King Charles and Prince William would have shared a private father-son-in-time at the Château de Balmoral, their annual Scottish retirement, while royal observers continue to speculate on the future of Prince Harry in the monarchy.
The sun reported that the Prince of Wales had been seen arriving at Aberdeen airport this week after having comforted the bereaved families of Southport.
The meeting marked the third year that Charles and William put aside an informal break from the Highlands, far from the aid of the palace, to speak frankly as a sovereign and heir.
The king should stay in Scotland until the end of September, following public commitments in Barrow-in-Furness, where he visited the Bae Systems shipyard and granted the royal port status of the town hall of Barrow.
The rally comes as the media continue to dissect the recent Prince Harry meeting with his father at Clarence House earlier this month.
Certain outlets said Prince William was less than happy than Charles agreed to sit with the Duke of Sussex, fueling a renewed discourse of fractured royal loyalty.
William and Kate, as well as their three children, visited Balmoral in August during the school holidays.
