Harry and Meghan left out of Archie’s godfather’s wedding: report

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by Jack Hobbs

Royal disdain?

Prince Harry, 39, and his wife, Meghan Markle, 42, have reportedly been left out of the wedding of Hugh Grosvenor, Duke of Westminster, 32.

Grosvenor — godfather to Prince William’s eldest son, George, and Harry’s son, Archie — will reportedly invite King Charles III, Queen Camilla, William, and his wife, Kate Middleton, to a June 7 wedding at Chester Cathedral in England.

according to timesGrosvenor initially wanted to invite the Sussexes, but later decided against it after realizing their presence might overshadow his wedding to Olivia Henson, 30.

“We are not in a position to comment on the guest list,” a Grosvenor spokesperson told the outlet.

Grosvenor is Charles’ godson and even played an official role in the king’s coronation in May, according to The Times.

“It’s very sad that it has come to this. “Hugh is one of the very few close friends of William and Harry who have maintained strong links and a line of communication with both of them,” an anonymous friend of the estranged princes said. “He hopes they can “Putting their heads together and fixing things, but he realizes that’s unlikely to happen before the wedding.”

The friend added: “He wanted to avoid anything that would overshadow the day, especially for Olivia, and he didn’t want any embarrassment.”

The Post has reached out to representatives for Grosvenor, Prince Harry and Markle for comment.

The report comes shortly after royal expert Omid Scobie released the book Endgame: Inside the Royal Family and the Monarchy’s Battle for Survival, which portrays several senior members of the Windsor family in a negative light.

The book – which was temporarily pulled from shelves in the Netherlands after two senior royals were accidentally named in the Dutch edition for allegedly making racist comments – details how William, 41, believes his younger brother was “brainwashed by an army”. Of the healers.”

Scobie’s 400-page book also details how Charles, 75, publicly mocked Harry and Meghan after the couple launched their Netflix series Harry and Meghan last year.

“[The Netflix series] “It took the wind out of everyone’s sails,” an anonymous royal aide told Scobie. “[Charles] He went from not wanting anyone to talk about his son to publicly criticizing “that idiot.” “

Another bombshell revealed that William tried to undermine Harry and Meghan.

According to the book, William “prioritized his loyalty to the monarchy” and leaked false stories about his brother and sister-in-law to the press.

Friends of William and Kate have since denied the “obscene suggestions”.

According to royal expert Sarah Hewson, William has “no plans” to see his little brother again unless he attends an unavoidable event.

“We’ve only seen Harry back for big family events – he came with Meghan for the Platinum Jubilee celebrations, he came back for Prince Philip’s funeral, then for his grandmother’s funeral. And then of course for his father’s coronation, which was a very fleeting visit. the sun.

As such, Meghan and Harry are not expected to attend the royal family’s reunion at Sandringham over Christmas.

“It’s very difficult to see any other occasion, other than a family funeral, where brothers are together in the same place,” Hewson said.