‘King Charles refused to meet’ Prince Harry has been trending throughout the day following the Duke’s latest trip to the UK. Many reports indicated that the king’s schedule was packed with daily engagements, leading him to ignore his younger son in favor of hosting a party in the tea garden. However, a palace insider and close friend of the king has denied the claims, saying: “Memories may be different again.”
Palace insiders refute ‘Charles ignored Harry’ claims.
Last week, before heading to Nigeria with Meghan Markle, Harry made a brief appearance at St Paul’s Cathedral in the UK. The Duke attended a Thanksgiving Mass to mark the 10th anniversary of the Invictus Games. Despite being in the same city and only a few kilometers apart, Harry never met Charles, disappointing those who had hoped for a reconciliation.
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A royal source has denied claims that King Charles has refused to see his son. An unnamed friend of Charles told The Times that King was nervous about meeting Harry because of the media attention, but agreed to see his son at a critical time in February and within minutes of his illness. “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.” [back in February] And in a very short time.”
Earlier, it was announced that the king had cancer. Since then, there has been much speculation about his treatment and appearance. It is reported that doctors advised him to focus on treatment and rehabilitation. The source added that people were not expecting the king to hit the red carpet once Invictus was announced. However, “the idea that he refused to find space in his memoirs…well, let’s just say the memories might be different again.”
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Prince Harry ‘understands’ why he didn’t meet King
In contrast, Prince Harry had a positive experience in the United Kingdom, where he interacted with a crowd of people who chanted, “We love you, Harry.” Despite the absence of other members of the royal family, the Duke seemed very pleased with the crowd’s presence. He even mentioned how happy he was to be back home in interviews with a few media outlets, although reports suggested he was feeling sad about not being able to meet his ailing father.
A spokesperson for Harry stressed that Harry was well aware and understood the reasons for not meeting Charles with him. “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, this will unfortunately not be possible due to His Majesty’s full programme. The Duke of course understands his father’s wishes. Diary of other various commitments and priorities and I hope to see him almost”. On Tuesday, the actor told the Mirror.
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