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Prince Harry was supported by Princess Diana’s brother Charles Spencer and sister Lady Jane Fellowes at a service in London to mark the 10th anniversary of the Invictus Games.
A video of the Invictus Games celebrations went viral, with Prince Harry sharing warm hugs with his uncle and aunt, although his father Charles III was reportedly too busy to attend.
Instead, King Charles III, who is battling cancer, was holding a garden party at the same time. Although the two events were less than three miles apart, the rift between father and son never widened further.
Prince Harry’s spokesperson recently said in a statement: Said Page 6, “In response to the many inquiries and ongoing speculation as to whether the Duke will meet his father while in the UK this week, unfortunately His Majesty’s full plans make this impossible.”
The spokesperson added: “The Duke is of course aware of his father’s diary of his commitments and various other priorities and hopes to see him soon.”
People later reported that Prince William and Duchess Kate were also invited.
DailyMail.com’s Charlie Lanxton told Extra’s Billy Bush that Princess Diana would be “devastated” by the deepening rift between the Spencers and the Windsors.
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“Honestly, I think she’s going to be devastated,” Lankston said. “Even when Diana and Charles were married, it was never a secret that there was tension between the Windsors and Spencers. So I don’t think she’s necessarily surprised by that. She would be overjoyed to see that Harry is still so close to his brothers, but this kind of rift between Harry and his family has reached such an extreme level that she can’t stand it. That would be unbearable for her.”
Billy suggested that if Harry had brought his wife and children, King Charles would have gone out of his way to see them.
Lankston explained: Harry continues to battle with Britain over security measures… He doesn’t feel safe bringing his family to the UK unless he has access to government-level protection services, and I don’t think the UK government is going to give it to him. ”
