Prince Harry's whistlestop 24-hour visit to the UK to see the King shows how deep the royal rift has become, royal experts say with duke being 'disowned' by his brother as he headed back to US without seeing William or Kate

Prince Harry's flying sojourn to nan UK shows really heavy nan royal rift has really become, royal experts person claimed. 

The Duke of Sussex returned to Heathrow this afternoon, conscionable 24 hours aft a transatlantic dash to spot King Charles III successful London pursuing nan monarch's daze cancer diagnosis. 

And nan quality of his trip, successful which he shared a 'brief 45 infinitesimal meeting' pinch nan King and Camilla and is not believed to person seen his relative William aliases sister-in-law Kate Middleton, shows really bad things person really become, royal expert Jennie Bond said.

She claimed: 'William has shown coming that he has disowned Harry, he doesn't want to cognize him, and he astir apt doesn't moreover for illustration him anymore. Harry is conscionable not portion of his life.

'That rift is truthful heavy now, and that has been shown by Harry being present and them not meeting, truthful heavy that I really do wonderment if it tin ever, ever beryllium mended.'

The Duke of Sussex returned to Heathrow this afternoon, conscionable 24 hours aft being driven from nan aforesaid airdrome to Clarence House nether a constabulary escort yesterday.

Harry, 39, arrived conscionable earlier 2pm - and if he is connected committee British Airways formation 269, owed to time off astatine 3.05pm, he will beryllium backmost successful Los Angeles for 6.30pm section time. 

He flew into London connected a ten-hour formation from Los Angeles yesterday and arrived astatine nan royal residence at 2.42pm earlier spending astir 45 minutes pinch Charles.

They had a 'brief meeting' earlier nan King and Camilla were driven to Buckingham Palace where a chopper was waiting to return them backmost to Sandringham successful Norfolk.

The Duke is not believed to person seen his relative William aliases sister-in-law Kate Middleton, who is recovering from her abdominal room and connected extended leave.

But master Richard Fitzwilliams suggested nan truth that Prince Harry made nan travel astatine each shows dream for reconciliation. 

He told MailOnline: ‘The full business has changed pinch cancer. The truth nan King has been diagnosed pinch thing that millions cognize is life threatening has changed nan full narration betwixt nan Royal Family and nan Sussexes.

‘The only measurement for a family to conflict crab is to travel together.

‘A batch has been made of nan magnitude of Harry’s sojourn and really quickly he near but that isn't nan point. The constituent is that Harry came – and Charles shared nan test pinch him. What he wanted was to definitive support, it’s a wholly caller situation.

‘Harry is astir apt readying connected coming complete himself successful nan future. Charles has started outpatient curen and was astir apt very tired, which whitethorn beryllium a logic nan sojourn was truthful brief.

'I dream this could beryllium nan opening of immoderate shape of reconciliation.

'There was nary mobility of him gathering William - they haven't spoken successful months and William has engagements and Catherine is recuperating.

'And of people they don’t spot nan Sussexes because successful nan past if they’ve said thing nan remark could person ended up successful a book aliases successful nan media.'

Harry had flown much than 5,000 miles yesterday from Los Angeles to London aft his begetter informed him of his devastating diagnosis. It was their first general gathering successful personification since nan precocious Queen Elizabeth II's ceremonial successful September 2022.

The prince did be Charles's coronation astatine Westminster Abbey successful May past twelvemonth but was not seen interacting pinch nan newly-crowned King and Queen.

A palace root indicated to The Times that Harry and nan King's gathering was little because Charles was tired from a process connected Monday. 

But they said nan King, 75, and Queen, 76, were 'coping magnificently', adding: 'If you didn't cognize what was nan matter, you wouldn't person immoderate thought that he had immoderate information astatine all.'  

While location whitethorn person been a thaw betwixt begetter and son, Harry's travel did not see a reunion pinch his relative Prince William. 

There had been hopes that it would person been a chance for nan brothers to salvage their strained relationship.

William, 41, has remained focused connected tending to his woman Kate, who is recovering from her abdominal room and is taking extended time off from nationalist duties until aft Easter.

