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Mya Bollan

Prince Harry's last words to Queen after arriving too late to grandmother's death bed

Prince Harry has revealed his final words to his grandmother The Queen when he arrived at Balmoral hours after her passing, according to reports.

The Duke of Sussex was unable to make it to Scotland in time after news that the late monarch's health was declining, meaning he was unable to see his 96-year-old grandmother for a final time before her death.

And in his eagerly-awaited memoir "Spare" - which was leaked days before scheduled released on January 10 - Harry revealed the short message he gave to his granny as she lay on her deathbed.

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The Prince explains that after arriving at Balmoral he whispered to the Queen that he "hoped she would be happy", before also telling her he hoped she would once again be with his grandfather, Prince Phillip, who died a year earlier at the age of 99, Page Six reports.

Within the book, Harry writes fondly of his late grandmother, stating that he “admired her for having fulfilled her duties until the very end”.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex also showed their admiration for the late monarch by naming their daughter Lilibet after her.

Harry spent time in the UK following the Queen's death, with him and his wife Meghan Markle publicly reuniting with Prince William and Kate Middleton outside Windsor Castle during the 10 days of mourning amid ongoing tensions between the couples.

But Harry's book casts serious doubts over the chance of repairing the relationship between the brothers, with a string of attacks on William throughout the memoir.

The Duke claims that his brother physically attacked him following an argument over Megan, also claiming that the Prince and Princess of Wales encouraged him to wear a Nazi uniform to a costume party in 2005.

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