One Person Appears to Be Missing From King Charles’s U.S. Itinerary: Prince Harry

Key Points:

• King Charles III’s U.S. state visit this week includes no scheduled meeting with his son Prince Harry, who lives in California with his family.
• The royal family’s relationship has been strained since Harry and Meghan stepped back from royal duties in 2020, with ongoing tensions exacerbated by Harry’s memoir, Netflix series, and legal battles.
• Harry expressed a desire for reconciliation with his family but lost a lawsuit over the withdrawal of publicly-financed security protection during their UK visits, which further distanced him from his father.
• Charles and Harry met privately in London last September for the first time in 19 months, but no subsequent public signs of rapprochement have emerged.
• The family’s troubles have deepened with the arrest of King Charles’s brother, Andrew, over allegations of sharing confidential information with Jeffrey Epstein, contributing to the perception of a fractured royal family.