Overview

• Harry arrived at Clarence House around 17:20 local time and departed in under an hour, according to an AFP journalist on the scene.
• The meeting was their first in-person contact since February 2024, with the king still receiving treatment following his cancer diagnosis.
• The duke returned to the UK for charity engagements and privately visited Queen Elizabeth II’s tomb on the anniversary of her death, including a stop at an Imperial College research center focused on blast injuries.
• Reports in July of a London meeting between the king’s communications chief Tobyn Andreae and Harry’s new communications lead Meredith Maines had fueled expectations of a father–son encounter.
• Harry has made recent trips to London without Meghan or their children, consistent with his visits since stepping back from royal duties in 2020.