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Prince Harry has tea with King Charles in first meeting in over a year

The father and son have been distant since Harry and his wife, Meghan, left royal life and publicly aired grievances about the family

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Britain’s King Charles and Prince Harry walk behind the coffin of Queen Elizabeth in London in September 2022. Photo: TNS
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Britain’s Prince Harry joined his father, King Charles, for tea on Wednesday at his Clarence House home in London, the first time they have met in well over a year.

The two have been distant since Harry and his wife, Meghan, left royal life and moved to California in 2020 and then publicly aired grievances about his family.

Harry was driven through the gates of Charles’ London home following an earlier engagement at the Centre for Blast Injury Studies at Imperial College London.

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The Duke of Sussex had arrived in the UK for Monday's third anniversary of the death of Queen Elizabeth and for a series of visits to charities he supports.

Buckingham Palace confirmed that Charles, 76, had a private tea at Clarence House in London with his son on Wednesday.

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Harry, 40, travelled directly to an Invictus Games event in London after the meeting. Asked by a reporter about his father, he said: “Yes, he’s great, thank you.”

Britain’s Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, leaves Clarence House in London on Wednesday. Photo: AFP
Britain’s Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, leaves Clarence House in London on Wednesday. Photo: AFP
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