Prince Harry on Wednesday sidestepped a question about whether he would invite former President Obama to his wedding with Meghan Markle a day after a report said the British government fears snubbing President Trump would erode relations between the two longtime allies even more.
“Well, I don’t know about that,” Harry said during an interview on BBC Radio 4’s “Today.” “We haven’t put the invites or the guest list together yet so who knows whether he’s going to be invited or not. I wouldn’t want to ruin that surprise.”
The prince said he and Markle, an American actress, are struggling like any other couple about to be married to create a guest list for their May 19 wedding.
He said the decision isn’t entirely his; it’s also up to his fiancee.
“That’s why I’m keeping quiet,” he told the show.
Harry made the comments on the program after his interview taped with Obama during the Invictus Games in September aired.
He said the former president was the “easiest” interview to get and talked about how they bonded during the games in Toronto.
“We share the same kind of mind-set and the outlook on the charitable sector, on foundations and mainly on the youth of today,” Harry said.
British tabloid The Sun reported on Tuesday that members of the government are concerned that if Trump isn’t invited to the wedding and Obama and his wife are relations could suffer.
“Harry has made it clear he wants the Obamas at the wedding, so it’s causing a lot of nervousness,” the newspaper reported, citing a senior government official. “Trump could react very badly if the Obamas get to a royal wedding before he has had a chance to meet the Queen.”
British Prime Minister Theresa May has invited Trump to visit England and meet with the queen, but it was greeted by protests and petitions seeking to rescind it.
So far, no date has been scheduled for the visit.
Trump and May have often clashed during the president’s first year in office.
In November, May called Trump “wrong” for sharing anti-Muslim videos posted online by a far-right British group.
