Meghan will travel to Nigeria next month to accompany her husband on an unofficial royal visit just days after the Invictus event in London.

Prince Harry’s most recent visit to Britain came in February 2024 when Buckingham Palace announced that King Charles had been diagnosed with a form of cancer.

The king’s youngest son flew to London and met with his father for 45 minutes at Clarence House.

However, King Charles’s lack of time with his grandchildren has been described by one royal commentator as a “very sad” situation.

Michael Cole told GB News: “When the King asked Prince Harry and his wife to vacate Frogmore Cottage, Harry said ‘Doesn’t the King want to see his grandchildren?’

“Well, the fact is he’s not seeing his grandchildren.

“They have rarely seen Prince Archie and I’m not sure they’ve even seen Princess Lilibet more than once. It’s a very sad situation.”