Prince Harry and Meghan Markle won’t have made the reduce for buddy Hugh Grosvenor’s upcoming wedding ceremony.
“We are not in a position to comment on the guest list,” a spokesperson for Grosvenor instructed Folks on Sunday, December 3.
The assertion got here shortly after The Sunday Occasions reported that Harry, 39, and Meghan, 42, weren’t invited to Grosvenor’s wedding ceremony to Olivia Henson, which is about to happen within the U.Okay. in June 2024. Princess Kate Middleton, Prince William, King Charles III and Queen Camilla are all anticipated to attend the occasion.
Grosvenor, 32, is a detailed household buddy to the royals and the present Duke of Westminster. He’s the godson of Charles, 75, and had an official function on the monarch’s coronation in Could. Grosvenor’s mom, in the meantime, is a godmother to William, 41. Meghan and Harry additionally chosen Grosvenor as one of many godparents for his or her son, Archie, 4. (The duo additionally share daughter Lilibet, 2.)
In accordance with the newspaper, the choice to exclude Harry and Meghan was made as a result of ongoing rift between him and William. Rigidity between the royal brothers escalated after Harry and Meghan stepped down from their roles as senior working members of the British royal household in early 2020.
The brothers’ relationship grew extra fractured after Harry spoke out about his royal experiences within the Netflix docuseries Harry & Meghan and his bombshell memoir, Spare. Within the tell-all, Harry wrote candidly about his ups and downs with William, together with a bodily struggle that allegedly occurred after William referred to as Meghan “difficult” and “rude.”
“It all happened so fast. So very fast,” Harry wrote concerning the 2019 incident. “He grabbed me by the collar, ripping my necklace, and he knocked me to the floor. I landed on the dogs’ bowl, which cracked under my back, the pieces cutting into me. I lay there for a moment, dazed, then got to my feet and told him to get out.”
Royal professional Omid Scobie claimed in his new guide, Endgame, that William felt his brother and Meghan “blindsided the family” with their public feedback concerning the establishment. Scobie additional alleged that William “no longer even recognizes” his youthful brother, claiming that the twosome have had “minimal contact” since they each attended their grandmother Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral in September 2022.
The brothers most not too long ago reunited in Could for Charles’ coronation. The pair didn’t work together a lot on the occasion, as they sat in separate sections. Harry, in the meantime, left London as quickly because the coronation ended so he might return residence for Archie’s birthday, which fell on the identical day.