Prince Harry has made his first public appearance since returning to the UK.
The Duke of Sussex arrived in London on Monday evening and will carry out engagements across the next five days.
Just hours after landing in Britain, Harry was photographed at the ‘Shoot The People’ UK Premiere in the VIP arrivals section.
He stood alongside Andy Mundy-Castle, Afua Hirsch and Misan Harriman at Picturehouse Central in London.
Prince Harry has been pictured for the first time during his visit to the UK.
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Misan Harriamn is a close friend of Prince Harry’s wife Meghan Markle.
It comes as the King turned down a last-minute request from Prince Harry to stay at Buckingham Palace, with royal officials citing frustration over the Duke’s repeated changes of plan and concerns about a significant court ruling due today.
Palace aides grew alarmed when Harry sought accommodation for Tuesday night specifically, the same day the High Court is expected to deliver its verdict on his privacy claim against Associated Newspapers, publisher of the Daily Mail.
Courtiers were determined to create distance between the royal residence, the legal decision and any subsequent reaction from the Duke of Sussex.
Just hours after landing in Britain, Harry was photographed at the ‘Shoot The People’ UK Premiere in the VIP arrivals section.
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Senior palace figures are anxious to safeguard the monarch’s constitutional standing, as the King cannot appear closely connected to rulings issued by his courts.
The accommodation dispute followed days of uncertainty, with the Duke declining the palace’s invitation in writing on Saturday before attempting to reverse his decision.
By that point, palace sources indicated that adequate staffing and hospitality arrangements could not be organised, as the royal household requires sufficient advance notice.
On Monday morning, Harry’s team announced he would be staying at the palace during his British visit, only for royal sources to swiftly contradict this, confirming the invitation had been accepted too late.
On Monday morning, Harry’s team announced he would be staying at the palace during his British visit, only for royal sources to swiftly contradict this, confirming the invitation had been accepted too late.
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The Duke had initially missed the deadline to respond to the offer, then turned it down, before changing his mind once more.
The palace acknowledged it had declined to adjust arrangements with merely two days’ warning.
Harry’s representatives have challenged the palace’s version of events, with a source close to the Duke questioning whether the accommodation offer “was ever intended to be available once the Duke sought to take it up”.
The Duke’s spokesman expressed disappointment at the withdrawal, noting that Buckingham Palace had been aware of Tuesday’s judgment since last Thursday.
“It is therefore unclear why, having formally accepted the accommodation offer, it has now been withdrawn at the last moment,” the spokesman said.