Overview

• Prince Harry is scheduled to be in London on September 8 for the WellChild Awards, which he has long supported.
• Multiple outlets report the king may be open to a private father–son meeting, though neither side has confirmed plans.
• Friends of Prince William are quoted calling a meeting a "terrible idea," while saying he would defer to the king’s decision.
• Informal discussions in July between Sussex communications aides Meredith Maines and Liam Maguire and palace officials signaled a tentative reopening of channels.
• Sources say the king, who is receiving cancer treatment, wants the long-running rift resolved so it does not overshadow his legacy.