King Charles and Prince Harry could yet share a stage again in Birmingham next year, with royal sources claiming the pair 'appear to want peace' at the 2027 Invictus Games in the United Kingdom.
According to reports in The Sun and In Touch, Prince Harry hopes his father will join him at the opening ceremony, turning the Invictus arena into the most public test so far of any King Charles, Prince Harry reconciliation.
Invictus has always been the Duke of Sussex's most personal project. Inspired by the Warrior Games in the United States in 2013, he launched the first Invictus Games in London in 2014 for wounded and injured service personnel.
King Charles, then Prince of Wales, attended that inaugural event at the Copper Box Arena alongside Queen Camilla, Prince William and Kate, supporting around 300 competitors from 13 countries.
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Next year the tournament returns to British soil for the first time since then. Organisers have already contacted officials in competing nations and planning calls for Birmingham 2027 began soon after this year's Vancouver Games, which involved 534 competitors from 23 nations.
Into that logistical work has come a swirl of briefing about father and son. 'Prince Harry desperately wants Charles at Invictus — and he wants him to open the games alongside him,' one source told The Sun. 'Harry wants it to happen both for the games, and for their relationship. It's his dream to have his father by his side.'
Invictus customarily invites heads of state to its opening ceremony. This time, sources say, Harry is asking for something more pointed. They claim Charles and his youngest son 'appear to want a reconciliation' and that the Games are a 'perfect opportunity for them to work alongside each other.'
The sight of them together on stage, one insider suggested, would be 'heart‑warming and in the spirit of the occasion.'
The official Invictus line is notably cooler. A spokesman said the Royal Family 'have been longstanding supporters' of the Games and that invitations for Birmingham 2027 'will be issued to members of the Royal Family in due course.'
Source: International Business Times UK
