As Prince Harry and Prince William reunited to honor the late Queen Elizabeth II, their wives – Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton – had been there to assist them on this somber second.
Prince Harryreunited together with his brother Prince William, the newly minted Prince of Wales, on Wednesday (Sept. 14) as a part of the funeral procession for Queen Elizabeth II. Harry, 37, and William, 40, joined their wives – Meghan Markleand Kate Middleton– because the physique of the late British monarch made its method to Westminster Corridor, the place she is going to lie in state till Monday (Sept. 19). The 2 couples arrived in separate automobiles. Meghan and Kate didn't stroll within the processional with their husbands. Nevertheless, this second marked the primary time King Charles III’s sons had been seen in public collectively since the loss of life of Elizabeth II. The longest-reigning British ruler handed away on Sept. 8 at age 96.
King Charles III and Queen Camilla, Prince William and Duchess Catherine, and Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan attend service for Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Corridor. https://t.co/bmRdcp9tXLpic.twitter.com/sJAGbtfuRb
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A day earlier than the procession, Harry and Meghan, 41, joined the royal household to obtain the coffin when it arrived at Buckingham Palace. Queen Elizabeth died in her residence at Balmoral Fortress in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Her funeral might be held on Sept. 19 at Westminster Abbey, with a service at St. George’s Chapel in Windsor Fortress. Her remaining resting place might be St. George’s Chapel, the place she might be interred within the royal vault. Prince Philip, the Queen’s husband who died at age 99 in 2021, might be moved so he could lie subsequent to her within the crypt.
Harry remembered his “granny” with a tribute posted to his Archewell web site on Sept. 12. “She was globally admired and revered 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 carry consolation to all of us now: ‘Life, after all, consists of ultimate partings in addition to first conferences,’” he wrote.
“I cherish these occasions shared with you,” added Harry, “and the numerous different particular moments in between. You're 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 position as King Charles III. Thanks to your dedication to service. Thanks to your sound recommendation. Thanks to your infectious smile. We, too, smile realizing that you just and grandpa are reunited now, and each collectively in peace.”
Following the loss of life of the Queen, Meghan and Harry’s youngsters at the moment are ready to make use of the titles “Prince” and “Princess.” Earlier than, Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor, 3, and 1-year-old Lilibet Diana Mountbatten-Windsor couldn't use these royal titles as a result of they had been great-grandchildren to the ruling sovereign. Now, with King Charles on the throne, Archie and Lilibet are grandchildren to the present monarch, which grants them the power to make use of the title.
King Charles may challenge a Letter Patent to stop the kids from being christened with the titles. Whereas that appears odd, Harry and Megan stated of their 2021 tell-all interview that Charles deliberate to have a smaller monarchy when he reigned.