Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are aware that their choice to ignore Prince Philip's memorial service would be seen as "petulant and rude", royal experts claimed.
Harry missing Philip's memorial will 'shock' Queen as he 'reminds her of Philip'
14.03.2022 - 15:51 / ok.co.uk
Prince Harry's decision to not attend Prince Philip's memorial service at the end of March will have come as a "shock" to the Queen, a royal expert has said. Harry, 37, recently announced his decision not to fly to the UK and attend the memorial service for the late Duke of Edinburgh, who passed away in April last year.The event is set to take place at Westminster Abbey on Tuesday 29 March, with all other main members of the Royal Family expected to attend and pay their respects.
But Harry, whom a royal expert told OK! "can't win" over his security fallout, revealed he won't be attending as he released a statement at the end of last week. Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter.
A spokesperson for the Duke of Sussex said Harry instead hopes to visit the Queen "soon". Now, royal expert and former royal butler Grant Harrold has told OK! the decision will come as a "shock" to the Queen, who once had a very close bond with Harry.
Grant, known as The Royal Butler on TikTok, explained to OK!: "When I worked at the household I was very aware of how close Prince Harry is to his grandparents – both grandparents. "And I think that's quite obvious from footage that's been released over the years – obviously you saw him do the mic drop with the Queen on the Invictus Games and all that kind of humour.
"Although you never saw that with Prince Philip, the relationship with Prince Philip and Prince Harry was very close." Grant added: "I think in some ways Prince Harry reminds the Queen of Prince Philip, so he was close to his grandfather and is, as far as I'm aware, close to his grandmother. So it is a shock that he's not coming over." While the Queen will undoubtedly
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Harry 'can't win' over security fallout as he misses Philip's memorial, expert says
Prince Harry "can't win" in the court of public opinion following his fallout over security in the UK, former royal butler Grant Harrold has explained.The Duke of Sussex, 37, recently announced his decision to not return to the UK for his grandfather Prince Philip's thanksgiving service, set to take place later this month. Although the decision risks disappointing the Queen and the rest of the Royal Family, former butler and royal expert Grant has explained the Prince is in a "catch-22" situation.