The inclusion of William comes amid a well-documented, years-long rift between the brothers. During Harry’s current visit to the U.K. for the trial, sources have confirmed there were no plans for him to see William, and tensions between them remain unresolved.

King Charles, 77, was listed next in the statement, with Harry similarly pointing to the intense media interest surrounding his father because of his royal role.

“HM King Charles III, my father,” the statement said. “During the Relevant Period, my father and I were in regular contact. He was also of great interest to the press due to his position. My private information would have been present on voicemails, containing highly personal, private and sensitive information, left on his landline phone by me, other members of my family and the Royal Household.”

Despite being in the U.K. at the same time, Harry also had no plans to meet with his father during this trip, which comes several months after their long-awaited reunion in London in September.

Chelsy Davy, whom Harry dated on and off from 2004 to around 2010, was also included in the list. In the statement, Harry detailed the long-distance nature of their relationship and the private communications they shared.

“Chelsy Davy, a former girlfriend. We met in about early 2004 and were in a relationship which continued, on and off, until around mid-2010. Our relationship was long distance for the majority of the time we were together, with Chelsy and I often living in different countries,” the entry read.

“We, naturally, spoke about all types of personal matters, including all aspects of our relationship and this was often through calls, texts and voicemails left on her mobile and landline phone in South Africa,” the statement continued. “As she was my girlfriend, I trusted Chelsy with the most private of information and vice versa. I know that [private investigator] Gavin Burrows admitted doing lots of unlawful activities in respect of her which is deeply troubling but explains how Associated got so much information about us (often before others).”

 

Princess Kate, 44, appeared ninth on the list and was mentioned only briefly. Her entry was the shortest in the statement and included no elaboration.

“HRH The Princess of Wales, my brother’s wife,” the statement said.

Other figures named in the witness statement included former royal equerry Mark Dyer, Harry’s former private secretary Helen Asprey, and Tiggy Legge-Bourke, who served as a nanny to William and Harry during their childhood.

 

 

Elsewhere in the filing, Harry said that as a “member of the Institution” — referring to the British royal family — he felt bound by its long-standing approach of “never complain, never explain” when it came to media coverage.

“There was no alternative; I was conditioned to accept it,” he said.

When Prince Harry made a brief-but-welcome return to the UK last September, few could have predicted the significance that visit might come to hold. But it now seems his private meeting with King Charles at Clarence House reopened a door many feared had closed for good, raising hopes that father and son could be heading for a reconciliation.

Following reports that will bring joy to millions of royal watchers, it is believed Harry is now set to ask the King to play a key role at next year’s Invictus Games, which will take place in the UK for the first time since 2014. Last week royal sources claimed Harry “desperately wants Charles at Invictus”, ideally opening the event on stage alongside him.

There is no doubt an appearance by Charles – alongside his son – would delight royal fans and shine an even brighter light on the heartfelt occasion, which honours wounded military personnel and veterans.

And while the focus might be firmly on Harry and his relationship with his father, the prospect of the Invictus Games returning to the UK also raises the question of whether his wife, Meghan, might be at his side. The duchess has previously supported Harry at Invictus events and, BBC royal correspondent Jennie Bond told the Mirror, she would not want to be seen to snub a cause so close to her husband’s heart.

“Meghan is a savvy woman,” said Jennie. “She must know that she’s likely to encounter a degree of hostility in the UK, but in the bubble of the Invictus Games she is safe.

“They love her, so perhaps that’s a reason she would come – to support Harry as she always has at Invictus. To stay away would inevitably become as newsworthy as her presence. The headlines would scream: “Proof, if it were needed – Meghan can’t stand the UK!”

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Harry with wife Meghan (Image: Getty Images for the Invictus Games Foundation)

Meghan and Harry sensationally quit royal life six years ago and are now based in Montecito, California, along with their two children, Archie, six, and Lilibet, four. But following his September summit at Clarence House, the prince left the UK with a palpable spring in his step, with a spokesman later saying he had “loved” being back in his birth country.

