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The Palace's decision to announce William as head of Harry's old regiment just an hour after the Duke of Sussex said his father would not see him was 'deliberate' and the start of a 'fight back' by the King, The Reaction heard.
Hosts Sarah Vine and Andrew Pierce said Buckingham Palace was prompted into a response when Harry briefed the press his father would not be see him because of his 'full programme'.
The hosts said as much on the latest episode of The Reaction, which you can watch "here.
When Harry touched down in the UK for the 10th anniversary of the Invictus Games earlier this week, he quickly said his father had royal commitments meaning they could not meet, in a statement he released to the press.
But an hour later, the Palace announced Prince William would be made Colonel in Chief of the Air Army Corps - Harry's former regiment.
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Mr Pierce said: 'First of all Harry did not need to put out a statement saying my father is frankly too busy to see me. That was drawing attention to the problem.
