Why Royal Family Didn’t Attend Prince Harry’s Invictus Games Event -- And Where They Were Instead!

Millions of viewers tuned in to watch Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's fairytale wedding ceremony in 2018, with one standout moment being a powerful 14-minute sermon on love. Now, on Sunday 19 May, they are celebrating their sixth wedding anniversary together.

Prince Harry revealed a quirky household habit he shares with his father, King Charles, and brother, Prince William, which leaves his wife Meghan Markle baffled. In the 2018 BBC documentary Prince, Son and Heir: Charles at 70, celebrating Prince Charles' 70th birthday, Harry, along with his brother William, shared some intimate details about their lives. Among these was Harry's admission that he still refers to the late Princess Diana as 'Mummy' and his request for his father to walk Meghan down the aisle at their wedding.

Meghan Markle has included a nod to the Royal Family with her first fashion moment in Nigeria. On Friday, May 10, the Duchess of Sussex stepped out in a stunning blush silk maxi dress with a high neck and cut-out back from Heidi Merrick, marking her second outfit from the California label in recent weeks.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex's three-day trip to Nigeria began on Thursday, May 9 and saw them meet military officials, speak about mental health and promote the Invictus Games. While the pair stepped back from their senior royal roles in 2020, their visit to the west African nation was dubbed a 'mini royal tour' – a reference which a leading royal expert points out will not have "pleased" King Charles or the Prince of Wales.

visited London this week to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Invictus Games.The trip marked his first since learning of his estranged sister-in-law’s cancer diagnosis in March.However, hopes for a royal reconciliation were slashed on Tuesday when Harry’s reps confirmed to The Post that he would not meet with his family, specifically King Charles, due to the king’s “full” schedule.What’s more, no members of the royal family attended Wednesday’s Invictus celebrations at St.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have started their three-day visit to Nigeria. Harry and Meghan arrived in the west African country today, Friday 10 May, on the invitation of the chief of defence staff.The couple have been pictured during a visit to children at the Lights Academy in Abuja, with the pair seen beaming and smiling. Harry will later meet injured service members at a military hospital.They will also attend a training session for charity organisation Nigeria: Unconquered, which collaborates with the Invictus Games, as well as a reception where military families will be honoured.

exiled royal. As Harry went down the line of spectators, a woman moved one of two phones that she was holding toward Harry’s face. Harry touched the woman’s arm, which prompted her to pull her hands back away from him.

Good Morning Britain viewers expressed their anger when regular ITV contributor Andrew Pierce made a shocking claim regarding King Charles' feelings towards Prince Harry.

Prince William has received a significant new honour from King Charles, in what is being seen as a major snub to Prince Harry.

King Charles' packed schedule has dashed hopes of a meeting with his son, Prince Harry, this week. But the Duke's five-word response hints at ongoing optimism.

first anniversary of his May 6 coronation on Monday, following 12 months of several challenges and health woes plaguing the United Kingdom’s royal family.But according to royal commentator Richard Fitzwilliams, the most testing times for the Firm were caused by none other than the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.In fact, Fitzwilliams believes that Harry and his wife “retaliated” after being evicted from Frogmore Cottage — a royal residence they thought would “always be there for them.”“The facts simply are with Harry and Megan that after ‘Spare,’ enough was enough, so he had them evicted from Frogmore Cottage, and I don’t think they expected it,” the royal guru told the Sun.“And they certainly didn’t like it. But the revelations in ‘Spare,’ and not only the attacks on the royal family in that book and in the interviews surrounding it, which large numbers of people watched, of course, that Harry was responsible for, and it was his memoir.”Fitzwilliams said that while Harry’s bombshell memoir was released in January last year, it’s pearl-clutching revelations still managed to have an impact on the king’s reign.” ‘Spare’ was so badly planned, you felt that he’d not had advice, but to attack Queen Camilla was clearly a red line, as was pointed out by the press that he’s so hostile to,” he told the outlet.

death of Queen Elizabeth II. With King Charles as the nation’s monarch, posts have been limited to just highlighting working members of the Windsor clan.In keeping with royal tradition, Archie did not get a shout-out from any of his British relatives across the pond.Similarly, the “Suits” alum didn’t receive a public message from the royals on her 42nd birthday last August.The Sussexes quit royal life in 2020 when they stepped down as senior working members of the family, meaning they are no longer entitled to receive public messages from their relatives in the UK.Still, it’s reported that Archie had a special low-key celebration at his Montecito, California, home, where he was joined by his proud parents, sister Lilibet, and his grandmother, Doria Ragland.

A year on from the Coronation - it's been a tumultuous year for the Royal Family marked by health scares, wild rumours and eviction fears. Exactly one year ago, the Royal Family gathered for one of its most historic days in decades - the Coronation of King Charles.

The Duchess of Edinburgh recently became the first member of the Royal Family to visit Ukraine since the start of the Russian invasion. It was a historic visit, which former BBC royal correspondent Jennie Bond points out, is the latest in a long list of high profile trips to war-torn or otherwise troubled areas of the world. "She is a woman of conviction.This is a cause about which she cares deeply...

Prince Harry reportedly extended an invite to Prince William and the Royal Family for the Invictus Games service next week, but it seems he's been met with silence.The Duke of Sussex is due to fly from California to London next week for an Invictus Games service at St Paul's Cathedral on May 8. Flying solo and without his wife, Meghan Markle, Harry will be in the UK alone for the 10th anniversary of the games that he founded in 2014.

The Duke of Sussex is set to return to the UK next week to celebrate the 10 year anniversary of the Invictus Games. However, the Duchess of Sussex is not expected to be by his side but will instead accompany him to Nigeria to "discover her roots".

Fox News Digital.“Harry will always have access to his father, but the trust is long gone.”Prince Harry, 39, will be in town to celebrate the 10th anniversary of his Invictus Games. He last spoke to his father in person when he flew across the pond for 24 hours after the monarch revealed his cancer diagnosis. Their exchange only lasted a reported 45 minutes.King Charles III, 75, will be in London for engagements at the same time.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have been confirmed to head on a joint visit to Nigeria in May for talks on the Invictus Games, but now, there are rumbles that there is more to the trip as an expert has claimed it's an attempt to "one-up" Harry's royal relatives.The trip was announced this week and will come after Harry visits the UK solo on May 8 to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Invictus Games. But now, Mail On Sunday's Charlotte Griffiths has claimed that the Royal Family are "rolling their eyes" at the upcoming Nigeria trip.

Sophie, the Duchess of Edinburgh, has become the first member of the Royal Family to visit Ukraine since Russia's full-scale invasion began in February 2022. According to Buckingham Palace, Sophie's trip was to "demonstrate solidarity with the women, men and children impacted by the war." Her visit was a continuation of her work to champion survivors of conflict-related sexual violence, and was at the request of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.

last spoke in person for a measly 45 minutes — and next month could be an even shorter reunion.Harry, 39, is set to return to the UK for an Invictus Games event in May. However, his cancer-stricken father’s calendar is already filling up — and fast.The monarch’s diary is “quite busy,” the Telegraph reported on Monday, and therefore any potential meeting will likely be brief.The father-son duo will be in London at the same time, as the royal redhead — who stepped down as a working royal with his wife, Meghan Markle, in 2020 — is marking the 10th anniversary of the Games at St Paul’s Cathedral on May 8.Although Charles, 75, is busy, the Telegraph reports that he will try to make time to see his youngest son if he’s able.