Prince Harry has given a rare update on King Charles III following their first meeting in more than a year and a half, sparking hope that this could be the beginning of healing their fractured relationship.

The Duke of Sussex and his father had not seen one another for 19 months before their reunion on September 10. Harry flew from California to the UK after learning of the King’s cancer diagnosis, marking an important moment for the estranged pair.

A Long-Awaited Meeting

The Duke, who stepped back as a senior working royal in 2020, has rarely met with his father since relocating to the US with Meghan Markle and their children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet. Their last encounter came just 24 hours after Charles’s health condition was announced earlier this year.

On Wednesday evening, Harry attended an Invictus Games event at The Gherkin in London, mingling with government ministers and corporate sponsors. Before the event, he spent nearly an hour with his father at Clarence House.

When asked by a reporter how the King was doing, Harry replied: “Yes, he’s great, thank you.”