Royals

King Charles returns to Buckingham Palace for first time after meeting Lilibet, Archie at Highgrove estate

King Charles is preparing to welcome the fourth Prime Minister of his reign today

Published July 20, 2026
King Charles will travel from Highgrove to Buckingham Palace this morning
King Charles will travel from Highgrove to Buckingham Palace this morning

King Charles is set to return to Buckingham Palace for first time after meeting his son Prince Harry, daughter-in-law Meghan Markle and their kids Lilibet and Archie at Highgrove two weeks back.

As per details King Charles and Queen Camilla met Harry and his family at the monarch’s Highgrove estate in western England on July 10.

Advertisement

It was Charles' first meeting with his grandchildren Archie, 7, and Lilibet, 5, since 2022.

The palace source ⁠described the meeting as a private family occasion and said no pictures, video or further details would be released.

Harry had appeared to be in a dispute with Buckingham Palace over security arrangements and where he would stay, before he arrived for five days of charity events and the judgment in a major privacy case he brought against British media.

Now, a royal expert Emily Ferguson has tweeted, “The King is preparing to welcome the fourth Prime Minister of his reign today (he hasn't even been on the throne for four years yet...)

“Charles will travel from Highgrove to Buckingham Palace this morning, where he will first meet with Sir Keir Starmer to accept his resignation.”

King Charles returns to Buckingham Palace for first time after meeting Lilibet, Archie at Highgrove estate

She continued, “Andy Burnham will then be invited to 'kiss hands' with the King and formally be invited to form a Government in his name.”

The expert further said the King will then head to Cambridgeshire for a series of engagements.

Mukhtar Ahmed Junejo
Mukhtar Ahmed Junejo is the Deputy News Editor at The News International (Digital) with over 10 years of experience. He specialises in real-time reporting on the British Royal Family and analyses monarchy transitions, internal dynamics, and global media narratives. He also covers high-profile celebrity news and international human-interest stories.