This Saturday, Guillermo and Harry walked behind Felipe de Edimburgo’s coffin to show themselves united in the final farewell to a grandfather who stood by his side years ago, on September 6, 1997, in another painful funeral procession. His mother’s, Princess Diana. But today the distance between them is more than clearRather than walking side by side as per protocol rules, their cousin Peter Phillips separated them. Already in the chapel of St. George, unable to line up three people, the Duke of Cambridge has walked with Peter Phillips and the Duke of Sussex next to the Earl of Snowdon. At the ensuing ceremony, the distance was even greaterWilliam has sat next to his wife, the Duchess of Cambridge, and Harry, all alone, in the same row of seats as the Queen, Princess Anne and her husband, Vice Admiral Timothy Laurence, and Prince Andrew.
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The death of the Duke of Edinburgh led to this long-awaited, if distant, reunion. That of Prince Harry with his family and in particular with his brother William. This reunion could have happened a few days before Felipe de Edimburgo’s funeral, as the Duke of Sussex landed at Heathrow Airport from the United States on Monday, April 12. But the quarantine Harry had to keep at Frogmore Cottage, his official UK residence, prevented this.In any case, it is the first time that Harry has been reunited with his family in more than a year, having given up his institutional obligations in 2020 and after traveling through Canada with Meghan Markle and her son Archie to the United States. moved. It is also the first time that Harry has returned to his old home after the controversial interview with Oprah Winfrey, in which the Duke and Duchess of Sussex spoke openly about the reasons for his estrangement from the Windsors and provided details of his life in the palace. : family conflicts., alleged examples of racism and extreme loneliness, which would ultimately have endangered Meghan’s mental health, as she herself confessed.
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Harry attended his grandfather’s funeral aloneThe Duchess of Sussex did not accompany him. Her absence is justified as she is in the third trimester of her pregnancy. According to the couple in their conversation with Oprah, the baby they are expecting is a girl and will be born in the summer. “I’ve got a boy and I’ll have a girl. What more could you want?” Harry acknowledged, adding that they will not have any more children: “Now we have our family, the four of us and our two dogs.”
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Harry dressed in stern mourning at his grandfather’s funeral, just like the rest of the Windsors. It fulfilled the mandate of the Queen, who wanted to prevent both Harry himself and his son Prince Andrew, both members of the British Royal Family. the only ones present without the privilege of wearing a military uniformIt should be remembered that in February, when the Sussexes confirmed to the Queen that they would not resume their status as official members of the British Royal Family, the sovereign withdrew from Harry the military honor and the boards of numerous organizations.It hurt me, but at the same time, I fully respect my grandmother’s decisionHarry explained to Oprah.
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In the now legendary Sussex interview, dat It was widely criticized because the broadcast coincided with the hospitalization of Felipe de EdimburgoThe couple claimed to be very knowledgeable about the Duke’s health and did not criticize the Queen in any way. “I’ve talked to her more in the last year than in many years. We have a really good relationship,” said Harry. At the same time, he confessed that his relationship with his father had deteriorated“I’ll always love my dad, but I’m disappointed because he knows how much this hurts, and Archie is his grandson,” he complained. Harry also claimed to love his brother, Prince William, and remembered the “hell” they went through together when they lost their mother. But now, in his words, they are “on different paths.”
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This distance, further evidenced by his grandfather’s farewell, does not stop the Duke of Sussex from expressing ‘immense sympathy’ for both his brother and his father, Prince Charles, whom he considers ‘imprisoned’ in the institution. , as he confessed. to Oprah.They cannot leave. I was also trapped. I didn’t see a way out, you know? I was trapped but didn’t know I wasHarry confirmed. Something that changed when he met his wife, Meghan, and their “worlds collided in the most amazing way.”
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During the ceremony, headed by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, along with the Dean of Windsor, David ConnerHarry also coincided with his sister-in-law, Kate Middleton, starring a highly anticipated photo, as the name of the Duchess of Cambridge emerged in the explosive interview with Oprah. It should be remembered that the Duchess of Sussex revealed that it was not she who made Kate cry as she completed preparations for her wedding to Prince Harry, but “quite the opposite”. “A few days before the wedding, she (Kate) was upset about something to do with the girls’ dresses and it made me cry, it hurt my feelings. I thought knowing what was happening to my dad , it made no sense not to support me ”. Later “he sent me flowers and a note apologizing. He did what I would have done if I knew I had hurt someone: take responsibility.”
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When the British press told the story backwards months later, it was a surprise to Meghan to see that no one in the royal family denied it.If you love me, you don’t have to hate her. And if you love her, you don’t have to hate me. They want a story with a heroine and a villainShe said, adding that it wasn’t ‘confrontation’, that it wouldn’t be ‘fair’ for Kate to go into detail and that it was ‘hard to come across’ to be blamed for something she didn’t do. think the story I made Kate cry was the beginning of the murder of a real character And they knew it wasn’t true I started to understand that not only would they not protect me, but they were even willing to lie to protect other family members, ”he concluded.
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After the religious service, the Queen, members of the British Royal Family and relatives of the Duke of Edinburgh left St. George’s Chapel through Galileo’s portico. Already abroad, Guillermo and Harry have had a short approach. They have been seen walking and talking togetherPrince Charles, for his part, was a few steps ahead with his wife, the Duchess of Cornwall, and the Duchess of Cambridge, a few steps behind her husband and brother-in-law, while chatting with Sophie de Wessex and Lady Louise Windsor.
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The Duke of Edinburgh’s farewell took place in Windsor Castle, the same enclave where Harry and Meghan sealed their love almost three years ago. On May 18, 2018, the British Royal Family celebrated the happiness of the newlyweds. No one suspected then that that couple whose union they were celebrating would cause one of the greatest institutional crises of the British monarchy.