Prince Harry will not travel to Washington DC to see his father during the King’s state visit to the US, a source close to the Duke of Sussex has said. Harry, who has had a troubled relationship with his father and the rest of the Royal Family, lives on the US West Coast with his wife, the Duchess of Sussex and their two children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet.

The father and son last met face to face six months ago, and the King last saw Archie and Lili in person nearly four years ago. Harry is in Washington on Tuesday, March 31, where he is giving a keynote speech for the IAPP global summit on privacy, AI governance and cybersecurity law.

The duke is sharing “his insights on whether today’s digital world is breaking or bridging society, and the role we can play in reshaping the future”, according to IAPP.

Earlier on Tuesday, it was announced that the King and Queen’s state visit to the US will go ahead as planned despite calls for the trip to be cancelled over President Trump’s war against Iran.

Buckingham Palace formally announced the much-anticipated trip to commemorate the 250th anniversary of American Independence on Tuesday.

It will take place in late April and will include all the trappings of a US state visit to the White House, including Guards of Honour and a formal banquet with speeches. Charles will also address both houses of the US Congress.

But the move quickly sparked criticism because of the ongoing conflict in the Middle East and Mr Trump’s repeated comments belittling Sir Keir Starmer and denouncing the UK’s military capabilities.