Royal commentator Michael Cole has made it clear that king Charles should avoid closeness with his California grandchildren acutely For this reason

Royal commentator Michael Cole explained to MailOnline that Charles is feeling a “lack of closeness with his California grandchildren acutely.” The former BBC royal correspondent said thats while Charles “looks as happy and as content as I have ever seen him” it appears his “only regret is that he does not see Archie and Lilibet.”

He also stressed that the two “innocent young children” are facing a life where they will grow up without any “real contact” with the Royal Family. Meanwhile, as Charles continues to undergo treatment for cancer he “would welcome the pleasure and comfort of seeing his grandchildren.”

Mr Cole said: “Painfully aware that time is precious, the King regrets that he cannot be closer to his grandchildren Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet. It is not just the 5,000 miles between Clarence House and California that keeps the monarch at a distance from his youngest grandchildren.

The 75-year-old monarch is understood to have told friends that he is keener than ever to build a relationship with five-year-old Archie and three-year-old Lilibet.

Charles is believed to be dissatisfied with just seeing his grandchildren on the occasional video call and now hopes to be more present in their lives.

Queen Camilla is also said to be encouraging his increased efforts, and he reportedly sent Lilibet a ‘heartfelt gift and card’ to celebrate her birthday last week.

Sources claimed the King now wants to make up for lost time, following years of tension between his son and the rest of the Royal Family which has exacerbated since the Sussexes stepped down as senior royals and moved to the US in 2020.

Royal commentator Michael Cole told MailOnline today that Charles feels the ‘lack of closeness with his California grandchildren acutely’, given his own childhood was affected by his parents’ long absences on extensive tours of the Commonwealth.

The former BBC royal correspondent said the King ‘looks as happy and as content as I have ever seen him’ but his ‘only regret is that he does not see Archie and Lilibet’.

He added that the two ‘innocent young children’ are growing up without any ‘real contact’ with the Royal Family in Britain while Charles undergoes treatment for cancer and ‘would welcome the pleasure and comfort of seeing his grandchildren’.