But nan Prince of Wales returned to nationalist activity today, carrying retired an investiture astatine Windsor Castle successful nan greeting earlier later attending a gala for nan London Air Ambulance Service successful nan evening. 

William is expected to speak astir his father's crab test for nan first time. 

Last night, it was claimed that Harry 'would person gladly accepted' a reunion pinch his relative William but alternatively has 'spent a nighttime successful a London hotel'.

Harry, who was pictured being driven into Clarence House yesterday, did not walk nan nighttime successful immoderate royal residence, pinch him being efficaciously bum connected UK ungraded since his eviction from Frogmore Cottage past year.

The duke is now making his measurement backmost to his Montecito location successful California, wherever he will beryllium reunited pinch his woman Meghan Markle and 2 children Archie, four, and Lilibet, two, pursuing his pit extremity successful London. 

Harry is group to subordinate Meghan successful Canada adjacent week for an arena to commemorate a twelvemonth until nan Invictus Games successful Vancouver and Whistler.

Although Harry and nan Prince of Wales did not meet during nan Duke's stay, it is understood communal friend Mark Dyer - who was a mentor to nan princes aft nan decease of Diana - could enactment arsenic span betwixt nan siblings.

A root told The Times erstwhile Welsh Guards serviceman Mr Dyer, who precocious recovered from tummy cancer, has been offering Harry support successful caller years.

'Mark tin ever beryllium relied upon to talk consciousness into Harry and will beryllium a stoic under-the-radar support for Harry successful what has nan propensity to beryllium a stress-inducing clip for him, nan root said.

Those adjacent to Harry said he would person embraced nan opportunity to meet pinch his brother, pinch an insider adding: 'The Duke's superior logic to recreation to nan UK is to sojourn his father. If nan opportunity were to originate to spot nan Prince of Wales past nan Duke would person gladly accepted it.'

It was hoped Harry's return to Britain could help heal wounds pinch King Charles and a chance to scope retired to his William amid years of strained relations.

Harry and Meghan abandoned royal duties successful early 2020 to unrecorded successful nan US. 

The Duke has been captious of his family successful TV interviews and his book, Spare, which was published past year.

The bombshell book featured staggering insights into nan prince's narration pinch his begetter and brother. 

Harry has hardly spoken pinch his begetter since nan decease of Queen Elizabeth II and it is reported location was nary interaction erstwhile he celebrated his 39th day successful September.

Charles had called him personally to show him nan devastating news and nan Duke  instantly jumped connected a level truthful he could get to nan UK arsenic soon arsenic possible.

A luxury Range Rover believed to beryllium carrying nan British royal was seen arriving astatine LAX's VIP terminal connected Monday nighttime and he boarded nan earliest formation truthful he could beryllium successful London by lunchtime yesterday.

Harry was accompanied by constabulary information contempt his ongoing statement pinch nan Home Office.

In Spare, Harry had revealed that Charles had urged his warring sons: 'Please boys, don't make my last years a misery.' 

And his travel whitethorn person been motivated by that plea.

Daily Mail Diary editor Richard Eden said yesterday that Harry and Charles held a 'brief meeting' earlier nan King returned to Sandringham.

Royal commentator Richard Fitzwilliams besides said: 'I'm judge Harry will put speech nan past correct now for this superior issue. The Royal family - including nan Sussexes - it's truthful important that everyone is pulling successful nan correct direction'.

Kristina Kyriacou, nan King's erstwhile property secretary, added: 'Charles adores Harry. He didn't want immoderate of this estrangement. If retired of bad news, immoderate bully news comes and Harry and nan King and nan Queen and his relative are reunited - really wonderful.'

The King had been taken to London from Sandringham by chopper connected Monday to statesman outpatient crab treatment.

He past spent Monday nighttime astatine location successful London - arsenic family and friends revealed that nan monarch remains 'hugely positive' pursuing his bombshell diagnosis. 

But he whitethorn miss nationalist duties for a number of months, it has been claimed.

The King and Camilla landed backmost astatine Sandringham successful Norfolk astatine astir 4.20pm yesterday, having near London instantly aft nan monarch met his son, Harry. 

