Why Prince Harry, Meghan Markle’s Children Did not Attend Queen’s Funeral

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A couple of members of the royal household had been noticeably absent from Queen Elizabeth II‘s funeral.

Regardless of rumors that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle‘s children Archie, 3, and Lilibet, 15 months, would make the journey abroad, the younger royals weren’t in attendance on the service on Sept. 19.

They usually weren’t the one little ones lacking: Prince William and Kate Middleton‘s youngest baby Prince Louis, 4, was additionally absent from the ceremony. Whereas Prince George, 9, Princess Charlotte, 7, did attend their great-grandmother’s funeral, it is possible as a result of they’re just a few years older than Louis, Archie and Lilibet. In reality, Kate even shared that little Louis is struggling to understand the monarch death.

As for Lilibet and Archie, who reside in Southern California with their dad and mom, the space would possibly’ve been an excessive amount of for them. Nonetheless, regardless of that, the Queen did have the prospect to satisfy each of Prince Harry’s children previous to her loss of life on Sept. 8 at age 96.

“Granny, whereas this ultimate parting brings us nice unhappiness,” Harry wrote in a statement following the loss of life of Queen Elizabeth, “I’m eternally grateful for all of our first conferences—from my earliest childhood reminiscences with you, to assembly you for the primary time as my Commander-in-Chief, to the primary second you met my darling spouse and hugged your loved one great-grandchildren.”