{"id":250397,"date":"2026-07-06T14:48:01","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T14:48:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/06\/prince-harry-invited-disinvited-from-buckingham-palace\/"},"modified":"2026-07-06T14:48:01","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T14:48:01","slug":"prince-harry-invited-disinvited-from-buckingham-palace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/06\/prince-harry-invited-disinvited-from-buckingham-palace\/","title":{"rendered":"Prince Harry Invited, Disinvited from Buckingham Palace"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve known for some time that Prince Harry\u2019s UK trip <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/06\/prince-harry-meghan-markles-kids-will-not-reunite-with-cousins-during-upcoming-uk-trip\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">wouldn\u2019t be a full family reunion<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Now, it almost looks like the visit is being sabotaged.<\/p>\n<p>Is Harry <em>himself <\/em>the saboteur?<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s what some are asking after details about how a botched invite to Buckingham led to royal confusion.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0706_princeharry_01-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Prince Harry in April 2026.\" class=\"wp-image-558391 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0706_princeharry_01-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0706_princeharry_01-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0706_princeharry_01-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0706_princeharry_01-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0706_princeharry_01-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0706_princeharry_01-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0706_princeharry_01-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0706_princeharry_01-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0706_princeharry_01-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex delivers a speech at the Invictus Australia Reception during a visit to The Australian War Memorial on April 15, 2026.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: Wendell Teodoro\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-when-traveling-it-s-easier-to-stay-with-family-but-not-this-time\">When traveling, it\u2019s easier to stay with family (but not this time)<\/h2>\n<p>Harry is in London this week.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/c77yykl87yno\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the BBC<\/a>, Charles extended an invitation.<\/p>\n<p>The aging monarch offered to let his younger son stay at Buckingham Palace during the visit.<\/p>\n<p>However, Harry isn\u2019t staying there.<\/p>\n<p>Who snubbed whom? Well, that sounds complicated.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"What we know about Prince Harry&#039;s visit to the U.K. amid security dispute\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-vPStpW9ujI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>According to the report, Buckingham Palace set a deadline for Harry\u2019s RSVP.<\/p>\n<p>(No, most people do not need to respond on a strict schedule to find out if they can crash at a parent\u2019s house, but apparently it\u2019s different when that parent wears a crown.)<\/p>\n<p>Harry allegedly missed the imposed deadline.<\/p>\n<p>That meant that the invitation was rescinded.<\/p>\n<p>However, Harry did accept the invitation.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DaYw96NDJaE\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"\/>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-disappointing\">\u2018Disappointing\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>A rep for Harry confirmed that it was \u201cdisappointing\u201d that Buckingham Palace had withdrawn the invitation.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Buckingham Palace alleged that he or his team had formally declined the invitation on Saturday \u2014 the day after the deadline.<\/p>\n<p>Then, when Team Sussex had reached out to accept the offer, it was too late to make arrangements.<\/p>\n<p>It is unclear in this reporting how aware Harry was, if at all, that there was a strict timeline to accept the offer.<\/p>\n<p>Either way, he\u2019ll have a less convenient \u2014 albeit likely more modern \u2014 accommodation for the visit.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Palace says Prince Harry will not be staying there, despite claim from Duke&#039;s team\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/070B-sOXL6k?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Did Harry drop the ball?<\/p>\n<p>Did Charles intend to play weird power games with his son?<\/p>\n<p>Are intermediaries representing one or both royals the ones who are playing games?<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s entirely possible that one or all of these are happening.<\/p>\n<p>But it also sounds plausible that there was just a miscommunication that, like everything else, became blown out of proportion because it could conceivably frame the Duke of Sussex in a negative light.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/07\/prince-harry-uk-visit-mix-up-buckingham-king-charles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 2 minutes We\u2019ve known for some time that Prince Harry\u2019s UK trip wouldn\u2019t be a full family reunion. Now, it almost looks like the visit is being sabotaged. Is Harry himself the saboteur? That\u2019s what some are asking after details about how a botched invite to Buckingham led to royal confusion. Prince Harry, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":250400,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-250397","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/250397","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=250397"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/250397\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/250400"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=250397"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=250397"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=250397"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}