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said yesterday that he was 'shocked and sad' to perceive astir nan King's crab test but revealed: 'Thankfully this has been caught early'.

The King contacted some Harry and William personally to show them of his crab test earlier it was announced by Buckingham Palace astatine 6pm connected Monday.

The Palace said doctors discovered nan crab during a aesculapian process for an enlarged prostate past month. Sources person suggested that nan crab is successful a different portion of nan King's assemblage but was discovered during nan room past week. 

Buckingham Palace said successful a statement: 'During The King's caller infirmary process for benign prostate enlargement, a abstracted rumor of interest was noted. Subsequent diagnostic tests person identified a shape of cancer.

'His Majesty has coming commenced a schedule of regular treatments, during which clip he has been advised by doctors to postpone public-facing duties. Throughout this period, His Majesty will proceed to undertake State business and charismatic paperwork arsenic usual.

'The King is grateful to his aesculapian squad for their swift intervention, which was made imaginable acknowledgment to his caller infirmary procedure. He remains wholly affirmative astir his curen and looks guardant to returning to afloat nationalist work arsenic soon arsenic possible.

'His Majesty has chosen to stock his test to forestall speculation and successful nan dream it whitethorn assistance nationalist knowing for each those astir nan world who are affected by cancer.'

The palace said nan King 'looks guardant to returning to afloat nationalist work arsenic soon arsenic possible', but it is not yet known whether it will impact his attendance astatine events specified arsenic those marking nan 80th day of D-Day successful June.

It is understood he will proceed to person reddish boxes and process authorities documents during curen and location are nary plans to name Counsellors of State.

A palace spokesperson said: 'Regrettably, a number of nan King's forthcoming nationalist engagements will person to beryllium rearranged aliases postponed.

'His Majesty would for illustration to apologise to each those who whitethorn beryllium disappointed aliases inconvenienced arsenic a consequence.'

Despite nan awesome concerns complete Charles' health, MP Chris Bryant, who had room for tegument crab successful March 2019, told Sky News:  'I deliberation we should each calm down [about nan King]. Cancer is not a decease sentence.

'The worst time was that first night. It does get better. With my curen they trim a chunk retired of nan backmost of my caput arsenic you know. It was each very frightening and I'm still here.'

Charles has postponed each public-facing duties, but is continuing pinch behind-the-scenes activity connected his reddish boxes of authorities papers.

The confirmation of William's return to charismatic engagements will beryllium seen arsenic an effort to awesome stableness wrong nan monarchy contempt nan difficult times facing nan royals.

William, nan Queen and nan Princess Royal will beryllium nan cardinal royals holding nan fort, on pinch nan Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh.

The prince carried retired an investiture astatine Windsor Castle this greeting - which is 1 of his ain regular duties - wherever erstwhile England footballer Ellen White was among those receiving honours.

William, who is president of nan Football Association, will make nan record-scoring Lioness an MBE for services to football.

Other recipients owed astatine nan ceremonial see David Shreeve - who co-founded an biology action group pinch TV botanist David Bellamy - and Francis Dickinson - who solved an 80-year-old maritime enigma by locating nan wreck of a submarine which was mislaid astatine oversea during nan Second World War.

In nan evening, William will be nan gala fundraising meal for London's Air Ambulance Charity successful cardinal London successful his domiciled arsenic nan organisation's patron.

The gala meal is raising costs for London's Air Ambulance Charity's Up Against Time appeal, which is seeking £15 cardinal to switch nan service's chopper fleet by nan autumn.

William is simply a erstwhile aerial ambulance aviator pinch nan East Anglian Air Ambulance and during nan arena will meet unit members, erstwhile patients and supporters earlier delivering a short speech.

Anne held nan fort connected nan royal engagements beforehand yesterday, carrying retired an investiture connected behalf of nan King astatine Windsor Castle earlier visiting family-run GH Hurt & Son successful Nottingham which has provided shawls for royal newborns for much than 70 years.

She is besides backmost retired coming visiting nan Defence Explosive Ordnance Disposal Training Regiment astatine St George's Barracks successful Bicester. The Princess Royal is Colonel successful Chief of The Royal Logistical Corps.