Overview

• Buckingham Palace confirmed a roughly 50-minute private tea at Clarence House earlier in September, the first in-person meeting between father and son in more than a year.
• Prince Harry’s spokesperson rejected claims he viewed the reunion as overly formal and like an “official visitor,” and clarified the gifted framed photo showed Archie and Lilibet only.
• Palace insiders told The Times they were saddened and perplexed by Harry’s statement, and a royal expert told Fox News the king was disappointed, complicating any next steps.
• Multiple outlets, citing unnamed sources, report King Charles has agreed to keep Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson out of public-facing events following renewed scrutiny of Andrew.
• Video and eyewitness accounts from the Duchess of Kent’s funeral indicated Prince William appeared to reprimand Andrew, underscoring the family’s discomfort with the disgraced duke.