Camilla plans her own schedule during Harry and Meghan's UK visit

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are preparing to visit the UK with their children for a brief stay, creating fresh tensions within the British royal family. King Charles III wants to use the visit to improve relations, but Queen Camilla's attitude towards the guests is notably cold.

Fresh tensions are rocking the British royal family as Prince Harry and Meghan Markle prepare to arrive in the UK with their children for a brief visit.

Charles and Camilla at odds

King Charles III approaches the meeting with his son and daughter-in-law hopefully, seeing it as an opportunity to ease years of family conflict. However, the palace is far from united on the matter, with Queen Camilla's attitude standing out as particularly striking, she does not share her husband's warm welcome.

Camilla has allegedly planned a separate programme of activities for herself during the visit, a clear signal that she does not intend to spend excessive time with the guests. Her cool reaction to Harry and Meghan's arrival stands in sharp contrast to Charles's desire to restore family ties.

The tensions have not gone away

Harry and Meghan stepped back from royal duties in 2020 and moved to the United States. Since then, the couple has had a difficult relationship with the British royal family, deepened by public interviews and a memoir in which Harry described family conflicts.

The visit brings back the question of whether and how the royal family can reconcile, and Camilla's clear distancing suggests that not all parties are equally prepared to do so.