Prince Harry arrives back in LA after fleeting 24-hour UK trip to see his cancer-stricken father King Charles: Duke is pictured climbing into chauffeured SUV after changing flights to avoid delaying his return to Meghan Markle and their kids

The photo shows Prince Harry returning to Los Angeles after making a lightning trip back to Britain to meet his cancer-stricken father, King Charles.

The 39-year-old Duke of Sussex was spotted outside LAX airport on Wednesday evening, about 12 hours after he was spotted at London’s Heathrow Airport – where he reportedly made a last-minute change to his flight plans when his original flight plans were changed . plane was delayed.

He made the decision to travel to Britain shortly after learning that his father had been diagnosed with an unspecified form of cancer while undergoing treatment for an enlarged prostate. It is said that the king personally informed both his sons of his illness, which led to his youngest son quickly crossing the Atlantic.

On his return to LA, Harry was escorted to a waiting SUV arranged for him by expensive travel concierge service PS, which offers its wealthy clients a range of special treatments including a private airport suite – and a private car to get to. driver to and from the airport.

Harry, who is believed to have spent just 45 minutes with his father, 75, during a brief meeting at Clarence House on Wednesday, is said to have switched from a British Airways flight to a Delta plane to avoid his return would delay going home. Meghan Markle and their children.

It’s understood he switched to the Delta flight because the British Airways flight he was supposed to take was “delayed by two hours,” The Express reported earlier today.

Flight records show that British Airways Flight 269, which he was expected to take, was scheduled to depart from Heathrow at 3:05 PM local time, but actually departed at 5:19 PM.

No doubt Harry was keen to return to his wife and their two children, Archie and Lilibet, who had not made the trip to Britain with the Duke.

Instead, Meghan stayed home with their children and was spotted driving around Los Angeles in the couple’s Range Rover on Wednesday, with a big smile on her face as she sipped a drink from a white mug.

During Harry’s trip to London, Meghan stayed home with their children while all of Southern California was under flash flood warnings and watches.

The historic Pineapple Express weather system dumped a record amount of rain on parts of Los Angeles on Monday, sending mud and boulders down hillsides lined with million-dollar homes.

The storm is causing chaos in several regions, including star-studded Beverly Hills, Malibu and the Sussexes’ Montecito neighborhood.

Harry and Meghan, George Clooney, Lady Gaga and Halle Berry are among the celebrities whose multi-million dollar mansions were all threatened by the severe storms, although none were reportedly evacuated.

The Sussexes’ $14.65 million Montecito mansion was under a “flood watch” warning for 28 hours while their surrounding county, Santa Barbara, was inundated with inches of rain on Monday.

Harry had flown more than 5,000 miles from Los Angeles to London after his father informed him of his devastating cancer diagnosis.

He flew to London on a 10-hour flight, arriving at Clarence House at 2.42pm local time on Tuesday, before spending around 45 minutes with Charles.

They held a ‘brief meeting’ before the king and Camilla were driven to Buckingham Palace, where a helicopter waited to take them back to Sandringham in Norfolk.

It is believed that Harry stayed in a luxury hotel during his trip to London, having technically become homeless in Britain since the Sussexes’ eviction from Frogmore Cottage last year.

It is believed the Duke has not seen his brother William or sister-in-law Kate Middleton, who is recovering from abdominal surgery and on extended leave from her public duties.

Charles was seen in public for the first time since his cancer diagnosis was made public as he left his office at Clarence House after briefly reuniting with Harry.

Harry’s return to Britain came as his stepmother, Queen Consort Camilla, made her first public statement about her husband’s health during a public engagement at a charity concert.

Camilla spoke to well-wishers gathered outside Salisbury Cathedral in Wiltshire, assuring them that Charles was ‘doing extremely well under the circumstances’.

Camilla said King Charles, who underwent his first treatment earlier this week, was “very touched” by all the messages of support he has received from around the world.

“He’s doing extremely well considering the circumstances,” she said when an onlooker told him he was “very sad to hear the news” of Charles’ diagnosis.

‘He has been very touched by all the letters and messages the public have sent from all over. That’s very cheerful.’

Buckingham Palace announced Monday that the king is undergoing treatment for unspecified cancer.

Doctors discovered the cancer when they treated the monarch for an enlarged prostate just over a week earlier, the palace said.