Meghan Markle made her first trip back to the United Kingdom in four years earlier this month, reuniting privately with King Charles III at his Gloucestershire estate alongside Prince Harry and their two children, marking one of the more significant developments in the family's relationship with the royal household since the couple stepped back from royal duties in 2020.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, along with their children, Prince Archie, 7, and Princess Lilibet, 5, met with King Charles and Queen Camilla on Friday, July 10, at Highgrove House, the king's private country residence in Gloucestershire, west of London. Buckingham Palace confirmed the meeting took place but described it strictly as a private family occasion, saying no photographs or additional details would be released from the visit.

The gathering marked the first time King Charles had seen his grandchildren in person in more than four years. Harry and Meghan had not been in the United Kingdom together since 2022, when they returned for the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II. In the years since, Harry has made several brief solo trips back to Britain, including for his grandmother's funeral and his father's coronation in 2023, along with a private tea with the king at Clarence House last September. Friday's Highgrove meeting, however, represented the first confirmed occasion the full Sussex family had spent time together with the monarch since the couple relocated to Montecito, California.

According to reporting from the U.K.'s PA news........

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