Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet are “very excited” to potentially meet their grandfather, but don’t “have any concept” of who their royal relatives really are, HELLO! can reveal.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are raising their two children as “normal little kids” in Montecito, California, but they’re seemingly unaware that Charles is actually the King.
Archie, seven, and Lili, five, are thought to be excited about being on holiday and the prospect of meeting King Charles if they come to the UK next week.
For them, any meeting would be just that – with their grandfather, rather than with the King.
A friend of Harry and Meghan tells HELLO!: “The truth is they don’t really have any concept about who they (the royal family) are, their parents are very good at keeping them away from it all so they live as normal little kids.”
Prince Harry is also said to be in “frequent” contact with his father, HELLO! understands.
When did Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet last see their grandfather?
King Charles has long awaited a reunion with his grandchildren on the Sussex side. Archie and Lilibet were last in the UK in 2022 for the late Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations.
Prince Archie was born in the UK in 2019 when Harry and Meghan were still working royals, meaning he spent time with his royal relatives. However, Princess Lilibet was born in California in June 2021.
© Getty ImagesHer visit to the UK in 2022 is the only known time she’s met her grandfather in person.
It’s unclear whether she has ever met her royal cousins, Prince William and Kate’s children, Prince George, 12, Princess Charlotte, 11, and Prince Louis, eight.
Harry last met his father last September for a brief reunion at Clarence House during one of his visits to the UK for charity events.
Prince Harry and Meghan’s UK travel plans confirmed
It comes as it was revealed that Prince Harry will visit the UK next week, but his wife and children will not join him in London.
© Archewell Foundation via Getty IThe Duke of Sussex, 41, will carry out a five-day visit from 7 to 11 July, but the rest of his family will not travel to the capital.
However, HELLO! understands that no decision has formally been made for the rest of the week yet.
This means it hasn’t been confirmed whether Meghan, Archie and Lilibet will join Harry outside of London. On Friday, it was revealed that his security detail was “still looking at options” to help the visit go ahead.
Harry will also be visiting Birmingham for the one-year countdown to the Invictus Games.
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