Prince Harry no longer bringing Meghan, kids to London next week, spokesperson says
Prince Harry no longer plans to bring his wife Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, and their two children, Archie and Lilibet, with him to London next week amid security concerns, a spokesperson for Harry told ABC News Saturday.
The Sussexes have not yet decided whether Meghan and their children will join Harry in Birmingham, England, where he has engagements scheduled on July 9 and 10, according to the spokesperson.
The Sussexes had planned to spend five days in the U.K., from July 7-11, with 5-year-old Lilibet and 7-year-old Archie.
The visit was to have been the California-based family of four's first publicly known trip to the U.K. since June 2022, when the family attended Platinum Jubilee celebrations for Harry's grandmother, the late Queen Elizabeth II.
On June 29, a spokesman for Harry, a son of King Charles III, said in a statement the prince was reconsidering the family's travel plans amid concerns about whether "appropriate and proportionate protective security" would be in place during their visit.
In May 2025, Harry lost an appeal challenging the British government's decision to reduce his publicly funded security after he and Meghan stepped back from their royal duties in 2020 and moved to California.
Since moving to California, the Sussexes have relied on a privately funded security team.
Harry's visit next week is centered around several charities with which he is involved, including Scotty's Little Soldiers, Wellchild and Invictus Games, a Paralympic-style competition for wounded service members that Harry, a military veteran, launched over a decade ago.
The events Harry is scheduled to attend in Birmingham focus on the city's preparations to host the 2027 Invictus Games next summer.
Should they travel to the U.K., Archie and Lilibet would not attend public events with their parents, ABC News understands.
Buckingham Palace has not commented on Harry's planned trip to the U.K. It is not known whether Harry or his family, should they join him, would meet with members of the royal family.
Archie and Lilibet are not known to have seen their grandfather, the king, in person since their 2022 visit to the U.K.
