Royal Family drama: Why is Prince Harry not attending his best friend wedding?

Published May 28th, 2024 - 09:23 GMT
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Britain's Prince Harry (L), Duke of Sussex, and Britain's Prince William (R), Prince of Wales, reacts as the coffin of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II arrives at the Palace of Westminster, following a procession from Buckingham Palace, in London on September 14, 2022. Queen Elizabeth II will lie in state in Westminster Hall inside the Palace of Westminster, from Wednesday until a few hours before her funeral on Monday, with huge queues expected to file past her coffin to pay their respects. (Photo by ALKIS KONSTANTINIDIS / POOL / AFP)

ALBAWABA - Member of the British royal family and the Duke of Sussex Prince Harry made headlines after declining the wedding invitation of his best friend the 7th Duke of Westminster, Hugh Grosvenor and the reason wasn't shocking. 

According to Erem News, the reason behind Prince Harry declining the invitation was that he didn't want to see his brother Prince William and stay with him in the same place because of the long-lasting feud between the two brothers which started back in 2018. 

Royal Family drama: Why did Prince Harry not attend his best friend's wedding?

Prince Harry

Britain's Prince William (L), Prince of Wales, Britain's Catherine (2nd L), Duchess of Kent, Britain's Prince Harry (2nd R), Duke of Sussex, and Meghan (R), Duchess of Sussex, stand after participating in the procession of the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II ( (Photo by Gregorio Borgia / POOL / AFP)

Moreover, The wedding will be held on Jun. 7, 2024, and the British Royal family is expected to attend the ceremony of Hugh Grosvenor and his future wife Olivia Henson without Prince Harry, as reported by The Mirror.

According to a British Royal Family expert, Prince William declined the invitation for other reasons that were not mentioned but the main part was that he didn't want to meet with his brother. 

Adding insult to injury, Harry explained that he was insulted that William would be Hugh Grosvenor's best man and not himself despite the two being best friends. 

The wedding will be held at the stunning Chester Cathedral located in England the city of Chester, Cheshire, England. 

in 2023, Prince Harry accused William of physically attacking him during a dispute about Meghan Markle. He said, "He set down the water, called me another name, then came at me. It all happened so fast. So very fast."