Prince Harry has been seen leaving Balmoral this morning and boarding a plane back to London following the death of his beloved grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II.
The Duke of Sussex raced to the Scottish Highlands to be at the monarch's bedside yesterday, but sadly arrived around 90 minutes after the announcement of her death at the age of 96.
He had flown into Aberdeen Airport alone, hours after his brother and two uncles flew together to the same airstrip.
This morning the Duke was seen being driven through the main gates of the Royal residence by his security team as part of a two-car convoy.
He was later seen arriving at Aberdeen Airport where he laid a supportive hand on an airport employee before boarding a plane.
Prince Harry and wife Meghan happened to be in the UK from their home in California to attend the WellChild Awards on Thursday evening.
A spokesperson for the couple had initially said Meghan would be joining her husband travelling north, but it was later decided she would remain in London.
On his arrival at Balmoral yesterday, Harry was seen looking downcast following the announcement of the Queen's death.
Her Majesty's passing was announced on Thursday with a short statement from Buckingham Palace.
It read: "The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon.
"The King and The Queen Consort will remain at Balmoral this evening and will return to London tomorrow."
Harry was expected to make a speech at the awards ceremony, but both he and Meghan had to pull out of the event.
The duke has been patron of WellChild, the national charity for seriously ill children and their families, since 2007 and despite stepping down as a working royal has maintained his links with the organisation.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were on the last leg of their UK tour and had not yet seen the Queen or any of the royals during their visit.
Harry and Meghan, who have been visiting Europe this week, attended the One Young World summit in Manchester on Monday.
Meghan delivered a keynote speech and declared it was "very nice to be back in the UK" and told the young leaders "you are the future, you are the present".
The Queen's death came days after Meghan Markle's most recent controversial interview in which she delivered "thinly veiled threats" to the royals and hinted she may write a book in future, a royal expert claimed.
Last week, Meghan spoke to US magazine The Cut about her family life in California after stepping down from royal duties and her new podcast 'Archetypes'.
In the interview, she revealed how she did not have to sign an NDA when she and husband Prince Harry sensationally quit as working royals in 2020.
She also told how found a journal she had kept during her time as a member of the Firm at Frogmore Cottage when she returned to the UK for the Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebrations earlier this summer.
Speaking on True Royalty TV's The Royal Beat, Sunday Times Royal Editor Roya Nikkhah said some of Meghan's comments in the interview were very telling.
She explained: "The thinly veiled threats that came in [Meghan's interview with The Cut] ...I think [she] probably hopes it does [feel threatening] to the Royal Family... [But] I think there’s a lot of eye-rolling, going, 'We're used to this by now'..."
