Prince William’s new party is the “nail in the coffin” for Prince Harry and the royal family

Prince William’s prestigious engagement with his father, King Charles III, on Monday to formalize his appointment as head of Prince Harry’s old army unit represents the “final nail in the coffin” of any hope of reconciliation between Harry and his family, a source said. Daily Beast.

William’s appointment ceremony as Colonel-in-Chief of the Army Air Corps followed a weekend of allegations and counter-allegations by the Palace and the Sussexes about the hospitality offered to Harry on his trip to the UK that overshadowed that of Harry and his wife, Meghan Markle. The Nigeria tour was received positively.

The royal insider said: “Harry has been stripped of security, his HRH title, denied meeting his father, and now his brother – who he hates – is head of his old regiment. He was not deliberately insulted last week, but his lack of importance as a member was highlighted In the Royal Family It is worth noting that the King did not send a message of support for Harry’s celebration of the tenth anniversary of the Invictus Games – what is more, he found time to meet. David Beckham But not his son. William’s appointment as chief of the Army Air Corps was previously announced, but the timing of the handover is the final nail in the coffin. The message that he was now just another outsider could not be clearer.

The engagement took place on Monday after a weekend of angry slurs from Charles’ camp. In an exceptional intervention in London The Sunday TimesA royal source said that Harry asked if he could stay in a royal residence when he was in the United Kingdom last week, and that King Charles agreed to the request, but it was Harry who then chose to stay in a hotel.

The article also appears to dispute Harry’s public claim that his father refused to meet him. Harry said in a statement that his father had not met him because he had “other priorities.” But Charles’ camp told the newspaper that Harry “did not ask to see his father or invite him to attend Mass at St Paul’s.”

A source in Harry’s camp added that they did not believe the King’s office had not received Harry’s request for a meeting.

Neither Harry’s office nor Buckingham Palace responded to The Daily Beast’s requests on Monday to clarify who had or had not requested a meeting.

A friend of William and Kate told The Daily Beast: “The charitable explanation might be that Harry sent an informal request directly to his father rather than going through official channels that he missed. But it doesn’t really add up. I hate to say it, but it just seems like… That the Palace is putting the spotlight on Harry because the simple facts are that everyone knew Harry was here last week and wanted to see Charles.

“Charles is fully aware of how William feels about the whole Harry situation and he has to respect his position, because he is the Prince of Wales, so the quibble that it was all because of a lie could suit everyone.”

The row in England has somewhat distracted from Harry and Meghan’s semi-successful semi-royal tour of Nigeria, promoting the Invictus Games. The couple received a rock star welcome in Africa’s most populous country, where they are expected to return home on Monday. Nigeria has expressed interest in hosting the Invictus Games, a Paralympic-style event for wounded ex-servicemen that Harry set up when he was a serving royal.

Monday’s ceremony at a military base in England saw William and Charles appear together for the first time since Charles was diagnosed with cancer, in a clear and vocal statement of unity.

Speaking in front of one of the Apache helicopters closely associated with Harry, Charles praised William as a “very good pilot indeed”, adding: “I hope you go from strength to strength with the Prince of Wales as your new Colonel-in-Chief. I can’t tell you how much I am proud to share it with you all this time.

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The message was hard to miss: This is the future of the monarchy, not in Nigeria or Montecito.

Harry was nominated to take over as Patron of the Regiment due to his relationship with him before leaving his job as a working member of the Royal Family in 2020.

Duncan Larcombe, former royal newspaper editor sun “William’s appointment as head of Prince Harry’s old regiment is a bitter kick in the teeth for Prince Harry,” the author of a biography of Prince Harry told The Daily Beast earlier Monday. It would really have gotten under his skin as well [flying Apaches] It was one of the few things he actually excelled at. In addition, the sight of William and his father so closely and clearly united today is strikingly similar to the events of last week, with Charles doing his best to avoid being seen with Harry.