King Charles Delivers Harsh Message of Rejection to Prince Harry

Harry may, at least, have been able to draw comfort from the poem’s closing lines, where the poet ponders that, despite the hardships visited upon him by life: “I am the master of my fate, I am the captain of my soul.”

Some insiders believe that the royals are making a mistake by not supporting Harry’s cause.
One source, a former courtier, told The Daily Beast last week: “Charles has made it quite clear he is ready to be friendly and supportive to Harry in his capacity as a private person, as his dad, but he is not going to throw the weight of the institution behind Invictus again. This all seems very logical inside the Palace bubble, but the trouble is that people who don’t particularly care about such things, who are dimly aware that the royals spend their days visiting community centers and opening supermarkets, are going to wonder why they are boycotting this terrific charity that is headed by the king’s son.
“Many of us think this is a classic example of the royals cutting off their nose to spite their face, because Invictus is clearly exactly the kind of organization the royal family should be supporting. If a bridge is ever going to be built [between Harry and the royals], Invictus is the bridgehead to build it from, and they should get on and do it.”