Prince Harry should ‘avoid controversial topics’ says commentator

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It emerged that Harry might have gone against the spirit of an undertaking to the Queen not to use the title His Royal Highness. He was styled The Duke of Sussex HRH on daughter Lilibet’s birth certificate despite agreeing last year that he and Meghan would not use it after quitting their official roles. His wife dropped the title of Duchess from the birth certificate and is listed simply as Rachel Meghan Markle – her birth name.

When they stopped royal duties last year, Buckingham Palace said: “While they can no longer ­formally represent the Queen, the Sussexes have made clear that everything they do will ­continue to uphold the values of Her Majesty.

“The Sussexes will not use their HRH titles as they are no longer working members of the Royal Family.”

The latest furore follows a series of disputes and briefing wars that have deepened mistrust between the Sussexes and the rest of the Royal Family.

Meanwhile, Harry and William are temporarily putting aside ­differences to attend the long-awaiting unveiling of a statue of their mother Diana at Kensington Palace on Thursday.

It is on what would have been their her 60th birthday. The ceremony will be a small affair ­compared to the opening of the Diana Memorial Fountain in Hyde Park in July 2004 when the Queen, Prince Philip, and Prince Charles were among the royals joining her sons.

Due to Covid restrictions just the two brothers, members of Diana’s family and a committee that organised the statue will be at the Sunken Garden.

The sculptor Ian Rank-Broadley and garden designer Pip Morrison will also attend.

The tribute to their beloved late mother marks the end of a long and ­tortuous journey for Harry, 36, and William, 39.

They commissioned the artwork in 2017– the 20th anniversary year of Diana’s death in a Paris car crash – to celebrate her life and legacy with the creation of a permanent memorial.

The princes’ troubled relationship is part of the reason why the unveiling has been delayed.

They have spent long periods not speaking to each other, but the pandemic has also had an impact on planning.

In a statement when the ­project was announced, Harry and William said: “Our mother touched so many lives. We hope the statue will help all those who visit Kensington Palace to reflect on her life and her legacy.”

The Duke of Cambridge has bowed to pressure from Harry to bar UK media from the ­ceremony, but a foreign ­camera operator to help the Sussexes’ image abroad will be allowed.

This is one of the key demands that led to Harry and Meghan quitting their royal roles and heading to the US.

One reporter and photographer from the Press Association, will be present along with one UK camera operator.

Last year palace officials refused to accede to the Sussexes’ demands that they only deal with certain media. Kensington Palace refused to explain it last night but a royal source said: “This is a small event and a very personal moment for the family.

“Plans have been scaled back due to the Covid-19 restrictions and media arrangements reflect the size and tone of the event.”

Harry flew into Heathrow from Los Angeles and was given a police escort from the tarmac to Frogmore Cottage close to the Queen’s Windsor Castle home.

He has left Meghan at their £11million mansion in California with children Archie, two, and 22-day-old Lilibet Diana.

A spokeswoman for the duke confirmed he had arrived safely. He will spend five days isolating before taking a Covid test. It could have been 10 days’ quarantine as the US is on the UK’s amber travel list but Harry can end it early if the tests taken on day two and five are negative.

His cousin Princess Eugenie is living in part of the five-bedroom house with husband Jack Brooksbank and their four-month-old son August, but it is understood the property has been partitioned to make it Covid-secure. The man behind Diana’s statue is one of the foremost sculptors working today.

Mr Rank-Broadley’s depiction of the Queen has appeared on all UK and Commonwealth coinage since 1998.

And he has recently completed work on the Armed Forces Memorial, one of the most important war monuments since the Second World War.

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