Prince Harry reportedly turned down dinner with his father, King Charles and brother William at Balmoral after Meghan Markle was banned from joining the family the day the queen died.
King Charles’ youngest son wanted his Suits star wife to join the family in Balmoral on September 8 when the 96-year-old monarch died, a source told British tabloid The Sun.
But King Charles told him it was “not appropriate”.
Due to the altercation, Harry reportedly missed the RAF flight to Scotland with his brother, Prince William, and uncles Edward and Andrew, and made his own way to Scotland, alone.
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Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, pay their respects to Queen Elizabeth II as the coffin rests in Westminster Hall.
Harry landed in Aberdeen minutes after the Queen’s death was announced to the world, The Sun reported.
The Sun quoted a source as saying: “Harry was so busy getting Meghan to Balmoral and rowing with his family that he missed the flight.
“Charles has an open invitation for Harry to dine with him when he is in the country.
“But Harry was so furious that he refused to eat with his father and brother.
“It was a huge blow. And he left Balmoral at the earliest opportunity to catch the first commercial flight back to London.”
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Prince Harry arrives at Balmoral in Scotland on September 8, 2022, following the death of Queen Elizabeth II.
Meghan’s representatives said: at the time that her plans to travel with him had changed because of the “liquid” situation, the New York Post reported.
Kate, Duchess of Wales, stayed at Adelaide Cottage, their new home near Windsor Castle in Berkshire, England.
When Harry was driven to Balmoral shortly after landing, he declined dinner at Birkhall, Charles’s estate, with the new king, and queen consort Camilla, and William, a source reportedly told The Sun.
Instead, Harry dined with the Duke of York and the Earl and Countess of Wessex before leaving early the next morning, on a British Airways jet bound for Heathrow, where he was reunited with Meghan at Frogmore Cottage in Windsor.
Hostility aside, Harry and Meghan spent a week attending events and ceremonies with the rest of the royal family, including a surprise public walk with William and Kate in Windsor.
The two brothers too took part in a silent vigil at the Queen’s coffin with the rest of the Queen’s grandchildren.
Harry was stripped of his royal titles in 2020 and was not allowed to wear his military uniform at the Queen’s funeral at Westminster Hall on Monday (local time).
The prince was allowed to wear his uniform during the silent vigil; however, his grandmother’s initials were stripped from the shoulder.
Harry and Meghan have endured a broken relationship with the royal family since they announced they would step back as senior members of the family in early 2020 to move to the US.
They returned to their home in California this weekreunited with children Archie, 3, and one-year-old Lilibet.