Here are some photos of King Charles and Queen Camilla on Monday. They visited The King’s Gallery at Buckingham Palace, where they viewed the popular new exhibit Queen Elizabeth II: Her Life in Style. Fun fact: this was Charles and Camilla’s first “event” since Easter Sunday. They were also off on holiday last week, as the Duke and Duchess of Sussex were in Australia. Were the courtiers briefing various royal reporters from their spring breaks as well?
Anyway, less than a month ago, a curious story appeared in the Times of London. “Sources” claimed that Prince Harry wants his father to invite the Sussex family (including Archie and Lili) to stay at Sandringham in July, when Harry and possibly Meghan will be in England for the Invictus One Year To Go events. The source made it sound like Harry was basically like, hey, if the king would like to see his ginger grandkids, he’s got to invite us and ensure our security. Well, that didn’t go over too well. Palace “sources” quickly huffed and puffed about “emotional blackmail” and “how dare Harry not bring Archie and Lili over without any security guarantees,” basically. This whole storyline has gotten incredibly stupid from Charles’s side. Well, prepare yourselves for even more mind-numbing idiocy from the dogsh-t father/grandfather. Apparently, Charles is so mad about the Sussexes’ Australian tour, he doesn’t even want to see Harry at all in July!
King Charles III is set to shut the door on any hopes of a royal reunion at Sandringham this summer, with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle reportedly left off the guest list following their eyebrow-raising trip to Australia. The 77-year-old monarch is said to be unimpressed by the Sussexes’ four-day visit Down Under, which wrapped on Sunday and saw Harry deliver a series of deeply personal – and pointed – remarks about royal life.
During a paid appearance at the Interedge Summit in Melbourne, the Duke of Sussex revealed he never wanted to be a working royal, linking his reluctance to the death of his mother, Princess Diana.
“After my mum died, just before my 13th birthday, I was like, ‘I don’t want this job. I don’t want this role’,” he told the crowd. “Wherever this is headed, I don’t like it. It killed my mum, and I was very much against it.” He also said he wanted to be a better parent than his father, and credited therapy with helping him to “cleanse himself of the past”.
The comments have reportedly not gone down well behind palace doors, particularly given recent suggestions Harry was open to repairing relations with his family. A friend of the prince recently told The Sunday Times he would “love” to reconnect and spend time at Sandringham during a planned UK visit in July, tied to meetings with Birmingham Invictus Games teams.
“He’d like an invite to Sandringham. Would he go? It would depend on who was there. If the King was to say, ‘Come up and spend some time with the family’, he’d love that,” the friend said.
But insiders now claim that prospect is firmly off the table.
“Charles won’t invite them. Especially not after their trip to Australia,” a source told journalist Paula Froelich. According to the insider, the Sussexes’ public appearances – and Harry’s remarks – have been viewed as a direct contradiction of the late Queen Elizabeth II’s stance on stepping back from royal duties.
The late monarch had insisted there could be “no half in, half out” arrangement when the couple quit royal life and relocated to the US in 2020.
“They (Harry and Meghan) never would have pulled this stunt if the Queen were alive, but they can now?” the source said. “Harry and Meghan will come. But it won’t be at the King’s invitation.”
Froelich might have insiders willing to bitch and moan about Harry and Meghan, but these exclusives never amount to much at the end of the day. Now, I imagine Charles was displeased with the Australian tour. But I also imagine that he, like all of the royalists and royal reporters, can’t even make up his mind about WHY he’s mad. He’s mad about Meghan’s OneOff app! He’s mad about the Sandringham Summit! He’s mad about Harry’s speech! He’s mad about Meghan’s paid appearance! He’s mad about mental health! He’s mad that Harry and Meghan are the only ones who can travel internationally, garner positive headlines and goodwill, and no one throws eggs at them or asks them about Prince Andrew!
Photos courtesy of Avalon Red, Cover Images.
