Meghan MarkleandPrince Harrywon’t attend the final day of events forQueen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee.
The Platinum Jubilee Pageant is taking place on Sunday to celebrate the monarch’s historic 70-year reign. A list of expected attendees from the royal family was released, which did not include the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, who traveled to the U.K. from their home in California for the long weekend of festivities.
Members of the royal family attending the big finale in person includedPrince Charlesand Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall;Prince WilliamandKate Middletonwith their childrenPrince George,Princess CharlotteandPrince Louis; Princess Anne and Sir Timothy Laurence;Princess Beatriceand Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi; Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank; Peter Phillips and his daughters; Zara and Mike Tindall and their daughters; and the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester.
Kate Middleton, Princess Charlotte, Prince George and Prince William at “Party at the Palace”.Jacob King/PA Images via Getty
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Royalsmarked the occasion on social media, withQueen Elizabeth,Prince WilliamandKate MiddletonandPrince Charlesand Camilla’s official accounts sharing birthday tributes to Lili.
The couple is also thought to be introducing Lili to her great-grandmother the Queen for the first time during their visit to the U.K.
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry.Karwai Tang/WireImage
Throughout their visit to the U.K., Meghan andPrince Harryhave not publicly spent timewith Harry’s immediate family members.
On Friday, the royal family continued the Platinum Jubilee celebrations with aservice of thanksgiving honoring Queen Elizabeth at St. Paul’s Cathedral. Harry and Meghan — who shared the strain they’d experienced within the family in a 2021interview with Oprah Winfrey— arrived ahead ofPrince Charles, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall,Prince WilliamandKate Middleton. It was the first time the three couples have appeared together in public in more than two years.
Prince Charles, Camilla, Prince William and Kate Middleton.PA Images / Alamy Stock Photo
On Thursday, Meghan and Harryjoined extended members of the royal family for Trooping the Colour. Since they are no longer senior working royals, they were not invited to appear on the balcony of Buckingham Palace or to take part in a carriage procession during the parade. Instead, they viewed the event alongside other extended members of the royal family from the Major General’s Office, which overlooks the Horse Guards Parade.
Meanwhile,Prince Harry’s fatherPrince Charlesand brotherPrince Williamparticipated in the parade on horseback before heading to the balcony appearance to watch a Royal Air Force flypast. Kate and Camilla, however, did spent a short time at the Major General’s Office to watch the Horse Guards Parade before making their carriage ride to Buckingham Palace to join the Queen and other senior royals on the balcony.
Prince Harry and Prince William.DOMINIC LIPINSKI/POOL/AFP via Getty
Thecomplex dynamic between William, 39, and Harry, 37,has had a ripple effect across the wider family — including, of course, Meghan and Harry’s decision to step back from senior royal duty and relocate with their family to California.
Some who know the brothers feel there were several issues that built upon one another, while one well-placed source previously told PEOPLE that the rift can’t be easily put down to one thing. But insiders have repeatedly noted that Harry’s special bond with his grandmotherQueen Elizabeth, 96, remains intact.
“I’m just making sure that she’s, you know, protected and got the right people around her,” he added. “You know, home — home for me, now, is you know, for the time being, is in the States.”
source: people.com
