The Duke of Sussex returned today to the United Kingdom for the second anniversary of his grandmother, the Queen’s, passing.
Immediately after landing at Heathrow Airport, following an 11-hour flight from California, he traveled to St. George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle, where the Queen is buried, and laid flowers on her grave.
During this time, his older brother and his wife were just fifteen minutes away, attending a memorial event for the late Queen.
Unfortunately, the two, who are still estranged, did not plan to meet halfway and are not expected to do so during the visit.
Recently, sources close to the palace mentioned another intriguing and positive potential meeting between the Duke and his father, the King, but there are currently no details and it is unknown if it will take place.
Meanwhile, his schedule for the coming days mainly includes visits to the charities he works with.
The current visit, expected to last about four days, will be his longest stay in the kingdom since 2022, when he came with his spouse for the Queen’s funeral.
This time, his spouse stayed at their home in California with their two children.
It is also his first visit to the United Kingdom since his legal attempts to secure government protection for himself and his family failed.
Last week, sources said that he and his father are interested in meeting soon about a year and a half since their last meeting in February 2024, when he visited his father after learning he was ill with cancer.
That previous meeting was brief, lasting less than an hour.
“Reconciliation is within reach, and both sides want to make it happen,” a source told The Mirror.
“For the first time in a long time, there is a real sense of potential future reconciliation.”
It was also reported that to give a real chance for reconciliation and prevent media and public interference, the meeting, if it occurs, will be private and even confidential.
“It will be a simple, personal, private, and respectful meeting, not a large or media-covered event.
The goal is to open a door for future dialogue.”