Prince Harry is reportedly forcing King Charles to choose between him and Prince William with a major invitation. The 41-year-old is believed to have asked his father to appear on stage with him to open the 2027 Invictus Games, which are set to take place next summer in Birmingham.
However, with Harry’s ongoing feud with William, 43, the invite could force the King to have “to choose between his warring sons”. According to former BBC royal correspondent Jennie Bond, despite the major dilemma, she believes the King “would want to support” Harry – especially as the Games are “his greatest achievement”.
She told the Mirror: “Invictus has become pivotal. It is Harry’s great cause and his greatest achievement, and any father would want to support his son as the games come to the UK. But it’s not straightforward for the King – sadly for him, his family matters never are.
“It could become a classic case of a father having to choose between his warring sons. We can only imagine how William might feel if Charles publicly threw his support behind the games and Harry.” With William’s support to the Firm during both his and Princess Catherine’s cancer diagnoses, she added: “To see his father stand on a very public platform and salute Harry’s achievement would be tough. But that’s the dilemma the King might face.”
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