By Molly Claire Goddard
8:11am PST, Jan 13, 2026
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Broadcaster
Mark Dolan feels
Prince Harry is manipulating King Charles III by asking him to fly from Washington, D.C., to California to see
Prince Archie and
Princess Lilibet. "It shows just how deluded
Prince Harry is if he thinks that Charles is going to interrupt a rather important global tour to the U.S.," the journalist said during an appearance on the "
Daily Expresso" podcast.
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While King Charles III reportedly misses his grandchildren, he will be visiting America on an official state visit, not for personal reasons. "I think [Prince] Harry's weaponizing the kids. Charles won't be bullied in that way," Mark Dolan said. "What he [Harry] wants is the validation of Charles. He wants Charles to acknowledge him and sprinkle a little bit of that royal stardust over him."
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Mark Dolan thinks it's unfair for
Prince Harry to make such a steep request of King Charles III when they haven't fully made amends. "It's an act of total desperation on the part of Harry to think that Charles is going to go from a quick blink-and-you'll-miss-it half-hour chat at Clarence House to a full state visit to their Montecito compound. It ain't going to happen," he said.
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King Charles III is reportedly coming to America in April for an official state visit with President
Donald Trump. However, royal author
Robert Jobson claimed there won't be time for a family reunion on the West Coast. "There will be no detour," he told
HELLO!
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Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet haven't seen King Charles III — who is battling cancer — since
Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee in June 2022. "The situation weighs on Charles a lot more than he lets on," an insider told the
National Examiner. "These are his grandchildren, his flesh and blood. He wants to get to know them in the time he has left."
