In somber processions to and from Westminster Abbey, Prince Harry walked alongside senior members of the Queen's household (who were mostly male, with Queen Elizabeth II's daughter Princess Anne the most notable exception), including King Charles III and Prince William.
He and Meghan then stayed through Monday in order to attend the state funeral and committal service before Queen Elizabeth's private burial. In the lead up to the funeral, the Sussexes also attended a number of events in remembrance of the monarch.
Now Harry has finally told his side of the story, claiming his relatives set off to see the Queen without him amid his ongoing feud with his family members. At the time, California-based Harry and his wife, Meghan Markle, were in the UK for charity work and were staying at their residence in Windsor.
Prince Harry and Prince Andrew did not take part in the salute to the Queen's coffin because they are no longer active royals.
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry attended Queen Elizabeth's funeral without their two children.
With their son Archie being three and their daughter Lili only one year old, they are too young to attend and understand royal events, especially those as solemn as the Queen's passing.
However, noticeably absent during the period of mourning are Harry and Meghan's two children, Archie, 3, and Lilibet, 1. The reason? They're simply too young to attend such heavy royal events.
However, due to his status as a non-working member of the royal family, the Duke of Sussex was without military uniform at the service. "Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex will wear a morning suit throughout events honouring his grandmother," a spokesperson for Harry told E! News on Sept.
Prince Harry, who served for ten years in the Army and did two tours in Afghanistan, has not been permitted to wear military uniform because he is not a working member of the Royal family. Instead, he will wear a morning suit.
The Duke of Sussex was not permitted to make the symbolic gesture as he passed the war memorial because he is no longer a working royal. This is also why the King's brother Prince Andrew was not allowed to, the two men bowing their heads instead.
Royal Inheritance
Representatives told Forbes in 2021 that Harry was not a beneficiary of any of the $100 million left to the royal family by his great-grandmother, the Queen Mother.
A spokesperson for Charles confirmed in June 2021 that while the sovereign set aside “a substantial sum” for his youngest son and his wife at the start of their royal step back, the “funding ceased in the summer of [2020].” The rep told Variety at the time that Harry and Meghan “are now financially independent.”
Prince Harry may have stepped back from his royal role, but he remains close to Queen Elizabeth.
Prince Harry says he first found out about the death of his grandmother Queen Elizabeth from the BBC website. In his memoir Spare, the Duke of Sussex says he had a phone call from his father, then Prince Charles, to say that the Queen's health was worsening.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex made their royal exit in 2020. Royal watchers had long hoped that Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton would band together as wives – but the women were never friends. "There wasn't really any relationship between the two of them," True Royalty TV co-founder Nick Bullen told Fox News Digital.
Under British royal protocol, both Lilibet and Archie Mountbatten-Windsor, the couple's 3-year-old son, are entitled to the titles of princess and prince as grandchildren of the sitting U.K. monarch.
Harry and Meghan made the choice to give up their His / Her Royal Highness (HRH) titles, meaning that they won't be referred to by their "Royal" names. This means that yes, Harry no longer wishes to be referred to as 'Prince'. Interestingly, however, the Duke of Sussex is still fifth in line for the throne.
Prince Harry has denied he will ever return to work as a full-time member of the royal family.
Prince Harry served for close to a decade in the British armed forces, but since he stepped down from his royal duties in 2020, Prince Harry is considered a non-working royal. Because of this, he cannot wear his military uniform and is not permitted to salute as other working members of the royal family did.
Typically, royals are buried in elegant formal clothing and jewellery. This is often a combination of clothing provided by family members and/or loved ones, and clothing commissioned specifically for the funeral.
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Meghan and Kate were each seen curtsying in front of the coffin. And Meghan and Harry held hands as they exited Westminster. In a touching moment, Harry was seen wiping away tears as he honored his late grandmother.
Former British public affairs official Shannon Felton Spence explained that Markle and Prince Harry were already traveling in Europe when the monarch died on Thursday, but she could decide to return home to California ahead of the funeral to be with their two young children, Archie, 3, and Lilibet, 1.
It would be harsh to ask her to travel at this time, the media reports said citing the source. The couple, who married in 2018, live with their children in Montecito, California. The move was taken after they decided to step down from their roles as members of the Royal family.
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