Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have been no-shows Tuesday morning because the royal household honored the late Prince Philip at his memorial service.
Queen Elizabeth II was escorted by her embattled son Prince Andrew to the Service of Thanksgiving to honor the Duke of Edinburgh at Westminster Abbey.
Additionally seen by the 95-year-old Queen’s facet throughout the service was son Prince Charles and his spouse Camilla Parker Bowles, in addition to Princess Anne and Prince Edward.
Recent off their controversial Caribbean tour, Prince William and Kate Middleton additionally attended together with their son Prince George, 8, and daughter Princess Charlotte, 6. Their youngest, 3-year-old Prince Louis, was not there.
“The Service particularly paid tribute to The Duke of Edinburgh’s contribution to public life and steadfast help for the over 700 charitable organisations with which His Royal Highness was related all through his life,” the royal household wrote in a statement shared to Instagram on Tuesday.
They added in one other submit, “His Royal Highness led a unprecedented life – seeing lively service within the Second World Warfare as a Naval Officer, supporting The Queen as consort for over 60 years, and pursuing his many pursuits and convictions via his vastly various patronages.
Prince Philip died at the age of 99 in April 2021 after being married to the Queen for 73 years.
Web page Six solely reported that Harry and Markle wouldn’t be making it to the London-based service, with a spokesperson for the Sussexes telling us earlier this month that Harry “hopes to go to his grandmother as quickly as potential.”
Markle and Harry have been embroiled in a authorized struggle with the Residence Workplace in regards to the Duke of Sussex’s safety in his homeland.
The 2 have been residing within the US since their transfer to California in March 2020.
In the meantime, Prince Andrew was anticipated to attend the service, having settled his sex abuse case this month. The service was his first public look because the case closed.
The memorial additionally marked the Queen’s first public look since her restoration from COVID-19.