The Queen has
awarded Prince Harry a medal on his return to the UK for her Platinum
Jubilee.
The privately-funded medals
are commemorative, in honour of the monarch’s incredible 70-year reign,
and have been distributed to both working and non-working members of the
royal family.
The gold medals are attached
to the red, white, and blue ribbon and feature the Queen’s profile with her regnal
name, Elizabeth II, and the Latin inscription Dei Gratia Regina, which
means By the Grace of God, Queen.
Harry and his wife Meghan
Markle flew from the U.S to London on Wednesday, ahead of the Queen’s
celebrations. They were photographed watching Trooping the Colour the
following day from inside the Major General’s Office with other
non-working royals, including Zara Phillips and Peter Phillips’ children, with
whom they both appeared to have a sweet bond.
At one point, they could even
be seen playfully telling Isla Phillips and Lena Tindall to be quiet as
they took in the parade!
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Prince Harry wore the special medal on Friday
On Friday, the couple attended
the Queen’s service of thanksgiving at St Paul’s Cathedral, alongside the Duke
and Duchess of Sussex, the Duchess of Cornwall, and Princesses Eugenie and
Beatrice, among others.
However, they were not in
attendance at a reception in Guildhall following the event.
The couple has kept a low
profile since stepping back as senior working members of the royal family in
early 2020, and have also largely kept their children out of the public eye.
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Harry and Meghan attended the service of thanksgiving for the Queen
They flew to the UK with
Archie, three, and Lili, who turns one on Saturday and are expected to
meet with the Queen and introduce her to their daughter privately.
It is believed that the family
of four are spending their time in the UK at Frogmore Cottage, Harry and
Meghan’s Windsor residence.
The home was where the couple
spent their final period as working royals before moving to Canada and then
America, and it was recently reported that they extended the lease on a
12-month rolling arrangement.
