JAKE PAUL has called out KSI for a fight after Mike Tyson withdrew due to health concerns.

The Problem Child was scheduled to face Tyson on July 20.

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Jake Paul has called out KSI for a fightCredit: Getty

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Paul wants his long-term rival to replace Mike Tyson on July 20Credit: Getty

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Tyson withdrew from his fight with Paul over health concernsCredit: AFP
However the bout was postponed until later this year after Tyson suffered an ulcer flare up and took ill on a flight from Miami to LA this week.

So Paul has called on KSI to take Tyson’s place.

The YouTuber-turned-boxer taunted his long-term rival, claiming he weighs enough to take him on after Paul bulked up to heavyweight level.

Paul called out KSI on X, saying: “KSI’s coach saying he is over 200lbs right now? So no weight excuses…

“Let’s run it for July 20th and then Paul Tyson in October/November.”

In a separate tweet, Paul said: “I just gave KSI and his forehead the opportunity again for July. He said he’s fighting in August. Cool.

“I’m fighting in October/November. February it is, 200 lbs, MSG, NYC. Get it done @MostVpromotions.”

Paul and KSI are long-term rivals and have been tipped to fight since both lost to Tommy Fury in the ring.

And Paul believes his potential opponent is suited to a heavyweight clash after KSI underwent a huge body transformation of his own.

KSI’s coach Alexis Demetriades revealed the Brit has put on more than a stone and now weighs 200lb (14st 2lb).
Logan Paul offers to replace Mike Tyson in Jake Paul fight and loser ‘has to change their last name
The highest KSI has fought is 193lb when he beat his Prime business partner Logan Paul in their 2019 rematch.

While Paul has fought at the 200lb cruiserweight limit for his last two fights, and claimed to be at 230lb ahead of his fight with Tyson.

Mike Tyson‘s former trainer Jeff Fenech believes that Mike Tyson will knock out Jake Paul within two rounds. However, Fenech emphasizes that the upcoming bout is significant beyond just the knockout.

The match is set for eight rounds of two minutes each, unlike the typical three-minute rounds in men’s professional boxing. The fighters will use 14-ounce gloves instead of the usual 10-ounce ones, providing more padding and reducing punch impact.

Mike Tyson can’t pretend anymore and walks away laughing from Jake Paul

Fenech’s prediction

Despite this, Fenech is confident that Tyson‘s power will be too much for Paul to handle, even at 58 years old.

“I have no doubt if Mike takes it easy and doesn’t try to punch at the same time, if he makes Jake Paul miss, Mike will knock him out in a couple of rounds. One-hundred per cent,” Fenech told Wide World of Sports.

“I spoke to Mike and I told him what I felt. Hopefully he’ll listen to me. We said the same thing anyway. If he does what he said then I have no doubt he will knock him out. He’ll have no problem.”

Fenech, who knows Tyson well from their past collaborations, was there for the end of Tyson’s professional career, including his surprising loss to Kevin McBride in 2005. He also trained Tyson for his 2020 exhibition against Roy Jones Jr.

Mike Tyson has described his return to the ring as a “miracle,” revealing that he once feared he would need to use a wheelchair for the rest of his life.

“Listen, it’s a miracle. I didn’t know what was going to happen in my life,” he said.

“I was scared I was going to be in a wheelchair for the rest of my life.

“You get so…I don’t want to say depressed. Discouraged.

“Your back hurts, there’s nothing I can do. I’m useless.”

The boxing match between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul that was initially set to happen on July 20 has now been postponed.

According to a statement from Most Valuable Promotions, the fight will be re-scheduled for a later date.

The statement read: ‘The upcoming highly anticipated boxing match between Jake Paul and Mike Tyson will unfortunately be postponed.

‘During a follow up consultation on Thursday with medical professionals on his recent ulcer flare up, the recommendation is for Mike Tyson to do minimal to light training over the next few weeks and then return to full training with no limitations.

‘Both Mike and Jake are in agreement that it is only fair to ensure that both athletes have equal training time to prepare for this important match and are able to compete at the highest level.

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Mike Tyson has had to back out of a fight he was preparing for against Jake Paul

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Paul said that he ‘fully support[s] postponing the event so Mike Tyson has no excuses’

‘The health and well-being of athletes is our top priority, and we fully support Mike in taking the necessary time to allow him to perform at the level he expects of himself.

‘Mike is expected to return to his full training schedule in the coming weeks and is eager to get back in the ring.

‘MVP anticipates rescheduling the match to later this year at AT&T Stadium, and we look forward to an exciting and well-prepared contest between these two exceptional athletes. The new date of the fight will be announced by next Friday, June 7th.’

Tyson said, ‘I want to thank my fans around the world for their support and understanding during this time.

‘Unfortunately, due to my ulcer flareup, I have been advised by my doctor to lighten my training for a few weeks to rest and recover.

‘My body is in better overall shape than it has been since the 1990s and I will be back to my full training schedule soon. Jake Paul, this may have bought you some time, but in the end you will still be knocked out and out of boxing for good.

‘I appreciate everyone’s patience and can’t wait to deliver an unforgettable performance later this year.’

