Meghan Markle, Prince Harry not invited to wedding of Prince Archie’s godfather amid royal rift: report
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry were reportedly left off the wedding guest list for one of their longtime UK pals as tensions between the royal family are at an all-time high.
Per The Sunday Times, Hugh Grosvenor – who is reportedly one of the godparents to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s son Archie — did not extend an invite to the Calif.-based couple for his June wedding to Olivia Henson.
“It’s incredibly sad it has come to this,” a friend of Harry and Grosvenor told the UK outlet.
Continuing, the insider explained that Harry, 39, and Markle, 42, were not invited in an attempt to prevent any further drama between feuding family members.
“He wanted to avoid anything overshadowing the day, especially for Olivia and doesn’t want any awkwardness,” they said.
“Hugh is one of very few close friends of William and Harry’s who has maintained strong bonds and a line of communication with both. He wishes they could put their heads together and patch things up, but realizes it’s unlikely to happen before the wedding.”
In Harry and Markle’s absence, Prince William, 41, Kate Middleton, 41, and King Charles III all reportedly made the cut for the coveted guest list.