Meghan MarkleandPrince Harryarereturning to the U.K.for a series of charity visits next month — raising the prospect that they could meet with their royal relatives.
Relations have been strained between the Duke and Duchess of Sussex and members of the royal family in recent years, including an ongoing estrangement fromPrince WilliamandKate Middleton.
While that could provide a chance for the foursome to get together, there are “no current plans” for the couples to meet up, a source tells PEOPLE.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will be in close proximity toQueen Elizabethas well. Harry’s 96-year-old grandmother, who is usually at Balmoral Castle in Scotland during this time of year, is likely to travel back in order to meet with the departing Prime Minister Boris Johnson (and his incoming successor). In her role as head of state, it’s also likely she will be called upon to confirm the appointments of Cabinet ministers who will serve in the new government.
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry.Pool/Samir Hussein/WireImage
A royal source tells PEOPLE, “There are a lot of moving parts in the diary for the Queen that week.”
Palace sources have not said whether those meetings will take place at Buckingham Palace in London or at Windsor Castle.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.Seth Wenig/AP/Shutterstock
Harry and Meghan were last in the U.K. in June to help celebrateQueen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee, but there wasno public interactionbetween the couple and William, Kate and the rest of Harry’s immediate family members.
They did, however, privately introducePrince Charlesto his granddaughter Lilibet, 1, for the first time, which also gave him the chance to see his 3-year-old grandson Archie, PEOPLE understands.
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“It was a fantastic visit. The prince was delighted to see his grandson and meet his granddaughter for the first time,“a royal source said, adding that it was “wonderful” to have Harry and Meghan back in Britain.
Lilibetturned one during the family’s stayat their Frogmore Cottage home. They also took Lili to meet her great-grandmother,Queen Elizabeth, for the first time. Lili is named for the monarch, asLilibet was the Queen’s childhood nickname.
There is also increasing nervousness in royal circles about Prince Harry’s upcoming memoir, which is set for publication later this year. The book follows Meghan and Harry’sexplosive interview with Oprah Winfreylast year and will cover Harry’s childhood in the public eye and his military duty in Afghanistan to becoming a husband to Meghan and father to son Archie and daughter Lilibet.
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry attending the Service of Thanksgiving for the Queen’s Jubilee on June 3.Samir Hussein/WireImage
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