‘I fully support postponing the event so Mike Tyson has no excuses come fight night,’ said Jake Paul. ‘My fans know I don’t want to face Iron Mike at anything but his best, but let there be no mistake – when he steps into the ring with me, I will be ready to claim my W with a sensational finish.

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The pair had originally been set to fight on July 20 in a bout aired live on Netflix

‘Paul vs Tyson will be one for the ages, and I promise to bring my best for this once-in-a-lifetime matchup.’

According to MVP, tickets will be honored for the new date and anyone unable to attend is eligible for a refund.

The fight had been highly anticipated as Tyson’s first steps back in the ring since a bout against Roy Jones Jr in 2020.

The ulcer flareup in question occurred onboard an American Airlines flight from Miami to LA on Sunday, May 26 – forcing flight staff to ask passengers if there was a doctor on board to provide assistance.

Tyson said that he was ‘doing great’ in recovery, but clearly he wasn’t in good enough health to keep fighting. He even joked that he ‘doesn’t need’ to be at 100 percent in order to beat Paul.

But even that mid-air incident isn’t the first time that the boxing great had been spotted in poor health in recent years.

Speaking ahead of the fight the 57-year-old admitted that, while his training is going well, his body isn’t what it used to be.

‘I’m beautiful… I’m doing great but my body is —- right now. I’m sore,’ Tyson said in Harlem, New York on May 13.

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The co-main event of Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano will also likely be pushed back

Tyson has previously been open about his struggles with sciatica that got so bad in August of 2022 that he was seen in a wheelchair.

Speaking at the time, Tyson said: ‘I have sciatica every now and then, it flares up. When it flares up, I can’t even talk! Thank God it’s the only health problem I have. I’m splendid now.’

The fight was also supposed to have a co-main event: the rematch between Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano. But that too appears to have been pushed back as a result of Tyson’s medical emergency.

After the boxing match between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul that was initially set to happen on July 20 has now been postponed, Jake’s older brother Logan has offered to step in.

Logan Paul, the WWE superstar and former celebrity boxer, has offered to step into the ring with his younger brother after Tyson had to back out due to health-related issues.

Logan issued the challenge on Twitter, posting a picture of them when they were much younger with the caption, ‘So Mike Tyson’s out? I’ll step in and we can settle this once and for all @jakepaul’.

Jake seemed keen on the idea, replying, ‘Mom doesn’t want me to KO you but f*** it.’

He also suggested an interesting punishment for whoever is defeated in the fight: ‘Loser has to change their last name’.

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Logan Paul (L) has appeared to offer to replace Mike Tyson and fight his brother Jake Paul (R)

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This came after Mike Tyson had to back out of a fight he was preparing for against Jake

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Jake seemed interested in the idea of a brotherly fight – with a hilarious suggested punishment

The decision of the fight between Jake and Tyson being postponed came via a statement from Most Valuable Promotions, which said the fight will be re-scheduled for a later date.

The statement read: ‘The upcoming highly anticipated boxing match between Jake Paul and Mike Tyson will unfortunately be postponed.

‘During a follow up consultation on Thursday with medical professionals on his recent ulcer flare up, the recommendation is for Mike Tyson to do minimal to light training over the next few weeks and then return to full training with no limitations.

‘Both Mike and Jake are in agreement that it is only fair to ensure that both athletes have equal training time to prepare for this important match and are able to compete at the highest level.

‘The health and well-being of athletes is our top priority, and we fully support Mike in taking the necessary time to allow him to perform at the level he expects of himself.

‘Mike is expected to return to his full training schedule in the coming weeks and is eager to get back in the ring.

‘MVP anticipates rescheduling the match to later this year at AT&T Stadium, and we look forward to an exciting and well-prepared contest between these two exceptional athletes. The new date of the fight will be announced by next Friday, June 7th.’

Tyson said, ‘I want to thank my fans around the world for their support and understanding during this time.

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Paul said that he ‘fully support[s] postponing the event so Mike Tyson has no excuses’

‘Unfortunately, due to my ulcer flareup, I have been advised by my doctor to lighten my training for a few weeks to rest and recover.

‘My body is in better overall shape than it has been since the 1990s and I will be back to my full training schedule soon. Jake Paul, this may have bought you some time, but in the end you will still be knocked out and out of boxing for good.

‘I appreciate everyone’s patience and can’t wait to deliver an unforgettable performance later this year.’

‘I fully support postponing the event so Mike Tyson has no excuses come fight night,’ said Jake Paul. ‘My fans know I don’t want to face Iron Mike at anything but his best, but let there be no mistake – when he steps into the ring with me, I will be ready to claim my W with a sensational finish.

‘Paul vs Tyson will be one for the ages, and I promise to bring my best for this once-in-a-lifetime matchup.’

According to MVP, tickets will be honored for the new date and anyone unable to attend is eligible for a refund.

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The pair had originally been set to fight on July 20 in a bout aired live on Netflix

The fight had been highly anticipated as Tyson’s first steps back in the ring since a bout against Roy Jones Jr in 2020.

The ulcer flareup in question occurred onboard an American Airlines flight from Miami to LA on Sunday, May 26 – forcing flight staff to ask passengers if there was a doctor on board to provide assistance.

