Harry’s veto of place to stay
King Charles offered to put up son Prince Harry in a royal residence on his UK trip but the Duke of Sussex turned it down, friends have claimed.
Prince Harry instead stayed at a London hotel last week on his trip back to mark the 10th anniversary of his Invictus Games.
The royal attended the St Paul’s cathedral service while kilometres away his father hosted the Buckingham Palace Garden Party. Father and son, however, did not reunite due to the King’s schedule and no members of the royal family attended Prince Harry’s event. Sources have told The Sunday Times that King Charles had agreed to let his son stay in a royal residence – but the offer was turned down.
Insiders close to the king alleged it would have been more practical for the prince to stay in a royal residence.
Friends close to Prince Harry, however, said he did his best to arrange seeing his father before the trip.
Meghan Markle thanked Nigerians for welcoming her to “my country” as she continued her visit to the county with Prince Harry.
The Duchess of Sussex, who recently discovered she is “43 per cent Nigerian”, wowed crowds at leadership summit in a red dress after arriving solo.
She told the audience: “I want to start by saying thank you very much for just how gracious you’ve all been in welcoming my husband and I to thiscountry...mycountry.
“I am just flattered and honoured and inspired. It has been a whirlwind 24 hours since we arrived, and I very quickly got the memo I need to wear more colour, so I can fit in with all of you and your incredible fashion.”