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Prince Harry is currently visiting the UK to attend an event celebrating the Invictus Games, but it’s been revealed he won’t be meeting with his father King Charles
Prince Harry will be feeling “bitterness” over his father’s decision not to meet him during his time in the UK this week, according to a royal expert.
The Duke of Sussex is in London to take part in an event marking the 10th anniversary of the Invictus Games. It was rumoured he would reunite with his father King Charles as they are both in the city at the same time.
However, Harry has confirmed he will not be seeing his father “due to His Majesty’s full programme”. Royal author Tom Quinn has suggested the monarch’s snub doesn’t bode well for their relationship.
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Speaking exclusively to The Mirror, Tom said: “It’s impossible to exaggerate the significance of King Charles’ decision not to see his son Harry while Harry is in the UK for the Invictus games. It’s an unambiguous statement that Harry is not welcome; that the relationship between father and son has broken down, perhaps irretrievably.”
A spokesperson for Harry released a statement in response to Charles’ decision not to meet with him. It read: “It, unfortunately, will not be possible due to His Majesty’s full programme. The Duke of course is understanding of his father’s diary of commitments and various other priorities.”
It added: “The Duke of course is understanding of his father’s diary of commitments and various other priorities and hopes to see him soon.” Tom suggested the statement seems to mask Harry’s true feelings about the snub.
He told us: “Harry’s well publicised statement that he is not going to see his father because he is ‘understanding of his father’s commitments but hopes to see him some time’ may sound perfectly reasonable, but it masks a huge amount of awkwardness, anger, and bitterness.
“King Charles is stricken with cancer yet his son says they are not going to meet during this rare visit and talks vaguely of seeing his father ‘some time’.” Representatives for Harry declined to comment.
Harry has previously spoken about his desire to reunite with the Royal Family. Speaking to Good Morning America, he said: “My family and my life in California is as it is. I have got other trips planned. That would take me through the UK or back to the UK, so you know, I’ll stop in and see my family as much as I can.”
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