On Wednesday he was seen removing his top hat and waving it in the air as a crowd greeted him by singing the national anthem at Buckingham Palace.
Prince Harry is also not expected to meet the Prince or Princess of Wales – who is also being treated for cancer – while in the UK.
On Tuesday, a spokesperson for the duke said: “In response to the many inquiries and continued speculation on whether or not the duke will meet with his father while in the UK this week, it unfortunately will not be possible due to His Majesty’s full programme.
“The duke of course is understanding of his father’s diary of commitments and various other priorities and hopes to see him soon.”
On Tuesday, the duke attended an Invictus Games summit in London, where he told delegates: “Sometimes you… look back and go ‘Look at what we’ve done’.
“But also given the state of the world, there is so much more to do and I think a lot of uncertainty – but what we’ve created is a global community.”
Prince Harry is not being joined by the Duchess of Sussex for this visit, but his wife is scheduled to meet him in Nigeria, where he is due to travel after his stop in London.
The couple were invited by Nigeria’s chief of defence staff after they met at the Invictus Games held last year in Germany.
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