King Charles ‘wasn’t invited’ to see Prince Harry as war of words erupts – live

Differing reports as to whether King Charles offered to meet Prince Harry or vice versa in the last week have been attributed to the lack of co-ordination between the King and Harry’s PR teams.

Royal historian Dr Judith Rowbotham told i: “There is no real connection between their [Sussexes’s] PR team and the King’s PR team because that would be constitutionally improper.

“If they were acting together you could create a situation where the King would be ignoring government restraints.”

In 2020 the Duke and Duchess of Sussex stood down from frontline royal duties, meaning they are no longer “part of the state structure,” according to Dr Rowbotham.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex began their three-day trip on Friday 10 May, having arrived in the west African country at the invitation of the chief of defence staff.

Earlier this week, Harry made a brief return to the UK where he celebrated the 10th anniversary of the Invictus Games – but did not see King Charles.

Harry and Meghan are in Nigeria for a whistle-stop tour to promote the games in Africa – and are expected to meet injured service people and attend sporting events and an evening gala after their school visit.

Meghan Markle has opened up about a touching conversation she recently had with Princess Lilibet on the first day of her whistlestop tour of Nigeria.

Meghan, 42, then opened up about a remarkable conversation she recently had with Princess Lilibet and used it to connect with the young people.

The pair were spotted holding hands as they spent the weekend together at the Badminton Horse Trials.

Prince Harry and Meghan dazzled as they attended a polo fundraiser event in Lagos, Nigeria.

The Queen’s ‘favourite grandson’ has been spotted with a new date just weeks after his split from his partner of three years.

Peter Phillips, King Charles’s nephew, is now understood to be dating paediatric nurse and freelance writer, Harriet Sperling.

The pair were spotted holding hands as they spent the weekend together at the Badminton Horse Trials.

The smitten couple watched cross-country horse riding from a sponsor’s tent on Saturday, before leaving with Mr Phillips’s two daughters, Savannah, 13, and Isla, 12.

They returned to the event on Sunday where Mr Phillips, who is 18th in line to the throne, was seen talking to Camilla.

The Duchess of Sussex has opened up about finding out she is partly Nigerian through a genealogy test.

Meghan met with women in the West African nation on Saturday (11 May) and acknowledged Nigeria as “my country” during a speech.

She said: “When I had done the genealogy and I found out about my heritage, the first thing I did obviously was call my mom because I wanted to know if she had any awareness of it and I think, being African American and part of it is really not knowing so much about your lineage, your background, where you come from specifically and it was exciting for both of us to discover more and understand what that really means.”

On day three of their Nigeria tour, Prince Harry and Meghan visited Giants of Africa at Ilupeju Senior Grammar School.

The Duchess of Sussex has been more than happy to show off her husband, the Duke of Sussex.

Meghan and Harry will be in the country for three days to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Invictus Games, which Harry founded back in 2014.

Prince Harry spoke movingly about mental health while visiting a school in Nigeria on Friday – telling students that there is “no shame” in having a bad day.

The Duke of Sussex, 39, opened up about the bereavements he has suffered in his life, telling the young people that it is okay to acknowledge difficult feelings.

“There is no shame to be able to acknowledge that today is a bad day,” he said.