The Duke of Sussex has suggested people are trying to sabotage his reconciliation with King Charles, as he described media reports about their recent meeting as “categorically false”.

Prince Harry met his father at Clarence House in London on 10 September, in their first face to face meeting since February 2024.

However a report in the Sun on Saturday suggested the reunion had been more formal than expected, with the duke reportedly left feeling like he was being treated as an official visitor, rather than family.

In a statement, Prince Harry’s spokesperson said the claims were “pure invention fed, one can only assume, by sources intent on sabotaging any reconciliation between father and son”.

The spokesperson did not elaborate on who the sources may be. The Sun newspaper has been approached for comment.

The duke’s recent visit to the United Kingdom took place over four days, during which he carried out a series of charity events in Nottingham and London.

Almost two years had passed since father and son last saw each other, with their last engagement together taking place soon after the King’s cancer diagnosis last year.

Prince Harry, 41, has visited the country in the meantime for other engagements, including court appearances.

Buckingham Palace confirmed that the pair had a private tea together during a visit that lasted about 50 minutes.

The meeting was seen to be the first step in improving relations between the King, 76, and the duke following what has seemed a deep family rift.

Prince Harry has previously told BBC News he did not want to fight anymore, saying in an interview in May: “I would love a reconciliation with my family.”

In his statement on Saturday, Prince Harry also corrected part of the Sun’s report about the gifts that had been exchanged. The Sun had initially said a framed photograph of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s family was exchanged.

“While we would have preferred such details to remain private, for the sake of clarity we can confirm that a framed photograph was handed over, however the image did not contain the duke and duchess,” the duke’s spokesperson said.

An earlier statement from a spokesman for the duke to the Sun read: “The trip back was about focusing on his patronages and supporting his good causes while also having time to catch up with family and friends.”

Prince Harry has previously expressed his desire to reconcile with his family after years of media appearances, a memoir and a Netflix documentary that have caused further strain and speculation.

Prince Harry, Meghan and their two children, Archie and Lilibet currently live in California. The last known meeting between King Charles and his grandchildren was at the late Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee in June 2022.

There have been no signs of Prince Harry and his brother Prince William meeting in the future, with the brothers carrying out separate arrangements during Prince Harry’s visit.

Prince Harry has long been critical of parts of the UK media, and brought legal action against several newspapers including the Sun. In January, the publisher of the Sun agreed to pay “substantial damages” and apologised to the Duke of Sussex to settle a long-running legal battle over claims of unlawful intrusion into his life.

Last year, he said the tabloid press had been “central” to the breakdown of his relationship with the rest of the Royal Family.

Drones have been seen near military facilities including Denmark’s largest, following a series of incidents that caused air disruption earlier this week.

The devices were observed above Karup airbase, among others, forcing it to briefly close its airspace to commercial traffic. Possible sightings were also reported in Germany, Norway and Lithuania.

It is the latest in a string of suspicious drone activity in Denmark, raising concerns about the nation’s vulnerability to aerial attack and sparking fears of potential Russian involvement.

Danish authorities said Thursday’s incursions appeared to be a “hybrid attack”, but cautioned that they had no evidence to suggest Moscow was behind it.

Friday’s incident took place around 20:15 local time (18:15 GMT) and lasted several hours, duty officer Simon Skelsjaer told news agency AFP.

He said police could not comment on where the drones had come from as they had not shot them down, adding that police were co-operating with the Danish military in their investigation.

Though civil airspace above the base was briefly closed, it had no impact because no commercial flights were scheduled in the area at the time, Skelsjaer said.

The Danish Defence Ministry confirmed that drones were sighted near multiple military installations overnight, but did not specify which ones. It said it would not comment further.

The other military installations have not been named by Danish state media.

Danish authorities have not speculated as to who might be behind the drone activity.

Some 3,500 people work at Karup airbase, which is home to all of the Danish Armed Forces’ helicopters, airspace surveillance and parts of the Danish Defence Command.

The incursions come just days after drones over Danish airports – some of which also housed military facilities – forced airports to shut down and close their airspace.

Denmark’s Aalborg and Billund airports closed due to drones above the airport on Wednesday night, while three smaller airports reported drone activity but were able to continue operating.

On Monday, Copenhagen airport closed for several hours after a number of drones were spotted, while possible drone sightings also temporarily shuttered Oslo airport in Norway.

Germany’s interior ministry said it was investigating after several drones were spotted on Friday over Schleswig-Holstein, the region that borders Jutland, the part of Denmark on the European mainland that is home to Karup airbase and the airports affected by Wednesday’s incursions.

Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt said the threat from drones was high and that Germany would discuss the issue with European partners next month.

Meanwhile, Police in Norway told state media they were investigating possible drone sightings at Orland airbase, to the west of the country, where its F-35 fighter jets are stationed.

Drone activity also delayed flights on Friday at Vilnius airport in Lithuania, which shares a land border with Russian territory, according to state media.

There are suspicions that Wednesday’s wave of drone incursions may have been part of a Russian strategy of indirect aggression towards Nato states supporting Ukraine in its war with Russia – though this connection has not been proven.

The Russian embassy in Copenhagen has denied “absurd speculations” of its involvement in what it described as “staged provocations”.

Denmark’s defence minister said the “hybrid attack” was the work of a “professional actor” but appeared to have been launched locally.

A hybrid attack uses a mix of military and non-military tactics and is designed to interfere with a nation’s infrastructure or institutions.

Russia has been accused of conducting hybrid attacks in the past, and Europe has been on high alert after several Nato member states reported Russian incursions in their airspaces.

Estonia and Poland requested a consultation with other Nato members last week, after around 20 Russian drones crossed into Poland and Russian MiG31 jets entered Estonian airspace in separate incidents.

Romania, another Nato member, also said a Russian drone had breached its airspace.

Russia did not comment on the incident in Romania, but it denied violating Estonia’s airspace and it said the Polish incursion was not deliberate.

After Monday’s incident in Copenhagen, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said Russian involvement could not be ruled out.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has called the allegations “unfounded”.