Prince Harry returned to
the royal fold for the Queen’s Jubilee celebrations – but his and
Meghan Markle’s relegated seats were a telling sign of their change in status.
Far across the aisle from the Prince of Wales, the Duchess of Cornwall and the
Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Harry and Meghan sat in the second row, behind
the Wessex family and the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester. This has sparked
Harry to rethink his royal title, royal expert Neil Sean has claimed.
Speaking on his YouTube
channel, Mr. Sean said: “Prince Harry was very vocal about being trapped
within the British monarchy.
“He claimed that he was
living in a goldfish bowl which is really conflicting when he wanted to dash
over for the Platinum Jubilee celebrations to make sure that he was seen.
“It’s very difficult when
your paymasters like Netflix and Spotify, you’re a celebrity, not a royal.
“Apparently he’s not gone
off in a bit of a huff because of the way he was treated at the Platinum
Jubilee.
“Prince Harry thinks that
perhaps it may be a good idea to relinquish the titles that so many people are
going on about.
“Perhaps as an individual,
he knows that they could never take away the title Prince Harry that’s his
birthright.”
Working royals filled the
front-row chairs, meaning there was no place there for Harry and Meghan in the
prime positions.
They no longer use their HRH
styles and the event was their first public appearance alongside the Windsors
since they stepped down as senior royals two years ago amid the Megxit storm.
They did however make a solo
procession, holding each other’s hand, down the nave of St Paul’s Cathedral,
after the rest of the mass of more than 40 royals and before future king
Charles and the Cambridges.
They were personally escorted
by Lieutenant Colonel Sir Alexander Matheson of Matheson, the Queen’s Senior
Gentleman Usher.
With little happening at grand
choreographed royal occasions by chance, it appeared to be a recognition of
Harry’s place as sixth in line and a former spare to the heir and of the way
things used to be.
Meghan, in an elegant Dior
trench coat and matching hat, smiled as she walked through the church, while
Harry bit his lip at times, while also nodding greetings to members of the
congregation.
