Prince Harry has been tipped to meet his cousins Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie when he travels to the UK next month, a royal commentator has said.
The Duke of Sussex will attend the 2025 WellChild Awards on September 8 in London, coinciding with the three-year anniversary of Queen Elizabeth's death.
Ahead of Harry’s trip, his first visit to Britain since his bruising legal defeat over security earlier this year, speculation has swirled on if the Duke will meet with any members of the Royal Family.
Veteran royal commentator Jennie Bond shared her thoughts on a potential meeting.
Prince Harry has been tipped to meet Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie during his trip to the UK next month
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“Harry may well see some of his cousins – such as Eugenie or Beatrice,” Ms Bond said.
However, the former BBC royal correspondent was far less confident about Harry reuniting with his brother, Prince William, or Princess Kate.
“I don’t think there’s any likelihood of a meeting with William or Catherine,” she said.
“The rift between the brothers remains too deep and William has far too much going on in his life to worry about the Harry problem,” the commentator told The Mirror.
The princesses of York have been previously touted as a potential link between the Susssexes and the Royal Family
|Such a meeting would track with recent analysis from fellow royal expert Richard Fitzwilliams who predicted Beatrice and Eugenie could be a link between Harry and the firm at future events.
If the feud between the two parties continues, Fitzwilliams believed the princesses of York could be invaluable for King Charles when Harry’s Invictus Games comes to Birmingham in July 2027.
“He might ask Beatrice and Eugenie, both of whom get on with the Sussexes, to represent him,” the commentator speculated to The Express.
However, it may be the case that Harry’s rift with the King may be squashed by that time as it has been suggested the pair could also meet next month.
Harry has also been tipped to meet his father King Charles during the trip
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Bond shared her thoughts, suggesting that: "A meeting between Harry and his father is long overdue.”
She opined: “I have always thought that it is the parent’s role to be the bigger person in any family row: you just have to open your arms and say to your child – albeit a grown-up child - ‘Come here you silly so-and-so, and give me a hug.'”
Following a series of apparent overtures between Harry and the King’s camp, an “avenue of communication is open” between the pair.
Bond added: “A meeting when Harry is here for the Well Child Awards could hopefully happen.”
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A source claimed there was 'determination on both sides' to make a meeting happen
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It comes as a US source told The Mirror: “It’s clear there is now a determination on both sides to make this happen.”
“Nobody is pretending the wider family issues have been resolved, but this is about beginning with Charles and Harry,” they continued.
"For the first time in a long time, there’s a genuine sense that reconciliation is within reach.
“After 20 months apart, and with the King continuing his treatment, the feeling is that the time is right to take that step,” the insider suggested.