Better luck next time.
Prince Harry’s team confirmed Tuesday that King Charles III is too busy to meet with the Duke of Sussex during his visit back home this week.
“In response to the many inquiries and continued speculation on whether or not The Duke will meet with his father while in the UK this week, it unfortunately will not be possible due to His Majesty’s full program,” a spokesperson for Haz shared in a statement.
“The Duke of course is understanding of his father’s diary of commitments and various other priorities and hopes to see him soon,” the spokesperson said in a statement. Getty Images for The Invictus Games Foundation The Duke of Sussex arrived in London on Tuesday and is seen here attending an Invictus Games event. Getty Images for The Invictus Games FoundationExplore More
“The Duke of course is understanding of his father’s diary of commitments and various other priorities and hopes to see him soon.”
Harry, 39, touched down in London Tuesday afternoon ahead of the 10th anniversary of the Invictus Games at St. Paul’s Cathedral on May 8. His wife, Meghan Markle, decided to remain in California instead of attending the celebratory milestone event.
Harry is back home this week to celebrate the 10th anniversary of his Invictus Games. AP His wife, Meghan Markle, stayed behind in California. REUTERSMultiple sources told Page Six that the renegade royal extended invitations to his family to the event as an olive branch, but no one took the bait.
No senior members of the royal family are expected to attend, as Kate Middleton is still undergoing treatment for cancer, and Harry remains largely estranged from her husband and his brother, Prince William.
The Prince of Wales, 41, and Harry haven’t spoken for more than a year in the wake of Harry’s bombshell memoir, “Spare,” in addition to claims that Charles and Kate were the “racist” royals who asked what color Harry and Meghan’s children, Archie and Lilibet, would be.
Sources told Page Six the renegade royal extended invitations to his family to attend the milestone event as an olive branch, but no senior members of the royal family are expected to attend. Samir Hussein/WireImage Kate Middleton is still undergoing treatment for cancer, and Prince William hasn’t spoken to his brother in a year. APThe redheaded royal hasn’t visited London since his brief trip in February to visit his father upon learning that the reigning monarch also had been diagnosed with cancer.
Page Six previously reported that Harry met up with Charles at Clarence House for “a quick visit” that didn’t even last an hour.
Charles, 75, announced in April that he was resuming his public duties “after a period of treatment and recuperation following his recent cancer diagnosis.” Buckingham Palace shared a new photo of the King at the time that showed him looking well as he linked arms with his wife, Queen Camilla.
Charles ascended the throne in September 2022 upon his mother Queen Elizabeth II’s death and was coronated in May of the following year.