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The King and Prince Harry in 2018 (Image: PA)

But he is currently waiting for a Home Office review of the ruling and Jennie believes this could be key in helping determine whether or not future trips to the UK are deemed worthwhile for the Sussexes. It could also spark a long-overdue reunion for the King and his grandchildren, Archie and Lilibet, who he hasn’t seen since they attended the late Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee in June 2022.

“If the security review results in the protection level Harry is demanding, there will be no obvious reason to prevent them coming over as a family,” said Jennie. “And I’m sure King Charles would relish the chance to get to know his grandchildren.”

What is far less clear is whether Prince William – whose relationship with Harry has previously been described as beyond repair – would be on board with any Invictus-based reunions.

The Prince of Wales attended the inaugural games alongside his wife, Princess Catherine, in 2014, but is not believed to have spoken with his younger brother since their grandmother’s funeral in September 2022. The pair fell out spectacularly after Harry released his memoir, Spare, three years ago, in which he criticised Kate and detailed bitter rows with his brother in lurid detail.

Jennie said that supporting Harry therefore presents Charles with a dilemma, as he will be reluctant to be seen to be siding with one son over the other.

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Harry is locked in a bitter feud with brother William (Image: POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

She explained: “Invictus has become pivotal. It is Harry’s great cause and his greatest achievement and any father would want to support his son as the games come to the UK. But it’s not straightforward for the King – sadly for him, his family matters never are.

“It could become a classic case of a father having to choose between his warring sons. We can only imagine how William might feel if Charles publicly threw his support behind the games and Harry.

“William has bitten his lip, risen above the accusations and knuckled down to the job, in spite of the brutal cancer diagnoses for both Catherine and Charles. To see his father stand on a very public platform and salute Harry’s achievement would be tough. But that’s the dilemma the King might face.”

Nonetheless, organisers of the Games, which have since taken place in the US, Canada, Australia, Netherlands and Germany, have hinted they expect a healthy turnout of senior royals. Last week a spokesman said: “The royal family have been longstanding supporters of the Invictus Games since its inception in 2014.

“While it is too early to confirm who will attend in 2027 as invitations have not yet been sent out, organisers of the Invictus Games Birmingham 2027 will issue invitations to members of the Royal Family in due course, and we would very much welcome their presence.”

The week-long event will kick off at the city’s NEC on 10 July, ending on Queen Camilla ’s 80th birthday on the 17th. While this presents the King with an awkward scheduling clash, a source said last week that the games’ planning committees are well aware of Camilla’s birthday, but hope Charles would still be able to attend the opening ceremony and various events “while still honouring commitments” to his wife.

The insider added, “Harry is across every detail of what is going on with Invictus. He is buoyed with the thought of opening the games with his father, and there are hopes that other royals will attend.”

Ex-Prince Andrew’s final humiliation: How Prince William, King Charles ejected him from royal home at midnight

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was reportedly spirited out of his longtime home at Royal Lodge in the middle of the night.

According to royal sources for the Daily Mail, the former prince was “dispatched by car to the depths of Norfolk” on Monday amid the ongoing Epstein scandal.

“It was hastily arranged and done under the radar, leaving Royal Lodge staff to pack up what remains of Andrew’s belongings,” an insider told the outlet on Saturday of the move, which reportedly saw Andrew moving to temporary housing on Wood Farm at Sandringham in Norfolk.

A source told the outlet that the decision was made by Prince William and King Charles on Sunday evening following an “urgent discussion” at Sandringham.

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The BBC reported earlier this week that the former prince was seen in Windsor horseback riding on Monday near Royal Lodge, and caught by photographers waving at bystanders while driving away from Windsor Castle.

“Waving at the public harked back to his royal days when he was used to adulation and respect,” an insider told the Daily Mail on Saturday.

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Back in October, an announcement was made that “formal notice has now been served to surrender the lease” on Royal Lodge. Andrew was also stripped of the titles of “Duke of York” and “prince” at the time by King Chrarles.

“His Majesty has today initiated a formal process to remove the Style, Titles and Honours of Prince Andrew,” Buckingham Palace told Page Six in a statement at the time.

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