Prince Harry and Meghan Markle declined an invitation to the Duke of Westminster's wedding to avoid an 'awkward' clash with the royal family, according to sources ¹.
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The Duke of Sussex was reportedly sent a 'save the date' for the wedding but turned down the invitation to avoid any potential conflicts with his relatives ¹. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex's absence from the guest list has attracted significant interest, especially since the Duke of Sussex and Hugh Grosvenor are childhood friends ¹. Grosvenor, who invited the Prince and Princess of Wales, was said to have wanted to invite the Sussexes too but decided against it to avoid clashes on his big day amid soaring tensions following the release of Omid Scobie's new book ¹.
According to Page Six, Harry phoned Grosvenor to tell him it would be 'too awkward' for him and Meghan to attend the wedding ¹. The insider's account contradicts earlier reports that suggested the Duke and Duchess of Sussex were not invited to the wedding ¹.
The Duke of Westminster's sister's wedding at the same venue in 2004 was complicated by a row when Camilla Parker Bowles was invited but told to sit away from Prince Charles to avoid the Queen seeing them together ¹.
¹: ¹ Natasha Anderson and Rory Tingle. "Harry 'WAS given a save the date to Duke of Westminster's wedding but turned the invite down and said it would be too 'awkward' if he and Meghan attended', Sussex source insists." Daily Mail, 06 Dec. 2023, .
