Prince Harry Worries Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet ‘Will Never Know’ Grandfather King Charles

Prince Harry is flying solo.

Neither Meghan Markle nor their children Prince Archie, 7, and Princess Lilibet, 5, are expected to join the Duke of Sussex, 41, in the U.K. this summer for the 2027 Invictus Games one-year countdown celebration, per People, due to security concerns.

“There is apparently a plan for Harry to be granted some protections while he is in the U.K. on this coming trip, which he’s taking as a good sign” that full security may one day be extended to his family, reveals a source. “Still, he does worry that it’s all going to move too slowly and that Lily and Archie will never know their grandad,” King Charles III.

It’s believed the cancer-stricken monarch, 77, has not seen Archie and Lilibet since 2022, when Harry and Meghan, 44, flew to England for Queen Elizabeth II‘s Platinum Jubilee.

“The whole situation is incredibly upsetting for him,” the source says of Harry, who is “doing his best to soldier on” despite the circumstances. “He’s very excited about the Invictus events that are planned, and he’s excited to spend time with his friends there.”

Meghan, however, is breathing a sigh of relief over avoiding a run-in with the royals this summer, Examiner‘s source reveals.

Harry “would much rather Meghan be by his side, but he would never force her and it’s obvious she’s beyond relieved not to be going,” says the source.

Still, the trip is bringing the Duchess of Sussex “no end of stress,” the source notes.

“She’s now worrying about what effect being back in England might have on him,” says the source. “She knows there are people there that want to poison him against her and she’s very aware that he has been dealing with a bad case of homesickness for a while now.”