Prince Harry and Meghan Markle joined King Charles III, Camilla Parker Bowles, and other Royals in mourning yesterday as they put Queen Elizabeth II to rest.
But after being assigned to sit in the second row, behind the new monarch King Charles III and his wife Camilla, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's placement in Westminster Abbey raised concerns. The explanation behind the sitting configurations in the abbey is now known.
Prince Harry Seated Far From Prince William, Family
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle trailed King Charles III in the approximate age order of the Queen's grandchildren, according to insiders at Buckingham Palace. Additionally, the seating arrangement was made to guarantee that families would be kept together, according to officials.
Prince William and his family were granted front row seats, while the Duke and Duchess of Sussex were seated a distance away. Instead, they were seated next to Princess Beatrice and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi. Princess Anne, Prince Andrew, and Prince Edward, as well as their wives, were seated in the front row adjacent to King Charles III.
Those who saw the funeral on television yesterday circulated a hypothesis that Meghan Markle had been kept away from the cameras. A candle was allegedly positioned to block the Duchess of Sussex's face during the service at Westminster Abbey, according to social media users.
While Meghan Markle was seated behind The Queen Consort Camilla and next to husband Prince Harry, only her hat was visible to viewers of the State Funeral on television for the most of the ceremony. There is no evidence that the placement of one of the four candles encircling Her Majesty's casket was done so with the goal of hiding Meghan Markle's face.
But despite this, a lot of Twitter users came to the social media platform to express their opinions about the placement on a momentous day for Britain. At Windsor's St. George's Chapel Prince William walked his two oldest children, Princess Charlotte of Wales and Prince George of Wales, to their seats before joining the 800-person audience.
Before settling in, Prince William was observed halting. In a kind gesture, he motioned for his brother and sister-in-law to take the front row. After placing Kate Middleton between Prince George and Prince Charlotte and letting them go ahead of him, he finally took a seat at the end of the row, as per The Sun.
During Queen Elizabeth II's vigil, Prince Harry's military outfit also stood out from Prince William's and Prince Andrew's, but a royal filmmaker maintains that Buckingham Palace had no ulterior intent. The princes kept watch over the late monarch's casket at Westminster Hall before her ceremonial funeral on Monday.
During a different vigil, Prince Andrew's military outfit and Prince William's uniform both bore the initials EIIR on the shoulder. The emblem stands for Elizabeth Regina, which is Latin for Queen. Nick Bullen, co-founder of True Royalty TV, tsaid that there are two explanations for why Prince Harry's uniform's symbol is missing.
First, Prince Harry is no longer a member of the British Armed Forces who is currently serving. If you are not a current member of the British Armed Forces, you are not permitted to wear His or Her Majesty's uniform without the monarch's permission.
It's to stop individuals from disguising themselves as military personnel. Prince is not a serving member of the military forces, therefore the sole reason King Charles III gave him permission to wear the uniform at that specific time at Westminster Hall for the vigil. In order to represent this, the uniform might be changed, Fox News reported.
Prince Harry Urges to Heal Rift With Royal Family
On the other hand, a shocking new book asserts that Prince Harry considered using a mediator to help mend the divide among the royal family. Author Katie Nicholl wrote in her upcoming book, 'The New Royals: Queen Elizabeth's Legacy and the Future of the Crown,' that King Charles III insisted on chatting with his son over tea before they met the Queen in the spring.
Although Prince Harry apparently wanted to clear the air, the awkward exchange did little to help defuse the escalating hostilities. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle came late for the meeting giving Charles only 15 minutes to catch up with them before he had to fill in for the Queen for the Royal Maundy Service, according to the royal author.
Prince Harry reportedly received a ridiculous response from Camilla and the two decided to settle their disagreements discreetly inside the family. Since leaving the UK for the United States and following their explosive interview with Oprah Winfrey, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's relationship with the royal family has become tense.
A disagreement about the Duke of Sussex's UK police security prevented him from attending his grandpa Prince Philip's burial ceremony in March. A few weeks later, however, when the Sussexes swung by Windsor to visit the royal family on their way to the Invictus Games in the Netherlands, a royal reconciliation seemed to be in the works.
Nicholl continued by saying that when Prince Harry and Meghan Markle announced they were relocating to the US, they felt relief since the "drama" would be gone, according to SKY News.
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