King Charles' rift with his youngest son Prince Harry is still rumbling on - and the monarch is feeling one particular absence keenly. Their distance - both physically and emotionally - means that the monarch has hardly spent time with his two youngest grandchildren Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet . He has only seen Archie, five, in person a handful of times and three-year-old Lilibet once.
But now, Charles, who is undergoing cancer treatment, is said to have committed himself to building a relationship with the youngsters and is not content with only seeing them on video calls . Sources close to the 75-year-old say he is "keener than ever" to focus on his family and his duties and "make up for lost time". It wasn't always such a fraught relationship - especially with Archie - with the King saying he "couldn't be more delighted" when he was born in May 2019.
When he was christened, the King's former Clarence House Instagram account shared a touching photo of Charles proudly gazing at Archie. However, as Harry and Meghan decided to dramatically quit as working royals and up sticks from the UK and move to the United States in early 2020, the King has spent little time with his young grandson. Their last meeting was in 2022 when Archie came to the UK with his parents during the late Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebrations.
However, when it came to the Coronation last year, which coincided with Archie's fourth birthday, the youngster stayed in California with his mum Meghan. But.
