Overview
- The Duke of Sussex closed his week of UK engagements by joining Scotty’s Little Soldiers’ summer festival at Maxstoke Castle, which took place on Saturday and hosted about 200 bereaved military children and their families.
- During a goat yoga session several animals climbed on Harry and one stepped on his groin, prompting him to yell “ow,” after which he fed goats, posed for selfies and joined an inflatable obstacle race where children pelted him with water balloons.
- Harry answered questions from youngsters in a marquee, saying he copes with hard days by walking his dog, swimming and laughing with his children, and revealing he marks his mother Diana’s anniversaries with lemon drizzle cake.
- Less than 24 hours before the festival the Sussexes had a private family meeting with King Charles and Queen Camilla at Highgrove, a gathering reported by multiple outlets that contains differing accounts about whether Buckingham Palace formally confirmed it.
- The visit also included the one-year countdown launch for the Birmingham Invictus Games and came against a backdrop of unresolved issues: Harry lost a High Court claim about press practices and parts of his trip were affected by limits on state-funded security.