Prince Charles met his two youngest grandchildren earlier this month when their parents, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, visited the United Kingdom for a brief visit. The heir to the throne and the Duchess of Cornwall were “excited” to see Prince Harry and Megan and their children traveling from California to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, according to a royal source. Lilibet Diana Mountbatten-Windsor, also known as Lili, had her first birthday during her stay and also met her great-aunt’s queen for the first time. Harry, who resigned as a senior member of the royal family in 2020, had a troubled relationship with his father, telling American TV presenter Oprah Winfrey how frustrated he was and how Charles stopped accepting his calls at one stage. Read more: Royal spending exceeds 100 million £ Prince Charles has “very emotional” first meeting with granddaughter Lilibet The monarchy was hit by a crisis when the Sussex, in the same March 2021 interview, accused an anonymous royal of being racist to their son before he was born and the wider institution of failing to help Megan when she was suicidal. But a senior royal source said it was “wonderful” to have the family back in the UK. “It was fantastic to see them. It was wonderful to have them back in Britain,” the source said. “The prince and the duchess were very excited to see them. “The prince, of course, has not seen Archie’s grandson for a while and so it was very, very, very special to have some time with him. “He had not met Lily, his granddaughter, and so meeting her was very emotional, a very, very wonderful thing.” Image: Photo: Missan Harriman Read more: New photos released of Harry and Megan’s daughter, Lilibette, Prince Charles accepting cash bags for his charity Harry and Megan appeared at the Thanksgiving anniversary ceremony at St Paul’s Cathedral in London, but sat away from Charles, Camilla and the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. Sussex did not participate in other public celebrations. Picture: Harry and Megan sitting across the aisle from William, Kate, Charles and Camilla Charles also has three other grandchildren, George, Charlotte and Louis, whose parents are Prince William and Kate.
