Royals fans from all over the globe tuned in to coverage of Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee service of thanksgiving at St Paul's Cathedral last Friday to see the moment brothers Prince William and Harry were publicly reunited.
However, many may have been left disappointed after the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and the Duke and Duchess of Sussex were seated rows away from each other.
The couples were on opposite sides of the cathedral. Kate and William sat in the front row with Prince Charles and Camilla, while Harry and Meghan were beside their cousins Princess Eugenie and Beatrice and husbands Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi and Jack Brooksbank.
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But before Kate and William took their seats, royal expert Richard Kay claimed Prince Harry would have faced a "painful 19 minutes".
Writing for the Mail, he claimed that the seating arrangement showed the "public reality of Harry's slide down the royal pecking order, branding Charles, Camilla, William and Kate the "real stars of the show".
"As non-working royals, they are now very much in the second division," he said.
"And although spared the indignity of sharing the coach that brought a clutch of minor royals who similarly do not do official duties, such as Princess Michael of Kent's son Lord Frederick Windsor, they were only just behind them."
Kay continued: "It was a painful 19 minutes before William and Kate arrived to take their seats.
"If the reality of his new life had escaped Prince Harry thus far, it must surely have sunk in then."
The brothers were not seen together during the Platinum Jubilee celebrations.
However, some speculated that Kate Middleton's outfit for the thanksgiving service was a subtle nod to Harry and Meghan.
The Duchess of Cambridge looked stunning in a yellow Emilia Wickstead dress and matching Philip Treacy hat.
Treacy is said to be one of Meghan Markle's favourite designers, and Kate also notably wore a very similar design at Harry and Meghan's wedding back in 2018.
The news comes after Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were spotted after returning to the US after a trip to London for the Queen's Jubilee.
The couple reportedly left the UK before the conclusion of events to mark the Queen's 70 years on the throne.
As the €17.5 million Platinum Jubilee Pageant got underway outside Buckingham Palace on Sunday, the Sussexes and their two children, Archie, three, and Lillibet, one, had reportedly already driven away from Frogmore Cottage before jetting off the runway at Farnborough Airport at 1.30pm.
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