King Charles will 'want to see' Archie and Lilibet after 1 special gift from Prince Harry

King Charles will "want to see" Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet this Christmas, claims a royal expert. The monarch has spent very little time with Archie, who was born in the UK in 2019, and has reportedly only met Lilibet once.

During his recent trip to the UK, in which he carried out a series of charitable engagements, Harry, 41, is said to have gifted the King a framed picture of Archie and Lilibet. Harry and Meghan Markle were reportedly not in the framed picture. Speaking three months before Christmas Day, former royal butler Grant Harrold has said that the King will be eager to see his two youngest grandchildren - even if their reunion is over a video call.

Harry and Meghan currently reside in California with six-year-old Archie and four-year-old Lilibet.

In a interview with Fabulous, Mr Harrold said: "I'm willing to bet that there definitely will be some sort of [Zoom] communication on Christmas Day. There's no question.

"I'm not talking so much about Harry and Meghan directly, but I have no doubt the King will want to see his grandkids [Lilibet and Archie] on Christmas Day."

He also shared that the King will likely already have organised for gifts to be sent to Archie and Lilibet in the US.

"The King will send gifts. I guarantee you that something will be sent, and likewise, gifts will be sent to Grandpa or Grandmother [from the Sussexes].

"There will be a chance to see each other. I'd be surprised if they didn't FaceTime so they could see the grandchildren opening the gifts he sent them."

Speaking to Study Dog recently, Mr Harrold also revealed when Archie and Lilibet could return to the UK. Discussing the King's gap year abroad, he said; "The King famously went to Australia, so it is possible that coming to the UK could be part of that for Archie or Lilibet."