Tyson said that he was ‘doing great’ in recovery, but clearly he wasn’t in good enough health to keep fighting. He even joked that he ‘doesn’t need’ to be at 100 percent in order to beat Paul.

But even that mid-air incident isn’t the first time that the boxing great had been spotted in poor health in recent years.

Speaking ahead of the fight the 57-year-old admitted that, while his training is going well, his body isn’t what it used to be.

‘I’m beautiful… I’m doing great but my body is —- right now. I’m sore,’ Tyson said in Harlem, New York on May 13.

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The co-main event of Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano will also likely be pushed back

Tyson has previously been open about his struggles with sciatica that got so bad in August of 2022 that he was seen in a wheelchair.

Speaking at the time, Tyson said: ‘I have sciatica every now and then, it flares up. When it flares up, I can’t even talk! Thank God it’s the only health problem I have. I’m splendid now.’

The fight was also supposed to have a co-main event: the rematch between Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano. But that too appears to have been pushed back as a result of Tyson’s medical emergency.

Jake Paul has teased that he will be facing another high profile star after his boxing match with Mike Tyson was postponed earlier this week.

Paul was set to face the heavyweight legend in Texas on July 20 but news broke on Friday that it will no longer take place due to Tyson’s recent medical issue

Netflix released a statement which read: ‘unfortunately, Jake Paul and Mike Tyson will not face-off on July 20 as planned,’ said Netflix.

‘Tyson’s recent ulcer flare-up has limited his ability to train fully for the next few weeks.

‘The fight will be rescheduled for a date later this year after Mike’s able to resume training with no limitations, and both fighters can have equal time to prepare for this once-in-a-lifetime matchup!

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‘Stay tuned for the new fight date to be announced by the end of next week.’

Following this, Paul suggested that he will be fighting fellow YouTube megastar KSI in February.

It began when Paul tweeted the Sidemen member, floating the idea of them fighting on the date that he was supposed to face Tyson.

He wrote: ‘KSI’s coach saying he is over 200lbs right now? So no weight excuses.

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KSI already has a fight scheduled for August but seems willing to face Paul next year

‘Let’s run it for July 20th and then Paul Tyson in October/November.’

KSI responded, saying July wouldn’t work because he already has a bout scheduled for August.

‘Instead of you fighting an OAP at the end of the year (no one wants to see this) fight me in December instead,’ he wrote.

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Paul’s fight with Mike Tyson has been postponed due to the boxing legend’s medical issue

Paul responded: ‘I just gave KSI and his forehead the opportunity again for July. He said he’s fighting in August. Cool. I’m fighting in October/November. February it is, 200 lbs, MSG, NYC.’

He later tweeted: ‘2 fights in February… Jake Paul vs KSI… Logan Paul vs Deji. Yall with it?’

Even though he helped Francis Ngannou make Tyson Fury have a disappointing day, legend Mike Tyson still supported “The Gypsy King” before the big fight with Oleksandr Usyk.

Not long after winning against Francis Ngannou, Tyson Fury – the current holder of the WBC title – was confirmed to postpone the unification of the heavyweight championship titles with the owner of the WBA Super, IBF, WBO and IBO belts Oleksandr Usyk to February 17, 2024.

Fury’s performance against Ngannou was considered “disappointing” when “The Gypsy King” did not show the dominance expected against an MMA champion. Not only that, he was also knocked down by Ngannou in the third round and caused difficulties in the final rounds.

However, before the big heavyweight war, Mike Tyson – the heavyweight legend and coach of Francis Ngannou, still believes that the recent match should not be seen as a reason to underestimate the British giant.

“Listen, you have to understand that he (Fury) is still the champion. He gave Ngannou a chance and it was just a bad night for him, everyone has times like that.”

“I’m still waiting for this match, a match worth watching. I will support Tyson Fury because I believe he will dominate in strength. He is still the strongest boxer in the world, especially in the heavyweight division. Great fighters still fail, but they never stop defeating other great opponents.” 

Mike Tyson still believes that Tyson Fury should not be underestimated just because of a poor match.

Fans have reason to worry about Tyson Fury after what happened against Francis Ngannou. However, the truth is that Fury is still a much larger opponent with a height/arm span ratio of 2.06/2.16 meters, compared to Oleksandr Usyk’s ratio of 1.91/1.98 meters. With this body type, it will not be easy for Usyk to create pressure on the WBC heavyweight title holder like Francis Ngannou did.

Since 2004 when WBO was officially recognized as one of the four largest boxing organizations in the world along with WBA, WBC, IBF, no heavyweight boxer has held the championship of these four organizations together. at the time. There were times when fights between Anthony Joshua (WBA, IBF, WBO) vs. Deontay Wilder (WBC) was expected to take place, but it was deadlocked until the belts changed hands one by one.

Now, the audience is waiting for the undisputed champion of the heavyweight division to appear after the match between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk. The winner will continue the achievements of the legendary Lennox Lewis in 2001, with three WBA, WBC and IBF titles.

