Last week saw the Duke and Duchess of Sussex return to the UK for the Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebrations. Despite being back in the country the pair were barely spotted during the four-day weekend, they chose to keep a low profile.
However they did attend the thanksgiving service at St Paul's Cathedral on Friday and that was the only time they were seen in public with the rest of the Royal Family. Prince Harry and Meghan were forced to sit on the second row and were at a distance of 25 feet from Prince William and Prince Charles.
The change to second rank Royals did appear to have an unsettling effect on the Duke of Sussex. However his wife Meghan did her best to reassure Harry that everything was ok reports the Daily Express.
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A lip reader has said that Meghan turned to her husband at one point during the 50-minute service and said: "Yeah, will be fine." One leading Royal expert has said that the seating arrangements were intended to stop the brothers from coming face-to-face.
Ingrid Seward told Fabulous: "The excuse was that as they are no longer working members, they were to take a literal back seat. The reality is the Palace was determined there would be no photographs that might reveal any animosity between the brothers.
“Becoming a ‘second row royal’ is difficult for Harry to swallow.” The pair also decided to return early to their new home in the US.
They missed the final event of the historic celebrations, the Platinum Jubilee pageant. Harry and Meghan with their children three year-old Archie and one-year-old Lilibet were already in the air when the spectacular parade started on Sunday.
It is reported that the pair were driven from Frogmore Cottage to Farnborough Airport before taking off at 1.30pm. A weary-looking Harry was photographed in the passenger seat of a black Range Rover, after leaving the plane on Sunday.
An insider told The Sun: “There was no fanfare, they just went. They didn't stick around for the Platinum Jubilee pageant.”
The Queen then delighted her adoring fans by making one final surprise appearance on the Buckingham Palace balcony at the end of the celebrations.
