Meghan Markle may not have attended Prince Philip’s funeral, but she was not far from the royal family, according to a new report.
The Duchess of Sussex, 39, is currently pregnant and was advised by doctors not to travel to the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II’s husband earlier this month. However, Markle’s husband and Philip’s grandson, Prince Harry, did make the trip.
It has previously been reported that Markle sent a heartfelt handwritten note next to a wreath to the family for the funeral, but a new source has indicated that she and her own son, Archie, took it one step further.
“Meghan spoke to Harry before his grandfather’s funeral,” the source told People magazine. Meghan and Archie also spoke to the Queen earlier this week.
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Earlier, an insider told the outlet that when Markle was advised not to travel to the funeral, she contacted the queen, 95, and “expressed condolences.”
Meghan Markle was advised by doctors not to travel to Prince Philip’s funeral in the UK, but spoke to Queen Elizabeth II prior to the ceremony.
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“The Queen understands why she is currently unable to travel,” added the source at the time. The Queen herself has four children: Charles, Anne, Andrew and Edward.
Markle also watched the funeral on television from the home she shares with Harry in Montecito, California.
A source recently told the outlet that Markle and Harry were “in touch every day” while visiting the UK for the funeral.
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“She knows the trip to England has been difficult for Harry. He didn’t want to leave Meghan and Archie alone,” they said. However, Meghan has urged him every day that everything is okay. She didn’t want him to worry. ”
It has been reported that Queen Elizabeth II ‘understands’ why Meghan Markle was unable to attend Prince Philip’s funeral. (Photo by Chris Jackson / Getty Images)
Another insider said: “It has been a very difficult time. The Duke [of Edinburgh] was the head of the family, and if there was a time when they would get together, it is now. “
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Despite tensions between the couple and several members of the royal family, Harry said in February that he had kept in touch with his grandparents via video calls.
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“My grandparents both do Zoom,” Harry said in a conversation with James Corden. “They saw Archie running around.”