(NewsNation) — Prince Harry returned to the UK on the anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II’s death to work with charities, amid an ongoing rift with Prince William and King Charles.
The Duke of Sussex arrived at Children in Need on Tuesday, a charity in Nottingham, to announce a nearly $1.5 million donation to the organization, according to the Independent.
The money will be used to support grassroots organizations to help young people affected by violence.
Prince Harry alludes to tension with Prince William
Prince Harry attended the WellChild awards on Monday night, speaking to sick children about their accomplishments.
He reportedly spoke about “challenging” sibling relationships, the Independent reported.
Britain’s King Charles III (L) walks with his son Britain’s Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex as they arrive at St George’s Chapel inside Windsor Castle on September 19, 2022, ahead of the Committal Service for Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II. Monday’s committal service is expected to be attended by at least 800 people, most of whom will not have been at the earlier State Funeral at Westminster Abbey. (Photo by David Rose / POOL / AFP) (Photo by DAVID ROSE/POOL/AFP via Getty Images) 
LONDON, ENGLAND – SEPTEMBER 04: Prince William, Prince of Wales and Catherine, Princess of Wales during their visit to the Natural History Museum’s newly renovated gardens on September 04, 2025 in London, England. The gardens opened in 2024 and serve as a living laboratory, where visitors and scientists can identify and monitor wildlife in an urban environment. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images) 
Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, were in New York City to accept the Robert F. Kennedy Ripple of Hope Award on Dec. 6, 2022. (Ted Shaffrey, Associated Press file)
Despite this being the first UK visit in five months for Harry, there are no plans that he will meet with Prince William. However, it isn’t clear that he will meet with King Charles, whom he hasn’t seen face-to-face in a year and a half.
Prince Harry hasn’t seen King Charles in over a year
Harry last saw his father in February 2024, following Charles’ cancer diagnosis, according to NewsNation’s Paula Froelich, and only spent a short amount of time with him.
A source told People last year that King Charles was no longer taking Harry’s calls or responding to his letters.
“He gets ‘unavailable right now,’” a friend of Harry’s told the magazine in July 2024. “His calls go unanswered. He has tried to reach out about the King’s health, but those calls go unanswered too.”
An insider told Froelich that when Harry visited the UK in April for a court appeal on a ruling that withdrew his right to police protection, he was given the cold shoulder by Charles.
“There was a window where King Charles and Harry could have met,” the insider told Froelich,“but they didn’t.”
Despite the ongoing rift, speculation grew in July that the two would reconcile after senior aides from Harry and Charles met in London.