Harry and Meghan’s week of chaos and confusion amid media battle

A private family meeting took place on Friday between the King and Queen and Prince Harry, Meghan and their children Archie and Lilibet.

But there were no photos from the secret rendezvous, and the private moment at Highgrove did little to change the story of what turned out to be a difficult week for visitors from California.

Team Sussex may have already expected tough pressure for their trip to the UK, with fans feeling the media’s treatment of Harry and Meghan is the biggest stitch-up since the Bayeux Tapestry.

But even before Harry’s visit began, there was chaos.

There has been a war of words between Prince Harry’s team and Buckingham Palace, with harsh briefings over where he will stay during his visit.

It turned out he had already been told he wouldn’t be staying there, and Buckingham Palace, the institution Harry was challenging, appeared more convincing.

But even worse, it coincidentally came with such poor timing that it was worthy of a disaster movie.

At the beginning of the first talk of the Invictus Games, when Prince Harry took to the podium, a rumor spread that he had lost all bets to the Daily Mail publishers.

It was a much bigger defeat than many expected; As he began his speech, news was buzzing around the phones in the room.

Plans for Prince Harry to make an on-camera statement that afternoon were hastily cancelled. The press would no longer be able to enter an event scheduled for the next day.

Harry, famously nicknamed Harold by his brother William, was having a bad week.

Two of the Invictus events had already been completely overshadowed, drawing attention away from their work supporting injured veterans.

And while Team Sussex stumbled, the Prince of Wales was enjoying an uneventful visit to Hastings, famous for the battle where William defeated Harold.