A smile Prince Harry greeted the crowd as he arrived for a church service at St Paul’s Cathedral in London before the Invictus games.
It is a rare public appearance for the fifth heir to the British throne, who is in the United Kingdom to mark the 10th anniversary of the annual international sporting event he founded for injured and ill military personnel, all both serving and veterans.
Actor Damian Lewis, who plays military officers in the TV series “Homeland” and the miniseries “Band of Brothers,” recited a poem to the congregation – which did not include any other members of the royal family.
King Charles hosted the first annual garden party at Buckingham Palace, accompanied by others members of the royal family.
Although Harry had a brief reunion with his father in February after Buckingham Palace revealed the 75-year-old king had been diagnosed with cancerthe two will not meet again on this final journey.
In a statement to CBS News from a spokesperson for Prince Harry, he said: “In response to numerous inquiries and continued speculation about whether or not the Duke will meet his father during his stay at the UK this week, unfortunately this will not be possible.” due to His Majesty’s full schedule, the Duke of course understands his father’s commitment diary and various other priorities and hopes to see it soon.
The 39-year-old royal, who now lives in California with his American wife Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, and their two children, has become estranged from his family members after criticizing them and “the company”, as rumored calls him. , in recent interviews, television documentaries and in his autobiography, “Spare”.
Meghan is not expected to visit the UK but will join Harry on a trip to Nigeria to participate in discussions about the Invictus Games.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will travel to the African country later this month, where they will likely attend a banquet with military officials and meet service members and their families.
The couple have yet to reveal whether they will take their children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, with them on their trip abroad.
Imtiaz Tyab
Grub5
