The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have sparked fresh questions about their family's future travel plans. This comes shortly after King Charles reunited with his grandchildren, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, at his Highgrove residence earlier this month.
Archie, seven, and Lilibet, five, last saw their grandfather in person during Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee celebrations in 2022. It is understood the Queen, who has a private home near the King's Gloucestershire property, was also among the group.
The meeting between Charles and the young Prince and Princess is likely to be interpreted as a sign of the thawing of the relationship between the King and his son Harry.
Appearing on the latest episode of HELLO!'s A Right Royal Podcast, Simon Vigar, a royal commentator and author of The Four Wives of Windsor, touched on whether this will set a precedent for future visits.
© InstagramRoyal expert weighs in on future Sussex family visits
"Who knows? I don't know," he replied when asked his thoughts. "I would have thought they'd come over once a year for the time being. Christmas is difficult, isn't it? Because that then brings William and Catherine into it. And that rift is still very much ongoing, which is a terrible shame. But, maybe once or twice a year, they'll come over."
© Getty ImagesEarlier in the episode, Simon also commented on the Sussex children. "We go on about the royal family, but I always think that they are, number one, a family," he shared. "And all families have problems, not as public as this, not on the front pages of newspapers.
"They've had a really difficult few years and things have been said and done and trust is not massive."
He added: "But the children obviously will have softened all of that. And Charles wants to see them. He hasn't seen them for four years. He doesn't know them in the way that he knows George, Charlotte and Louis and the reason they've not been to the UK for four years has been because of Harry's security battle."
Why the Sussexes chose Highgrove over London
© InstagramSimon went to discuss whether Meghan and the children were specifically avoiding London. "They didn't come to London," he mused. "London became a thing, didn't it? That was the sticking point for him. He just wasn't going to bring them to London.
"Whereas, visiting the King's residence, his private home in Gloucestershire, will have ensured their security to a degree, certainly once they're on the estate."
