A war of words has now broken out among sources close to King Charles and Prince Harry over what actually happened after the Duke of Sussex flew into London for three days of events last week.
It was the phrase famously used by the late Queen when Prince Harry and Meghan Markle criticised the royals in their bombshell Oprah Winfrey interview.
But those close to the King suggested the monarch did not know of this request or an invitation to the service, which Harry is said to have extended to senior royals.Prince Harry leaves St Paul's Cathedral in London on May 8 after an Invictus Games service 'The Duke of course is understanding of his father's diary of commitments and various other priorities and hopes to see him soon.'
Read MoreEXCLUSIVE Prince Harry and Meghan Markle land back in LA at end of 'semi-royal' tour that saw the pair mobbed by fans as the Duchess embraced her 43% Nigerian heritage: Sussexes return to the day jobs amid Archewell charity 'delinquency' row They added: 'Even if they didn't get a request, which I don't believe, could His Majesty not have made a request to see his son? It was widely known he was coming.
'While he was hardly going to roll out the red carpet the moment this Invictus trip was announced, with doctors advising him to focus on his treatment and recovery, the idea that he refused to find space in his diary… well, let's say recollections may vary once again.
In his book 'Coutiers', Mr Low claimed a draft palace statement initially did not include the famous phrase, and was a 'much milder version', adding: 'William and Kate were clear which side of the debate they were on. They wanted it toughened up a bit.’When a courtier first suggested the 'recollections may vary' phrase at least two palace officials were said to have argued against it in case it riled Harry and Meghan further.
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