Will King Charles meet his grandkids? Prince Harry, Meghan Markle's 'frantic' efforts | Royals Recap

Prince Harry's trip to the UK was always going to garner plenty of attention but I don't think any of us saw his trip being quite as controversial as it ended up being. Now Harry was reportedly planning to bring his wife Meghan Markle and their children to the UK for the first family visit in four years. He was understood to have been so excited for his father King Charles to have the opportunity to spend time with his kids, with his wife and really just get to know Archie and Lilibet for the very first time. However there was a massive spanner thrown in the works when it was revealed that Harry had been denied taxpayer-funded security for his visit to the UK capital. This effectively means that any security arrangements made for the trip need to be funded specifically by Harry and or Meghan. As a result Harry said that he didn't feel safe bringing his wife and children to the nation's capital because he couldn't be assured that they would be entirely safe the whole time. So Harry is in London, Meghan and the kids are understood to be just a few hundred miles away enjoying a vacation in Portugal. However all hope for a reunion between King Charles and his grandchildren is not yet lost. Insiders are claiming that there is still a small glimmer of hope that the King will get the opportunity to see Archie and Lilibet, with insiders alleging that both Charles and Harry are working frantically behind the scenes in order to come up with a suitable arrangement that would make it safe for the entire Sussex family to be in the UK together. At the same time other insiders have claimed that Charles has instructed his team to find gaps in his schedule when he might be able to see Archie, Lilibet, Meghan and Harry if that is they end up in the UK. Are you managing to keep up? Because I know I am confused. Now one source has told Page Six that the lynchpin in this whole plan is none other than Meghan Markle, noting that her participation in this whole scheme will be integral to Harry, Charles, the kids and of course her spending some time together. It remains to be seen whether or not this trip will actually happen. However time is running out. Harry has had a packed schedule since arriving in the UK late on Monday. He had a busy day of events on Tuesday, a busy day of events on Wednesday and he's now traveled to Birmingham where he will be hosting several events held to mark the one-year countdown to the next Invictus Games. Now some sources have said that Harry does feel safer about Meghan and the kids joining him in Birmingham rather than in London. But we are just going to have to wait and see whether that reunion actually takes place. There is a little bit of time over the weekend when Charles, Harry and the entire Sussex family might be able to sneak in a couple of hours but nothing has been confirmed thus far. Meanwhile this trip has also made clear that the rift between Harry and his brother William is still very much going strong. The two brothers were both taking part in events in London on Tuesday and they were just 12 miles apart from one another. William was attending an event at the Welsh school in London while Harry was hosting an Invictus Games themed event. Despite being just an hour's drive away from one another we understand that the brothers did not meet and furthermore they have no plans to do so while Harry is in the UK. So while Harry and Charles may well be working on mending their relationship it looks like for now the two brothers have no plans to do anything of the sort.