Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will celebrate their sixth wedding anniversary on May 19th. However, it remains uncertain whether the Royal Family will extend any greetings to the couple. In the past two months, the Royal Family has not publicly acknowledged Prince Archie’s birthday or the Duke of Sussex’s Invictus Games, which has led to speculation that the Palace may continue to ignore the Sussexes.
A former royal butler, Grant Harrold, told Fruity Slots, “Typically, the royal family do acknowledge wedding anniversaries. We usually see social media posts, so it will be interesting to see if that happens this year. If they don’t, once again, it goes to show the ongoing division. If it does happen, then I see that as an olive branch.”
The possibility of reconciliation between Prince Harry and his father, King Charles III, has also been a topic of discussion. Prince Harry returned to the UK for the 10th anniversary of the Invictus Games, but he was unable to meet with King Charles due to the monarch’s “full schedule.” However, recent reports suggest that Prince William may be “preventing” Prince Harry from reconciling with the King.
A former palace official told the Daily Telegraph, “There is a public misconception about William and Harry. It is William who was often the difficult one, and it is William who is preventing his father from having a proper reconciliation with Harry. This isn’t helpful at a point in time when the country would be buoyed up by seeing them together again, as would the King.”
To further complicate matters, Prince William was appointed Colonel-in-Chief of the Army Aviation Centre, a position previously slated to be filled by Prince Harry. Buckingham Palace’s statement detailed, “At the Army Aviation Centre in Middle Wallop, His Majesty The King will officially hand over the role of Colonel-in-Chief of the Army Air Corps to His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales.”
Royal biographer Katie Nicholl addressed the implications of Prince William receiving the honor over Prince Harry: “For many years, he served two tours in Afghanistan. You know, the timing is curious. I think many people will see that as a bit of a snub, really, from the palace, and perhaps a little bit of a poke in the ribs to Prince Harry.”
Nicholl further commented on the situation, saying, “Yes, he’s over here part of the Invictus community celebrating 10 years, but he’s been stripped of his right to wear his military uniform. And now his brother’s taken over the role that I think Harry would have expected to have come to him, had he still been a working member of the royal family. So, yes, I think the timing does feel poignant. And, yes, I think it’s probably another slap in the face for Prince Harry, and yet another reminder that he’s very much out rather than in when it comes to the royal family.”
