Prince Harry and Meghan Markle ‘Ran Into a Brick Wall’ Trying to ‘Mend Fences’ With Royal Family During Platinum Jubilee, Royal Expert Claims

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Royally snubbed? Prince Harry and Meghan Markle‘s return to the U.K. for Queen Elizabeth II‘s Platinum Jubilee may not have gone how they hoped, according to royal expert Christopher Andersen.The royal festivities kicked off on Thursday, June 2, with the Trooping the Colour parade in London and “went off without a hitch,” Andersen exclusively told Us Weekly on Tuesday, June 7, calling the weekend “a glorious celebration of the queen as a person and of the monarchy.”However, the Brothers and Wives: Inside the Private Lives of William, Kate, Harry, and Meghan author claimed that any attempts made by the Sussexes to “mend fences” with other members of the royal family following their step down from senior duties were unsuccessful.

Harry, 37, and Meghan, 40, had not attended an official royal event together since the Commonwealth Day Service in March 2020.From Andersen’s point of view, palace officials “sidelined” the former military pilot and the Suits alum during the 96-year-old monarch’s birthday parade.

Instead of watching the procession from the Buckingham Palace balcony along with Harry’s grandmother, the twosome viewed the event from the Major General’s Office.

A spokesperson told Us in May that the balcony was reserved for “those members of the Royal Family who are currently undertaking official public duties on behalf of the Queen,” such as Prince William and Duchess Kate.Harry and Meghan went on to celebrate the queen during her Service of Thanksgiving on Friday, June 3, which the royal matriarch herself did not attend due to “discomfort.” Inside St.