The royal family's icy divide appears to be thawing, but experts caution that rebuilding trust will take much more than a single meeting.On Friday, King Charles III hosted Prince Harry and met with his family for the first time in years as they tried to repair a rift that has persisted since his youngest son and his wife stepped back as senior working royals and moved to California.Harry, along with Meghan Markle and their two young children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, met with the monarch and Queen Camilla at Highgrove House, a country estate west of London, Buckingham Palace confirmed.Fox News Digital reached out to a spokesperson for the palace and the Sussexes for comment.MEGHAN MARKLE RETURNS TO BRITAIN WITH PRINCE ARCHIE AND PRINCESS LILIBET FOR FIRST TIME IN YEARSPrince Harry, Duke of Sussex, attends the Invictus "1 Year To Go" event at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham, England, on July 10, 2026.
(Samir Hussein/WireImage)"Eager Charles has always hoped to see his grandchildren," British broadcaster and photographer Helena Chard told Fox News Digital."He is still undergoing treatment for cancer, and family matters more than ever.
Despite years of public fallout, he would not pass up the opportunity to privately see his grandchildren."Multiple royal experts told Fox News Digital that both the palace and the Sussexes are determined to keep details of the meeting private to help advance reconciliation efforts.Britain's King Charles III visits the Stephen A.Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities at the University of Oxford, on July 10, 2026.
(Toby Shepheard/WPA Pool/Getty Images)Katie Nicholl, Vanity Fair's royal correspondent, reported that the palace would not comment on the meeting or how long it lasted.A source told Nicholl that the king was "adamant" about keeping the meeting private, and Harry "assured" his father that he wouldn't speak publicly about the family get-together.WATCH: PRINCE WILLIAM UNLIKELY TO RECONCILE WITH PRINCE HARRY...