Archie and Lilibet have 'huge obstacles' in way of King Charles relationship

05 March 2024 , 14:08

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Harry and Meghan with Archie (Image: PA)

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's children are up against a number of "huge obstacles" if they are to forge a relationship with King Charles, an expert has said.

Prince Archie, four, and Princess Lilibet, two, have had limited time with their grandfather due to their residency in the United States and Harry's reluctance to travel to the UK as a full family. Harry previously stated he didn't feel it was safe to bring his children with him to the UK following the decision to revoke his security.

However, while this is sure to play a major part in establishing any bond, royal expert and author Tom Quinn exclusively tells us there are more stumbling blocks for the family. "There are huge obstacles to King Charles having a relationship with his grandchildren," Quinn exclusively tells The Mirror. "It's not just the fact that they live in the States and that Meghan recalls her time in the UK with anger and upset it's that no one in the family now trusts the couple - any time the Sussexes and their children spend with Charles is risky for the royal family. Once you have washed the family dirty linen in public no one is going to trust you not to do it again."

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Quinn previously revealed that "no one trusts Harry" following his outbursts about the Royal Family on the small screen and in his memoir, Spare. "Charles is also aware that, as future king, William is at the heart of the succession planning that is taking place right now – officials had assumed Charles would remain healthy at least into his mid-eighties before succession planning would need to begin but in fact it has now begun and indicates perhaps that Charles’ cancer is more dangerous than we have been led to believe," Quinn said. "Succession planning is highly secret and no one trusts Harry to be part of it for the simple reason that if he feels in any way slighted or not given what he feels he deserves he will run straight to the media."

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Harry sent shockwaves around the world when released his memoir, where he talked about his negative experiences in the Royal Family." Harry is expected to be back in the UK for an Invictus Games event in May as he marks its 10-year celebration. It's not yet clear, however, whether Meghan and the kids will be alongside him on the visit.

Jessica Gibb