Prince Harry reportedly suffered brutal snubs from King Charles and Prince William right after the queen's death.
Prince Harry was reportedly not invited to King Charles and Prince William's dinner after the queen's death.
Royal biographer Robert Hardman has set out the events following the Queen's death in his book. Charles III: new king. New Court. The inside story.
When the Queen was on her deathbed in September 2022, all the royals rushed to be with her. When Prince Harry arrived at Balmoral, he was greeted by his aunt, Princess Anne. He was dropped off with his grandmother to pay her respects and then invited to a family dinner.
However, the family dinner at Balmoral did not include his father or brother. Instead, he dined with Princess Anne and her cousins, including Zara Tindall, and only met his father and her brother once he returned to London.
King Charles and Prince William had gone to the king's private home, Birkhall, which is located within the Balmoral estate. The father and son duo dined there with Queen Camilla.
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“The king needed to have vital but discreet conversations with his eldest son,” Hardman explains in his book. “In years past, that moment would automatically have included his youngest son as well. But not anymore.”
He claimed the Duke of Sussex was prevented from attending the meeting over fears he was “taking notes for his next book”.
According to his own memoirs Replacement, Prince Harry was even snubbed on his way back to London from Balmoral.
He wrote: “The quickest way back would have been for Pa or Willy to take me… Unless it was British Airways, leaving Balmoral at dawn. I bought a seat and was one of the first to board.”
