Prince Charles Is Reportedly Heartbroken Over Prince Harry’s Daughter: ‘Incredibly Sad’ After They Didn’t Meet During Harry’s UK Visit
April 29, 2022 by Marissa Matozzo
This story was updated on 04/29/22 to reflect the latest updates on Prince Harry and Meghan Markle
Charles, Prince of Wales, 73, has yet to meet his fifth granddaughter, Lilibet Diana Mountbatten-Windsor, and is reportedly very distraught about it. Prince Harry, 37 and wife Meghan Markle, 40, welcomed their second child last June, and she has not yet been introduced to her grandfather or her namesake and great-grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, 96 (which she is reportedly upset about as well.)
According to royal expert Nick Bullen, there still may be hope for Charles to meet Lilibet, as The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee (a 4-day bank holiday weekend honoring her monarchy) will take place this June. Bullen believes this might be a perfect opportunity to introduce the infant to her relatives and for the two families to put their differences aside.
As Bullen said to Us Weekly, “I think Prince Charles really wants to meet his granddaughter. Prince Charles is incredibly sad about everything that’s gone on. So the family will want to meet each other.” Bullen also mentioned that the Platinum Jubilee is scheduled for June 2nd, 2022 to celebrate both Queen Elizabeth’s birthday and her 70 years on the throne and would be a happy moment for all of the royals (and even the former royals.)
“The Jubilee is a perfect opportunity for that because if Harry and Megan do come back…because they have to be seen supporting Queen Elizabeth II. It’s a great moment for everyone to be together,” he explained. “And everyone’s going to have to play nicely and behave well because it’s The Queen’s moment.”
As the world remembers after that tell-all interview between the Sussexes and Oprah Winfrey, Harry hinted at a strained relationship with his father and vowed to never allow his children to feel the same emotional neglect he did as a child. But despite the current ongoing feud within the royal family, Prince Charles has still expressed that the birth of his granddaughter is “such happy news,” with insiders saying that he “desperately” hopes to meet her soon.