After King Charles III refused to allow Meghan to go to Balmoral on the day of the Queen’s death, Harry was said to be furious and refused to have dinner with his father and brother.
King Charles and his brothers stand guard around the coffin of the Queen of England.
Harry and Meghan stand behind King Charles and Queen Camilla at the Queen’s funeral on September 19. Photo: Reuters
According to British media, the Duke of Sussex is said to have wanted to take his wife along with other members of the Royal Family to the Queen’s castle in Scotland to say a final goodbye to his beloved grandmother on September 8. However, the new King Charles called his youngest son, telling him that it was “inappropriate” for the American actress to be there.
Insiders revealed that as Harry struggled to convince his father to let Meghan come along, he missed the flight carrying William and his uncles, Andrew and Edward, to Scotland. The 38-year-old prince – who plunged the British monarchy into crisis after quitting royal duties and leaving the UK for California two years ago – was furious.
Harry was taken to Balmoral Castle on the evening of September 8, after the Queen passed away. Photo: Bermedia
Having missed his flight and not being able to go with his wife, Harry was so angry that he refused to have dinner with Charles, William and Camilla. Instead, the prince had dinner with the Duke of York and the Earl and Countess of Wessex. The next morning, Harry left very early.
“Harry was so busy trying to get Meghan to Balmoral and arguing with his family that he missed his flight,” a source told The Sun. “Charles invited Harry to have dinner with him whenever he was in the country. But Harry was so angry that he refused to eat with his father and brother. And he left Balmoral as soon as possible to catch the first commercial flight back to London.”
William, Kate, Harry, Meghan walked together for the first time after more than two years apart due to Megxit when they thanked fans in front of Windsor Castle on September 10. Photo: PA
On the morning of September 9, the Duke of Sussex was the first member of the Royal Family to leave the castle, boarding an early British Airways flight from Aberdeen at 9:20 a.m. However, the Queen’s death forced Harry and Meghan to reunite with their family many times over the past week. Harry and other senior members of the Royal Family escorted the Queen’s coffin from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Hall and held a wake for her. Meanwhile, Meghan also attended the procession and funeral. In addition, the Sussexes also reunited privately with the Prince of Wales to see the sea of flowers left by people in memory of the Queen.
Earlier this week, royal correspondent Neil Sean claimed Meghan wrote to request a private meeting with King Charles to mend fences before the couple returned to California.