Overview

• Buckingham Palace confirmed a private tea at Clarence House lasting just under an hour, the first father‑son meeting in about 19 months, after which Harry said the King was “great.”
• Royal commentators say discretion is the immediate test, with a friend of the King describing the encounter as “an olive branch wrapped in a test” if any details were to leak.
• Unresolved security remains a practical barrier after Harry’s failed appeal over UK police protection, and he has said he will not bring Meghan and their children to Britain under current arrangements.
• Media reports cite internal resistance to a wider thaw, with unnamed sources saying Prince William is doubling down against contact and others suggesting Queen Camilla is unlikely to forgive past comments easily.
• Harry told The Guardian his conscience is clear over past disclosures and that his focus this year is his father, following a charity‑focused UK visit he said he loved.