Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Are Back In California After Queen Elizabeth II’s Funeral
usmagazine.comA bittersweet goodbye. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are back home in California with their children following Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral, Us Weekly can confirm.Harry, 38, and the Suits alum, 41, had been in Europe since September 4.
While the couple — who stepped down as working members of the royal family in 2020 — were initially across the pond for a series of philanthropic engagements, the nature of their visit quickly changed as the queen’s health deteriorated.As Harry rushed to be by his grandmother’s side at her Balmoral estate in Scotland, the duke did not make it in time to say a final goodbye to the queen, who “died peacefully” on September 8 at age 96, per Buckingham Palace.Harry’s brother, Prince William, as well as their uncles Prince Andrew and Prince Edward, and Edward’s wife, Sophie, Countess of Wessex, also did not manage to reach the Scottish castle before her passing.According to a Monday, September 19, report from The Telegraph, Harry was the “last to know” about the late sovereign’s death.
On September 8, King Charles III allegedly called his youngest son — who, at the time, was on his way to Balmoral — five minutes before the queen’s death was announced to the public.
In a statement, the palace said in response to the U.K. outlet’s report: “The public was only informed after every family member had been informed.”In the days since her passing, Meghan and Harry — who was especially close to Her Majesty —publicly paid tribute to the late monarch in numerous ways.
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