Prince Harry is facing fresh criticism after Uganda pulled out of next year’s Invictus Games. One royal expert is placing the blame squarely on him. According to The Sun, Angela Levin says the Sussexes have turned the games into something about themselves rather than the veterans they were built to support.
Expert blames Prince Harry for Uganda dropping out of Invictus Games
Royal expert says Prince Harry made Uganda’s Invictus Games exit about himself, not veterans. Uganda’s military chief, General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, announced Wednesday that the country wouldn’t compete without King Charles’s approval. He cited a desire to move past what he called the “Harry-Meghan nonsense.” Kainerugaba later told The Times he had factions within Uganda’s Ministry of Defence sympathetic to the Sussexes and had to shut that down. He added simply, “I support the monarch. Period.”
Harry and Meghan reportedly blamed the withdrawal on King Charles’s recent letter reaffirming their non-working royal status. The letter went out less than 48 hours before Uganda’s announcement. Angela Levin pushed back hard on that explanation. She argued it was Kainerugaba’s respect for the King, not the letter itself, that likely drove the decision.
According to Levin, the couple’s response only added fuel to the fire. She said, “You cannot be rude to your father and then blame him for the consequences.” She also pointed to how Harry and Meghan reportedly gave Charles just three days’ notice before their permanent move back to the UK. That’s despite speaking with him weeks earlier without mentioning it, something she called disrespectful given his cancer diagnosis.
Levin argued the Invictus Games have increasingly become a publicity vehicle for Harry and Meghan. She said the focus belongs on the veterans instead. Levin noted that Harry had reportedly insisted the King attend and stand beside him for the entire event, something she called unrealistic given his health.
Levin isn’t the only expert weighing in on the fallout. Royal author Robert Jobson has tied Charles’ response to the long-standing rule against a “half-in, half-out” arrangement for senior royals. For now, Levin warned that other participating countries may follow Uganda’s lead if the drama around Harry and Meghan continues.