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- London, UK. 20 April 2026. King Charles III and Queen Camilla leave The King’s Gallery at Buckingham Palace following a visit to the exhibition “Queen Elizabeth II: Her Life in Style”. The visit forms part of events marking the 100th anniversary of the birth of Queen Elizabeth II.,Image: 1093141288, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: , Model Release: no, Credit line: Alexander Seale/Avalon
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- London, UK. 20 April 2026. King Charles III and Queen Camilla leave The King’s Gallery at Buckingham Palace following a visit to the exhibition “Queen Elizabeth II: Her Life in Style”. The visit forms part of events marking the 100th anniversary of the birth of Queen Elizabeth II.,Image: 1093141293, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: , Model Release: no, Credit line: Alexander Seale/Avalon
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- King Charles III during a visit to the Queen Elizabeth II: Her Life in Style exhibition at The King’s Gallery, Buckingham Palace, London. The exhibition is the largest and most comprehensive display of Elizabeth II’s fashion ever mounted as part of events commemorating the 100th anniversary of the late monarch’s birth. Featuring: King Charles III Where: London, United Kingdom When: 20 Apr 2026 Credit: Ben Whitley/PA Images/INSTARimages **NORTH AMERICA RIGHTS ONLY**
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- King Charles III and Queen during a visit to the Queen Elizabeth II: Her Life in Style exhibition at The King’s Gallery, Buckingham Palace, London. The exhibition is the largest and most comprehensive display of Elizabeth II’s fashion ever mounted as part of events commemorating the 100th anniversary of the late monarch’s birth. Featuring: King Charles III, Queen Camilla Where: London, United Kingdom When: 20 Apr 2026 Credit: Ben Whitley/PA Images/INSTARimages **NORTH AMERICA RIGHTS ONLY**
So what else is new. I doubt harry asked if he could visit and bring Meghan and the children. It’s also good harry mentioned Diana. When Charles does not want to hear about her.
Indeed. I visited Balmoral last year and there is not one mention or one photo of Diana to be found anywhere, she is completely erased. They sure know how to hate in that family. No wonder Meghan calls her products ‘With Love’
I don’t believe this story at all, there is two people he is mad at and it’s not de Sussex
Never believe “a friend of the prince said”. Actually, never believe any unnamed sources.
Friends of the prince do not go to the .media to say harry woukd like to visit his dad.
Wow. I would half believe this. Some of it could be a mix of Camilla’s inherently spiteful underhanded machinations, some of it could be the courtiers getting out ahead of a story so when the King decides to play nice, he looks magnanimous. Or if he decides not to play nice, they can just say, we told you. But none of this comes out of a vacuum. It comes from the man’s wounded ego because he’s threatened so easily. It’s pathetic. But it’s dangerous, really. Charles is a malignant narcissist. Insecure people do all kinds of damage. Most of it by tricking other people into feeling sorry for them. Something tells me the world will breathe easier when this fussy, self-absorbed, obtuse, entitled man-baby shuffles off his mortal coil. William might be a nasty piece of work, but he didn’t create this multigenerational fiasco. He might be a dud, but he’s a dud who seems at least to care about his own kids.
Scooter is not setting a good example for his children. Freezing out his own brother and sister in law and the Sussex children.
Peggy is described as rage filled and incandescent with rage all the time and for decades… he isn’t a good example for any child if he can’t regulate himself.. I’m sure his kids will all have plenty of issues Peggy behavior towards his brother will be one of many of those issues.
The kids will figure it as they get older, and realize what hypocrites and how petty the adults in their lives are. Right now there too young too young.
My SIL uses these same dynamics.
Charles is a narcissist, but not a malignant narcissist. Malignant narcissist are highly destructive, they enjoy other’s pain, are darkly cruel, and use an intense amount of manipulation. I feel William has more of these qualities than Charles. Charles just cares about himself more than hurting others.
I really wonder sometimes who these “Charles pettily punishes his son and refuses to meet his grandchildren” stories are for. They make the king look petty, small, and ridiculous. I imagine that the royalist tabloid readership skews somewhat older – don’t some of these people have grandchildren, too? Would they really refuse to let their own son bring his children to visit? I think most grandparents would want to at least meet their grandkids, especially after being reminded of their own mortality as Charles has been lately. It’s just baffling.
Right? These stories make Charles look terrible. I guess there’s people out there who like to hear about what an awful parent he is.
There is not one ounce of logic in royalist circles. Not a single one.
Also, nothing about this tour was half-in/half-out because they did nothing on behalf of the crown or government. It was a fully out tour mimicking how the royals work but just doing a better job of it.
But with zero logic or rational thinking abilities, royalists can’t understand that. Harry and Meghan aren’t doing anything half-in because nobody is asking them to.
