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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Catherine Armecin Martin

Royal Calendar Clash? Prince Harry and Meghan's UK Appearance Could Overshadow Kate Middleton's Major Event

Prince William, Kate Middleton, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry during the 2017 Christmas Walkabout (Credit: Mark Jones from Stradishall, Newmarket, suffolk, CC BY 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons)

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's planned return to the UK this July could prompt competing royal headlines, with their Invictus Games-related visit falling in the same mid-July window as one of the Princess of Wales's biggest annual engagements at Wimbledon. The overlap has raised questions about how closely royal diaries are coordinated when the Duke and Duchess of Sussex return for high-profile public events.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are expected to be in the UK for Invictus Games 'one year to go' events in Birmingham in the second week of July, with reporting pointing to key appearances around 10 and 11 July. The same weekend is expected to see the Princess of Wales take her place in the Royal Box at Wimbledon for the Ladies' Singles Final on 11 July, an engagement that has become one of her signature annual summer appearances.

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