Speaking to the Loose Women panel this Wednesday, Frank Skinner remembered an awkward moment that made him somewhat bond with Princess Anne as she was rewarding him with his MBE

Awarded with an MBE for his services to entertainment, Frank Skinner has another reason to remember his big day and it involves Princess Anne.

The comedian, 67, was on the set of Loose Women this Wednesday, April 24, one year after receiving the prestigious award from the Princess Royal. But when Christine Lampard questioned him about the encounter, Frank admitted he’d been so impressed by the only sister of His Majesty King Charles III, that he was disoriented.

“I’ve met a few in my time”, Frank remembered, referring to the numerous royals he had bumped into during his 37-year-long career. “But when you meet Princess Anne, I’m thinking ‘wow it’s princess Anne.’” He then quipped: “I wonder if I can get my hair that high.”

Frank Skinner told the Loose Women panel about an embarrassing experience with Princess Anne as she was awarding him an MBE for his services to entertainment
Frank explained that he had shared an awkward but hilarious moment with the Princess during the investiture ceremony, which took place at Buckingham Palace. “I’m looking at her and I’m getting my MBE so she says ‘thank you very much’”, Frank detailed. But the confusion quickly got to him as Princess Anne pinned his medal onto his jacket, prompting Frank to ask: “Do I not get my MBE?”

While she is known to be strong-willed, immensely private and one of the most hard working royals, Princess Anne is also reputed for her own flawless sense of humour. Frank was thus stunned when an amused Princess played along with his perplexed behaviour. “She said: ‘well you’re already wearing it – do you want another one?’”

This then prompted Frank to reply: “Could you get another one?”, before telling Christine Lampard, Brenda Edwards, Coleen Nolan and Olivia Attwood that Princess Anne was obviously joking. “I’d been so distracted she could have put anything on me (…) I wouldn’t have noticed,” he added.

But this was his second awkward encounter with a royal as, weeks prior to receiving his MBE, Frank told Lorraine host Ranvir Singh about another embarrassing experience with Sophie Wessex, Duchess of Edinburgh and wife of Prince Edward.

In December 2022, reports claimed that Frank had been shocked by the royal when she allegedly criticised his performance at the Royal Variety event, the Three Lions with David Baddiel, telling him “not to give up his day job.”

At the time of their interaction, Frank had tried to explain he’d battled his way through the performance to which Sophie Wessex reportedly claimed he was clearly “not used to live audiences” before shooting him an awkward look as he argued back. He recalled his experience on Absolute Radio.

Thankfully, tensions were quickly squashed when Sophie Wessex wrote Frank a heartfelt apology letter. Speaking to Ranvir in early April 2023, Frank then said: “I think it was just a misunderstanding.” He had then detailed that Sophie Wessex’s letter was a handwritten Christmas card. “It was handwritten, really lovely, polite and I thought this is one of the greater things about the posh, they know how to do manners. I’m a big fan of hers now, she’s my favourite.”

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BREAKING : King Charles in tears after former Loyal worker told what really killed Prince Harry and Williams Mother Diana ” NOT the accident she was 10mins gone before the incident ” He narrated… Camilla in Trouble ? will never forgive them

 

In the years following Princess Diana’s fatal car crash on August 31, 1997, her sons, Prince William and Prince Harry, remained notably silent about her tragic death, refusing to make any sort of official statement about their grief. But in recent years, the boys have started to open up about their mother to the press. With the arrival of The Crown’s sixth season, which features the tragedy, we’re taking a look back at how her sons have publicly reflected on Diana, and how they plan to continue her legacy.

 

In 2017, Diana’s sons used the HBO documentary, Diana, Our Mother: Her Life and Legacy, as a platform to open up about what it was like to lose her at such a young age.

For the young princes—William, then age 15, and Harry, then age 12—their last interaction with their mother came in the form of a phone conversation—something that had become a nightly occurrence after Diana’s split with Prince Charles.

“I can’t really, necessarily, remember what I said,” Harry said in Diana, Our Mother. “But all I do remember is probably, you know, regretting for the rest of my life how short the phone call was. And if I’d known that was the last time I was going to speak to my mother—the things I would have said to her.”

 

When news of Diana’s death reached her family, William and Harry were devastated. “There’s nothing like it in the world,” William said. “There really isn’t. It’s like an earthquake has just run through the house and through your life and everything. Your mind is completely split. And it took me a while for it to actually sink in.”

Just a few days later, on September 6, an estimated 2.5 billion people around the world watched Diana’s funeral, as a young William and Harry stoically walked behind her cortège.

In a 2017 interview with Newsweek, Harry explained how difficult it was for him to handle the news of his mother’s death. “My mother had just died, and I had to walk a long way behind her coffin, surrounded by thousands of people watching me while millions more did on television,” said Harry. “I don’t think any child should be asked to do that, under any circumstances. I don’t think it would happen today.”

Immediately following Diana’s death, the royal family made attempts to engage the young princes in conversation about their mother’s passing. “The family came together and Harry and I tried to talk as best we could about it,” William said in the documentary. “But being so small at that age, it was very difficult to communicate or understand your feelings. It’s…it’s very complicated.”

