King Charles spotted in London paving way for Prince Harry reunion

King Charles has been seen arriving at Clarence House in London - potentially paving the way for a reunion with his estranged son Prince Harry.

The monarch was seen leaving the RAF Northolt in West London at around 3pm today after travelling back to the capital from Balmoral, where he has been spending the summer. After driving from the private airbase with a police escort, the King set off for Clarence House, arriving at the royal residence at 3:46pm.

Harry visited Imperial College London today where he dropped in on the Centre for Blast Injury Studies, which he opened 12 years ago before heading out for another visit this evening - meaning there is a potential window of opportunity to meet.

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The Duke of Sussex is expected to attend an event, linked to the Invictus Games, elsewhere in London this evening, giving the father and son a small window of opportunity to meet.

He is in the UK this week having attended the WellChild Awards in London on Monday night, before making a trip to Nottingham for a day of engagements on Tuesday.

Harry is set to stay in his home country until at least Thursday, and hopes remain that during his trip to the UK this week, he could meet up with his father, the King.

Sources have said there is a determination on both sides to make a meeting happen. Harry, who previously admitted he wanted reconciliation with his family, is said to be ready to 'drop everything' to attend a meeting. A source said: "As Harry has stated before, he'd love to see his family and be reconciled."

However, both Buckingham Palace and spokespeople for Harry have refused to be drawn on when or whether a meeting will take place.

Father and son last met face to face almost 20 months ago when the duke made a transatlantic dash to see the monarch in February 2024 after hearing of his cancer diagnosis, but they spent just over 30 minutes together before the King left to recuperate in Sandringham.

Harry told the BBC in May that Charles had not been speaking to him due to his court battle over his security, which he lost, and that he does not know “how much longer my father has”.

The Duke has reportedly not been offered a place to stay at a royal residence and is staying at a hotel at his own expense during his trip to the UK.

Harry has also previously spoken out about his hopes for 'reconciliation' with his family after railing against them in his and Meghan's infamous interview with Oprah Winfrey as well as in their controversial Netflix series and his bombshell memoir, Spare.

He said: "Of course, some members of my family will never forgive me for writing a book. Of course, they will never forgive me for lots of things.” Harry added: “But you know, I would love reconciliation with my family,” and said there was “no point in continuing to fight anymore”.

Meanwhile, senior aides to the King and Harry were pictured together in London this July in what was was understood to have been an initial step towards opening channels of communication between the two sides.