Prince Harry has declined an invitation to attend the upcoming wedding of childhood friend Hugh Grosvenor, the Duke of Westminster.
This is according to an insider who told PEOPLE there is an “understanding between the two friends” as to the difficulty Harry, 39, will face attending, and the pair came to a decision mutually.
It isn’t known if the difficulty is due to security concerns or Harry’s fractured relationship with his brother Prince William, 41.
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The Prince of Wales, also a childhood friend of the duke, is expected to not only attend the wedding but serve as an usher.
The insider told the publication the Duke of Sussex sends “his love and support and admiration for the couple.”
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Grosvenor is set to tie the knot with Olivia Henson at Chester Cathedral in northern England on June 7.
The wedding is considered the society wedding of the year with the attendance of royalty and nobility alike.
The duke is godfather to Harry and Meghan’s son Prince Archie, five, and Prince and Princess of Wales’ eldest child Prince George, 10.
He is also a godson of King Charles and his mother is a godmother to Prince William.
The duke, 33, and Olivia Henson, 31, announced their engagement in April 2023 after two years of dating.
The bride will become the new Duchess of Westminster once the couple wed.
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Grosvenor inherited the title of Duke of Westminster upon the death of his father in 2016. The estate is reportedly worth $19.2 billion.
Prince Harry has been fighting for security in the UK since his resignation as a senior working royal in 2020.
He lost police protection for him and his family upon his and wife Meghan Markle’s resignation from the monarchy.
They have since relocated to the US with their family, with Harry returning to the UK sporadically for key events such as his father’s coronation.
The last time the Duchess of Sussex was in the UK was for Queen Elizabeth’s funeral in 2022.
Earlier this year, a judge rejected Prince Harry’s request to appeal an earlier ruling upholding a government panel’s decision to limit his access to publicly funded security after giving up his status.
The long-running legal battle began more than four years ago when Harry challenged the panel’s decision, arguing he and his family still needed an armed security detail because of hostility directed toward him and the Duchess of Sussex, on social media and relentless hounding by the news media.
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