The Queen Just Barred Harry Meghan From the Palace Balcony at Her Platinum Jubilee—Here’s Why

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will join the Queen for a Platinum Jubilee service at St Paul's Cathedral, according to reports.  The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will reportedly attend the event, set to take place on Friday 3 June, alongside other members of the Royal Family.  This is an important appearance for Harry and Meghan, as it will be the couple's first outing together with the entire Royal Family since they stepped back from their own royal duties in 2020. But while they will appear at the event, The Telegraph reports that their children, Archie, 3, and Lilibet, almost one, are unlikely to attend.

It's not long now until Prince Harry, 37, and Meghan Markle, 40, join the Queen for the Platinum Jubilee celebrations. And while the focus of the Bank Holiday will be Her Majesty as she becomes the first British Monarch to celebrate a Platinum Jubilee after 70 years of service, people are also keen to know what the Royal Family will wear.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's wax figures re-joined the royal family's display room ahead of the queen's Platinum Jubilee next month.The famous wax museum originally separated the Duke and Duchess of Sussex' figures from the rest of their family members when the couple moved to California in 2020. Their reunion this week is only temporary, meant to commemorate their return to the UK to celebrate Queen Elizabeth's 70-year reign. «It felt only right that our figures come together once more on our Royal Throne Room set to join in the family festivities,» Tim Waters, Madame Tussauds London general manager, said in a statement. «We have a long history with The Royal Family, with British monarchs doing us the honour of sitting for our artists since 1809.

A celebration for the ages! The royal family is gearing up for Queen Elizabeth II‘s Platinum Jubilee, and the event is shaping up to be legendary.

Queen Elizabeth is getting ready for an incredible celebration with special guests! Taking place June 4 at Buckingham Palace, the Queen will be celebrating 70 years on the throne, and she will share the special moment with some of the most talented musicians.Broadcasted live on BBC One, Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee Concert will bring all major stars, including Diana Ross, Alicia Keys, Duran Duran, Andrea Bocelli, and Queen in collaboration with Adam Lambert, among others.Queen is set to be the opening act, with a special tribute for the Queen, playing the greatest hits of the iconic band, just in time for the anniversary.Original member of the band Brian May, shared his excitement to be a part of the incredible event, following the band’s performance at the Queen’s Golden Jubilee in 2002.“Twenty years after playing The Queen’s glorious Golden Jubilee we’re very happy to be invited again.

grounds of Windsor Castle! Tom Cruise appeared in the Royal Windsor Horse Show’s A Gallop Through History on Sunday evening. The Top Gun actor, 59, introduced the King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery during the Platinum Jubilee Celebration. Queen Elizabeth watches granddaughter drive carriage at Royal Windsor Horse Show.@TomCruise is in the building, sitting down for a pre-performance interview with @Schofe and @julie_etch.

The Queen appeared emotional as a moving tribute was paid to her late husband Prince Philip at the Platinum Jubilee celebration at the Royal Windsor Horse Show on 15 May. Her Majesty, 96, who was recently seen for her first outing in six weeks despite her health issues, got a little misty eyed as her granddaughter Lady Louise drove the late Duke of Edinburgh's carriage during the finale of the 'Gallop Through History' segment of the show.

Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle told the Queen that they never wanted a place on the Buckingham Palace balcony as part of her Platinum Jubilee celebration, claims a pal of the couple. However, the couple did insist on being able to attend Her Majesty’s Thanksgiving service, according to reports.The Queen is due to mark 70 years on the throne next month, with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex confirming they will return to the UK for the four day-long celebration along with their children Archie, 3, and Lilibet, who is due to turn one over the long Jubilee weekend on 4 June.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle "never asked" to stand beside the Queen on the Buckingham Palace balcony during the Platinum Jubilee and merely wanted to make sure their children met their great grandmother, it has been claimed.The couple, who gave up royal duties for a new life in the US in 2020, are flying in for the celebrations, bringing their three-year-old son Archie and their daughter Lilibet, named after the Queen, to the UK for the first time since stepping away two years ago. Baby Lili, who will turn one during the festivities, is yet to meet her grandad Prince Charles or the Queen and Archie last saw his royal relatives when he was just a few weeks old, reports the Mirror.

The Queen will reportedly use her Platinum Jubilee to emphasise "UK unity".

Prince William is reportedly worried that his brother, 37, will use conversations that they have at the Platinum Jubilee as material for Netflix shows. According to The Sun, a source said the Duke of Cambridge, 39, is "wary" of Prince Harry's decision to attend Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II's 70th anniversary celebrations with his wife Meghan Markle, 40, and their two children Archie, three, and 11 month old Lilibet.

Queen Elizabeth will celebrate her Platinum Jubilee, which honors her 70 years of reign. The event will host a variety of performances from the world’s biggest performers, including a “top secret” project that’s being developed by Lin-Manuel Miranda.

Prince Andrew and the Sussexes were axed from Buckingham Palace balcony for the Queen’s Jubilee amid concerns that the crowd may boo them, Royal insiders have claimed.

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are heading across the pond with their kids. The couple will attend Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee celebrations in June, a spokesperson for the pair confirmed to ET.What's more is they will be bringing their children, Archie and Lilibet, with them to the celebrations, marking the first time their daughter will meet the monarch since being born in Santa Barbara, California, last June. According to a source close to the royal family, the queen is delighted she will be meeting her great-granddaughter for the first time and excited to be able to spend time with Archie and Lili. ET understands Harry’s relatives are also looking forward to meeting the couple's infant daughter and seeing Archie, who is now a 3-year-old toddler. While ET has learned that it was the sovereign herself who invited Harry and Meghan to attend her celebrations, they will not be permitted to partake in the royal family's traditional balcony appearance at Buckingham Palace during the annual Trooping the Colour event.

Another reunion in the works. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are planning to attend Queen Elizabeth II‘s Platinum Jubilee, but the festivities will look a bit different than they have in the past.

K.J. Yossman UPDATE: CNN’s royal correspondent Max Foster has said that Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex – and their children Lilibet and Archie – will attend the Queen’s jubilee.