The 21-month-old tot has not seen his grandfather or great-grandparents in more than a year. While the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have used Zoom to keep other members of the Royal Family in the loop about Archie’s development, Mr Scobie said the pair feel unhappy about the amount of time their son has spent apart from his relatives in the UK as the pandemic has made travelling not feasible.
Mr Scobie co-authored the bombshell royal biography Finding Freedom which sent shockwaves through the Firm when it was released last year.
The journalist told OK magazine: “Meghan and Harry feel very sad about the time that the Queen, Philip and Prince Charles have spent without seeing Archie due to the pandemic.”
Archie was denied the chance to celebrate his first Christmas with the royals when his parents opted to celebrate the festive season of 2019 on Vancouver Island.
Weeks later, Harry and Meghan announced they were stepping down as senior royals.
While the couple returned to the UK twice in 2020 to wrap up their final engagements, Archie stayed behind in the Great White North with his nanny.
Harry, 36, is expected to fly into the UK this summer for a reunion with the Queen and other royals after spending more than a year apart.
The duke is set to make the trip from his new home in Santa Barbara for Prince Philip’s 100th birthday, Trooping the Colour in June.
He is expected to stick around until July for the unveiling of a statue in memory of Princess Diana at Kensington Palace.
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He said the former actress would not travel to Britain due to Covid restrictions.
He said Harry and Meghan had not been vaccinated against Covid and “travel plans are still very much up in the air”.
He added: “Meghan wouldn’t want to be away from Archie and it would be very tricky to factor a small child into their travels with all the restrictions that could potentially be in place.“
Meghan and Harry’s sadness about their son missing out on bonding time with his grandfather and great-grandparents seems to be shared by Charles.
In November, a pal of the Prince of Wales said Charles, 72, missed having his grandson so near.
The friend told the Daily Mail: “The Prince of Wales enjoyed popping into Frogmore Cottage to see his youngest grandchild and is sad that he hasn’t seen him for so long.
“He has missed much of his development since he is now growing up in the USA.
“Other members of the family are very sad at not seeing him.
“Everyone really misses Archie—they feel it’s particularly sad for the Queen and Prince Philip.”
