Kate Middleton quietly carries on with royal duty by holding Early Years meeting at Windsor Castle amidst Invictus Games row

Kate Middleton is quietly continuing her royal duties this week, while Prince Harry and Meghan Markle celebrated the Invictus Games with veterans in Germany.

According to the Court Circular, the 41-year-old Princess of Wales held an Early Years meeting at Windsor Castle yesterday.

The Royal Family’s work through its Royal Foundation Center for Early Childhood to promote the importance of the first five years of a child’s life has accelerated in the past year.

It comes as her brother-in-law, the Duke of Sussex, and his wife the Duchess continue their week-long trip to Dusseldorf for the Invictus Games.

It has been argued vCenturies have been frustrated that the Invictus Games don’t get the attention from senior royals that other sporting events enjoy – with Buckingham Palace looking ‘petty and mean-spirited’ by not paying enough attention to it.

It is claimed that veterans have become frustrated that the Invictus Games do not receive the attention from senior royals that other sporting events enjoy – with Buckingham Palace made to look ‘petty and mean-spirited’ by not paying enough attention to it

The Prince and Princess of Wales played an important role in the early stages of the Invictus Games.

The Royal Foundation, shared by Prince Harry at the time, invested significant sums in the event.

There is now a sense of frustration among some British athletes who… efforts go unrecognized by public figures – including senior royals – who are quick to send well wishes to competitors at other international events, The Telegraph reports.

Critics claim the royal family’s “ill will” towards Harry should not be used against the disabled veterans fighting.

In 2014, the then Prince Charles, Duchess of Cornwall and Prince William attended the opening ceremony of the first ever Invictus Games in London. But the royal family has not commented on the event for several years.

An anonymous British media strategist said: ‘It is ironic that Buckingham Palace has more say in the Highland Games than the Invictus Games, despite the honorary military roles they play.

“It makes the palace look mean-spirited and mean-spirited. The ill will against Harry should not be used against the Invictus competitors.”

Kate’s work on early years development has been central to her royal work in recent years (pictured in June)

Former Royal Marine Ben McBean said he understood both sides of the ‘rift’ between the brothers, but added they should have put their differences aside.

Mr McBean, who lost both an arm and a leg in Afghanistan and inspired Prince Harry to start the Games, added that the team should have been given a shout-out.

And a Team UK insider said the athletes find the lack of support from public figures ‘bizarre’ but do not want to get caught in the ‘royal crossfire’.

An official within the British team told The Telegraph that with the event’s growing scale and the royal family’s recent focus on sporting competitions, there could have been more support from home.

Palace sources reportedly say that members of the royal family never interfere in each other’s professional endeavors, and they wouldn’t expect the duke to do so either. voice support for the finalists of William’s Earthshot Prize, for example.

The encounter isn’t the only royal engagement Kate has undertaken in the past week.

On Tuesday she went to HMP High Down in Surrey on Tuesday to learn more about the work of an addiction charity.

The Invictus Games are one of the major projects that Prince Harry has continued since his departure from the royal family.

The lack of attention Buckingham Palace is paying to Prince Harry’s Invictus Games ‘looks petty’ and ‘petty’, a media strategist has said. Meghan Markle and the Duke pictured at the Games on Wednesday

Meghan was as excited as ever at the games with Prince Harry

He was given a hero’s welcome in Germany by those present at the latest edition of the competition he founded for wounded and disabled military veterans.

Harry arrived at the event, followed by dozens of excited schoolchildren who had been given time off from their studies to attend.

Harry has said he plans to attend as many events as possible during the week-long competition.

On Tuesday, Meghan Markle joined the Duke at the games at the Merkur Spiel-Arena, where the pair were seen smiling and delighted as they watched numerous sporting events.

The Duchess was seen wearing a stars and stripes badge yesterday as she cheered on her home country during the wheelchair basketball match between the US and France.