Queen Elizabeth II reportedly requested all her great-grandchildren visit Balmoral in summer 2022 to create happy memories, according to a family friend. She spent most of her final months at the Scottish estate, where she made a special gesture to the younger generation. The invitation extended to the 12 great-grandchildren alive at her death in September 2022, including Prince William's three children George, Charlotte, and Louis, Zara Tindall's three children Mia, Lena, and Lucas, Princess Beatrice's eldest daughter Sienna, Princess Eugenie's eldest son August, Peter Phillips' two daughters Savannah and Isla, and Prince Harry's two children Archie and Lilibet.
Princess Eugenie's youngest son Ernest and Princess Beatrice's youngest daughter Athena were born after the Queen's death. It remains unclear which great-grandchildren actually visited Balmoral during that summer. Travel arrangements varied among family members: Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis joined their mother Princess Catherine on a commercial flight to Scotland at the end of summer 2022, while Prince William traveled separately to Prince George.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle traveled to the UK in June 2022, but whether they spent any time in Scotland with their children during that visit is unknown. Author Tom Bower wrote that Meghan Markle refused invitations to travel to Balmoral. A spokesperson for the Sussexes said the claims in Tom Bower's book were filled with conspiracy and melodrama.