Royal expert raises fears for Archie and Lilibet as Prince Harry deals with 'baggage'

A royal expert has claimed that Prince Harry's "emotional baggage" could impact Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet as they grow up.

After years of public jabs and a very turbulent relationship, the Duke of Sussex met with his father King Charles for a 55 minute private tea during his recent trip to the UK.

While the meeting was reportedly a success and many are hoping their reunion could be the first steps towards a royal reconciliation, others have claimed that there is much more work that needs to be done between Prince Harry and the Firm to truly mend their rift.

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Harry and Meghan Markle quit their royal duties in 2020 and relocated to California, and while their drastic decision changed the face of the royal family, one royal expert also believes their physical distance from the UK will be impacting their children.

Royal commentator Hugo Vickers told The Sun's Royal Exclusive show that by Archie and Lilibet not knowing the royal family, they will one day start to wonder how their family's relationships fell apart.

He said: "I also worry about the children because there's going to come a point when they're going to say, why haven't I met my grandfather on either side? And so [Harry is] storing up a lot of, you know, emotional problems for them, I think."

Vickers continued: "If I was being brought up in California, and I suddenly discovered that my first cousin was likely to be king one day, I would like to get to know him, obviously."

The royal expert also previously raised questions over the youngster's life in America now, and how their relationship with their estranged family may evolve over time.

He said: "One day, as they grow up, they're going to get irritated by having had the backs of their heads photographed and used for promotion, and never having met their grandfathers, either side. Not Mr. Markle, nor the King. So it's not a very good situation, frankly."

The commentator said that while Harry and Charles' brief reunion is definitely a step in the right direction for the estranged father and son to reunite, there is an apology needed from Prince Harry to truly mend the bridge.

He also said that the Duke constantly being compared to his brother Prince William is "counterproductive" when hoping for a reconciliation within the royal family.

Vickers said: "Everything that Prince Harry does gets an undue amount of attention. And, even when he was over here, people were comparing the engagements that he was doing with what Prince of Wales and Catherine were doing.

"And it's very counterproductive. But having said that, you know, I'm all for him reconciling with his father because he carries a lot of emotional baggage around with him anyway, the death of his mother. He should be apologising to [the King] and let's hope he did."