Prince Harry and Meghan Markle walked side-by-side throughout Queen Elizabeth II's funeral on September 19. After arriving on the funeral individually, the couple was united as they walked behind the Queen's coffin.
An emotional Prince Harry and Meghan Markle walked behind Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin collectively because the Queen made her ultimate journey down the corridor of Westminster Abbey, the place her reign started. Meghan donned all black and a fascinator in mourning the monarch. She additionally wore pearl and diamond drop earrings the Queen gave to her in 2018. They walked behind Prince William, Kate Middleton, Prince George, and Princess Charlotte through the procession. Prince Harry and Meghan sat immediately behind King Charles III and Queen Consort Camilla through the funeral service.
Previous to the funeral service, Prince Harry walked with members of the royal household, together with King Charles III and Prince William, behind the Queen’s coffin because it was taken from Westminster Corridor to Westminster Abbey. This wasn’t Prince Harry’s first time making this time of journey. Prince Harry walked behind Princess Diana’s coffin alongside his brother, father, grandfather, and uncle after his mom’s tragic dying in 1997.
Prince Harry wore a morning swimsuit and never his army uniform for Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral. Prince Harry served a decade within the British Military however misplaced his honorary titles when he and Meghan stepped down as senior royals in 2020. Nevertheless, Prince Harry was capable of put on his army uniform to the vigil at Westminster Corridor on September 17 after being granted permission by his father.
Queen Elizabeth II handed away peacefully on September 8 on the age of 96. She died at Balmoral Fortress, her residence in Scotland. Prince Harry and Meghan have been already in the UK for the Invictus Video games once they discovered concerning the Queen’s declining well being. Prince Harry made the journey to Scotland solo, however he was unable to make it to Balmoral earlier than the Queen handed away.
“In celebrating the lifetime of my grandmother, Her Majesty The Queen — and in mourning her loss — we're all reminded of the guiding compass she was to so many in her dedication to service and obligation,” Prince Harry stated in his assertion about his grandmother’s dying. “She was globally admired and revered. Her unwavering grace and dignity remained true all through her life and now her eternal legacy. Allow us to echo the phrases she spoke after the passing of her husband, Prince Philip, phrases which might convey consolation to all of us now: ‘Life, in fact, consists of ultimate partings in addition to first conferences.'”
He continued, “Granny, whereas this ultimate parting brings us nice unhappiness, I'm perpetually grateful for all of our first conferences — from my earliest childhood recollections 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 the one you love great-grandchildren. I cherish these instances shared with you, and the numerous different particular moments in between. You might be already sorely missed, not simply by us, however by the world over. And, because it involves first conferences, we now honor my father in his new function as King Charles III. Thanks on your dedication to service. Thanks on your sound recommendation. Thanks on your infectious smile. We, too, smile realizing that you just and grandpa are reunited now, and each collectively in peace.”