Though given the absolute pitiful performance of actual working royals, the government likely wishes they could do half-in.
they can’t decide who their audience is either and that’s why the stories shift and change all the time. Does it make Charles look better to welcome Harry back, or to reject him?
I can tell you what will make Charles look bad – ignoring Invictus.
also, if charles wants ANY influence or control over Harry, if he wants Harry to respect him if/when he requests something of Harry – the best way to do that would be to reconcile with Harry. I mean its literally keep your friends close but your enemies closer.
I’m not saying Harry is going to change his life for Charles – those days are long over. But if Charles wants a head up if Harry is going to lay a wreath in Australia – the best way to get that heads up would be to have an open relationship with Harry (one that does NOT involve leaking to the press……) If Charles wants to know if Harry and Meghan are planning another overseas trip to a Commonwealth country, being on speaking terms with him would get him that information. Again, with no leaking. (which would be the issue for charles and his wife.)
Again its not about getting approval or anything, I’m speaking more to the complaints that Charles didn’t know this or wasn’t aware of that, etc.
Finally – if that poll in the other post was correct, and most Australians didnt care about the trip, then Charles wouldn’t care either and we wouldn’t see this hissy fit. We wouldnt see the emotional support headlines for William over the last week, insisting that no one cares about Harry.
The royal family knows this trip was problematic for them.
Agree with all you say, but particularly, about Invictus. Not only will ignoring it make Charles look bad, but by not acknowledging it with some minimal enthusiasm, Charles will miss a trick with respect to garnering himself some much needed positive PR. And that includes not just the actual IG next year, but also the one year to go event expected in July. As it is, by this point there’s some reason to think RAVEC is dragging it’s feet yet again with respect to the overall security coverage requested by Harry (and especially for the rest of his family). There was a great quote I remember from years back about “never missing an opportunity to miss an opportunity”, and Charles has certainly taken that to heart.
IF Charles wants to project himself as the lovable Grandpa he’s going about it in the wrong way. He look so bad.
William and Kate have been invited to tour Australia they haven’t gone, Their choice, The King should be angry about the lack of foreign tours.
Exactly since Wilbur inherited the PoW title in 2022 he hasn’t undertaken any major Royal Tour : 4 years in total of NOT doing his duty!
….but Andrew gets to live in Charlie’s backyard at his Norfolk estate, with a free house, bills paid, etc for life. So that’s who Charlie really is.
It says a lot about the King that he allowed his son to leave and took away all support while the abuser gets loads
God forbid the media actually point this out.
“Well he has to support him, he’s his brother” and nothing gets extended to his son. His actual child.
See above re: zero logic in royalist circles.
It doesn’t make sense does it? Maybe because Andrew has threatened Charles with something? Any normal father would be very proud of Harry and want to help him in any way he can. The fact that Charles treats deviant Andrew better than Harry is baffling.
Paula Froelich is a 70 year old that used to write for Page Six in its heyday. She has zero insiders to Charles’ court.
When was Page Six in its heyday?? It’s always been a staple of sneering innuendo, like cockroaches, it’s part of New York. Mostly for worse.
I had no idea she was that old. I agree she has no sources. She just makes things up.
I think @blujfly was joking. Three sheets to the wind Paula is 52 years old according to Google.
lol thanks @sure. Honestly I genuinely thought she was much older than that – she left page six in 2009 and was at it for a decade before they. Re: heyday, there was a part of the early 2000s where while it was always poisonous, it was a must read. No one feels that way now. Not sure what she has spent the last 15 years doing. Much is newsnation is just scraps from the Post.
He should be mad about his literal heir being in the wind for a month. Otherwise who cares? They treat invites to houses and events like your world will cease to exist if they don’t invite you to Balmoral for the summer or extend an invite to Ascot.
I’m ready to believe both sides of this family rift are increasingly coming to terms that their lives are now separate, and it’s the media who are desperate to keep the ‘feud’ alive so they can write about it from morning to night, every day of every year.
I’m pretty sure Meghan’s not particularly interested in coming anywhere near the UK or the royal family, and as for Harry, I suspect his interest level has been declining in the past year or so.
But the press are panicking at the idea of the drama level falling, hence are desperate to keep talking it up as if it were some sort of crisis, when it evidently no longer is.
