Prince Harry could take Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet to visit the grave of their late grandmother for the first time, it has been suggested.
Harry and Meghan Markle are set to travel from California to Britain next month, bringing their two children for a reunion with King Charles.
The visit will mark the first occasion in four years that seven-year-old Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, five, have seen their grandfather.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s return to these shores carries considerable significance for the Royal Family.
Their young children have had limited contact with the King since the couple relocated to the United States.
But beyond the royal reunion, intriguing signs point towards a deeply personal and poignant trip for the Sussex family.
Althorp, the Northamptonshire estate that maintains Princess Diana’s grave, will close its doors to visitors for two days during Harry and Meghan’s time in Britain.
A source with knowledge of the estate told the Daily Mail that this was “highly unusual”, noting that once the house opens for its brief summer season, closures are not common.
Prince Harry could take Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet to visit the grave of their late grandmother for the first time, it has been suggested.
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The estate, run by Diana’s brother Earl Spencer, welcomes the public only during July and August each year.
Should the family make the journey, it would afford Archie and Lilibet their first opportunity to visit their grandmother’s resting place.
Diana lies buried on an island within an ornamental lake on the estate grounds.
Harry previously made the emotional journey to his mother’s grave in 2022, marking the 25th anniversary of her death in Paris.
Princess Diana was laid to rest at Althorp, the Northamptonshire estate ran by her brother, Earl Spencer
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He rowed Meghan across to the island during their stay at Althorp, later writing in his memoir Spare: “At long last I was bringing the girl of my dreams home to meet Mum.”
After placing flowers on the grave, Harry left his wife alone at the site. “When I came back, Meg was kneeling, eyes shut, palms against the stone,” he recounted.
Earl Spencer arranged for Harry’s aunts, Lady Sarah McCorquodale and Lady Jane Fellowes, to join them.
So, the forthcoming trip represents a notable moment of family reconnection amid what has been a prolonged period of distance between the Sussexes and senior royals.
King Charles is said to have “an agreement” to see his grandchildren, leaving him overjoyed.
The Sussexes, it was revealed yesterday, will also be staying in royal accommodation. This could be Buckingham Palace, St James’s Palace in central London, Windsor Castle, or even Frogmore Cottage, the couple’s former residence before their move to California in 2020.
The couple’s primary purpose for visiting Britain is to promote the Invictus Games, scheduled for Birmingham in July 2027, situated roughly an hour from Althorp.