Image source, Getty ImagesByDaniela RelphRoyal correspondentPublished4 July 2026, 13:56 BSTUpdated 24 minutes agoPrince Harry will not be joined by his wife the Duchess of Sussex and their two children when he visits London next week, it is understood.
Meghan, Archie, seven, and Lilibet, five, will not travel to London as had originally been planned after it was confirmed that the family would not be provided with taxpayer funded police security during the visit.
There remains a possibility that they will join Harry later in the week when the trip moves from London to the Midlands.
Harry is in the UK on a five-day trip to mark the one-year countdown to the Invictus Games in Birmingham.
Last month, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex accepted an offer to stay in a royal residence with their two children during the visit.
He had previously said he wouldn't bring his wife and children to the country without improved security arrangements.
Speaking to the BBC last year, he said he "can't see a world in which I would be bringing my wife and children back to the UK at this point".
The challenge over security has been over the rulings of the Royal and VIP Executive Committee (Ravec), which decides on the security provision for senior royals and other public figures.
Prince Harry and Meghan were last together in the UK in 2022, at the time of the funeral of the late Queen Elizabeth II.
He has since travelled to the UK alone - he met his father on a trip last September.
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