I agree with you. I think the truth is Charles is not interested in being close to Harry or his grandchildren. If he wanted to see them he could arrange for them to stay with him. The BM are desperate for Meghan and the children to visit just for access and these stories are their attempt to make it happen. Charles is just not a family man. I doubt he spends any time with his UK based grandchildren.
Exactly. A lot of these stories are the press wanting the family to invite them, so they can have stories/material again. The whole thing about the half in/ Half out foolishness is the press hoping that is happens, so they can make money again.
Agreed. Those kids interact with him like they have been told that is their grandfather and the King. The only time that I have seen him behave in a manner that would suggest any sort of relationship was when he let Louis sit in his lap at one of those concerts.
And I overall agree that Meghan has been over that family for the longest, and Harry has probably gotten there too even though he’ll never be as overt. You have to remember that this whole RAVEC mess and the various lawsuits over the last 2 years has given him a lot of information that he wasn’t privy to before. So even if he wanted to have a casual relationship, I’m sure it’s with a lot of caveats.
I think people think he wants to security to come back to see Charles, and I honestly don’t think Charles has been part of the equation for a while. I think it’s probably more so to see the Spencer relatives, distant Windsor relatives who don’t act an ass, and other friends that live in England.
@Dee I agree and also think that it’s to lock in a formal position on his family’s UK security before William becomes king.
Chuck and the rota made up the story that Prince Harry was begging to be invited to Sandringham only to use that narrative to be able to publicly deny the request as punishment by the BRF and tabloids.. all this just to keep AMW and the BRF’s involvement with sex offenders and trafficking out of the press. Has Willy explained his financial involvement with Epstein’s torture video client that funds Earthshot yet? Or has Chuck explained why he keeps rpo security for Andy along with housing him in a newly renovated home on a Royal estate?
If the BRF had any vision they would find a way to have a public reconciliation with the Sussex’s so some of this success shined on the leftovers even if the Sussex’s aren’t working directly for the firm, but instead they always choose hate and anger and it truthfully has made the BRF and their propaganda team called the Rota exhausting. The manufactured outrage is enough already.
Charles is sadly ignorant about which of his sons he can be most proud of. Harry is a natural diplomat, a warm and loving husband and father, and he works hard for Invictus and his other philanthropies. Charles could easily share in some of Harry’s glow if he stated how proud he is of Harry. He seems to think that every successful trip, speech, sale etc. somehow takes away from his own approval ratings when the opposite could so easily be true. A casual mention of what a good trip Harry had to Australia would only add to his own shine as a father and as a monarch. When was the last time that Scooter drew a large adoring crowd?
Pretty sure Harry like many would like to see their parent but I seriously doubt all of this nonsense coming out. In addition, I doubt the Sussexes will bring their children there in July and Meghan might not come either.
This is so childish. It is very hard to believe these people are statesmen. This is like Donald Trump level childish. So Harry did some good, his father felt that by his son doing something good, it showed up him and the heir apparent so he’s going to pout about it, stamp his feet, cry, and not invite Harry, who he rarely sees for a visit. Wow!
The Sussexes hv never taken their kids on any one-year-to-go Invictus Games country visit so no one who supports them expects that the upcoming one-year-to-go/Birmingham will be any diff.
It’s always a tightly packed, 3-4 day business trip.
The first was Duesseldorf in 2022 (4 days) and the other was Whistler/Vancouver in Feb 2024 (3 days.)
The british sewage media is counting on the fact that their target audience has the attention span & memory retention of a flea; as well as the fact that more sentient beings who hvnt been paying attention and unfortunately do not know that there’s an active, 10yr campaign of abuse of M going on, will swallow their swill.
Oh please!!!!!!
Give it a break! I doubt H really gives a flying flip about bringing his family to the UK these days. A trip to the UK for them to learn about their heritage will be meaningful to them in 5-7 years. H hangs on to the Wellchild event because he does not want to disappoint them. Invictus can move its headquarters to another country if it so desires. Maybe Brussels.
I’m going to guess that the source is Robert Jobson. And knowing that when the press says a friend of Harry’s they really mean a member of the royal rota or one of editors of the Times. I don’t believe the story about Harry wanting to be invited to Sandringham. Harry’s more likely to want to go to Highgrove where he grew up than Sandringham.
