King Charles has come to the aid of his young son Prince Harry after a nation pulled out of his Invictus Games, forcing the country into a U-turn.
A source close to the Sussexes blamed a Lord Chamberlain’s letter for Uganda’s decision to pull out of the duke’s 2027 Invictus Games in Birmingham.
Harry and Meghan were said to be “surprised” by the formal letter sent by the Lord Chamberlain under the direction of the King to senior stakeholders in the Government and military, which described them as “private citizens”.
Team Sussex, who were given about an hour’s notice of the release of the letter, did not have time to clarify any of the points. Uganda’s military chief General Muhoozi Kainerugaba previously said the country had withdrawn from the sporting competition because of “that Harry-Meghan nonsense”, and that it would “not participate in anything” that does not have the King’s “approval”.
However, the nation is now willing to patriciate in the Invictus Games following a private phone call between Uganda’s General Kainerugaba and Sir Clive Alderton, the Right Honourable Principal Private Secretary to the King and Queen.
According to GB News, Sir Alderton confirmed that Charles had no objection to Uganda taking part.
The news of the U-turn comes after The Duchess of Sussex has shared a video montage showing family outings back in the UK.
The footage posted on Instagram features Meghan with the Duke of Sussex, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet on outdoor adventures to the tune of Wham!’s Wake Me Up Before You Go Go. A Union flag and red heart emoji sit at the top of the video.
King Charles with Harry and William at the Invictus Games in 2014(Image: Max Mumby/Indigo, Getty Images)
Meghan and Harry are seen walking hand in hand in the first shot, with the duchess turning around to whoever is holding the camera and saying: “Come on, you, come on.”
The footage also shows one of the children sitting by a roaring fireplace, Lili wearing wellies while riding a bicycle with training wheels with a doll on the back and Archie running past his sister in his wellies. Harry and his children are also seen going fishing.
