Prince Harry says he was ‘not invited’ on plane that royals took to Balmoral for Queen’s death
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Prince Harry claimed he was “not invited” on the plane the rest of the royals took to Balmoral to see the queen before her death, as he spoke about his last moments with her.
The Duke of Sussex, 38, was back in the UK with his wife, Meghan Markle, for a series of charity events last September when the health of his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, suddenly declined on September 8. .
The Queen died later that day, but when reports began to circulate that Harry did not arrive at the castle for more than two hours after his death, while the rest of the family arrived there before his death, many wondered why. . came so late
Now, during an explosive new interview with 60 Minutes, the royal has claimed his late arrival was the fault of his family members, saying it wasn’t included in their travel plans, even though there was plenty of room for him. on the plane they all flew on to get to Balmoral.
Prince Harry has revealed that he was “not invited” on the plane that the rest of the royals took to Balmoral to see the queen before her death.
The 38-year-old Duke of Sussex was back in the UK with his wife, Meghan Markle (seen September 5), for charity, when his grandmother Queen Elizabeth’s health deteriorated on September 8. of September.
The queen died later that day, but Harry reportedly did not arrive at the castle for more than two hours after her passing. He is seen arriving at Balmoral.
Now, during an explosive new interview with 60 Minutes, the royal claimed he arrived hours later than the rest of the family because he wasn’t included in their travel plans.
He told presenter Anderson Cooper that he texted his brother, Prince William, 40, to see how he and his wife, Kate Middleton, 41, were going to get to the property, located in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, but they never gave him the chance. Flight details.
“I asked my brother, I said, ‘What are your plans? How are you and Kate going up there?” he recalled.
Harry told presenter Anderson Cooper that he texted his brother, Prince William, 40, to see how he and his wife, Kate Middleton, 41, were going to get to the estate, located in Aberdeenshire. , Scotland, but never got the chance. Flight details
“And then a couple of hours later, all the family members who live in the Windsor and Ascot area were jumping on a plane together, a plane with 12, 14, maybe 16 seats.”
“Didn’t they invite you on that plane?” Anderson asked, to which Harry replied, “I wasn’t invited.”
Prince William, Prince Edward and his wife, Sophie, and Prince Andrew were seen arriving together on a private plane. William’s wife, Kate, appeared to be staying in Windsor when she was photographed picking up her children in England later that day.
Harry eventually flew to Scotland alone, and by the time he arrived at Balmoral, the Queen had sadly passed away at 96.
However, Harry said he spent “some time with her alone to say goodbye”, adding that he was “really happy” that she could now be with her husband Prince Philip, who died a year earlier in April 2021.
“I walked into the lobby and my aunt was there to greet me,” she recalled of her arrival at Balmoral. And she asked me if I wanted to see her.
“I asked my brother, ‘How are you getting up there?'” recalled Harry (seen with William two days after the queen’s death). “A couple of hours later, the family was together on a plane”
Prince William is seen getting off the plane (circled on the left) in Scotland, followed by Edward and Sophie (in the center of the photo) and finally Prince Andrew (pictured on the right).
Harry (seen arriving at Balmoral) eventually flew solo and by the time he arrived at Balmoral, the Queen had sadly passed away at 96.
Harry (seen with Meghan and the Queen in 2018) said he spent “some time alone with her to say goodbye”, adding that he was “so happy she was done with her life”.
I thought about it for about five seconds, thinking, “Is this a good idea?” And I was like, “You know what? You can do this. You need to say goodbye.”
So I went upstairs, took off my jacket, went inside, and spent some time alone with her.
He also claimed in his next memoir, Spare (seen) that his father, King Charles III, 74, that his wife, Meghan, 41, was not welcome at the castle on the day the queen died.
He was in his bedroom. In fact, he was very happy for her that he had ended her life. She had completed her life.
And her husband was waiting for her. And the two are buried together.
In a separate interview with Tom Bradby on ITV yesterday, Harry said his family members had a “horrible reaction” to the Queen’s death.
“The day she died was a really horrible reaction from my family members,” he said.
‘And then by all accounts, well, certainly from what I saw and what probably other people experienced, they were on the defensive and then the briefings and the leaks and the plantings.
‘I was like ‘We’re here to celebrate Grandma’s life and mourn her loss, can we come together as a family?’ But I don’t know how collectively, how we change that.
He also reportedly claimed in his forthcoming memoir, Spare, which opened in Spain last week and will be released worldwide on January 10, that his father, King Charles III, 74, said his wife Meghan, 41, was not welcome at the castle. the day the queen died.