Firm reconciliation HARRY'S PLEA TO CHARLES

The prince wants what's best for his kids – but Wills has other ideas

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As catch-ups go, the meeting between the King and Prince Harry was pretty brief — just 50 minutes — even though it had been 19 months since they last saw each other.

But there's hope the recent get-together at Clarence House has been an all-important first step towards a reconciliation between father and son. And it could be Harry's kids, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, who are providing the motivation for both sides to patch up their rift.

After his four-day solo trip to the UK, which included the meeting with his father, as well as carrying out a handful of charity engagements, Harry told an interviewer that he wanted to be able to take his children to his home country to meet up with family, despite the fact he's been at loggerheads with the UK government over its refusal to provide police security for them.

“This week has definitely brought that closer,” he said of his hopes his kids will visit.

He added that he loved the UK and had enjoyed reconnecting with causes he is passionate about. He didn't talk about his meeting with the King, but suggested he wanted to see his father more often, saying over the coming year, “the focus really has to be on my dad”.