Overview
- Buckingham Palace’s Lord Chamberlain circulated a letter earlier this month that said Harry and Meghan are private, non-working royals and that their charitable work is in a private capacity, a move that shifted protocol and prompted confusion about official endorsement.
- Uganda briefly announced it would withdraw from the 2027 Invictus Games in reaction to the palace guidance and then reversed that decision after a phone call between General Muhoozi Kainerugaba and the King’s private secretary, Sir Clive Alderton.
- Prince Harry attended and spoke at the inaugural Invictus Spirit Awards in London on Sept. 17, praising veterans and raising substantial funds for the Invictus Games Foundation while underlining his continued leadership of the movement.
- Meghan did not attend the event and the couple moved their children to a different school after security reviews found long journey times and heavy traffic strained protection plans, with reports that official risk assessments of the family are ongoing.
- Serialised excerpts of Earl Spencer’s memoir alleging remarks about Princess Diana prompted a palace rebuttal that framed memory as affected by grief and have heightened public scrutiny of royal relations as the family prepares for Birmingham 2027.