Prince Harry is ‘deeply affected’ after not seeing King Charles on a visit to the UK

Ambiguity surrounding Harry’s royal residency request

The controversy surrounding Prince Harry’s visit to the UK earlier this week – which appeared to have been ignored by his family – has become a war of words and interpretations. United kingdom The Sunday Times Reports. The newspaper says that Harry asked if he could stay in a royal residence while he was in the United Kingdom, and his father, King Charles, is said to have agreed to the request, but Harry ended up staying in a hotel for three days.

The newspaper said that Harry was “deeply shocked” not to see Charles. One of Harry’s friends said: “It blew me away. I was fully expecting them to get together. I know that’s what he wanted to happen and I don’t know when he’ll be back next.”

The newspaper says that since staying in the royal residence may have made seeing his father a little easier, the mystery adds another interesting layer to an already confusing week of who said and did what when it came to the father and son who have not seen each other, with Harry issuing a statement saying: It’s because of his father’s busy diary and other “priorities.”

On Wednesday, they both held various public events, where Harry supervised 10 people^y Invictus Games birthday celebration at St Paul’s Cathedral (no royals were there, but some of Princess Diana’s family were there, including her brother Earl Spencer). Meanwhile, at Buckingham Palace, just two miles away, King Charles hosted his first Buckingham Palace garden party of the year, with all the working royals in attendance – with the exception of Prince William and Kate Middleton. Sources told The Daily Beast that Harry was mercilessly put in his place by his father and family.

In full, Harry’s very clear statement about not seeing his father read: “In response to the numerous inquiries and ongoing speculation as to whether or not The Duke will meet his father while in the UK this week, unfortunately that will not be possible due to His Majesty’s full programme. The Duke of course understands Notes of his father’s obligations and various other priorities and hopes to see him soon.”

Harry’s friends say The Sunday Times He had asked to see Charles well in advance of the trip, stating that he must give 28 days’ notice of any plans to visit Charles’ friends in the UK. He told the newspaper that Harry “did not ask to see his father or invite him to the party.” Service in St. Paul.”

However, sources close to Harry spoke of their “distraught” that Charles was unable to make time to see Harry, given that – despite his cancer treatment – he had a relatively full week of other engagements.

“It’s very sad,” said one of Charles’ friends. The Sunday Times. “Although the King is understandably nervous about meeting Harry, given the publicity circus that seems to surround all these visits, he has of course agreed to see his son at the most vulnerable moments of his illness.” [in February]And in a very short time.

“While he was barely rolling out the red carpet the moment this Invictus trip was announced, with doctors advising him to focus on his treatment and recovery, the thought of his refusal to find space in his diary…well, let’s say the memories might” (echoing the late Queen Elizabeth’s famous phrase after his revelation Harry and Meghan Markle in their interview with Oprah Winfrey in 2021).

One of Harry’s friends said The Sunday Times: “I can’t imagine this request [from Harry to Charles] Fell through the gaps. Even if they had not received a request, which I do not believe, could His Majesty have not made a request to see his son? It was widely known that it was coming.

Meghan says Nigeria is ‘my country’

After a difficult few days in London, Harry and Meghan Markle’s tour of Nigeria is progressing on a more positive note, with many smiles, cheering crowds and positive headlines. Welcome! mentioned Meghan spoke about her “super cute kids” — Archie, 5, and Lilibet, 2 — at the Women in Leadership event she co-hosted with Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, director-general of the World Trade Organization.

Meghan, who described herself as 43% Nigerian, said: “I love being a mother” and being in TV dramas. suitHe added: “Bonnie Hammer, who runs NBCUniversal, was a great mentor, and continues to be a great mentor to me. And I remember being lucky at the time when she invited me to breakfast and I thought this was the biggest deal in the world. And I asked her exactly that question. I said: How do you find balance?” “Don’t do that, you’ll never find balance,” she said.

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“And this was before I got married, before I had kids, before all the things in my life changed for sure. And it struck me and stayed with me for a long time because you say, ‘Well, how can you be so successful?'” And she’s also a mother and she’s married and she says you’re not going to find Balance ever? What does life look like if it’s out of balance? What I think this means now is that this balance will always change for you and this balance, which seemed balanced ten years ago, will change and so being a mother has always been a dream for me. “I am so lucky that we have two beautiful, healthy children who talk a lot.”

Harry and Meghan are on a three-day visit to the country, their first official international tour since exiting their senior royal roles in 2020.

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Meghan was asked at the event how she felt about being Nigerian: “Well, first off, thank you all so much for being here. I’m just flattered, honored and inspired. It’s been a quick 24 hours since we arrived, and I quickly got the memo that I needed to wear more colours.” So I can fit in with you all in your amazing style. I’m so overwhelmed so I want to start by saying thank you so much for how generous you all have been in welcoming me and my husband to this country, my country.

Harry and Meghan received warm receptions at the events they attended, whether visiting a school, attending a seated volleyball match featuring wounded veterans, or having lunch with the country’s defense minister.

The two new friends: David Beckham and King Charles

David Beckham met King Charles at the latter’s country home, Highgrove, to talk about his sustainable charity work – and their shared love of beekeeping. the sun Reports. A source told the newspaper: “The King and David Beckham have already linked up over their similar interests.”

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Charles, who met Bex at an event last year, spoke about his work with the King’s Foundation charity. Beckham bought the King a jar of homemade honey, which pleased Charles because he had his own beehives. “We have to make a swap,” Charles reportedly told the famous footballer. Friday’s encounter was also notable, as it occurred shortly after Harry had been told that his father was too busy to see him days earlier.

This week in royal history

On May 12, 1937, George VI, father of Queen Elizabeth, was crowned. On May 15, 1536, Anne Boleyn, the second wife of King Henry VIII, was tried for treason and adultery, and executed on May 19. On May 15, 1981, Zara Phillips, Princess Anne’s daughter, was executed. child.

Unanswered questions

Will Harry and Meghan’s trip to Nigeria and the warm reception they received make up for Harry and Meghan’s freezing out by the rest of the UK royal family a few days ago? What is the state of relations between Charles and Harry?