DUKE'S RETURN
King Charles spotted hours before Prince Harry lands back Britain for Invictus Games ceremony
It comes as Prince William is set to meet with the mum of one of Harry's childhood pals
KING Charles has been spotted out and about just hours before Prince Harry is set to touch down in the UK.
The Duke of Sussex, 39, is set to jet into the country ahead of the Invictus Games ceremony tomorrow night.
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It's understood Harry will not see his brother but was “keen” to see his dad while visiting.
The monarch was this morning seen being driven from Windsor Castle ahead of his youngest son's imminent arrival.
Harry and Charles chatted for 30 minutes in February — days after the King’s cancer diagnosis.
The Monarch, 75, recently cleared to resume public duties as he is treated for cancer, is expected to attend the year’s first Buckingham Palace garden party.
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Both events will finish around 6pm, clearing the way for a first meeting since Harry’s whistle-stop trip in early February.
A royal source told The Sun: “Harry is normally 5,000 miles away in California but by happy coincidence on Wednesday they will be just two miles apart.
“It’s clear he is keen to see his father as he continues his recovery and most people expect another reunion of some kind next week.”
The potential meeting is unlikely to include Prince William, who has been stung by his brother’s attacks and has not spoken to him since Queen Elizabeth’s funeral.
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It comes as Wills is today set to award the mum of one of Harry's pals an MBE.
Henry van Straubenzee died in a car crash in 2002 - he had been the duke's best pal at school.
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Wills is now set to today honour Claire van Straubenzee at Windsor Castle in recognition of services to children’s education in Uganda.
Henry, known as Henners, was killed in a car crash near Ludgrove Prep school in Berkshire, where he was working during his gap year.
Prince Harry wrote affectionately of Henry in his memoir Spare.
The duke said: “Skinny, with no muscles, and hair that stood up in permanent surrender, Henners was all heart.
“Whenever he smiled, people melted.”
The Duke said he was the only boy who asked him about his mother, Diana, Princess of Wales, after she was killed.
In 2007, Claire and her family set up the Henry van Straubenzee Memorial Fund to support children in Uganda.
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It was initially at the school where Henry had been due to teach before his tragic death.
Meghan Markle paid tribute to Henry at a carol service in 2018.
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