Harry arrives for first King meeting in 19 months

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Prince Harry has arrived at Clarence House, where he is expected to meet King Charles for the first time in 19 months. The Duke of Sussex was driven through the gates of the monarch's London residence at 5.20pm on Wednesday afternoon.

The arrival followed an earlier engagement at the Centre for Blast Injury Studies at Imperial College London. Harry is expected to attend another engagement elsewhere in London later on Wednesday evening.

Long-awaited reunion attempt

The potential meeting comes after Harry publicly expressed hopes for reconciliation with his family in May. He told the BBC that Charles would not speak to him because of his court battle over security arrangements and said he did not know "how much longer my father has".

Harry last saw his father in February last year when he made a transatlantic dash from California to the UK following Charles's cancer diagnosis. Their previous encounter lasted less than 24 hours after the health announcement and appeared to last as little as 45 minutes.

Ongoing family tensions

The King, who is still undergoing treatment for cancer, arrived in London from Balmoral on Wednesday. This marks the penultimate day of Harry's four-day trip to the UK.

The duke, who stepped down from the working monarchy in 2020, has levelled accusations against Charles, Queen Camilla, Prince William and Catherine in various media appearances since moving to the US. Harry previously claimed Charles was jealous of Meghan and Kate, and said he believed the King was "never made" for single parenthood.

According to Harry, Charles pleaded with his sons during a tense meeting after the Duke of Edinburgh's funeral: "Please, boys. Don't make my final years a misery." Harry remains estranged from his brother William, who was in Cardiff on Wednesday visiting a new mental health hub on World Suicide Prevention Day.

Reconciliation steps

Royal watchers will monitor whether Harry refrains from publicly discussing any reunion and whether Palace briefings emerge. Senior aides to the King and Harry were pictured together in London in July, reportedly representing an initial step towards opening communication channels between the two households.

The expected meeting came after Charles had an audience with Holocaust survivor Manfred Goldberg at Clarence House, where he was invested with his MBE insignia. The latest meeting is also expected to be cut short by Harry's evening engagement.

Sources used: "PA Media" Note: This article has been edited with the help of Artificial Intelligence.

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