According to royal commentator Richard Fitzwilliams, speaking to GB News, any reunion involving Meghan, King Charles, and the wider Royal Family is unlikely to be straightforward. At the heart of the issue, he argues, is Meghan’s apparent lack of connection to the UK and her poor standing with the British public.
The Duchess of Sussex has not set foot in Britain since Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral in September 2022. Her children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, were last seen in the UK earlier that year during the late Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations. Notably, King Charles has met his granddaughter Lilibet just once—when she was six months old.
While Prince Harry has returned to the UK several times on his own over the past three years, Meghan and the children have remained in the United States, reinforcing the sense of distance between the Sussex family and the rest of the monarchy.