For young Prince Harry, tears over his mother’s passing were put on hold in favor of shock. At only 12 years old, he couldn’t understand how his mother—who took him to soccer games and snuck him out every now and then for a burger or a movie—could mean so much to so many people he’d never even met.

“It was very, very strange after her death, you know, the sort of outpouring of love and emotion from so many people that had never even met her,” Harry said in Diana, Our Mother. “… And I was thinking to myself, how is it that so many people that never even met this woman, my mother, can be crying and showing more emotion than I actually am feeling?”

Diana was buried on a small island in the middle of the Oval Lake at the Althorp Estate, her family home. “The first time I cried was at the funeral on the island…and only since then, maybe once,” Harry said in the documentary. “So, you know, there’s a lot of grief that still needs to be let out.”

Despite their sadness, the boys had to maintain a positive public image and did their best to stay strong in the face of a world that was watching them so closely. “Slowly, you try and rebuild your life, and you try and understand what’s happened, and I kept saying to myself that, you know, my mother would not want me to be upset,” William explained in the documentary. “She’d not want me to be down. She’d not want me to be like this. I kept myself busy as well—which is good and bad sometimes—but allows you to kind of get through that initial shock phase.”

Though personal memories of their mother have faded over time, part of Diana, Our Mother centered around William and Harry looking through old photo albums, assembled by Diana herself.

“One of the [side effects] of grief and bereavement is that memories kind of get suppressed or obliterated, so I don’t think they knew,” director of Diana, Our Mother Ashley Gething told Vanity Fair. “And, we certainly didn’t know until we began the interview that they would be so candid. But quite quickly, when we began the interview, you could almost begin to see the memories surface.”

Specifically, one image of Diana and Harry caught the filmmakers’ attention.

“There is one photograph of Diana hugging Harry, and I think it tells you everything about their relationship,” they said.

“She would just engulf you and squeeze you as tight as possible,” Harry recalls in the documentary. “Even talking about it now, I can feel the hugs that she used to give us and, you know, I miss that. I miss that feeling. I miss that part of a family. I miss having that mother … to be able to give you those hugs and give you that compassion that I think everybody needs.”

Over the years, the loss of their mother has taken an immense toll on William and Harry. “I can safely say that losing my mum at the age of twelve, and therefore shutting down all of my emotions for the last twenty years, had had a quite serious effect not only on my personal life, but also my work as well,” Harry said in an interview in The Telegraph.

“I have probably been very close to a complete breakdown on numerous occasions, when all sorts of grief and sort of lies and misconceptions and everything are coming at you from every angle.”

In his 2023 Netflix docuseries, Heart of Invictus, Harry revealed, “My tour of Afghanistan in 2012, flying Apaches, somewhere after that there was an unraveling and the trigger to me was actually returning from Afghanistan. But the stuff that was coming up was from 1997 from the age of 12, losing my mum at such a young age, the trauma that I had I was never really aware of, it was never discussed.” He continued, “It was never discussed, I didn’t really talk about it and I suppressed it like most youngsters would have done. But when it all came fizzing out, I was bouncing off the walls. I was like, ‘What is going on here? I’m now feeling everything as opposed to being numb.’ The biggest struggle for me was no one around me really could help.”

Such a close, personal relationship with the issue of mental health inspired Prince Harry, Prince William, and Catherine, now the Princess of Wales, to form their own joint charity called Heads Together. The charity focuses on raising awareness of mental health issues and seeking treatment for the homeless, military veterans, and young people. The creation of this organization is a charitable step forward for both princes in demonstrating the empathy they inherited from their mother.

Prince William has also revealed that he does his best to keep Diana’s memory alive for his children. “We’ve got more photos around the house now of her and we talk about her a bit and stuff,” William said near the end of the documentary. “… I do regularly, putting George or Charlotte to bed, talk about her and just try and remind them that there are two grandmothers—there were two grandmothers—in their lives. And so, it’s important that they knew who she was and that she existed.”

It’s an idea that Harry has echoed with his own children—Archie and Lili (whose name carries an homage to her late grandmother.) “I got a photo of her in [Archie’s] nursery, and it was one of the first words that he said—apart from ‘mama,’ ‘papa,’ it was then ‘grandma’. Grandma Diana,” Harry said in his AppleTV+ mental health docuseries The Me You Can’t See in 2021. “It’s the sweetest thing, but at the same time, it makes me really sad because she should be here. I wish she could’ve met Meghan. I wish she was around for Archie.”

William hopes that in sharing his mother’s memory with his children, he can carry on some of what Diana taught him. “Time spent with her, the feeling of having her around, and being loved as a family—or as a son—I think those are the most precious and special memories to me,” William admits.

In late 2021, he recalled a simple, special moment with his mother, and how it has stuck with him over the years. “When I was younger, Harry and I, we were at boarding school. And my mother used to play all sorts of songs to kind of while away the anxiety of going back to school”, the prince said for an episode of Apple’s Time to Walk. “And one of the songs I massively remember and has stuck with me all this time, and I still, to this day, still quite enjoy secretly, is Tina Turner’s “The Best” because sitting in the backseat, singing away, it felt like a real family moment. And my mother, she’d be driving along, singing at the top of her voice. And we’d even get the policeman in the car, he’d be occasionally singing along, as well. You’d be singing and listening to the music right the way out into the gates of school, when they dropped you off.”

