Royal news live: Prince Harry suffers Invictus blow as it emerges Trump gunman researched royal family member

Harry, 39, received the Pat Tillman Award for his work with the games, which celebrates the sporting achievements of wounded, sick and injured service people.

At the time of his acceptance at a glittering ceremony in Los Angeles, Harry said it belonged to everyone involved with the games.

Ahead of the Duke’s receipt of the award, tens of thousands of people signed a petition against it, with the late Mr Tillman’s mother, Mary, adding that she could not understand ESPN’s decision to give it to such a “controversial and divisive individual”.

Now, Dominic Reid has stepped down after occupying the role since 2014.

Paying tribute to his former chief executive, Harry thanked him for “[transforming] the Invictus Games from an ambitious idea to an internationally recognised movement.”

Royal author Robert Jobson explained that Kate’s cancer diagnosis hit her husband “out of the blue” and that as a couple, they understand the importance of family time and privacy before he ascends to the throne.

“I think they will be looking forward to a nice holiday together as a family, and I’m sure they’ll spend some time in Norfolk, at the beach,” Jobson told HELLO! magazine.

“They knew they would only get limited time in this role, where they can enjoy their children. As soon as they become King and Queen, they really are public property.”

The friend, who said they were “ghosted” by the former Suits star, said the actress focused her sights on the UK because she was not happy about how her career in the US was going.

Lizzie Cundy told the Daily Mail that Meghan asked her: “Do you know any famous guys?” before adding “I’m single and I really love English men.”

After the now Duchess of Sussex met Prince Harry, Cundy reached out to congratulate her and was allegedly ghosted.

A royal expert has branded the Duke and Duchess of Sussex “tone deaf” following reports that they could not understand the intense backlash that followed Prince Harry’s receipt of an award for veterans.

The revelation was made by Vanity Fair’s royal correspondent Katie Nicholl on Kinsey Schofield’s Heirs and Spares programme.

“I think they probably are so immersed in their own narrative that they find it quite hard to understand why people take a pop at them,” she said.

“They probably find it so hard to understand why they are so divisive. I do think that sometimes they have the tendency to come over as being slightly tone deaf”.

The criticism aimed at Harry over the award was also given by the late Pat Tillman’s mum, Mary, who said she could not understand why the award named after her son was being given to such a “controversial and divisive” individual.

A royal insider has speculated that Prince William may want Princess Anne to return to full duty as soon as possible to share the load of investitures.

“William might have had another reason to see Anne back ‘so soon’,” Mr Hardcastle told the Daily Mail.

“She can share the burden of investitures.

“So far this year there have been 25, with Anne presiding at 17.”

A royal insider said the public are unlikely to see Kate Middleton again anytime soon as she and Prince William plan to spend the remainder of the summer “below the radar”.

The revelation was made in Vanity Fair, where it was explained that the couple will spend the majority of the summer at their Norfolk home as the Princess of Wales continues her cancer treatment.

While there are no plans for the Wales family to travel abroad, they will travel to Scotland next month to join King Charles and Queen Camilla at Balmoral.

Following the news that just four in ten Americans agreed with the decision to give Prince Harry an American award for veterans, a royal expert has said Harry and Meghan’s “fairytale” in the US is “over”.

Lee Cohen said that people in the US’s fondness for the couple has “significantly cooled” because of their alleged “whining”.

“Harry and Meghan just love to complain. And in America’s largely optimistic society, that is a bad look,” he told the US Sun.

“While some view the couple’s openness as a brave stance against institutional rigidity, many others perceive it as ungrateful and divisive.

“A segment of Americans, particularly those of us who respect and admire the monarchy, find these repeated criticisms disrespectful and unbecoming. So the Sussexes’ endless narrative of grievance has alienated many who once admired their candour.”

The Princess Royal, 73, suffered a concussion and minor injuries as a result of the incident on her Gloucestershire estate last month.

While she made a surprise return to work last week, medics are reportedly encouraging Anne, who is widely believed to be one of the hardest-working royals, to “rest up” over the summer.

Royal insider Ephraim Hardcastle told the Daily Mail: “A mole reports that medical advice was for the Princess Royal to rest up over the summer, the results of head injuries not always being immediately obvious – but Anne isn’t noted for doing what she’s told.”

Prince Harry had an eight-word response after being asked by King Charles to vacate Frogmore Cottage following his decision to step down as a working royal.

The Duke of Sussex, 39, officially vacated the property last year, with a spokesperson for the Sussexes stating at the time: “We can confirm the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have been requested to vacate their residence at Frogmore Cottage.”

In response to the monarch’s request to leave, the Express reports, Harry said: “Don’t you want to see your grandkids anymore?”