Why Prince Harry Actually Missed His Buddy’s Marriage ceremony Regardless of U.Ok. Go to

Prince Harry returned to the U.Ok. for a courtroom enchantment over his safety preparations — however that very same concern stored him from attending a good friend’s marriage ceremony in London over the weekend.

Charles, Lord Vivian wed Saweda Kamara at Chelsea Outdated City Corridor in London on Saturday, April 5. Though Harry now lives in California and returned to the U.Ok. over the weekend, he didn’t attend the nuptials.

A supply near the Duke of Sussex, 40, tells PEOPLE that Harry was unable to attend the marriage as a result of safety wasn’t offered for the Duke’s go to to the U.Ok., which makes attending occasions or shifting across the nation very difficult.

In response to the Day by day Mail’s Richard Eden, Lord Vivian confirmed that Prince Harry was invited to the marriage. When requested why Harry did not come, Lord Vivian reportedly stated, “I do not know. He has loads on.”

Lord Vivian, 58, was among the many visitors at Prince Harry’s Could 2018 marriage ceremony to Meghan Markle. He additionally appeared alongside the Duke of Sussex in a bunch shot of his “band of brothers” that was featured within the Netflix collection Harry & Meghan.

Final 12 months, the Duke of Sussex additionally turned down an invite to the marriage ceremony of his good friend Hugh Grosvenor, the Duke of Westminster, who’s a godfather to Harry’s son, Prince Archie. A supply described the dialog between Harry and Hugh as “an understanding between the 2 buddies,” and an insider near the bride and groom advised PEOPLE that the 2 mutually agreed on the choice for Harry to not come.

Harry’s brother, Prince William, had a proper position on the nuptials at Chester Cathedral, serving as an usher. The brothers’ cousin Princess Eugenie additionally attended the high-society occasion.

After reportedly arriving within the U.Ok. on Sunday, April 6, Prince Harry stepped out in London two days later for the proceedings on the Court docket of Enchantment. Tuesday’s listening to was the most recent within the Duke of Sussex’s authorized battle for safety in his house nation.

After Prince Harry and Meghan, 43, stepped again from their royal duties in 2020, the Govt Committee for the Safety of Royalty and Public Figures (RAVEC) stripped Harry’s automated proper to U.Ok. police safety. A decide upheld the federal government and RAVEC’s choice to downgrade Prince Harry’s safety final 12 months, a call Harry is interesting.

The Duke of Sussex’s lawyer, Shadeed Fatima KC, argued that the U.Ok. authorities’s safety committee did not correctly assess threats to Harry and his household and bypassed the Threat Administration Board when deciding on his safety standing. Fatima stated RAVEC “diverted” from its ordinary course of and imposed a “bespoke” association on Harry.

The House Workplace argued that RAVEC was entitled to tailor a special strategy for Harry primarily based on his particular circumstances, which they are saying was higher fitted to the scenario.

The Duke of Sussex’s authorized crew beforehand stated that he “doesn’t really feel secure” bringing his household — together with son Prince Archie, 5, and daughter Princess Lilibet, 3 — to his house nation following the lack of their police safety.

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Arguments over Prince Harry’s safety within the U.Ok. have additionally been a part of ongoing tensions between Harry and his father, King Charles. Though the British monarch has no governmental energy within the U.Ok. or affect on RAVEC, the Duke of Sussex believes his father might intervene to make sure his security.

It is not identified if Prince Harry noticed King Charles, 76, throughout his go to to the U.Ok. Though Harry arrived in his house nation on Sunday, April 6, the monarch left for a state go to in Italy the next day. The final time the daddy and son are identified to have reunited was in February 2024, when Harry flew to London from California shortly after the King introduced his most cancers analysis, they usually had a quick assembly.