Royal news – live: King Charles ‘offered Harry to stay at the royal residence’ but the prince ‘refused’

Meghan Markle has opened up about a touching conversation she recently had with Princess Lilibet on the first day of her Nigeria tour.

The couple arrived warmly in the country this morning (May 10) to begin a three-day tour as private citizens to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Invictus Games.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle visited a charity that works with the Invictus Games.

The Sussexes attended an event at Nigeria Unconquered on Saturday, the second day of their three-day trip to Africa.

The Duke also attended an event at the Armed Forces Complex in Abuja.

The sight of Harry arriving, but unable to see his father, will have saddened many. But embarking on a “mini royal tour” in Nigeria will not help ease family divisions that seem more acute than ever, says Tessa Dunlop.

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King Charles is still wary of meeting Prince Harry after his son’s departure from the royal family and the “media circus” surrounding the visits, a friend has said.

The friend also denied the suggestion that the monarch could not have found time to see Harry during her short trip to the UK last week.

“It’s all very sad,” said Charles’ friend Sunday time. “While it is true that the King is understandably wary of meeting Harry, given the publicity circus that seems to surround all these visits, he of course agreed to see his son at the most vulnerable time of his illness (in February), and within very short deadlines.

“While he was barely rolling out the red carpet when this Invictus trip was announced, with doctors advising him to focus on his treatment and recovery, the idea that he refused to find space in his diary… well, let’s just say that memories can vary once again.

The king reportedly agreed to Prince Harry’s request to stay at a royal residence for his trip to the UK last week.

Charles agreed because he was aware that his son no longer had an official residence in the United Kingdom, Sunday time reported.

But Harry decided to stay in a hotel during his three-day visit, the newspaper said.

Meghan Markle has spoken about her “very talkative and adorable children” Archie and Lilibet while speaking at a women’s leadership event in Nigeria.

The Duchess of Sussex said: “I love being a mum” and fulfilled her dream of becoming a parent.

She was speaking at a Women in Leadership event she co-hosted with Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General of the World Trade Organization.

During the panel discussion, Ms. Markle also said that the “balance” in her life has changed over the years and is different from a decade ago, before she got married and had the Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet.

“What I think it means now is that balance will always change for you,” she said, Hello magazine reported. “This balance, which seemed balanced ten years ago, will change. »

Prince Harry spoke movingly about mental health during his visit to a school in Nigeria on Friday – telling students there was “no shame” in having a bad day.

The Duke of Sussex, 39, spoke about the losses he has suffered during his life, telling young people that it is okay to acknowledge difficult feelings.

At the time, the couple promised to continue to visit the UK “regularly”, but after leaving almost four years ago, they only returned from their new home in California a few times .

Meghan has not been to the country since the Queen’s funeral in September 2020 and she chose to skip King Charles’ coronation in May last year.