Prince Harry & Meghan Markle Uninvited To Pre-Funeral Reception At The Palace: Report

Prince Harry, 37, and Meghan Markle, 41, person been mourning Queen Elizabeth II alongside Prince William, 39, Kate Middleton, 40, King Charles III, 73, and different members of the British royal household since her decease connected Sept. 8, but they volition not beryllium invited to be her pre-funeral reception. According to a root for The Telegraph, the brace was really uninvited to the lawsuit aft they were accidentally extended an invitation earlier this week. Harry and Meghan “appeared baffled” by the situation, per the insider.

HollywoodLife reached retired to some Harry and Meghan’s representatives for confirmation connected the substance but did not person an contiguous reply. The lawsuit volition beryllium hosted by Charles and Camilla, the Queen Consort, per Telegraph, and is meant to beryllium attended by lone moving members of the family. According to The Sun, a spokesperson for the king said, “This is 1 of the past moments for Her Majesty the Queen arsenic opposed to the archetypal for His Majesty.”

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle permission Westminster Hall aft receiving Elizabeth II’s coffin from Buckingham Palace connected Sept. 14, 2022 (Photo: Tim Rooke/Shutterstock)

The quality whitethorn travel arsenic a daze to some, considering the household has enactment connected a agreed beforehand arsenic they grant the beingness and bequest of the precocious queen, who died astatine the property of 96 and was the UK’s longest-ruling monarch. Prince Harry and Meghan were spotted waiting successful their car connected Sept. 13 arsenic Queen Elizabeth II‘s coffin made its mode to Buckingham Palace successful London from the RAF Northolt Airforce Station successful Ruislip and standing down William and Kate astatine the Service for the Reception of Her Majesty’s Coffin astatine Westminster Hall successful London connected Sept. 14. Furthermore, Meghan and Kate were photographed breaking royal protocol and hugging mourners extracurricular Windsor Castle 2 days aft the queen passed, per Us Weekly.

Kate Middleton, Prince William, Prince Harry, and Meghan Markle presumption the tributes near astatine Windsor Castle aft the decease of Queen Elizabeth II connected Sept. 10, 2022 (Photo: MEGA)

Although Meghan and Harry, who notoriously stepped down from their royal duties and moved to California successful 2020, person seemingly been with the celebrated household each measurement of the mode arsenic they proceed to mourn the nonaccomplishment of their queen, the invitation mix-up whitethorn beryllium an unsettling reminder of their presumption successful the family. The brace turned heads erstwhile they broke royal protocol and held hands erstwhile they exited Westminster Hall connected Sept. 14, but galore people, including assemblage connection expert Inbaal Honigman, pointed retired that they are nary longer moving royals, truthful they should beryllium capable to amusement PDA. “Harry and Meghan are grieving relatives and are nether nary work to travel royal protocol,” helium told Express of their affection. Harry besides broke protocol by crying astatine the Palace of Westminster connected Sept. 14.

The queen’s ceremonial is scheduled for Sept. 19, and her casket volition stay successful Westminster Abbey successful London until then. Heads of authorities from each astir the world, specified arsenic President Joe Biden, person been invited to the pre-funeral reception.