Prince Harry - after meeting with his father, King Charles III, for the first time in almost two years last week - says he's warming up to the idea of introducing his kids to their estranged family members. During an exclusive interview with The Guardian, the Duke of Sussex, 41, said he would like to bring his American-born children, Princess Lilibet, 6, and Prince Archie, 4, whom he shares with his wife, The Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle, to his home country. View image in full screen The Duke and Duchess of Sussex attending the 2025 Invictus Games in Whistler, Canada. Picture date: Monday February 10, 2025. Aaron Chown / Getty Images "Yes, I would. This week has definitely brought that closer," he told the British outlet on an overnight train to Kyiv after a short trip to the U.K. Story continues below advertisement Not much is known about the recent meeting between Harry and his father, other than they sat down for a cup of tea. 0:38 Prince Harry gets emotional as he visits Kyiv memorial dedicated to fallen soldiers Prince Harry gets emotional as he visits Kyiv memorial dedicated to fallen soldiers What we know about Prince Harry and King Charles reunion - and what did Prince William think? Prince Harry bops to hip hop at U.K. community recording studio Previous Video Next Video The Duke, who became entirely estranged from the Royal Family after he released his tell-all memoir Spare, did not share a great deal about the rift at the behest of his father. Get daily National news Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day. Sign up for daily National newsletter Sign Up By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy. He did provide some novel tidbits about himself, including that he hates cycling because he has a "bony ass," and that boxing and "hitting the hell out of a bag" help him to relieve stress.
The outlet went on to describe him as an "informal" person who walked around in his socks and made dad jokes during the overnight train ride to the capital of Ukraine. View image in full screen Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, is met at the train station on September 12, 2025 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, has arrived in Ukraine on an unannounced visit at the invitation of the Ukrainian government. Eduard Kryzhanivskyi /Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine/Global Images Ukraine/ Getty Images Harry, who is not on speaking terms with his brother, Prince William, the Prince of Wales, said, "my conscience is clear," while alluding to wanting to spend more time in the U.K. despite his public criticisms of his family. Trending Now University of Toronto professor on leave after Charlie Kirk comments draw backlash Ellen DeGeneres sued for negligence for allegedly causing T-bone car crash Story continues below advertisement His comments mark a shift in outlook from earlier this year, when Harry told the BBC he did not "see a world in which I would be bringing my wife and children back to the U.K.," after losing a legal bid to retain his publicly funded police security detail provided to him when visiting Britain."They're going to miss, well, everything," he said. "I love my country. I always have done. Despite what some people in that country have done," the prince, whose security was downgraded when he left England for the U.S., continued. 1:54 Prince Harry loses legal battle with UK government over police protection Prince Harry loses legal battle with UK government over police protection Prince Harry claims security cut was an attempt to force him and Meghan back to England Prince Harry appears in London court to appeal case to have his security detail restored Previous Video Next Video "I miss the U.K., I miss parts of the U.K., of course I do," he also told the BBC in May. "I think that it's really quite sad that I won't be able to show my children my homeland."Before his most recent visit, Harry last saw his father in person in February 2024, days after the King announced his cancer diagnosis. Story continues below advertisement During their latest meeting, the Duke of Sussex was seen arriving at Clarence House at around 5:20 p.m. local time on Sept. 10. He was pictured leaving just under an hour later, according to People.
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