“I think she would be proud of everything Harry and I have come through, having lost her,” William said in the 2017 documentary. “And that gives me positivity and strength to know that I can face anything the world can throw at me.”

Prince Harry put on a brave face today as he left St Paul’s Cathedral alone following a service to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Invictus Games.

The estranged royal, who was met with cheers from the crowd, beamed as he shook hands and joked around with dozens of people who had lined up to greet him.

The Duke of Sussex kept up with his cheery demeanor despite knowing King Charles was being joined by other senior royals just two miles away for a garden party at Buckingham Palace.

It comes after the monarch told his youngest son that he was too busy to see him during his fleeting visit to the UK before Harry heads to Nigeria where we will be reunited with his wife, Meghan Markle.

No members of the royal family made an appearance at the Duke’s anniversary service today, with Queen Camilla, the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh, the Princess Royal and the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester all joining the King.

The only working royals missing from the garden party were the Prince and Princess of Wales – William had conducted an investiture in Windsor earlier in the day, while Kate is not undertaking public duties due to her health – along with the Duke of Kent and Princess Alexandra, who are both carrying out fewer engagements due to their increasing frailty.

Meanwhile his cousin, Zara Tindall was seen at the Badminton Estate in South Gloucestershire snapped running with her horse ahead of day one of the Badminton Trials.

While members of the royal family were notably absent from the Invictus Games Service, Harry’s uncle the Earl Spencer and Lady Jane Fellowes – the younger brother and elder sister of Princess Diana – were in attendance.

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Prince Harry put on a brave face today as he left St Paul’s Cathedral alone following a service to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Invictus Games

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The estranged royal, who was met with cheers from the crowd, beamed as he shook hands and joked around with dozens of people who had lined up to greet him

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The Duke joked around with one enthusiastic royal fan who had her arms outstretched with two phones to try and get the best shot of Harry

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Harry arriving at St Paul’s Cathedral for a service to celebrate the 10th anniversary of his Invictus Games

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The Duke of Sussex remains estranged from many family members after a string of attacks on the Royal Family in recent years

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Prince Harry speaks to guests and members of the clergy as he arrives for the event at St Paul’s to mark the 10th anniversary of the Invictus Games

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King Charles III and Queen Camilla, stand with the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh (right) and the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester (left) for the Buckingham Palace garden party today

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King Charles III speaks to guests attending the garden party at Buckingham Palace today

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Guests attending the royal garden party at Buckingham Palace in London this afternoon

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King Charles III and Queen Camilla listen to the National Anthem at Buckingham Palace today

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King Charles III speaks to guests attending the garden party at Buckingham Palace today

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King Charles III and Queen Camilla, stand with the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh (right) and the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester (left) for the Buckingham Palace garden party today

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King Charles III speaks to guests attending the garden party at Buckingham Palace today

Other notable guests included his cousin Louis Spencer, the Prime Minister’s wife Akshata Murty and his lawyer David Sherbourne. Former army officer Mark Dyer, who helped mentor Harry, was also there.

As he left the cathedral on a balmy evening in the capital, the Californian-based royal greeted large crowds.

He was heard asking two fans from New York what had brought them to the UK. When they responded they were here for a wedding, the Prince jokingly asked it was ‘in there?’ referring to St Paul’s Cathedral.

The Duke joked around with one enthusiastic royal fan who had her arms outstretched with two phones to try and get the best shot of Harry.

‘Why have you got 2 phones?’ he laughed, ‘it doesn’t make sense!’

Hundreds of people had joined the crowd that was tightly guarded by police officers.

Shouts of ‘we love you Harry’ could be heard as the Prince did his walkabout, while others screamed with excitement until Harry got into a Land Rover and drove off.

It is not known where Harry is staying while in Britain as he now has no official home after being asked to leave Frogmore Cottage.

He is expected to stay in the UK until tomorrow before flying to Nigeria where he will meet up with Meghan for a quasi-royal tour that is also expected to highlight the Invictus Games.

Throughout the service, Harry gave a reading from 1 Corinthians 12 4-11.

Actor Damian Lewis, 53, meanwhile read out the Invictus poem with the service being conducted by William Ernest Henley.

An emotional reading was also given by Michelle Turner who is the UK Invictus Games Team vice-captain. She read a personal poem about how the games had helped her recovery and impacted her family.

At the end of the reading she tearfully said: ‘Thank you Invictus, for giving me my life back.’

Today’s service comes after it was revealed Charles was not able to fit time into his schedule to see his son in London – despite just being two miles apart at different events.

The King, who also had meetings this morning, will later attend his weekly audience with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak this evening followed by a Privy Council meeting.

Harry has other Invictus events to attend today, following his attendance at a summit at the Honourable Artillery Company’s headquarters yesterday. As he left that, Harry was asked whether he was ‘happy to be home’, and simply replied: ‘Nice to see you.’

The Duke of Sussex has flown into London for the Invictus engagements and there were hopes that he would see the King.

