LONDON — Britain’s Prince Harry will likely not be staying at the monarch’s longtime official residence when he visits London later this week, his spokesman said on Monday, in the latest twist in the his turbulent relationship with his royal relations.Limited time: Save 25% on NBC News subscriptionGet exclusive reporting, live Q&As and ad-free reading.Harry, who lives in the United States with his wife, Meghan, and their two children had been due to stay at Buckingham Palace in central London, his spokesman said.
The former royal and his wife have lived in the United States since 2020 after they stepped down as working members of the royal family and amid an embarrassing public split with the family.Citing Buckingham Palace, multiple outlets reported that that the Household requires a minimum notice period to ensure a guest can be hosted at a Royal residence and that the Duke of Sussex had missed a deadline.But Harry’s spokesman said it was “disappointing that the offer has now been withdrawn.”Harry had spent last week “making alternative security arrangements.Once those arrangements were in place, he was able to formally accept the offer of accommodation for himself over the weekend,” he added.“It is therefore unclear why, having formally accepted the accommodation offer, it has now been withdrawn at the last moment,” the spokesman said.01:05Harry, Meghan and their two children to visit the U.K.00:0000:00Buckingham Palace told NBC News Monday it was not commenting on the matter.Harry, 41, is due to visit the cities of London and Birmingham for a series of charity events this week.
His wife and children Archie, 7, and Lilibet, 5, were initially due to accompany him but that was also walked back over the weekend, sparking further speculation about the relationship between King Charles III and his youngest son since Harry stepped back and later aired his grievances in his memoir “Spare” in 2023.While the spokesman told British media Harr...