Harry and Meghan have been ‘uninvited to state reception at Buckingham Palace on Sunday after officials insisted event was for working royals only’
- The event will be hosted on Sunday by King Charles and the Queen Consort
- It is thought the couple recieved an invitation to the event earlier in the week
- However, Harry and Meghan are unlikely to attend after Palace officials insisted the reception was for working royals only, it is understood
- Heads of state will attend event including Joe Biden and Emmanuel Macron
- The Queen’s funeral: All the latest Royal Family news and coverage
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were ‘uninvited’ to a state reception for world leaders and foreign royals tomorrow evening, it was reported last night.
It is thought the couple received an invitation to the event, hosted by King Charles and the Queen Consort, earlier in the week.
But Prince Harry and his wife Meghan are now unlikely to attend after officials at Buckingham Palace insisted the reception was for working royals only, it is understood.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex (pictured with Prince William, Prince of Wales, Sophie, Countess of Wessex, Catherine, Princess of Wales on Wednesday) were ‘uninvited’ to a state reception for world leaders and foreign royals tomorrow evening, it was reported last night
US President Joe Biden, French president Emmanuel Macron and the Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau are among the heads of states who will arrive in London this weekend to attend Queen Elizabeth’s funeral on Monday.
World leaders, ambassadors and foreign royals will attend a reception at the Palace where they will also be greeted by the Prince and Princess of Wales, the Princess Royal and the Earl and Countess of Wessex.
The confusion over Harry and Meghan’s invitation points to issues with communication between the Californian-based couple and the Royal Family, according to the Daily Telegraph.
It is thought the couple (pictured last Saturday) received an invitation to the event, hosted by King Charles and the Queen Consort, earlier in the week. But Harry and Meghan are now unlikely to attend after officials at Buckingham Palace insisted the reception was for working royals only, it is understood
It follows an apparent U-turn over Harry’s right to wear military uniform despite being a non-working royal.
The Palace is understood to have intervened to allow Harry to wear his regalia to a 15-minute vigil at Westminster Hall today.
Harry had previously said he would wear a morning suit to all the funeral events.
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