The Sun said the snub came after the prince requested accommodation from the King's office and security for an overnight stopover in the UK.
Prince Harry has turned down an offer to spend the first anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II's death at Balmoral with King Charles, it has just been reported.
The Duke of Sussex, who has sparked a series of rifts with the royal family since Britain's Megxit, is said to have not accepted a “peacetime” invitation to attend the Scottish estate where the monarch died in September. passed at 96 years old.
Harry snubbed the 'peace' invitation that his father, King Charles, extended to him
The Sun newspaper stated that the prince was alone while 12 months passed since the death of his grandmother, before traveling to Germany for the Invictus Games.
The newspaper said the snub came after Harry asked the King's office for royal accommodation and security for an overnight stopover in the United Kingdom earlier this month, while appearing at a WellChild charity party in Chelsea, at west London, before heading to Dusseldorf, Germany, the next day.
He added that a senior aide told the duke that none of the family's London homes or Windsor Castle were available, as most staff were in the Highlands.
But they are said to have told Harry he could join them at Balmoral, where Charles, 74, and Queen Camilla, 76, were spending 'private family time'.
The Sun added that it was understood then when he said his itinerary made the trip impossible. He said he held a brief vigil alone, without family, next to the Queen's final resting place at St George's Chapel in Windsor Castle, while Carlos and Camilla prayed and reflected in private.
Indrid Seward, editor-in-chief of Majesty Magazine, told The Sun: “For Harry this was a missed golden opportunity. He should have challenged him and gone to see them. If the King invited you to Balmoral, most people would cancel all of his travel plans. He could have easily rearranged things a little to have time.”
Seward continued: “Any attempt at rapprochement must be on the King's terms. I'm glad he's showing some courage and offering this olive branch. But Harry must have known that not only the King but the entire Royal Court moved to Balmoral for the summer and that that was the only place he could go."
Harry, who now resides with his family in Montecito, California, must apply for permission to stay on royal property and earlier this year, Charles had told him and his wife Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, 42, that They could no longer stay at Frogmore Cottage, Windsor.
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