Mourning Her Majesty. Prince
Harry is “full of sorrow and regret about not saying ‘goodbye’” to the
late Queen Elizabeth II amid the ongoing drama with his family, a
source told Us Weekly.
“Harry is guilt-stricken,” the
insider said on Friday, September 9. “They met up a couple of times during the
Platinum Jubilee, but he by no means expected it to be the last time he saw
her.”
The source also noted the Duke
of Sussex, 37, “loved his grandmother with all his heart and is going through a
terrible time right now.”
Harry was seen arriving after
the royal family announced Queen Elizabeth’s death on Thursday, September 8.
His wife, Meghan Markle, did not accompany him. Other royals
including Harry’s brother, Prince William, their father — who is
now King Charles III — and Camilla, Queen Consort, rushed
to Balmoral Castle to be by the queen’s side ahead of her
passing.
“The Queen died peacefully at
Balmoral this afternoon,” a statement read from the royal family’s official
Twitter account that day. “The King and The Queen Consort will remain at Balmoral
this evening and will return to London tomorrow.”
A separate source exclusively
explained to In Touch that there was “strife” between Harry and other
members of the family because they confirmed the news of the queen’s death
before he arrived.
“Emotions are running high
right now, and Harry was hoping his family would wait,” the insider said on
Friday, September 9, adding that viewers will “be seeing [the family] unite in
public, but behind closed doors, there remains underlying tension.”
In January 2020, Harry and
Meghan, 41, announced they were stepping down as members of the royal family.
More than one year later, the couple made several shocking allegations about
the royals in a tell-all CBS interview. However, Harry claimed that he confided
in the queen prior to their exit.
“No, I never blindsided my
grandmother,” he said at the time. “I have too much respect for her.”