I don’t believe he asked or is interested in going to places and being around people where his wife and kids would be treated differently. So, more delusions from the Isle of Salt.
They’re wasting so much energy in moving all these goalposts. Charles doesn’t want to see Harry, Meghan or his grandkids. If he wanted to, he would – that’s what it means to be king.
They may be British (or German) & Royal (for now) but they really aren’t a Family.
Why would the Sussexes want anything to do with the Windsors when the BRF reeks of Epstein? The Sussexes would be tarred with the samr brush.
You know what, I do hope it’s true that he doesn’t want Harry and his family to visit because Harry and his family deserve better than you be with those dogs a racist , Andrew protecting azzholes . Let those gutter rats stew in their own filth and Harry and Meghan and their children can continue to be Happy and safe and go wherever they want where they will be safe and loved and respected. F the Windsors. Their lazy entitled asses do nothing but get millions for it . Yet they want to beat Meghan and Harry for doing what the rest of the world does, have a job / work to pay their bills. Chuck And company can vacation all year and stil get millions no questions asked
That’s my sentiment about this whole thing too. Imagine the attention they’d get by having Harry, Meghan, and the kids with them, and taking pictures of a big happy family. It would bring so much more interest to that family. Charles is not intelligent, none of them are.
Harry and Meghan were an amazing resource that the RF very stupidly threw away. H&M are naturals at interacting with the public. A big part of the reason is because people can tell they enjoy it. Charles, Camilla, William and Kate are obviously more introverted and don’t enjoy public interaction. If the palace had a brain they would have realized that H&M could do the work they didn’t want to do and do it extremely well. The RF instead of appreciating and utilizing this great resource, let their own insecurities take over. They could have all sat back secure in their roles and encouraged and praised H&M in representing them which would have made them look benevolent and good. The RF/firm are not very smart people. They’re also not very nice people. I think it worked out much better for H&M and their children. They can live their own lives the way they want including traveling to Australia or wherever in the world they want. They don’t have to follow any royal protocol or put up with being treated like second class citizens. Charles was a bad father so it’s not surprising that he’s a bad grandfather. A normal grandfather would be bending backwards to see his grandchildren.
I think the Keens are lazy. Scooter is still not working full time and he’s over 40 and the Prince of Wales no less. Keen was always lazy from the get go. I don’t think they are introverted. Keen likes the cameras and the wide grinning with the public. Scooter looks more comfortable without her there. Kate is not introverted considering all …the fashion mishaps and so on, the red cape dress episode were she got out of that car a few years ago for example.
Introverts can be exhibitionists.
They aren’t introverts, Charles seems to like “working” but his personality leaves much to be desired. Cams is .. well.. Cams. I’m sure a few G&T’s for breakfast before an appearance preps her for the day. Willard and KitKat are just lazy and don’t like to mess with the great unwashed unless it gives MAXIMUM brownie points.
If I were Harry and Meghan, I wouldn’t want to go within 100 miles of Sandringham, now that Pedrew lives on the estate.
I certainly wouldn’t want to take my children there.
Harry and Meghan created a new blueprint for royal tours, and none of the remainders can replicate or even follow it. I always wondered why they would have a hissy fit over Harry laying a wreath, and I think it’s because it is the only thing they are capable of. They are not thinking of it as honouring soldiers, but one of their “performances” that they think they own. They are not capable of giving practical help to and feeling real empathy with the veterans.
Didn’t Charles say in a book about him that Liz wasn’t a good mother?
Oh, he’s a jealous, jealous king. Diana had to die for her popularity, overshadowing the TRUE KING CHARLES and now Meghan and Harry are again on the king’s shit list for being personable, successful and photogenic. And for the Australians to like them much more than they like the king!!!! Those back-stabbing bastards!!! Harry, Meghan AND the Australians.
This wasn’t a Royal Tour; this was two famous people on a business trip. They are paying for their own travel, or even if someone else pays, it’s not you or your government. It’s not your business. No, Harry and Meghan should NEVER share their itineraries with them. a) They’ll never keep their mouths shut b) Gives them too much time to sabotage c) Makes them believe that veto power/ control. Let them stay mad and outta there business.
All of Chuckle’s attempt to diminish Harry and Meghan always rebound on him and make HIM reveal himself as the horrible father he always has been.
So says willie boy