Uganda has pulled out of Prince Harry’s Invictus Games, with the country’s military chief General Muhoozi Kainerugaba saying the move was made out of respect to King Charles.

Harry founded the international Invictus Games in 2014 as an international sport event for wounded and sick service members and veterans. It holds annual events, with the next edition due to be held in Birmingham next year.

Prince Harry and his wife Meghan recently resettled to Britain, but King Charles has reaffirmed the couple remains non-working royals.

A spokesperson for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex said they "were a little surprised not to have been told about this in advance".

Amid the ongoing row, the Uganda military chief said his country will not participate in the games without “His Majesty’s approval”.

He wrote in a post on X: "In order not to be construed as being opposed to His Majesty King Charles III of the United Kingdom, whom we deeply revere, Uganda hereby withdraws from the invictus games."

"We shall not participate in anything that does not have His Majesty's approval."

Kainerugaba trained at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, just like Harry.