Prince Harry’s representatives claim that Buckingham Palace offered and then withdrew an invitation for him to stay at the palace during his trip to the U.K. this week.
“Following RAVEC’s decision not to provide security for his family, the Duke spent last week making alternative security arrangements. Once those arrangements were in place, he was able to formally accept the offer of accommodation for himself over the weekend,” a spokesperson for the Duke of Sussex said in a Monday, July 6, statement to the BBC and ITV News, after his team announced earlier on Monday that Harry, 41, would stay at the palace.
“It is therefore disappointing that the offer has now been withdrawn, with Tuesday’s judgment in the Associated Newspapers Limited case cited as the reason,” the statement continued, referring to Harry’s lawsuit against the publisher of the Daily Mail newspaper, the results of which will be announced by the U.K.’s High Court on Tuesday, July 7.
The statement continued, “Buckingham Palace has, however, been aware of that judgment since last Thursday. It is therefore unclear why, having formally accepted the accommodation offer, it has now been withdrawn at the last moment.”
According to the BBC and ITV News, citing Buckingham Palace sources, Harry accepted the invitation to stay at the palace too late. The BBC report said that a deadline to formally accept accommodation was set for the end of last week, while ITV News reported the prince as only accepting the offer on Saturday. Harry was reportedly told of the decision over the weekend.
Us Weekly has reached out to representatives for Harry and Buckingham Palace for comment.
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