Prince Harry at Buckingham Palace for 30 mins after Coronation but ‘didn’t meet family’

2023-05-09

Prince Harry visited Buckingham Palace following last Saturday's Coronation of King Charles, but didn't see any of the Royal Family, according to reports.

The Duke of Sussex was in and out of the Royal residence within half-an-hour following the elaborate service, which saw his father officially crowned as King, says the Telegraph.

But the publication emphasises that any lack of contact with his estranged family was purely due to practical reasons, with the duke eager to get home to his wife and children.

Despite initial speculation as to whether or not he would be attending, Harry arrived by car on Saturday, which viewers at home saw him leaving as he walked towards the entrance to the church.

The father-of-two – whose wife Meghan Markle, 41, remained in the States with their two children over the weekend – was accompanied by his other cousins, Princess Beatrice, 34, and Princess Eugenie, 33, as well as their respective husbands, as he entered the service.

He was seated in the third row for the crowning of Charles, 74, and his step-mother Queen Camilla, 75, in Westminster Abbey, and was placed two rows behind his brother, Prince William.

The Prince had no formal role in the ceremony, did not join the family for official Coronation portraits and – though he was filmed having relished in a sweet 'Hi' moment with beloved cousin Zara Tindall on the steps of the Abbey – he is not known to have spoken to them.

But following the ceremony, it is thought that Harry stopped in the central London palace for a quiet moment away from the spotlight, before he was papped at Heathrow Airport catching a flight back to Los Angeles to be with son Archie for his fourth birthday.

Harry arrived at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) at around 7.30pm local time (3.30am UK) to reunite with his son.

His appearance at the Coronation marked his first public appearance alongside the royals since he lambasted his family in his widely-debated memoir Spare, which was released earlier this year.

Following the ceremony however, the Daily Mail reported that the King toasted his absent grandson on his birthday at a family celebration at the Palace.

Charles is said to have toasted "those that weren’t there" and wished his other grandson a very happy birthday "wherever he was".

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