Fresh reports suggesting Prince Harry may once again qualify for taxpayer-funded security briefly reignited hopes of a long-awaited royal reunion — including the possibility that his children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, could finally reconnect with King Charles in the UK.

Royal watchers speculated that improved security could open the door for the Sussex children to meet their grandfather on British soil. At the same time, insiders claim Harry is quietly holding onto another dream: that King Charles might visit his grandchildren in the United States, paving the way for an emotional family reunion.

But that hope has now been brutally shut down.

TV presenter Mark Dolan delivered a scathing warning, insisting that Harry’s strategy is doomed to fail and that the King will not abandon royal duty for sentiment. According to Dolan, Charles is far too committed to his role as monarch to derail an official state visit — even for family.