Prince Harry 'plans to invite King Charles and Prince William to Invictus Games' despite estrangement

Prince Harry is reportedly planning to offer an invite to King Charles and Prince William to the 2027 Invictus Games in the UK.

It is claimed that e-mail invitations will be sent to Buckingham Palace later this month for the event, with formal invites to follow after that.

Reports claim that Prince Harry, 40, may use this as an opportunity to extend an olive branch to his father and brother from whom he is currently estranged.

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Sources told the Mail on Sunday that Harry is hopeful his father might "set aside their differences" to attend the Invictus Games and support veterans.

The Invictus Games were founded by Prince Harry in 2014, and are an international multi-sport event for wounded, injured and ill servicemen and women.

According to the source, the invite is designed to be issued years in advance to give King Charles enough time to fit it into his schedule.

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Prince Harry confirmed his estrangement from his family during a BBC interview given after the loss of his legal fight for full-time security during trips to the UK.

The Duke of Sussex said his father "won't speak to me because of this security stuff".

"I would love reconciliation with my family. There's no point continuing to fight anymore, life is precious," he said.

"Of course, some members of my family will never forgive me for writing a book," he continued. "Of course, they will never forgive me for lots of things.

"But you know, I would love reconciliation with my family. I've always, there's no point in continuing to fight anymore."

He lamented that it was now "impossible" to bring his family to the UK and that he feels "sad" he won't be able to show his children his homeland.

His comments put in doubt Meghan Markle's attendance at the 2027 games, as well as their children Prince Archie, six, and Princess Lilibet, four.

The first Invictus Games was held in London in 2014 and was attended by both King Charles and Prince William.

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The Duke of Sussex was inspired to create the Invictus Games after visiting the Warrior Games in America in 2013, having served with the British army for 10 years and serving two tours of Afghanistan.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle famously debuted their relationship at the Invictus Games in Toronto, Canada, in 2017.

Meghan was based in Toronto for the filming of her hit TV series Suits.

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