Prince Harry is feeling the pressure after yet another royal snub, a royal expert says.
Since his decision to step away from his duties as a senior working royal - and his explosive comments that followed - the Duke of Sussex has had a strained relationship with his family. With the prince residing stateside and still not seeing eye to eye with royal members, notably his dad and brother, King Charles and Prince William, a recent snub has left Harry feeling the weight of their disapproval, a royal expert says.
Earlier this month, Harry steered clear of Trooping the Colour - an even in which Princess Kate made her public return. Royal expert Tom Quinn said that Harry's lack of invite for the second year running would have been a major blow for the Duke.
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Harry at Trooping the Colour in 2018 - he didn't attend this year (Getty Images)Quinn told the Mirror: "For the second year running Harry and Meghan have not been invited to Trooping the Colour which always coincides with King Charles’ official birthday. This did not come as a surprise, but it will still hurt."
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He added that even if they don't attend such events and ceremony, the Sussexes are still keen to get an official invite. "The Sussexes want to be invited to these things even if they then decide not to attend," he contiuned.
"After missing his old friend the Duke of Westminster’ s recent wedding and now being kept out of Trooping the Colour, Harry is feeling the increasing weight of Royal disapproval. What’s really frustrating for Harry is that at one time he thought his absence from royal events would lead to increasing efforts to persuade him to attend but those days are long over."
Quinn's comments come after Prince Harry reportedly made a move on Father's Day that could prove "unforgivable". Royal commentator Lizzie Cundy said that the Duke's decision to not share a public message for his dad was a bold move that could backfire.
Slamming Harry's actions, Cundy told GBN America: "Let’s not forget, this is a 75-year-old man suffering with cancer, going on with all his duties, at Trooping the Colour he was stood there in the pouring rain. You just think, ‘Wow, this man is absolutely incredible’, he is everything Harry isn’t."
In contrast to Harry's apparent Father's Day snub, Prince William shared a touching throwback image of himself as a child alongside his father with the caption: “Happy Father’s Day, Pa. W.”
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