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Prince Harry’s Homecoming Descends Into Farce as Palace Pulls Invitation

The Daily Beast

July 6, 2026

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Prince Harry’s Homecoming Descends Into Farce as Palace Pulls Invitation

REUTERSPrince Harry’s visit to the United Kingdom descended into a fresh layer of farce on Monday after the errant prince’s team announced he had accepted an offer to stay at Buckingham Palace, only for the palace to intervene minutes later and say the offer had been withdrawn.Events unfolded rapidly. At 9 a.m. on Monday, Harry’s team told the media, including the BBC, that he had accepted an offer of accommodation at Buckingham Palace. But minutes after the story appeared, the palace said Harry had accepted the invitation too late, and that it had been rescinded. The entire trip is now in a state of chaos.The palace briefed that Harry had formally declined the offer to stay at Buckingham Palace on Saturday, but subsequently changed his mind and sought to accept it. By then, palace sources said, it was no longer logistically possible for the household to make the necessary arrangements. There was not enough notice, sources said, adding that Harry’s team had “messed them around.”Read more at The Daily Beast.

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