King Charles to give Prince William new senior role in special ceremony after failed Prince Harry reunion

King Charles is set to meet with Prince William to hand over an important role to him. Buckingham Palace has confirmed the monarch will hand over the role of Colonel-in-Chief of the Army Air Corps to his eldest son, the Prince of Wales.

The father-and-son duo will take part in a joint engagement on 13 May at the Army Flying Museum for the momentous appointment. News of this special meeting comes just as King Charles will not be able to meet his youngest son Prince Harry during his brief visit to the UK this week.

The Duke of Sussex, 39, arrived in the UK on Tuesday ahead of the tenth anniversary of the Invictus Games, which he will mark at a ceremony in St Paul’s Cathedral on Wednesday.

HELLO! understands the Duke will not meet with his father during his visit to the UK this week “due to His Majesty’s full programme”. A source said: “The Duke of course is understanding of his father’s diary of commitments and various other priorities and hopes to see him soon.”

On the topic of the father-and-son not being able to meet, HELLO!’s Royal Editor, Emily Nash, said: “To an outsider it may seem odd that they can’t make time for a meeting, but the King is head of state and has his diary planned months in advance – so it wasn’t a given that it would happen, with Harry only here for a couple of days.

“It will inevitably lead to speculation over the state of their relationship, which has come under pressure over the past few years.”