Prince Harry saddened by kids' limited royal cousin ties

Prince Harry is reportedly feeling sadness over the limited relationships between his young children and their cousins in the British royal family, prompted by recent photographs marking Princess Charlotte's 11th birthday.

The Duke of Sussex, who relocated to Montecito, California, with his wife Meghan in March 2020 after stepping back from royal duties, has two children: Prince Archie, who turned 7 this week, and Princess Lilibet, 4. Friends close to Harry told outlets that images of Charlotte, released last Saturday by her parents, Prince William and Catherine, Princess of Wales, highlighted what his own children are missing. The photos and a video from the family's Easter holiday in Cornwall showed Charlotte smiling in a field, interacting with the family's dogs and playing on a beach.

"Harry feels his children are missing out on the extensive family network that their cousins are enjoying," one longtime friend said. Archie and Lilibet's cousins, Prince George, 12, and Prince Louis, 8, attend Lambrook, a private preparatory school in Berkshire near the family's Windsor home. The friend added that Harry values the lifelong friendships formed at such institutions, having...