Why the Royal Family — Especially Prince Harry — Are ‘Struggling to Come to Terms’ With Queen Elizabeth II’s Death

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Missing the matriarch. The royal family — and particularly Prince Harry — are doing their best to cope following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, an insider exclusively tells Us Weekly.“The royals knew Elizabeth’s end was near, but mentally, she was as sharp as ever right until it was her time to go,” the source explains. “All of the royals are struggling to come to terms with the devastating news.”The Duke of Sussex, 37, is especially upset that he didn’t arrive in Scotland until after his grandmother had already died on Thursday, September 8.

The BetterUp CIO and his wife, Meghan Markle, had been in London, where they were meant to attend the WellChild Awards.

The Suits alum, 41, stayed behind as her husband traveled to Balmoral Castle, but Buckingham Palace announced the queen’s death before he arrived.“Harry is guilt-stricken — full of sorrow and regret about not saying goodbye to the queen,” the insider tells Us. “They met up a couple of times during the Platinum Jubilee, but he by no means expected it to be the last time he saw her.”Though the former military pilot made waves when he and Meghan stepped down as senior working royals in January 2020, Harry maintained a close relationship with Elizabeth.

In April, he and the Bench author even made a surprise trip to visit her while they were on their way to the Netherlands for the Invictus Games.“He loved his grandmother with all his heart and is going through a terrible time right now,” the source adds. “The news hasn’t fully sunk in.”Harry last saw the late monarch in June when he traveled to England for the Platinum Jubilee with Meghan and their children, Archie, 3, and Lili, 15 months.