Royal Family News: Will Meghan Markle Attend Queen Elizabeth’s Funeral

British royal family news shows that Queen Elizabeth, the UK’s longest reigning monarch, died Thursday at her Balmoral estate, at the age of 96. Two of her four children were with her, the rest of her family made a hurried dash to say goodbye, but were too late.

One of those relatives was her grandson Prince Harry, who left his wife Meghan Markle behind as he raced to Balmoral. Later news emerged that the pair would remain in London for the ten day mourning period, and attend the funeral. Now comes word that Meghan may skip Queen Elizabeth’s funeral as well.

Royal Family News – Will Meghan Be At The Queen’s Funeral?

A royal expert told Fox News Digital that while Harry is expected at the funeral, his wife, former basic cable actress Meghan Markle, may not be in attendance.

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Shannon Felton Spence is a Former British public affairs official and he stated that Meghan could return home to be with their two young children, Archie, 3, and Lilibet, 1.

The pair were in Europe for a three-event tour.

Royal Family News – Will Meghan Be At The Queen’s Funeral?

The expert said, “Harry will likely stay in the U.K. until the funeral. I can’t imagine Meghan won’t attend, but again from a human perspective, Meghan was expecting to leave the kids for six days, not weeks, so [it] may not be possible for her to stay the whole time.”

Harry and Markle married in 2018 and infamously left the monarchy to live private lives in Montecito, California. They relocated to the U.S. in 2020 after dropping their roles as senior working royals. the move was labeled “Megxit” and reportedly led to, “a rift in the royal family.”

According to Fox News, “The couple were scheduled to attend the WellChild Awards in London on Thursday night. Prince Harry was due to give a speech at the event for the charity organization, which provides aid to seriously ill children and their families.”

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Their visit was cancelled as the Harry Duke of Sussex raced to Balmoral Castle after doctors became concerned for the queen’s health and issued an extremely rare statement in regard to her condition. “He arrived at Aberdeen airport at 6:46 p.m. GMT, 16 minutes after the royal family announced her death at 6:30 p.m., according to flight tracking data.” Media also reported that while Harry was the last to arrive, he was the first to leave.

“Prince Harry’s older brother Prince William, Prince Edward and his wife, Sophie, and Prince Andrew flew to Scotland together on a Royal Air Force jet earlier in the day, arriving at 4 p.m.”

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