Overview

• Palace-linked reporting states the king will not permit a part-time or hybrid arrangement for Harry, upholding the Sandringham principle set under Queen Elizabeth II.
• The Sept. 10 meeting at Clarence House lasted roughly 50–55 minutes, marking their first in-person contact in about 19 months.
• Harry may visit the U.K. regularly and appear at public or charitable events, but he will not act in an official capacity or represent the monarchy.
• Royal sources have pushed back on favorable leaks from Sussex-aligned circles, cautioning that a brief tea should not be miscast as a sweeping agreement.
• Commentary notes the king’s health has helped reopen lines of communication, with experts seeing scope for personal rapprochement but not an institutional return.