Prince Harry and Meghan Markle
learned they were “uninvited” from a state reception for world
leaders and foreign royals after reading press reports, multiple sources tell
Page Six.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex,
who have joined the royal family this past week in mourning Queen
Elizabeth II in London, were sent an invitation for the event set to take place
Sunday night, we’re told.
However, a spokesperson for
King Charles III confirms to Page Six that “the invite is for working members
of the royal family only.”
“Harry and Meghan actually got
the invitation and no one has told them they are uninvited,” a royal
source tells us.
Another palace insider adds,
‘I’m told they only found out they were uninvited by reading press
reports.”
President Joe Biden, French
president Emmanuel Macron and Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau are
among the heads of state who are expected to attend the reception, hosted by
Charles and Queen Consort Camilla ahead of the Queen’s funeral on Monday.
Guests will also be greeted by
the Prince and Princess of Wales, the Princess Royal and the Earl and Countess
of Wessex at the Buckingham Palace reception.
Amid the confusion, Harry will
join his brother, Prince William, and their cousins Saturday night to hold
vigil for the monarch, who is lying in state at Westminster Hall. The King
and his siblings held vigil Friday night.
