Harry and Meghan have been 'uninvited' to state reception at Buckingham Palace as officials insists event was for working royals only

 

Prince Harry and Meghan have had their invite removed for a state reception held by the King for world leaders and dignitaries on Sunday.

It is thought the couple received an invitation to the event, hosted by King Charles and the Queen Consort, earlier in the week.

But Prince Harry and his wife Meghan are now unlikely to attend after officials at Buckingham Palace insisted the reception was for working royals only, it is understood.

US President Joe Biden, French president Emmanuel Macron and the Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau are among the heads of states who will arrive in London this weekend to attend Queen Elizabeth's funeral on Monday. 

 World leaders, ambassadors and foreign royals will attend a reception at the Palace where they will also be greeted by the Prince and Princess of Wales, the Princess Royal and the Earl and Countess of Wessex. 

But while Harry will be at the vigil in his military uniform he will not be at the state reception with Buckingham Palace officials having insisted it is only for working members of the Royal Family only.

It will be a reception for the VIPs to mourn the passing of the Queen rather than celebrating Charles as the new King. 

The Queen's grandchildren will stand guard around her coffin in London on Saturday, hours after their parents held an emotional vigil in the Palace of Westminster.