King Charles appears to have left London without meeting his estranged son, Prince Harry, on the same day as his testimony in the trial against the publisher of the Daily Mail. The Duke of Sussex made a brutal dig at the Royal Family today, telling the court he was unable to make any complaints while part of "the institution" and repeating the well-used phrase: "Never complain, never explain."

Meanwhile, his father attended a reception in support of Indonesian conservation efforts at Lancaster House, next door to his Clarence House residence, on Wednesday morning. The King was joined by the president of Indonesia, Prabowo Subianto, with the two pictured smiling together broadly at an audience afterwards at Clarence House.

Charles, who was seen sheltering under his own large black umbrella as he departed, joked about the rainy downpours in the capital as he shook hands with the president.

He prompted laughter as he remarked to the Indonesian leader: "Sorry about the weather."

Charles and the president enjoyed a cup of tea as they met representatives and members of the Peusangan Elephant Conservation Initiative and other bodies in the Grand Hall.

The King, who was away in Scotland at the start of the week when Harry arrived back in the UK, conducted his engagements just two miles from where his son gave evidence.

But according to the Press Association, the monarch is believed not to have met up with Harry during his latest trip, with Charles following the general principle that a sovereign should steer clear of any active legal proceedings.

The last time father and son met, for the first time in 19 months, was last September at Clarence House.

Today, after around two hours in the witness box, Harry, who was on the verge of tears, said against Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL): "They continue to come after me, they have made my wife's life an absolute misery."

Harry, Sir Elton John, his husband David Furnish, campaigner Baroness Doreen Lawrence, politician Sir Simon Hughes, and actresses Sadie Frost and Liz Hurley are all bringing legal action against ANL over allegations of unlawful information gathering.

This includes claims that information for articles was obtained by carrying out or commissioning unlawful activities such as phone tapping and "blagging" private records.

ANL has strongly denied wrongdoing and is defending the claims.