Overview

• The letter and poppy wreath were left at the Burma Star Memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire on Aug. 15 after the 80th anniversary service had concluded.
• The message, bearing the duke’s H cypher and signed “Harry, Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex,” praised veterans of the Far East campaign for their courage and endurance.
• Harry wrote that the anniversary carried added meaning because his late grandfather Prince Philip served in the Pacific, including aboard HMS Whelp in Tokyo Bay at Japan’s surrender.
• GB News first published images and the full text, and People reported confirmation that a friend placed the tribute once the King, Queen and media had departed.
• Several outlets noted recent reports of aide-level contacts between Harry and the King, though there has been no official Palace statement and any reconciliation remains unconfirmed.