Prince Harry, Meghan Markle to Leave the U.K. ‘Almost Immediately’ After Queen’s Funeral: ‘They’ve Missed the Kids Like Crazy’

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Heading home. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are expected to leave the United Kingdom shortly after attending Queen Elizabeth II‘s state funeral and committal service because they are anxious to see their children, a source exclusively tells Us Weekly.“Meghan and Harry are preparing to return to Montecito almost immediately after the funeral, where they’ll be reunited with Archie and Lilibet after being separated for over two weeks,” the insider reveals to Us, noting it’s “the longest amount of time they’ve been apart from their children.”The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, who share son Archie, 3, and daughter Lilibet, 15 months, embarked on their trip to Europe on September 4, initially planning to speak at a series of philanthropic events.

While their original plan was to spend less than a week across the pond, they extended their stay after the queen’s death on September 8, reuniting with the royal family to grieve.“They’ve missed the kids like crazy and have been FaceTiming them every day, but can’t wait to see and hold them again after a poignant few weeks,” the insider tells Us.Harry rushed to the queen’s side as her health declined but he didn’t make it in time to say goodbye before she passed.

Reports alleged that the Invictus Games founder, 38, was informed that his grandmother died only five minutes before the official announcement on September 8 — and was the “last to know.” King Charles III allegedly called Harry when he was still on his way to Balmoral Castle in Scotland, and by the time he landed, Buckingham Palace had informed the public of the queen’s death.A spokesperson for the king reacted to the reports in a statement to the Daily Mail on Sunday, September 18, hours before the queen’s state funeral on