KING Charles’ second snub to Prince Harry was deliberately timed after years of relentless attacks, a royal expert says.

The monarch yesterday ruled out a face-to-face meeting with the duke while he’s in the UK, saying he was too busy.

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King Charles’ snubs to Prince Harry were deliberate, a royal expert saysCredit: PA

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Richard Fitzwilliams was speaking after the duke touched down in London yesterdayCredit: Getty

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Harry revealed within hours of arriving that he would not be seeing his father on his fleeting tripCredit: Getty

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Meghan Markle and the prince are set to jet off to Nigeria in coming daysCredit: PA
Hours later, in another snub, the King revealed eldest son William would next week be taking charge of Harry’s former helicopter regiment.

The Monarch said that on Monday he will be at a ceremony to confirm the 41-year-old as Colonel-in-Chief of the Army Air Corps.

The event will take place in front of an Apache — the type of helicopter Harry flew when serving in Afghanistan.

And royal expert Richard Fitzwilliams says this was no accident – and the King planned this after his son lobbed bombs at him for years.

Richard told The Sun: “This timing is deliberate. It’s to send a deliberate message to Harry that the Royal Family has not forgotten what has been happening over the last four years.”

The expert said it tracks back to when Prince Philip was in hospital – and the Sussexes’ explosive Oprah interview was broadcast to the world.

Richard continued: “Prince Philip was King Charles’s father – he hasn’t forgotten that.

“That is just one very, very significant episode, because Oprah did enormous damage to the Royal Family and the Sussexes, as I say, knew exactly what they were doing.”

The expert said the King’s decision to announce his plan with Wills just hours after snubbing Harry was an extra dig.

Richard continued: “The facts are that he has an important link with the regiment, and the facts are also that there’s a ceremony next Monday which the King and the the royals do nothing by accident.
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“There’s no question that it was meant to be a message to Harry. It’s been timed for now, quite deliberately.

“This rift is river deep and very, very public now.”

The expert said going forward, Harry should keep his plans – and meetings with the King – private, rather than announcing them to the world – as he did on Good Morning America.

Richard continued: “I don’t think that the King wanted Harry to go on television and talk even in general terms, about the family coming together.

“This was not only a private meeting, but had Harry kept it completely private and not made any comments, I think that would have been preferable.”

This timing is deliberate. It’s to send a deliberate message to Harry that the Royal Family has not forgotten what has been happening over the last four years.

Richard FitzwilliamsRoyal expert

It comes as The Sun’s Royal Photographer revealed he believed there was a way Harry could guarantee a meeting with his dad on his next visit to the UK.

Arthur Edwards also claimed the King could have found time – but he didn’t want to.

The Duke of Sussex jetted in from California yesterday for a service marking the 10th anniversary of his Invictus Games St Paul’s Cathedral.

Arthur told The Sun: “It’s a great triumph that the King is back at work now and back to the grindstone.

“Obviously his time is packed and there’s so many things to catch up on.

“But I’m sure if he wanted to he could have found time to see Harry, but obviously doesn’t want to and Harry seems to have accepted it.”