King Charles reportedly offered Prince Harry a royal residence during his recent visit, sources say

There are several conflicting reports about Prince Harry’s recent visit to the United Kingdom. Some suggest King Charles offered him a royal residence, others say he didn’t ask for a visit… here’s what we know.

If you follow the news of the royal family, you will know it Prince Harry flew to the United Kingdom for the 10th anniversary of the Invictus Games on May 8. Before his arrival, there were many speculation on whether the Duke of Sussex visit his father.

However, a spokesperson announced that Prince Harry would not visit his father because King Charles had no room for him in his calendar. As with any royal news, several sources to have shared their thoughts and opinions about it.

Concerning Prince Harry’s whirlwind visit in his country of origin, there is conflicting claims. Some say that The Duke of Sussex did not request a visitwhile others claim that King Charles treats himself to a royal residence to the Duke of Sussex. Here’s everything we know.

King Charles reportedly offered Prince Harry a royal residence

As reported The temperature, Prince Harry originally had asked to stay in a royal residence for his brief visit to the United Kingdom and King Charles reportedly accepted the requestaccording to friends of the monarch – who has not been named.

However, despite his initial request, the Duke of Sussex I decided to stay in a hotel for his three-day stay.

Also there are conflicting reports about who asked whom for a visit.

According to royal protocolprince harry must give 28 days warning to his father and Ministry of the Interior if he wants to visit her as they need properly prepare for securityas reported The temperature.

Debate over whether Prince Harry or King Charles requested a visit

However, royal sources are pretender, according to Daily Mailthat Prince Harry never proposed see his father – it is important to note that the sources are anonymous.

A anonymous friend of Prince Harry claims that although the Duke of Sussex did not ask to see King Charles, why couldn’t he (King Charles) make one to see her son as it was widely reported that he would be in the UK.

I can’t imagine that this request (from Harry to Charles) fell through the cracks. Even if they had not received a request, which I do not believe, could Her Majesty not have asked to see her son? It was common knowledge that he would come.

Daily Mail adds that the Palace declined to comment when the tabloid approached them.

A friend of His Majesty explain that King Charles might be ‘wary’ of seeing Prince Harry given the way things have gone over the years.

While it is true that the King is understandably hesitant to meet Harry, given the publicity circus that seems to surround all these visits, he of course agreed to see his son at the most vulnerable time of his illness (in February), and in very short deadlines.

The anonymous friend also claims that King Charles not seeing Prince Harry speaks volumes. According to The temperaturethey said:

While he was barely rolling out the red carpet when this Invictus trip was announced, with doctors advising him to focus on his treatment and convalescence, the idea he refused to find room in his diary… well, let’s just say that memories can vary once again.

In addition to this debate, there is also conflicting information about whether or not the king and other members of the royal family were invited to the ceremony. Thanksgiving servicefor the Invictus Games. On May 9, People reported that Harry had invited the family but they didn’t come.

As many know, King Charles attended a garden party at Buckingham Palace in at the same time.

The same anonymous friends of the king mentioned by The temperature alleged that there had been no invitation in the first place. Indeed, many contradictory statements complicate an already tense relationship between Prince Harry and his father.

Prince Harry and King Charles have a strained relationship

It is well known that for the last yearsKing Charles and Prince Harry did not have an ideal relationship. Indeed, Prince Harry and Meghan have decided to leave the Cabinet in 2020 And moved to Montecito, California, United Stateswith their son, Archie.

Shortly after their move, the two men had a television interview with Oprah Winfreyor they released some details of their lives as members of the royal family. The couple also had claimed that two members of the royal family had questioned Archie’s skin color while Meghan was pregnant. The names were later disclosed in Omid Scobie’s book.

Since this explosive interview, Prince Harry has barely visited the UK. He visited his home country to Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee in 2022 with Meghan. A few months later, they returned for his funeral.

Meghan Markle has not been to the UK since During the funeral of the late queen, in fact, she did not attend the Invictus Games Thanksgiving service with Prince Harry, but met him at a British airport on his way to Nigeria.

Take the royal news with a pinch of salt

With all the media coverage surrounding strained relationships within the royal family, it’s still important to look where the information comes from. Indeed, if the information is coming from the Palace or a spokesperson for any member of the royal family, you know that this the information is reliable.

However, there are many royal authors and royal experts who loves to love share their thoughts and opinions on matters related to the Cabinet. When claims are made by authors or experts, readers are not guaranteed where this information comes from and how true it is.

It’s better to take these kinds of statements with a grain of salt and one critical mind because they do not come directly from the Palace or from representatives of members of the royal family.

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Sources used:

The temperature: ‘The king ‘gave Harry a royal residence for his visit’

Express: ‘King Charles offered Prince Harry a royal residence’ for UK visit – but he ‘chose a hotel instead’

Daily Mail: ‘The King offered Harry the royal residence for his UK visit’: The monarch’s friends say the prince did NOT ask to see him and instead stayed in a hotel – while sources close to the Duke insist a meeting request was ‘on the radar for a long time’

Mirror: ‘Prince Harry and King Charles are at war over whether the royals offered to meet during a UK air trip’

The independent: ‘Royal news – live: King Charles ‘wasn’t invited’ to see Prince Harry as war of words breaks out’