It's no secret that the relationship between Prince Harry and his father, King Charles, and his brother, Prince William, is controversial. But his cousins, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie "Well, Harry considered particularly close to the York Sisters (daughters of the Duke and Duchess of York, Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson), but it said, neither showed up to support Harry at the celebration of the 10th anniversary of the Invictus games earlier this month - in fact, the Duke and Duchess of York. Not one member of the Royal family went up to St. Paul's Cathedral for Thanksgiving service. Harry — who was in the UK without his wife, Meghan Markle, stayed late in California with their two children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet — thankfully had the family at hand, in the form of a brother to his late mother Princess Diana.

Back to Beatrice and Eugenie – There may be several reasons why they weren't at hand to support Harry. Beatrice was in New York City on Monday 5/6, so maybe she had not yet returned to the UK by 5/8 or was jet lagged. Eugenie, for her part, splits her time between the UK and Portugal, so who knows, maybe she was in the latter on 5/8. They may also have had other commitments, familial or otherwise— both are married with 2 children each.

But then there is the other side of the coin — Marie Claire previously reported that the king needed the working royals to be at a garden party he threw at the same time at Buckingham Palace, which was held just a mile away but at the same time a different world from Harry's event at St Paul's. . Beatrice and Eugenie have not worked as royalty (and were not at the garden party), but the York sisters have reported not attending Harry's Invictus games event without the king's permission, as the monarchy that Charles slimmed Eugenie, especially Beatrice, has become a bit slimmer. . OK reported that "the sisters did not want to attend and send a divisive message," and Royal commentator Richard Fitzwilliams told GB News that Beatrice and Eugenie "would not have been expected to be there because it was a sign of the royal split." "You would have had royalty there, there would have been royalty there and there would have been no other royalty — it would have been seized.

Fitzwilliams revealed that Beatrice and Eugenie still maintain a "close relationship with Harry" but added that "if there were members of the royal family, it would have been perceived as a split." "There would have been no way for Beatrice and Eugenie to participate in such an event without the consent of the king.

Windsor wasn't there, but Spencer came out to support — and body language expert Judy James said Harry was comfortable around Diana's brothers, including Earl Charles Spencer and Lady Jane Fellows. "Harry obviously looks excited and delighted to see his mother's family here again," she said. "His cheeks are round, his face is red and shiny, and the smile in his eyes is wrinkled to show genuine joy and affection.

Especially when talking to his uncle (Diana's only brother), "Harry's body language here is a blend of excited, free kids and favorite adults," and James "he looks relaxed and socially 'safe', expresses emotions and looks as if he's more playful."

In addition to supporting Harry when members of the Royal Family had never been at the Invictus Games event on 5/8, Diana's sisters Lady Jane and Lady Sarah McCorquodale flew to California to be baptized by Lili in 2023/3. The royal family did not attend.