The British royal family is known to spend their holidays at Balmoral Castle in Scotland.
This summer is the first time that the Firm is heading to the residence since the passing of Queen Elizabeth last September.
However, exiled royals Prince Harry and Meghan Markle won’t be joining the other members following their move to Montecito, California, in 2020.
According to expert and royal broadcaster Katie Nicholl, the Duke of Sussex, 38, “must miss his family more than ever” this year as he’s “not coming back to the UK for the summer.”
Nicholl also told Closer Magazine, via the Mirror, how Harry wants his children, Lilibet and Archie, to “have a special relationship with their cousins” as he did.
The former army man and his estranged brother Prince William have had an icy relationship for the last several years.
Nicholl added that Harry’s life in the United States with Markle, 41, and their kids is “very different” from that of his relatives.
“You have to wonder whether the novelty of that has worn off,” she said.
But the former actress and the Invictus Games founder were in fact reportedly given an “open invitation” by King Charles to visit Balmoral, according to the Daily Mail.
Royal editor Rebecca English wrote for the publication late last month: “All family members, I am told, are expected to stay at some point over the next few weeks. That is, except the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.”
“Relations between father and son, I understand, are still not good, although the family feels encouraged by claims that Harry and Meghan are now determined to focus on the future rather than family recriminations,” she went on.
An insider then divulged to the journalist about the royal retreat, claiming, “If true, that can only be a good thing and may offer a sliver of hope that at some point in the future personal relationships can be rebuilt… It’s been a very visibly challenging year when it comes to the Sussexes.”
Harry and Markle have endured a tumultuous year so far, including losing their Spotify deal, a notable Emmy nomination snub and their “Archetypes” podcast not being renewed for Season 2.
As for William, 41, his wife, Kate Middleton, also 41, and their three kids — Prince George, 10, Princess Charlotte, 8, and Prince Louis, 5 — they won’t be staying in the Scottish abode itself.
However, they will be residing at their neighboring cottage known as Tam-Na-Ghar.
The home rests on the Balmoral estate and was given to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge by his late great-grandmother, the Queen Mother before she died in 2002.
Balmoral Castle has been one of the royal family’s main lodgings since it was bought for Queen Victoria by her husband Prince Albert in 1852.