No one puts Harry in a corner… except for the royal family.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were not joined by Prince William, Kate Middleton or other family members who sat in the front row at the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey in London on Monday.
Instead, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex were squeezed into a corner at the end of the second row alongside Princess Beatrice and her husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi.
William and Harry, who have had a strained relationship in recent years, were kept as far apart as possible, separated by the nave.
Meanwhile, King Charles III, Queen Consort Camilla Parker Bowles and the newly anointed Prince and Princess of Wales sat in the front pew.
William and Middleton, both 40, sat somberly with their eldest children, Prince George, 9, and Princess Charlotte, 7. Their youngest, Prince Louis, 4, was not present.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle sat in the second row at Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral.
Princess Eugenie and husband Jack Brooksbank were also across the aisle, along with Prince Andrew’s ex-wife Sarah Ferguson.
Meanwhile, Andrew sat in the front row alongside Princess Anne’s children, Zara Tindall and Peter Phillips.
Princess Eugenie and Princess Beatrice were seated in the same row as the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, according to Portal
At the start of the procession, Harry, 38, and Markle, 41, somberly walked behind William and Middleton as they followed the Queen’s coffin.
Harry was obviously unable to wear his military uniform as he mourned the loss of his grandmother. However, he was given permission to wear his uniform to the Queen’s vigil days earlier.
The seating arrangement appeared to be a snub considering Prince Andrew was seated in front, as well as non-working royal Zara Tindall, with King Charles III, Queen Consort Camilla, Prince William and Kate Middleton.
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The seating arrangement appeared to be a snub considering Prince Andrew was seated in front, as well as non-working royal Zara Tindall, with King Charles III, Queen Consort Camilla, Prince William and Kate Middleton.
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Instead, Harry wore a black suit for the funeral, while Markle mirrored Middleton’s look in a black dress and hat. The Suits graduate subtly honored the Queen by wearing earrings gifted to her by the late monarch.
Harry, who was not allowed to wear his uniform to the funeral, walked behind William during the procession. POOL/AFP via Getty Images
Markle and Harry, who moved to California in 2020 after stepping down from royal duties, were in the UK to join William and Middleton in mourning the Queen, since the longest-reigning monarch in British history aged 8 September of 96 years died.
Harry, who rushed to be at the Queen’s side before she died but arrived hours late, reportedly learned of his grandmother’s death five minutes before it was announced to the public.
This isn’t the first time Harry and Markle have stepped away from royal duties. The couple did not stand on the balcony of Buckingham Palace with their other members of the Royal Family during the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations in June and remained low key throughout their visit.