Prince Harry issues statement confirming he will not meet with King Charles

Prince Harry issues statement confirming he will not meet with King Charles

Prince Harry will stay in a hotel during his time in London

GB News
Svar Nanan-Sen

By Svar Nanan-Sen


Published: 07/05/2024

- 14:30

The Duke of Sussex and the King last saw each other in person in February 2024

Prince Harry has issued a statement confirming that he will not meet with King Charles during his trip to the UK this week.

The Duke of Sussex has arrived in London and will undertake multiple Invictus Games-related engagements today.


Harry is also scheduled to give a reading at St Paul's Cathedral on Wednesday to mark the 10th anniversary of the Invictus Games.

No senior member of the Royal Family is expected to attend the event tomorrow.

Prince Harry and King Charles

Prince Harry has issued a statement confirming that he will not meet with King Charles during his trip to the UK this week.

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The King's youngest son founded the sporting competition in 2014 when he was a working member of the Royal Family.

King Charles and Prince Harry last saw each other face to face in February 2024 following the monarch's cancer diagnosis.

The royals met at Clarence House for 45 minutes but Harry did not meet with Prince William.

It was expected that the King and Harry would meet again this week but the Duke of Sussex has issued a statement confirming they will not see each other during his trip to London.

A spokesperson for Prince Harry told GB News: "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 programme.

"The Duke of course is understanding of his father’s diary of commitments and various other priorities and hopes to see him soon."

King Charles returned to public-facing duties last week as he visited a cancer centre alongside Queen Camilla.

The engagement was the King's first public-facing duty since being diagnosed with cancer earlier this year.

The King is still receiving treatment for his cancer and confirmed during his engagement last Tuesday that he had treatment scheduled for later that day.

Prince Harry is expected to be in the UK for just days before flying to Nigeria to undertake an unofficial royal tour with Meghan Markle.

The Duchess of Sussex will fly from the US to Nigeria to carry out multiple engagements alongside Prince Harry later this month.

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