Overview
- Prince Harry landed in London on Monday and is carrying out Invictus-related engagements without his wife Meghan and their two children after plans for a family visit collapsed.
- Meghan, Archie and Lilibet will not join the London leg after a request for taxpayer-funded police protection for the family was refused, the Sussex camp says.
- Buckingham Palace and Team Sussex offer conflicting versions of a Buckingham Palace stay with the palace saying Harry missed an acceptance deadline and Sussex saying an accepted offer was later withdrawn.
- The Royal and VIP Executive Committee (RAVEC) declined broader public protection so Harry’s team arranged private security, a move his office says delayed and complicated accommodation decisions.
- A High Court judgment in Harry’s privacy case against Associated Newspapers is due during the visit, which sources say has added constitutional sensitivity to hosting choices and leaves unclear whether the children will meet King Charles.