Royal Family LIVE: Prince Harry to speak in London after ‘snub’ from King Charles – before he joins Meghan Markle on tour in Nigeria

MailOnline reporter Mark Duell spoke to royal experts who claimed Prince Harry had been ‘snubbed’ by his father following a statement confirming the two men will not meet during the Duke’s UK visit.

Speaking after a spokesman for the Duke admitted it would not be possible for a meeting ‘due to His Majesty’s full programme’, Richard Fitzwilliams said it will be ‘widely perceived as a snub.

This is one of the most public rifts in the world. If it was handled in private without so much press speculation, it would have a better chance of being resolved.

While Michael Cole added.

It is quite a snub. For the King to not see his younger son, Prince Harry, although the two men will be only two miles apart tomorrow afternoon, gives an indication of the depth of the divide.

The Prodigal Son is not welcome – not for the present, anyway. In royal terms, this is big medicine. Prince Harry is bound to see it for what it is, the clearest possible indication of the hurt that has been caused.

Here’s what we know so far about Prince Harry’s visit to the UK:

• Duke of Sussex flew into the UK on Tuesday and was spotted attending a private panel discussion with TV presenter Louise Minchin at the Honourable Artillery Company – just three miles from where the King was meeting Fiji’s Prime Minister at Clarence House
• Harry put out a statement confirming he will not be meeting the King on his visit to the UK because of ‘His Majesty’s full programme’.
• The King has meetings at Buckingham Palace this morning before attending the first garden party of the season in the afternoon. He will also hold his weekly private audience with Rishi Sunak.
• Harry spent the evening dining with Guy Monson, an Old Etonian and chief investment officer of the £18 billion investment fund Sarasin and Partners and trustee of the Invictus Games Foundation.
• The Duke will today give a speech this afternoon at St Paul’s Cathedral to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Invictus Games

Rebecca English, The Daily Mail’s Royal Editor, has the full story as Harry’s reunion hopes with his father were dashed.

Prince Harry will likely spend the day preparing for a speech at St Paul’s Cathedral to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Invictus Games.

The Duke of Sussex may have hoped to see his father following a positive update on his cancer treatment but admitted the King was too busy to see him because of his full programme.

The fact the two men won’t meet on Harry’s whistle-stop visit was described by royal experts as ‘quite a snub’ from the King.

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