King Charles is said to be ‘absolutely committed’ to having a relationship with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s children, despite his strained relationship with the Sussexes

King Charles is reportedly eager to build a closer relationship with his stateside grandkids after only seeing the children on a handful of occasions to date.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s children, Archie, 5, and Lilibet, 3, have only headed to the UK once in their lives as they remain on American soil. However, despite the youngsters allegedly speaking to their grandfather the King via video call from across the pond, the monarch is said to be keen to build a closer bond with the pair.

While King Charles continues to have a strained relationship with his youngest son, Prince Harry, royal sources have said the monarch is “absolutely committed” to being in his grandkids’ life.

Harry and Charles have a strained relationship
A source said Charles had sent Lilibet a “heartfelt gift and card” for her third birthday last week. This comes after the royal family failed to publicly mark her big day. However, speaking to the Mirror, royal author Ingrid Seward said the King’s cancer diagnosis has made his relationships with his grandchildren “all the more poignant” as he knows he “won’t be around forever”.

An insider added: “The King is absolutely committed to being present in all of his grandchildren’s lives. He values family above everything and whatever the course of his relationship with his son he would never be content with just seeing his grandchildren on the odd video call.”

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The comments come as sources claim the King has a fantastic relationship with his other grandchildren. He is said to be a “‘fantastic and enthusiastic grandpa” to Prince William and Princess Kate’s children, Prince George, 10, Princess Charlotte, nine, and Prince Louis, five.

It’s also claimed that Queen Camilla is trying to ramp up his efforts to seeing Harry’s children.

Sources have said that Harry is currently “determined to find his own permanent home” in the UK. After stepping back from his royal duties in 2020, the Duke of Sussex has resided stateside with Meghan and their kids.

However, he’s reportedly on the lookout for a permanent UK base, especially as he no longer has a royal residence to call his own. Royal author and expert Tom Quinn exclusively told the Mirror: “As time goes by, Harry misses some aspects of his old life in the UK. Inevitably, the honeymoon period where everything in the States is new and exciting is coming to an end and Harry is looking back at the past through rose-tinted spectacles.”

He added: “He misses his Old Etonian and army friends, many of whom have not visited as they don’t get on with Meghan. Harry is determined to find his own permanent home in the UK, which is partly why he’s continuing his legal action to get the British taxpayer to pay for his security.”