Damian Lewis gives impassioned reading of the Invictus poem at event

:Prince Harry arriving at the Invictus Games Service at St Pauls Cathedra

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Harry is greeted as he arrives at St Paul’s for the Invictus Games service this afternoon

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The ceremonial event marks the tenth anniversary of the games

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The Duke of Sussex arrives at The Invictus Games Foundation 10th Anniversary Service at St Paul’s Cathedral

Prince Harry waved to veterans and royal watchers as he arrived at the ceremony

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Former Army officer Mark Dyer, who acted as the duke’s mentor, playing the role of a supportive big brother figure for Harry after Diana’s death, arrives at the ceremony

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The 9th Earl Spencer can be seen smiling and gesticulating as he walks up the steps to the historic English landmark

Princess Diana ‘s younger brother Charles Spencer and older sister Jane Fellows arrives at St Paul’s Cathedral ahead of the ceremony

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Britain’s Minister of State for Veterans’ Affairs Johnny Mercer (L) and Akshata Murty, wife of Britain’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, arrive to attend the ceremony

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David Sherborne, Britain’s Prince Harry’s lawyer, arrives at St Paul’s this afternoon

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Guests attending the royal garden party at Buckingham Palace in London this afternoon

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King Charles III and Queen Camilla speak to guests at Buckingham Palace this afternoon

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Guests attending the royal garden party at Buckingham Palace in London this afternoon

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The King and Queen Camilla walk to meet guests at Buckingham Palace today

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Guests attending the royal garden party at Buckingham Palace in London this afternoon

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Zara Tindall was not at the service instead attending the 2024 Badminton Horse Trials

But a spokesman for Harry said yesterday that the monarch’s ‘full programme’ meant the get-together would not happen.

Harry is also not expected to see his estranged brother Prince William who held an investiture ceremony at Windsor Castle this morning.

William continues to balance work with looking after his three children while his wife Kate undergoes preventative chemotherapy for cancer and recovers from serious abdominal surgery in January.

Tomorrow, William will fly to Cornwall for further official engagements – and the King will meet staff and families of the 3 Royal School of Military Engineering in Surrey.

Then on Monday there will be a rare joint visit for Charles and William, as the King officially hands over the role of Colonel-in-Chief of the Army Air Corps to William at the Army Aviation Centre in Middle Wallop, where Harry previously learnt to fly.

Today, the King’s attendance at the garden party with other royals today was a clear sign of solidarity for Charles, 75, who has been given permission to carry out more forward-facing public duties by doctors amid his own ongoing cancer battle.

While the monarch continues to undergo treatment, each engagement is being carefully calibrated to balance his desire to meet as many members of the public as possible with his health.

Aides are particularly keen he is protected as much as possible from picking up any colds or bugs.

Although there are 8,000 guests present today, the event was deemed appropriate as it takes place outside on the palace lawn.

It is likely, however, that interactions will be carefully monitored, or the amount of time the King spends meeting and greeting the public slightly shortened.

Guests began to file in from 3pm in order to enjoy the tea tents and palace grounds amid glorious sunshine and balmy temperatures.

Londoners and tourists react to Prince Harry’s return to the capital

Guests gather for a royal garden party at Buckingham Palace in London this afternoon

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Guests await the royals at the garden party at Buckingham Palace in London this afternoon

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Guests gather for a royal garden party at Buckingham Palace in London this afternoon

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Guests gather for a royal garden party at Buckingham Palace in London this afternoon

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Guests await the royals at the garden party at Buckingham Palace in London this afternoon

The King and the royal party arrived, as usual, at 4pm on the terrace from The Carnarvon Room.

They stood for the National Anthem, played by one of the two military bands present, before being escorted by the Yeoman of the Guard down to the lawn.

There was also a spontaneous round of applause for the King after the National Anthem had concluded.

While the bands continued to play a selection of music, the royal party then circulated among the guests through ‘lanes’ which are cordoned by top hatted ushers.

Each senior royal normally takes a different route and random presentations are made so that guests have an equal chance of speaking to a member of the royal family.

The meet and greets normally last around an hour as the party makes its way towards the Royal Tea Tent, close to the palace lake, to meet further guests and VIPs.

Camilla wore a dress by Fiona Clare, a hat by Philip Treacy and a heart-shaped diamond brooch which previously belonged to Queen Elizabeth II.

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King Charles III waves to onlookers as he leaves Clarence House in London this morning

The first garden party was held by Queen Victoria in June 1868, who declared the afternoon ‘splendid and not too hot’… quantities of people on the lawn whom I had to recognise as I went along… it was very puzzling and bewildering’.

While garden parties historically took the place of presentation parties attended by debutantes, they have since evolved into a way of recognising and rewarding public service.

Sponsors such as Lord Lieutenants, Government departments, charities, the military and faith groups nominate guests who have served their organisations or communities to be send a coveted invitation.

The King undertook official engagements both yesterday morning, as well as this morning, at Buckingham Palace.

He is also likely to have seen his medical team at some point, as well as undergoing his regular cancer treatment.

Harry has travelled to the UK to commemorate the Invictus Games milestone with those who have been involved with the paralympic-style tournament and mark the decade-long support competitors have received.

