As Prince Harry prepares to return to the UK next week for the WellChild Awards, tensions within the royal family have surfaced once again. According to sources, Queen Camilla has reportedly advised King Charles against meeting with his youngest son during his stay, citing concerns about the monarch’s health and the ongoing strain between the Duke of Sussex and the royal family.

Harry, who will be in London for the charity event on Monday, has not confirmed any plans to reunite with his father during this trip. However, rumors of a potential meeting have circulated, raising questions about whether the father and son will use this opportunity to reconcile their differences.

King Charles, who has been receiving treatment for an undisclosed form of cancer, is currently based in Scotland and has no plans to return to London during Harry’s visit. If a meeting were to take place, Harry would need to travel north. This is the third time Harry has returned to the UK this year, but he has not seen his father during his previous trips in May or earlier in the year.

The last time the two met was in February, when Harry rushed back to Britain for a brief 45-minute conversation with Charles after the king’s cancer diagnosis was revealed. Since then, the pair have remained distant, with their strained relationship continuing to make headlines.

Queen Camilla is said to be cautious about the potential stress a meeting with Harry could cause for King Charles, given his health condition. An insider shared, “She has been the principal voice urging Charles to slow down and take things easy. The last thing she wants is for him to be stressed out over a meeting with Harry.”

Despite Camilla’s warnings, another source suggests that King Charles is open to the idea of seeing his son, driven by a desire for reconciliation. The ongoing rift between Harry and the royal family, which escalated after the Sussexes’ public departure from royal duties and the release of Harry’s memoir Spare, has been a source of instability for the monarchy.

“The king has an instinctive impulse towards Christian reconciliation, and his cancer diagnosis has only sharpened that. He wants this settled, not just because he loves both his sons, but because it has been so destabilizing for the monarchy,” the source revealed.

As Harry prepares to return to the UK, many will be watching to see if this visit could be a turning point in the fraught relationship between the Sussexes and the rest of the royal family. Whether or not a meeting between father and son takes place, the lingering tensions continue to cast a shadow over the family as King Charles grapples with both personal and royal challenges.