Overview

• Palace sources say the King is upholding the late Queen’s rule that royals cannot combine official duties with paid work.
• Charles and Harry met for about 54 minutes at Clarence House earlier this month in their first private meeting in many months.
• Insiders dismiss reports of staged public unity or special exceptions and indicate any father‑son contact would remain private without an official role.
• A spokesperson for the Duke said he will not discuss wider royal matters and reiterated that his current priority is his father.
• Harry’s recent four‑day UK visit included charity stops and the WellChild Awards, for which he had Metropolitan Police security at the event.