Prince Harry leaves Balmoral alone just 12 hours after arriving to mourn Queen's death

Prince Harry made sure his family knew who his priority was while in the UK for Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral.

Prince Harry reportedly turned down a dinner invite with his father King Charles and brother Prince William at Balmoral after his wife Meghan was banned from joining the family on the day the Queen died.The Duke of Sussex had insisted that his wife join him for the emotional journey to Scotland, but Charles intervened and said it was “not appropriate”, sources claim. Rather than an outright snub, it is believed that Charles felt saying goodbye to The Queen should be restricted only to close family members, with Kate, the Princess of Wales also excluded.

Resting place. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle returned to their wedding venue – St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle — to give their final farewell to Queen Elizabeth II.

Royal fans have expressed their sadness as Prince Harry joined the procession behind his grandmother's coffin as the royal family, and the world, pay their final respects to Queen Elizabeth II.

Meghan Markle attended Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral with Prince Harry on Monday, September 19.

A not-so-united front. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will not join the royal family to meet with world leaders ahead of Queen Elizabeth II‘s funeral on Sunday, September 18, after seemingly being uninvited.

It’s an emotional day for the royal family. Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin was taken from Buckingham Palace on Wednesday and a procession including King Charles III, Prince William, Prince Harry, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew, and Prince Edward took to the streets of London to bring it to Westminster Hall.

After walking alongside his family for the Queen’s memorial procession, many Royal Family fans are wondering: why isn’t Prince Harry wearing his military uniform?

Queen Elizabeth II's coffin was taken from Buckingham Palace on Wednesday and a procession including King Charles III, Prince William, Prince Harry, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew, and Prince Edward took to the streets of London to bring it to Westminster Hall. Once inside Westminster, William and Harry were joined by their wives, Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle, for the Service for the Reception of Her Majesty's Coffin. The queen's coffin will lie in state at Westminster Abbey until the date of her planned funeral on Sept. 19.

Such a sweetie. After Queen Elizabeth II died, Prince William and Princess Kate had to inform their three children of the news.

Prince Harry and his royal family to overshadow the 10 days of mourning following Queen Elizabeth II's death, which could explain why Harry left Balmoral early.Royal expert Katie Nicholl tells ET that, yes, it's inevitable that the ongoing feud between Harry and the family «has become a very important part of the narrative.» That being said, it's quite possible Harry's only interaction with the family is limited to his grieving the loss of his grandmother, royal rift set aside. «I think it speaks volumes that Harry was seen leaving Balmoral and arriving at Balmoral on his own,» Nicholl said. «He looked absolutely grief-stricken and devastated when he left Aberdeen this morning.»Harry was seen arriving in Scotland solo, but only after Her Majesty died Thursday afternoon.

that made his way to Balmoral Castle to visit his grandmother without Meghan Markle. Unfortunately, his plane landed after the queen had already passed away at 96 years old. According to a new report by , the was not invited to join the royal family at the holiday estate.

Prince Harry seems to be offering some comfort of his own to others amid the news of his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II's, death. The 37-year-old Duke of Sussex was seen placing his hand on the shoulder of an airport employee as the woman spoke to him at the Aberdeen Airport on Friday, one day after the queen died at age 96. Harry was wearing a black suit and carrying a North Face backpack as he made his way to his flight. The father of two was flying out of Scotland after rushing to be with his family at Balmoral Castle on Thursday amid the news of his grandmother's declining health.

Prince Harry seems to be offering some comfort of his own to others amid the news of his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II's, death. The 37-year-old Duke of Sussex was seen placing his hand on the shoulder of an airport employee as the woman spoke to him at the Aberdeen Airport on Friday, one day after the queen died at age 96. Harry was wearing a black suit and carrying a North Face backpack as he made his way to his flight. The father of two was flying out of Scotland after rushing to be with his family at Balmoral Castle on Thursday amid the news of his grandmother's declining health.

Prince William has left Balmoral and is travelling back to Windsor to be with his family ahead of the Accession Council, Kensington Palace said.

A distraught Prince Harry has arrived back at Windsor, after making a dash to Scotland in a bid to say his goodbyes to his grandmother, the Queen.The Duke of Sussex, 37, could be seen holding his hand to his mouth, looking visibly emotional as he processed the loss of his 'Granny', with whom he shared an extremely close bond. Harry will no doubt be greeted in Windsor by his wife Meghan Markle, 40, who stayed behind in London as Harry dashed to Scotland. The King's son was amongst family members including brother Prince William who scrambled to the Queen's bedside in Balmoral yesterday after receiving a phone call that she had just "hours to live".

Prince Harry was pictured being offered comfort from an Aberdeen Airport worker this morning following the death of his beloved grandmother, the Queen.

The King and Queen Consort Camilla have left Balmoral en route to Aberdeen airport where they will fly back to London. King Charles was pictured in the back of a car, with Queen Consort Camilla in the front passenger seat, as they were driven in convoy over the River Dee towards Ballater.