It is alleged that Prince Harry was informed by King Charles that “Meghan would not be welcome” at Balmoral when the Royal Family congregated to say their farewell to the Queen.
Queen Elizabeth II passed away last Thursday September 8 with her grandson Harry the last to arrive at the Aberdeenshire Castle and the first to leave the following Friday.
Harry is understood to have had a close relationship with his grandmother and where the pair enjoyed sharing a laugh. This was seen by the wider public in 2016 when the pair appeared in a comedic video that reacted to a mic drop taunt from Barack and Michelle Obama ahead of the Invictus Games, a competition for disabled veterans which Harry has promoted.
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Prince Harry has started a new life with his young family in the United States and it is believed that it was down to chance that he was in Britain when the Queen died. Before her death there were no plans for him to meet members of his family, the Mirror reports.
The new King, Charles, and his sister Anne, were the only members of the family that were able to be with Elizabeth II before she passed away as they were already located in Scotland.
Harry is claimed to have been at Frogmore Cottage when he received communication from his father to make his way to Balmoral with the Queen’s health faltering - but was told not to bring Meghan.
“Charles told Harry that it wasn’t right or appropriate for Meghan to be in Balmoral at such a deeply sad time,” said a Sun source.
“It was pointed out to him that Kate was not going and that the numbers really should be limited to the very closest family. Charles made it very, very clear Meghan would not be welcome.”
It has also been alleged that Harry was denied a place on an RAF plane that William, Edward and Andrew travelled to Balmoral on.
Shortly before 2:00pm on Thursday, it was said that Harry and his wife Meghan would be travelling to Scotland but that he later decided to travel by himself after consulting with other members of his family.
This delay led to Harry arriving at 7:52pm, around an hour and a half after the announcement from Buckingham Palace that the Queen had died.
Then at 8.20am on Friday he was back at Aberdeen airport to return to London.
Harry put his arm around the shoulder of an airport worker who had expressed her sympathy while accompanying him across the tarmac.
It was a moment of warmth and informality characteristic of Harry, whose approachable persona long made him one of the most popular royals.
One passenger told The Sun: “He barely moved for the whole hour-long flight and was obviously reflecting on his beloved grandmother.
“It was so sad to see him without the other royals to comfort him. I really hope the Queen’s death will help them heal their rifts.”
Now William and Harry are believed to be back in their neighbouring homes at Windsor and yet there has been little communication between them.
How the royals deal with Harry, Meghan and their children will be a key theme of the post-Elizabeth era - one of the family dramas that have made the House of Windsor an enduring object of global fascination.
The new King Charles signalled a desire for a thaw in relations during his first speech as sovereign on Friday.
"I want also to express my love for Harry and Meghan as they continue to build their lives overseas," he said.
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