EXCLUSIVE: CHARLES AND CAMILLA WILL SEE ANNA WINTOUR AND MARTHA STEWART IN NYC — BUT NOT HARRY, MEGHAN OR THE GRANDKIDS

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When King Charles III and Queen Camilla arrive in the United States this week for a four-day visit split between Washington, D.C., and a single day in New York City, their schedule is already locked: diplomacy in the capital, followed by a polished Manhattan reception for the King’s Trust in NYC, where Anna Wintour and Martha Stewart are expected to greet the royal couple.

Noticeably missing? Prince Harry, Meghan Markle — and the grandchildren.

Insiders tell Naughty But Nice that the omission is no accident.

“Anna and Martha made the guest list. Harry and Meghan did not.”

Sources say Team Sussex quietly tried to arrange a private New York meeting with the King during the couple’s one-day stop in Manhattan — carefully positioned away from Washington, Trump, and the political optics of the U.S. trip.

For a brief moment, palace aides were open to the idea.

Then came Harry and Meghan’s latest quasi-royal tour of Australia — and everything changed.

“That trip killed it,” one insider says. “The palace saw the optics and pulled back fast.”

Harry, sources say, is still pushing hard for face time with his father. But palace aides remain deeply wary of what that meeting would actually deliver

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“Harry’s concern isn’t family. It’s branding.”

And insiders say that is the real problem.

“Harry standing beside the King instantly looks official. One photo, one handshake, and suddenly he’s back looking tied to the Crown.”

That is exactly what Buckingham Palace is determined to avoid.

“The fear is simple: Harry doesn’t just get a private moment with his father — he gets fresh royal legitimacy.”

So while Charles and Camilla move from Washington power circles to Manhattan society, Harry remains firmly shut out.

“Harry still wants the meeting for all the wrong reasons. The palace wants distance.”

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Rob Shuter

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