{"id":2490076,"date":"2026-07-06T12:23:49","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T12:23:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2490076"},"modified":"2026-07-06T12:23:49","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T12:23:49","slug":"prince-harry-told-he-replied-too-late-to-stay-at-buckingham-palace-amid-confusion-over-uk-visit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/prince-harry-told-he-replied-too-late-to-stay-at-buckingham-palace-amid-confusion-over-uk-visit\/","title":{"rendered":"Prince Harry told he replied too late to stay at Buckingham Palace amid confusion over UK visit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-editable=\"content\" itemprop=\"articleBody\" data-reorderable=\"content\">\n<p>\n<cite class=\"source__cite vossi-source__cite\"><br \/>\n      <span class=\"source__location vossi-source__location\" data-editable=\"location\">London<wbr\/><\/span><span class=\"source__separator\">\u00a0\u2014\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n    <\/cite><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmr90bopr000l3b6r0n78lnm4@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/world\/europe\/prince-harry-fast-facts\">Prince Harry <\/a>will not be able to stay at Buckingham Palace when he visits London this week, despite his team appearing to confirm earlier Monday that he had accepted an invitation to stay there.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmr90bqhm000n3b6roex76zjo@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The Duke of Sussex had not provided a formal response to King Charles\u2019 offer of royal accommodation by the required deadline, which was at the end of last week, a royal source said.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmr90bqhm000p3b6rekdxmjqp@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            There has been confusion and contradictions in the lead up to the visit over accommodation arrangements for the Sussex family.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmr92j656001p3b6r896csc1d@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The offer for a royal residence for the family was initially turned down on Saturday, before a subsequent request for the duke by himself was received, according to the royal source. However, at that point, it was too late to make arrangements for the appropriate hospitality and staffing, which was communicated to the duke.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmr91nolm00143b6rkhujyxw3@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            It is understood that the palace needs a minimum level of notice to ensure a guest can be hosted and supported by staff at a royal residence.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmr95ob6j002b3b6rvi74iw2q@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Prince Harry had hoped to bring his wife Meghan and their two children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, but they will <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/07\/04\/uk\/prince-harry-meghan-uk-visit-intl\">no longer be joining him <\/a>while he\u2019s in London, as the disagreement over his family\u2019s police protection continues. While they are staying stateside for now, a final decision hasn\u2019t been made on whether they\u2019ll join the duke later in the trip.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmr91q4ne001a3b6r4kmnm99p@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            There were also concerns about the duke staying at a royal residence when the judgment in his <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/01\/19\/uk\/prince-harry-tabloid-privacy-trial-intl-gbr\">legal battle against Associated Newspapers Limited<\/a> is expected to be published on Tuesday.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmr92n6og001s3b6r11g2vy52@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The Duke of Sussex and six other household names in Britain sued the publisher of the Daily Mail in 2022 over phone hacking, tapping and a slew of alleged unlawful information gathering practices dating back years.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmr90bqhm000q3b6rjsdpqrd2@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            A spokesman for the duke gave a different account regarding the offer of accommodation, saying that Harry had accepted the invitation for himself over the weekend but that it had been rescinded.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmr921lp1001g3b6r4wosrutf@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The spokesman said that the duke had made alternative security arrangements in the past week after his team were told that taxpayer-funded police protection would not be offered during the visit.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmr923uvm001i3b6r6ykcgllz@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cOnce those arrangements were in place, he was able to formally accept the offer of accommodation for himself over the weekend,\u201d his spokesman said. \u201cIt is therefore disappointing that the offer has now been withdrawn, with Tuesday\u2019s judgment in the Associated Newspapers Limited case cited as the reason.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmr923wle001l3b6r4kxvntlx@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The spokesman added: \u201cBuckingham 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.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmr910hjx000v3b6r1at4idr3@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Earlier Monday, multiple British media outlets reported that Harry had accepted an invitation to stay at the palace, citing the duke\u2019s spokesman.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmr90bqhm000r3b6rrbdpt4vl@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Prince Harry is returning to the United Kingdom this week to mark the one-year countdown to the Invictus Games, the Paralympic-style sporting competition for injured servicemen and veterans he set up more than a decade ago, as well as carry out several other charity engagements.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmr92wxe0001v3b6rz2uj0rst@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Prince Harry has been embroiled in a years-long disagreement with the UK government after his security was downgraded by its Royal and VIP Executive Committee (RAVEC) when he and Meghan stepped down from his royal duties in 2020.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmr949d7r0000356rpaei5zyl@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Last year, he lost a challenge against the Home Office in the UK Court of Appeal on the decision. He has since been waiting on a review by RAVEC\u2019s Risk Management Board, which has not yet taken place.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmr92y42o001x3b6r0z4q01ez@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            A UK government spokesperson previously described its protective security system as \u201crigorous and proportionate.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmr92z6i6001z3b6r64ibpgip@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            There has been hope that the trip this week would allow for King Charles to reunite with his young grandchildren. Charles last saw the whole family while they were in the UK four years ago for the late Queen\u2019s Platinum Jubilee celebrations.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmr92z79w00213b6ryqze8ggq@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            In the years since, Harry has made several quick trips back to the UK, most notably attending his grandmother\u2019s funeral in 2022 and his father\u2019s coronation in 2023. The duke last saw his father in September when the pair had tea at Clarence House in London.\n    <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.celebrity.land.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>London\u00a0\u2014\u00a0 Prince Harry will not be able to stay at Buckingham Palace when he visits London this week, despite his team appearing to confirm earlier Monday that he had accepted an invitation to stay there. 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