Lip reader on what King Charles said to Harry before leaving the Palace party | Royal | news

Not long after Prince Harry and Meghan Markle tied the knot in a grand ceremony in Windsor, they attended a summer garden party for then-Prince Charles’ 70th birthday at Buckingham Palace on May 22, 2018.

But video footage emerged of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle rushing out of the garden party, prompting speculation about what might have led up to it.

A professional lip reader has examined the footage and revealed what the monarch actually said to her young son that day, stressing that there was “definitely no distress”.

The lip reader told MailOnline that a member of staff first explained to Harry that he had been ‘asked’.

Harry’s father then said to his youngest son, “Now let’s go. We have to go,” to which Harry replied, “Go ahead.”

Charles continues, “Now we’ll go…see you later.”

The Duke of Sussex adds: “Yeah, catch up… later.”

During the Buckingham Palace party, the Sussexes were seen chatting with guests, with Meghan Markle at one point admiring a woman’s necklace and receiving a gift from her, which was then passed on to an aide.

But during his interactions with the public, Harry was approached by a member of the royal staff, who appears to tell the prince that his father wants to speak to him.

Charles tells him the message quietly, placing a hand on his son’s arm as he does so. Camilla is then seen walking up to kiss Harry and Meghan on the cheek, before quickly moving on.

Charles, Camilla, Harry and Meghan met several of the 6,000 people who were invited from their patronages and military associations. Several guests from the Police, Fire, Ambulance, Mountain Rescue and RNLI also attended the garden party.

At the event, Harry also gave a speech, during which he said: “You have inspired William and me, and looking here today, it is clear that we are not alone. You have created an incredible body of work that has, and will continue to making such a big difference to so many people’s lives.”

Less than two years later, Harry and Meghan have said goodbye to royal life themselves and moved to California, where they are raising their two young children, Prince Archie, 5, and Princess Lilibet, 3.

Prince Harry is believed to have last seen his father in February 2024, when he flew to the UK after the king publicly announced his cancer diagnosis.

King Charles’ youngest son met his father at Clarence House, where their meeting is said to have lasted just 45 minutes, before Harry left the venue.

King Charles and Queen Camilla landed in Australia on Friday, marking the start of the couple’s first visit to the country since becoming its reigning monarch.

The king will reportedly be accompanied by two doctors on his 17th visit to Australia after being diagnosed with cancer earlier this year. He will also travel with a supply of his own blood, according to the Times.