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Britain's Prince Harry has been [told / telling] he will not be allowed to stay at Buckingham Palace while he is [in / at] the U.K. this week. This is [spiteful / despite] Harry being a member of the British royal family. BBC News reported that Harry missed a deadline to tell the palace [of / on] his plans. Harry was [due / duet] to visit the U.K. with his wife Meghan and their two children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet. However, the prince decided not [for / to] bring his family because the British government would not [paid / pay] for police protection for them. News reports say Harry decided not [to / for] stay at the palace if his family could not visit the U.K. He then [charged / changed] his mind and said he would stay alone. The palace said his change of plan was too [late / lately] .

Newspapers in the U.K. are now full of [story / stories] about the relationship between Harry and the royals. Relations have not been good [since / for] early 2020. That is when Harry [stepped / step] down as a working royal. He left the U.K. and [moved / moving] to California. He said he wanted to protect his young family from the [press / push] . In December 2022, Harry and Meghan released their Netflix documentary "Harry & Meghan". This criticized the royal family and [the / a] media in the UK. It led to more bad [blood / bloods] between Harry and his family. His [memorize / memoir] "Spare" was published in early 2023. This worsened relations [at / with] his brother Prince William. Britain's King Charles is said to be sad about not [been / being] able to see his grandchildren.

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