After Prince Harry and King Charles III had a face-to-face meeting in September 2025, there was hope that the relations between the Duke of Sussex and his estranged family members would improve — but things appear to have stalled.
“They haven’t got the bandwidth to repair the long-standing rupture with Harry,” royal expert Christopher Andersen tells Us Weekly exclusively. “That whole healing process appears to have been put on hold.”
Andersen, the author of Brothers and Wives, explains that Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s February arrest in connection with the Jeffrey Epstein scandal — the former prince was accused of misconduct in public office — has overshadowed all else.
“The Epstein scandal and Andrew’s involvement in it has rocked the monarchy to its core,” Andersen continues. “In the midst of all this turmoil, Harry and Meghan [Markle] have very much been put on the back burner.”
The king is set to travel to the United States on April 27, and royal watchers have continued to wonder whether plans have been made for another meetup between Charles, 77, and Harry, 41. However, an insider tells Us that the father and son will not be seeing each other.
“Healing with Harry’s family is not the royal family’s priority at the moment,” a source close to the Sussexes says, noting there are “no plans” for Charles and Harry to cross paths later this month.
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Us understands that Charles’ visit to America is strictly work-related. There are no personal stops planned, and it would not be appropriate for Charles to plan a meeting with Harry and Meghan during a taxpayer-funded trip.
Harry’s relationship with his family has been full of ups and downs since he and Meghan, 44, stepped away from their roles as senior working royals in 2020.
However, it seemed the family was healing when Harry met up with Charles for a brief closed-door conversation in September 2025.
“The meeting was sparked by a handwritten letter from Harry earlier this year to Charles expressing his desire to reconnect,” a source told Us at the time. Initially, they were “not sure it was going to happen” during Harry’s trip to the U.K., but the father and son made things work.
Their conversation was “super positive and very relaxed,” the insider added. “They were catching up personally about the children and what has been going on with Charles and his health. There were hugs and tears at th
