Prince Harry will ‘call the King’ on his 75th birthday today but will stay away from his father’s celebrations – while Charles puts public service above partying with the launch of a food poverty project
Prince Harry is expected to call King Charles III today when he turns 75.
But the Duke of Sussex and his family will not travel to London, where his father will hold a small celebratory gathering at Clarence House this evening.
The king’s 75th birthday will be a working day for the monarch marked by gun salutes in the capital. Charles will join the Queen to officially launch the Coronation Food Project, which aims to bridge the gap between food waste and food needs.
Last week, Harry reignited his public war of words with the royal family by declaring he had “no contact” with Buckingham Palace during the king’s 75th birthday celebrations.
But it looks like there’s an olive branch coming from Montecito later today, with a phone this afternoon or evening due to the time difference in California.
Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, will call his father today on his 75th birthday, well-placed sources claim
Charles will be at work today officially launching the Coronation Food Project with the Queen, which aims to bridge the gap between food waste and food needs. Yesterday he was presented with a cake in Highgrove
A ‘well-placed’ source told the BBC that Harry would like to speak to his father on his big day.
The king is expected to celebrate his milestone birthday privately with family and friends tonight.
At noon, the King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery, named by Charles’ grandfather, King George VI, will fire a 41-gun salute from London’s Green Park. An hour later, the Honorable Artillery Company will fire a 62-gun salute at Tower Wharf, Tower of London – an additional 21 for the City of London.
Last week, Harry reignited his public war of words with the royal family by declaring he had “no contact” with Buckingham Palace during the king’s 75th birthday celebrations.
His spokesman denied reports that Harry had turned down an invitation to a family gathering at Clarence House this evening, saying: ‘There has been no contact regarding an invitation to His Majesty’s upcoming birthday.’
But Buckingham Palace refused to discuss the king’s plans.
A ‘source close to the Sussexes’ told the Mail that the couple did not know the king was hosting a party until The Sunday Times made the claim.
The newspaper reported that the King had invited Harry, but that the Duke of Sussex “will not be making the trip from California.” It also said he had ‘rejected the offer to spend some time with his father at Balmoral over the summer’.
A ‘friend’ of the Sussexes even suggested that the story was leaked to distract from the King and Queen’s visit to Kenya last week, where His Majesty faced calls to apologize for Britain’s colonial past. Britain.
They told the Mail: ‘The story is positioned in such a way as to make it appear as if the Duke disapproves of his father, which is not the case. Since the trip (to Kenya) did not go well, this could be a welcome distraction.’ It came despite the trip being considered a diplomatic success for both Britain and Kenya.
Prince Harry (pictured, center with his wife at the Queen’s funeral) has reportedly not spoken to his father, King Charles III, for quite some time. The Duke of Sussex’s spokesman has denied turning down his father’s 75th birthday
Prince Harry (pictured, left) and Meghan Markle (pictured, right) were not spoken to by Buckingham Palace about the party, their spokesperson said
Palace circles remained tight-lipped about the Sussexes to calm tensions. It is said that communication between the king and his youngest son is negligible, and between Harry and brother William non-existent.
Charles and Camilla will today visit a surplus food distribution center outside London and meet staff and volunteers to hear about the ways in which food waste can be used for social good.
Charles will also host a Buckingham Palace reception highlighting the work of nurses and midwives over the decades as part of the NHS 75 celebrations.
Guests include around 400 nurses and midwives, alongside England’s Chief Nursing Officer Dame Ruth May and Amanda Pritchard, chief executive of NHS England.
Birthday celebrations started early for the king when he was guest of honor at a party staged in the grounds of his home in Highgrove, Gloucestershire, on Monday.
Charles joined a host of people, from community stalwarts nominated by friends and family who also turned 75 this year, to representatives of organizations reaching the same milestone, from the NHS to members of the Windrush generation .
Famous faces at the event included celebrity chef Raymond Blanc, The Repair Shop host Jay Blades, and singer Leee John of ’80s group Imagination.
Charles Philip Arthur George was born on November 14, 1948 at Buckingham Palace.
After his birth – the first at the royal residence since 1886 – his father, the late Duke of Edinburgh, drove to Caxton Hall to record the event.