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Prince Harry visits the Honourable Artillery Company headquarters in London yesterday

During the service at St Paul’s today, Harry will give a reading and actor Damian Lewis will recite the Invictus poem.

Charles and Harry last met soon after the King announced his cancer diagnosis in February and his son rushed from America to see his father.

That was the first time Harry had seen his father in person for 17 months, and they had a half-hour meeting before Charles left London to recuperate at Sandringham following treatment.

But this time, a spokesman for Harry said: ‘In response to the many inquiries and continued speculation on whether or not the duke will meet with his father while in the UK this week, it unfortunately will not be possible due to His Majesty’s full programme.

‘The duke of course is understanding of his father’s diary of commitments and various other priorities and hopes to see him soon.’

Just hours after Harry’s statement, palace officials announced a new joint engagement for Charles and William.

It is one of dozens of official engagements being planned for the 75-year-old monarch in the coming months after his doctors gave him the all-clear to undertake more public work once again while continuing his cancer treatment.

Yesterday, Charles met the prime minister of the Republic of Fiji at Buckingham Palace, before retiring to Clarence House – three miles away from Harry’s event.

Harry now lives with his wife Meghan Markle and children Archie, who turned five on Monday, and Lilibet in a £12million mansion in Montecito, California.

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Harry an Invictus Games event at the Honourable Artillery Company in London yesterday

The Duke and Charles’s relationship had been strained during the period the duke stepped down as a working royal and moved to America with his wife, but after the meeting in February Harry suggested the King’s cancer diagnosis could lead to a reconciliation with his father.

In a Good Morning America interview at the time, it was suggested a family illness could have a ‘reunifying effect’, and when Harry was asked ‘Is that possible in this case?’ he replied: ‘Yeah, I’m sure.’

Harry has travelled alone to Britain, apart from his personal security guards, after claiming he does not feel safe bringing his family to the UK amid a continuing row with the Home Office following its decision to strip him of his round-the-clock Metropolitan Police protection when he left Britain.

Yesterday, Harry was in London attending a summit that reflected on the 10th anniversary of the Invictus Games which stages sporting events for wounded, sick or injured veterans or serving military to aid their recovery.

He told delegates at the event, held at the Honourable Artillery Company’s headquarters on the edge of the City of London: ‘Sometimes you… look back and go ‘Look at what we’ve done’.

‘But also given the state of the world, there is so much more to do and I think a lot of uncertainty – but what we’ve created is a global community.’

The duke, who was joined onstage by Sir Keith Mills, the former Invictus Games Foundation chairman, said whenever he was asked how long Invictus will last, his reply was ‘as long as it’s serving a purpose’.

He added: ‘The root cause of the problem is conflict and I can’t fix that.

‘So we will always be here to be able to spread the message, tell the stories, change the perspectives and help as many people as humanly possible, because Invictus transcends borders, transcends politics.’

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Prince William makes Mary Earps an MBE at an investiture ceremony at Windsor Castle today

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Film director Sir Ridley Scott is made a Knight Grand Cross at Windsor Castle by William today

Harry flew into the UK unobserved and his arrival was revealed when it emerged he was attending the panel discussion yesterday.

It is not known where Harry is staying while in Britain – where he now has no official home after being asked to leave Frogmore Cottage.

He is expected to stay in the UK until tomorrow before flying to Nigeria where he will meet up with Meghan for a quasi-royal tour that is also expected to highlight the Invictus Games.

Harry was inspired to found the global tournament after attending the Warrior Games in Colorado in 2013 and seeing how injured American military personnel thrived on the challenge of taking part in competitive sports that aided their recovery.

He went on to stage the inaugural games in London’s Olympic Park in 2014 and the tournament has been held across the globe from Orlando and Sydney to Dusseldorf in 2023, with the 2025 event being hosted in Vancouver and Whistler.

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Charles met with Fiji’s PM Sitiveni Rabuka at Buckingham Palace yesterday while Harry arrived

He also said that he would be spending yesterday evening having dinner with former Invictus Games Foundation trustee Guy Monson.

Harry tried to locate the Old Etonian in the audience at the event, asking: ‘Guy Monson, are you here? No? … Well, we’re having dinner at his place later.’

Mr Monson, 61, is chief investment officer of the £18billion investment fund Sarasin and Partners and a trustee of the Invictus Games Foundation.

The Prince said that Mr Monson had been with him at the first Invictus event ten years ago and ‘basically never left his seat’.

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King Charles III and Prince Harry at St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle in September 2022

Johnny Mercer, minister for veterans’ affairs, attended one of the final sessions of the day yesterday and praised the work of the Invictus delegates in supporting competitors, adding: ‘The power of sport in recovery has been well known for a long time, but your determination to take it to the next level has been unmatched.

‘I cannot adequately express to you here today the sheer power of what you have done. You have reached into the darkest recesses of their lives when they have literally nowhere else to turn, and you have transformed their existence.

‘Yes, it is about sports, but then again, it’s not really. It’s about a common humanity. Man’s conduct to fellow man – you set the standard for humility, for courage, for determination, the absolute resolve never to quit.’