Apparently their latest visit to the U.K. was once not what they hoped it would be.
A few weeks ago, the question burning on each royal follower’s thinking was Will they or won’t they?—as in, will the Sussexes return to Prince Harry’s home u . s . for his grandmother’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations?
Now that that reply is clear—spoiler alert: they did—a new query is emerging: Did they or didn’t they? We be aware of that the Sussexes—Harry, spouse Meghan Markle, and their two youngsters Archie and Lili—spent no time in public interacting with the Cambridges (Harry’s brother Prince William, wife Kate Middleton, and their three kids Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis). But did they spend any time together privately, no matter the busyness of the weekend?
The answer, unfortunately, looks to be a company no. Though royal expert Christopher Andersen, writer of Brothers and Wives: Inside the Private Lives of William, Kate, Harry, and Meghan (opens in new tab), says the weekend was “a glorious social gathering of the Queen as a character and of the monarchy,” Harry and Meghan’s attempt to “mend fences” with different individuals of the royal family proved unsuccessful, as the pair were “sidelined,” in accordance to Us Weekly.
On Thursday, both couples attended Trooping the Colour, the Cambridges very outfront in the day’s festivities, performing in the parade either on horseback (William) or in the carriage procession (Kate and the three kids), and, later, all 5 appeared on the Buckingham Palace balcony. The Sussexes, along with other non-working royals, watched the activities from the Major General’s Office.
On Friday, each couples attended the Service of Thanksgiving at St. Paul’s Cathedral, where “senior contributors of the royal family had been seated in the the front row and non-senior contributors in the 2nd row,” a source told Us Weekly, with a seating arrangement determined upon through the Palace in order “to keep away from any undesirable attention” on the two couples.
The Sussexes weren’t considered in public for the rest of the Jubilee weekend, and Page Six reviews they flew returned domestic to California early Sunday.
Before journeying to the U.K., Andersen advised Us Weekly that Harry and Meghan were “hopeful” to make strides in their relationships with different individuals of the royal family.
“They went there hoping to mend fences and ran into a brick wall,” he says. “I’m certain they anticipated to have a warmer welcome than what they received.”
Saturday marked a first birthday party for infant Lilibet Diana, named in honor of the Queen’s familial nickname and Harry’s late mother. Though it was already hooked up that the Cambridges wouldn’t be in a position to attend because of a pre-planned visit to Wales that day, “William and Kate made no effort at all to introduce Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis to [Lili],” Andersen tells Us Weekly, adding there is “a lot of tension” between the two couples. “As far as I know, nobody believes they spoke [to one another].”
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