Prince Harry, 38, claimed successful his bombshell 60 Minutes interview that helium wasn’t invited to question with his household to Balmoral Castle successful Scotland connected the time Queen Elizabeth II died. Harry told Anderson Cooper that helium reached retired to his brother, Prince William, 40, arsenic the Queen fell sick connected September 8. At the time, Harry and his woman Meghan Markle, 41, were successful London for a foundation event, erstwhile they learned his grandma was expected to walk away.
“I asked my brother, I said, ‘What are your plans? How are you and Kate getting up there?’ ” Harry said successful the interview. “And past a mates of hours later, each the household members that unrecorded wrong the Windsor and Ascot country were jumping connected a level together. A level with 12, 14, possibly 16 seats,” helium added. Harry confirmed helium “was not invited” connected the plane.
Harry flew connected a backstage pitchy unsocial to Balmoral Castle portion Meghan stayed behind. But the Duke of Sussex sadly arrived aft the Queen had already passed away. The remainder of Harry’s family, including his begetter King Charles, 74, got to beryllium with the Queen earlier she died.
“I walked into the hallway and my aunt [Princess Anne] was determination to greet me,” Harry said. “And she asked maine if I wanted to spot her. I thought astir it for 5 seconds reasoning is this a bully idea? I was like, ‘You cognize what, you tin bash this. You request to accidental goodbye.’ So I went upstairs, took my overgarment off, and walked successful and conscionable spent immoderate clip with her alone.”
Harry said that his 96-year-old grandma was dormant successful her chamber erstwhile helium saw her. “I was truly blessed for her,” the dad-of-two explained. “She finished life. She completed life. And her hubby [Prince Phillip] was waiting for her. And the 2 of them are buried together.”
Harry’s been doing interviews to beforehand his memoir Spare, which details his analyzable narration with his family. In excerpts from the publication obtained by ABC News, Harry claimed that King Charles banned Meghan from visiting Queen Elizabeth the time she died. Harry reportedly said helium told his begetter successful response, “Don’t ever talk astir my woman that way.” A root told DailyMail that William’s wife Kate Middleton, 41, was besides asked not to travel to Balmoral Castle, since the household wanted to support the ellipse astir the Queen arsenic tiny and backstage arsenic possible.
Harry and Meghan yet reunited with the royal household astatine the Queen’s funeral successful September. Despite their obvious differences, Harry and William walked alongside each different astatine the procession of the Queen’s coffin to Westminster Abbey. The infinitesimal echoed Princess Diana’s ceremonial 25 years agone erstwhile the brothers walked down their mother’s coffin.
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