Family aggravations are dogging King Charles as he fends off ill-health all in the midst of finding his footing as monarch barely two years into his reign. The 8th September sees the anniversary of his accession, a moment both sad and celebratory. His Accession chart for 3.10 pm has the 3rd house of siblings inhabited by a cool, critical, realistic Saturn conjunct Moon and a confused, slippery Neptune; while the 5th house ruling children has a Taurus North Node demanding effort, and a wayward Uranus.
His 10th house zero degrees Taurus Moon suits him for a public role but the Moon also rules family and body, so tr Pluto in square over last year and exactly now till early September and finally late November to end of December was always going to bring immense challenges in various arenas of his life. On top of that his Progressed Moon will exactly oppose his 1st house Pluto by mid this September so will add another layer of potential family angst.
Reports are that Prince Andrew’s security, a ten man operation funded by King Charles, will end in October, suggesting the forced move from the Royal Lodge will take place against Andrew’s resistance. Prince Harry is also causing irritation with the quasi-Royal tours he is taking and his constant bickering about UK security etc etc etc.
King Charles does look weighed down with his Solar Arc Saturn conjunct his 4th house Sun at the moment and exact in two months. Tr Neptune is also squaring his adventurous Uranus opposition Jupiter now on and off till early 2026, joined early in 2025 by tr Saturn also square. Given that his Mars Jupiter in in his natal 5th house that might suggest more chills on the Harry front.
Charles is also on alert exactly now with the Full Moon square Uranus hitting his Mars/North Node midpoint at 27 degrees Aquarius so is more likely to be embroiled in upsets and arguments. That repeats on and off till early 2026.
Prince Andrew, 19 February 1960 3.38pm London, always did look to be on the move this year with tr Uranus opposition his 4th house Scorpio Moon. It repeats again this November and next April. Scorpio Moons hate letting go so it may be a lengthy tussle. Though Charles is equally stubborn and his relationship chart with Andrew has the composite Pluto also at 25 degrees Fixed so the Royal tug of war may soon be over as Andrew is forced to throw in the towel.
Andrew’s 4th house Neptune has Solar Arc Pluto sitting exactly on top of it over coming months which will be domestically devastating, pulling away illusions and delusions about his ideal (entitled) home. Plus he has a yod onto a defiant, wayward 1st house Uranus inconjunct Saturn sextile and 8th house financial Mercury. One leg of the yod will be battered as Progressed Mars is conjunct the Mercury over coming months which will move his life onto a different track. By early 2026 his Solar Arc Neptune will conjunct Saturn on the other leg of the yod for uncertainty and more change.
Harry, 15 September 1984 4.20 pm London, wanders on in exile looking increasingly miserable and directionless, murmuring philanthropic inanities, and seemingly incapable of understanding why his behaviour has tripped him into the sinkhole in which he is trapped.
Tr Saturn has another 18 months moving through the nadir of his First Quadrant, which can bring financial shortages but is also a time that unresolved psychological issues surface and need to be addressed. And is not a time of spectacular success on the career front. Staying low profile is usually a help. At the moment he has his Solar Arc Pluto conjunct his 11th house Uranus so something is trying to propel him into changing his long term plans and goals. Tr Uranus conjunct his 4th house Taurus Moon earlier this year which might have indicated a domestic move may also have been soaked up in the jangled and mishandled relationship with his father. A downbeat Solar Arc Saturn will square his Sun in 9 months and his SA Midheaven will conjunct his Neptune in 2026 for more indecision and dither about what comes next.
His relationship with his father was always fraught from the start with a composite Mars square Pluto Uranus – and that is being buffeted by tr Saturn hard aspects this year until March 2025. Not much sunshine breaking out there. And the tr Saturn Neptune in Aries will square the composite 8th house Jupiter mid 2025 through 2026 further dampening confidence and enthusiasm.
Harry’s relationship with Meghan is showing panic and disappointment this year, 2025 and through into 2026 with tr Neptune opposing the composite Mars and then Venus – which could hint that business ventures do not produce the required results. And then moves into a Uranian patch in 2026/27 as tr Uranus in Gemini squares the composite Sun and opposes Uranus – at the very least they could decide to pursue separate career ambitions but it will surely be disruptive.
One tends to forget that Queen Elizabeth 11 had years of coping with her errant sister Margaret as well as the Wallis Simpson tensions, Prince Philip’s high-octane social life and her mother’s wild overspending etc etc. Twas ever thus.
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Jane: The October Solar Eclipse aligns with the composite Saturn in Libra for the King and Harry. William has Mars 9 Libra too. So perhaps some generational fatherhood or marriage themes there. Meghan has MC 11 Aries, Mars 11 Cancer – an interesting link with Invictus, which she may have viewed as a lucky boost (Uranus) to her MC, plus Mars conjunct that Invictus Jupiter, and Harry’s descendant – a couple project, leading to arguments?
The King’s 0 Taurus Moon, Harry’s Pluto, Meghan’s 1 Leo/Aquarius Nodes and William’s Jupiter 0 Scorpio are all in Pluto’s sights. It occurs to me that the rather kingly, or traditional, historic ‘leader’ conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn in December 2020 at 0 Aquarius may have marked the start of this particular chapter in the RF’s story. Expansion and contraction of various kinds has followed.
Jane:
“There’s been a lot of rumours and argy-bargy around the Invictus Games, which are Harry’s own special project, and I think an admirable one too. Some veterans are apparently not thrilled by Meghan’s recent involvement, and fear the Games becoming ‘too royal’. They were launched on 6 March, 2014. The Venus, 0 Aquarius, opposes BML 0 Leo, both squaring onto Harry’s natal Pluto, 0 Scorpio – and all having their transformative Pluto transit. The Games own Pluto, 13 Capricorn, is close to Harry’s ascendant. It is part of a t-square with Invictus Jupiter, 10 Cancer, and Uranus 10 Aries – so possibly this October’s Libran Solar Eclipse may activate all of that and usher in a new phase for the Games, and for Harry in some way?
Tr Saturn is transiting the Invictus Sun in Pisces (15) at more or less the same time it is squaring Harry’s natal Mars in sporting Sagittarius (16), on into next year. That suggests pressure to firm things up, change, or reorganise in some way – as well as limitations on Harry himself?”
Or perhaps he will no longer be the figurehead of the Invictus games by then. It’s difficult to see Harry in his current role when they come to the UK in 2027, especially if they continue with their faux royal tours. These events and organisations are important vehicles of soft power with diplomatic ramifications. So how can he, let alone Megan, come here in an official role?
It’s so much easier to remove him from the Invictus Games than for example removing their titles.