Considerations as to why Meghan Markle might skip Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral The possibility “may not be,” royal specialist says

In order to be with her young children, Archie, 3, and Lilibet, 1, Markle may relocate to California, according to former British public relations official Shannon Felton Spence.

 

According to a royal analyst who talked with Fox News Digital, Meghan Markle might not attend Queen Elizabeth II’s burial.

 

When the monarch passed away on Thursday, Markle and Prince Harry were already travelling in Europe, according to former British public affairs official Shannon Felton Spence. However, she might decide to fly back to California before the funeral to be with their two young children, Archie, 3, and Lilibet, 1.

 

“Harry is probably going to remain in the UK until the funeral. I don’t think Meghan won’t go, but again, from a human standpoint, she was planning on leaving the kids for six days, not weeks, so it’s conceivable she won’t be able to stay the entire time “said Spence.

 

The family of Prince Harry and Markle, who wed in 2018, resides in Montecito, California. After leaving their positions as senior working royals in 2020, they moved to the United States, which caused a schism in the royal family.

 

KATE MIDDLETON’S CHOICE TO STAY BEHIND, AN EXPERT SAYS, IS LIKELY THE CAUSE OF MEghan Markle’s absence from Scotland.

The couple was supposed to go to the WellChild Awards on Thursday night in London. At the charity event, Prince Harry was scheduled to deliver a speech about how the charity helps families of very ill children.

 

Doctors started to worry about the queen’s health, so the Duke of Sussex hurried to Balmoral Castle in Scotland to be with the royal family. According to aircraft tracking information, he arrived at Aberdeen airport at 6:46 p.m. GMT, 16 minutes after the royal family announced her passing at 6:30 p.m.

 

Prince Edward and his wife, Sophie, Prince Andrew, and Prince William, Prince Harry’s older brother, all travelled to Scotland in tandem earlier in the day on a Royal Air Force plane, arriving at 4 p.m.

 

Shortly before 8 o’clock in the evening, Prince Harry was captured in a car on his way to Balmoral Castle. On Friday morning, he was captured in photographs returning to London at the airport.

 

Markle stayed in London while he travelled alone. Kate Middleton, the wife of Prince William, skipped the trip to Balmoral in order to be with her kids on their first day of school: Prince George, 9, Princess Charlotte, 7, and Prince Louis, 4.

 

Spence stated that she and many others thought that the fact that the family members travelled to Balmoral on separate aircraft is a sign of the continuous hostility between Prince Harry and Meghan and the other members of the royal family.

 

Harry was in a different car, so the optics — Harry arriving and departing alone — shows you what the connection and tone was like between families, she claimed. The fact that Prince Harry was the first to leave, according to Spence, was also telling.

 

It was notable that the two brothers flew separately because they live close to one another in Windsor and Prince Andrew also resides nearby.

 

“The family will be keen to play down the ‘feud’ story, given their more pressing new challenges, absorbing the gravity of the Queen’s death and the intense scrutiny faced by King Charles as he adjusts into his new job,” royal expert Eloise Parker said in a statement to Fox New Digital.

 

She went on, “It’s obvious that both Harry and William are currently deeply dedicated to very different types of lives and priorities. There was undoubtedly a feeling of estrangement, especially in light of the close bond that he and William had historically shared. They very probably would have come or left together ten years ago.”

 

Prince William “will now have even more royal responsibilities as Prince of Wales and direct successor to the throne,” the royal expert said, following the passing of the queen and King Charles III’s accession to the throne.

 

Added Parker “He’s always kept a small, devoted group of people close to him and Catherine. It’s challenging to imagine how Harry, who lives more than 6,000 miles away and has chosen a very different career path, could be an integral part of that circle and vice versa.”

 

King Charles announced that Prince William will succeed him when he passes away in his first speech to the nation as king. He also gave his oldest son his former title, the Prince of Wales.

 

King Charles also seemed to reach out to Prince Harry and Markle in the address, despite the discord among the royal family.

 

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“King Charles made a special effort to express his support for Harry and Meghan as they establish their life abroad. It was a heartfelt way for him to express his support for his son’s new life direction while also expressing his acceptance of it, according to Parker.

 

“Charles’ kind remarks made it easier for Harry and Meghan to attend the burial,” she concluded. There is no expectation that their very young children will come, but I anticipate that they will be present.

 

Spence stated that she thought the children of Prince William and Middleton had not yet seen Lilibet, but had met Archie prior to the Sussexes’ relocation to the United States.

 

“This tremendous period of mourning and transition has no doubt overtaken the royal family’s unquestionable shock and hurt from Harry and Meghan’s scorched earth departure,” Parker continued.

 

They will always be related, but the brothers’ separation—both physically and emotionally—seems to be the status quo at this time.