However Prince Harry did not have the opportunity to meet his father, King Charles IIIor your older brother, Prince Williamduring his recent visit to the UK, that doesn’t mean he didn’t see any family.
In new images published for the first time by Page sixthe Duke of Sussex, 39, is seen hugging his uncle, Charles, Earl Spencer, and his aunt, Lady Jane Fellowes, his late mother’s siblings, Princess Dianaat an Invictus Games event.
In addition to Charles and Jane, Harry’s cousins Lara Spencer, Louis Spencer and George McCorquodale were seen entering St Paul’s Cathedral in London for the service.
Harry’s recent trip to England was in honor of the event’s 10th anniversary. Harry, himself a veteran who served multiple tours in Afghanistan, helped found the Invictus Games – an athletic competition for wounded veterans around the world.
A few kilometers away, King Charles III was organizing his first official party of the year in the garden of Buckingham Palace. Charles, who is currently battling cancer, reportedly didn’t have time to meet Harry during his visit.
“When you look at the inaugural Invictus Games in 2014… he had the support of his father and Prince William,” he said. royal expert Katie Nicholl previously told ET. “…You could see that wonderful closeness between Charles and his children, and you could see how happy Harry was to have the support of his older brother.”
“When you consider this is the 10th anniversary, it seems a little dull, I think it’s fair to say,” she added. “He was certainly a rather lonely figure… He seemed like a stranger here in Britain.”
After the Invictus event in the UK, Harry traveled with his wife Meghan Markleto Nigeria for an official trip, the couple’s first international trip since stepping down from royal duties in 2020.
Harry has become estranged from members of his royal family in recent years following his decision to no longer serve as a senior royal. The Duke of Sussex has also spoken publicly about his life in the royal family several times, including a headline-making interview with Oprah Winfrey in 2021, her Netflix docu-series, Harry and Meghanin late 2022, and Harry’s tell-all memoir, Savein early 2023.
Both Harry and Meghan publicly criticized Charles, his wife Queen Camilla, William and his wife Kate Middleton, causing rift between the family.
Even so, Nicholl’s sources say “that the king is very, very interested in getting his relationship with his son back on track.”
“He really wants to be close to his son again and see more of his grandchildren, who he has barely seen since they were born,” Nicholl said of Harry and Meghan’s children — Archie, 5, and Lilibet, 2.
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