Queen Camilla is said to support King Charles III’s hopes of repairing his fractured relationship with Prince Harry, but she has no intention of getting personally involved.
The claim was made by several royal experts who spoke to Fox News Digital. Harry is expected to travel to the U.K. on July 7 for events marking the one-year countdown to the Invictus Games Birmingham 2027, a milestone closely tied to his signature charitable initiative.
The BBC reported that Meghan Markle and the couple’s two children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, will not accompany him to London after it was confirmed the family would not receive taxpayer-funded police protection.
According to the outlet, Meghan, Archie and Lilibet could still join Harry later in the week. It remains unclear whether the revised schedule will allow the king to meet his grandchildren, whom he has not seen in person for four years.
Royal experts told Fox News Digital that while Camilla wants the king, who continues , to have the opportunity to spend time with his young grandchildren, she remains cautious. They said that despite any desire for reconciliation, trust within the House of Windsor has yet to be fully restored.
“Personally, I feel Camilla has been supporting Charles in his ambition to reunite with Harry, [but] Camilla regularly protects Charles’ interests,” royal broadcaster Ian Pelham Turner told Fox News Digital.
“Camilla is a believer in duty. She cares for the king and knows the rift has caused him worry,” royal expert Richard Fitzwilliams also told Fox News Digital.
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“While Camilla has been a force for stability and is unlikely to block Charles if he really wants to meet with Harry, she’ll be keeping her distance,” British royal expert Hilary Fordwich told Fox News Digital.
“She prefers to avoid complicating matters. She and the king are in lockstep, preferring calm over any confrontation. If the king does meet with Harry, given the high level of trust issues, it’s likely to be just them rather than any extended family.”
Their statements came after reports from the Daily Express previously claimed that Camilla is “steering well clear” of the couple during the visit and is “not going to be around when they arrive.”
Fox News Digital reached out to Buckingham Palace for comment.
Katie Nicholl, Vanity Fair royal correspondent and co-host of “The Royals Uncensored,” told Fox News Digital that Camilla is known for carving out time to spend with her own children and grandchildren.
“The queen is a very family-oriented woman, and there are many weekends when she doesn’t spend the weekend at Highgrove with the king,” Nicholl explained. “She goes back to Ray Mill, her family home, and spends time with her children and grandchildren.”
“Family has been and always has been hugely important to Camilla,” Nicholl said. “I know that she has very much encouraged the king to sometimes put his pen down and, instead of working, go and spend some time with his grandchildren and has encouraged him to be more family-focused. And I think if Camilla has been behind the scenes trying to encourage this reconciliation, that shows enormous strength of character on her part.”
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