PALACE SNUB! Harry's Buckingham Invite PULLED at Last Minute
The Duke of Sussex was set to stay at the royal residence during his U.K. visit—until suddenly, he wasn't.
Talk about a royal cold shoulder! Prince Harry's rep confirmed to E! Online and Page Six that an invitation for the Duke of Sussex to stay at Buckingham Palace has been withdrawn—and the timing couldn't be messier. Harry had reportedly given formal acceptance to the offer before the rug got pulled out from under him just as he's preparing to head to the United Kingdom.
Harry's team called the last-minute cancellation "disappointing," according to Page Six, but stayed mum on exactly who made the call or why the palace suddenly changed its tune. The visit itself is happening amid a legal case the Duke has pending against Daily Mail publishers, making the whole situation extra dramatic.
The plot thickens: E! Online reports that Harry will be making the trip solo—leaving wife Meghan Markle and their kids, Prince Archie (7) and Princess Lilibet, back home. No word yet on how long he'll be staying in the U.K. or where he'll be bunking instead of the palace, but one thing's for sure: this family's relationship with the royals just keeps making headlines.
Sources · E! Online · Page Six