Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Will Supposedly Be ‘Part of the Crowd’ at Special Platinum Jubilee Event
TL; DR:
- Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will be in the U.K. for Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations.
- A royal expert says the first time the public will “really see” the couple is at a church service honoring Queen Elizabeth II on June 3, 2022.
- Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s Platinum Jubilee visit may include another public appearance at the end of the weekend.
Get ready for a Prince Harry and Meghan Markle sighting. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are traveling to the U.K. for Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee weekend. So where can royal fans expect to see the couple? They’re likely to be faces in the crowd at a church service honoring Harry’s grandmother.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle head back to the U.K. after stepping back from royal life
Harry and Meghan’s Platinum Jubilee visit is not only a big deal for Queen Elizabeth but for them too. They’ll be there celebrating 70 years of the monarch’s reign. And, in doing so, the pair will be making their first major joint appearance in the U.K. since stepping down as senior royals in 2020
Prior to the long weekend’s festivities, Harry and Meghan privately visited Queen Elizabeth. In April 2022 they made a stop at Windsor Castle on their way to the Netherlands for the Invictus Games.
Before that, Harry traveled to England for the April 2021 funeral of his grandfather, Prince Philip. Then once again, in July 2021, for a Princess Diana statue unveiling.
Meanwhile, Meghan has yet to return to the U.K., apart from the short visit with Queen Elizabeth, in any major capacity. The Platinum Jubilee visit will mark her first return. The same goes for her and Harry’s 3-year-old son, Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor, who hasn’t been in the U.K. since 2020.
Additionally, Harry and Meghan’s daughter, Lilibet Diana Mountbatten-Windsor, will be traveling to the U.K. for the first time. Not only will she turn 1 during the visit but she’s also expected to meet her namesake, Queen Elizabeth.
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry will be ‘part of the crowd’ at Queen Elizabeth’s Service of Thanksgiving
One of the many events during the Platinum Jubilee weekend is a Service of Thanksgiving. Held at St. Paul’s Cathedral, it will take place on June 4, 2022. Queen Elizabeth will be honored and royals are expected to attend, including Meghan and Harry.
As a “highly-placed royal source” told The Post per Page Six, the couple, who now live in California, will be faces among many.
“The first time you will really see Meghan and Harry in public during the celebrations will be at the Service of Thanksgiving at St Paul’s Cathedral on Friday, where they will be just a part of the crowd sitting in a church pew,” they said.
According to Meghan and Harry’s biographer, Omid Scobie, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex were “very keen” to take part in the festivities. Scobie said they supposedly preferred the Service of Thanksgiving to a Buckingham Palace balcony appearance.
“I’m told by a source that the Duke of Sussex had actually expressed some time ago that he and Meghan were very keen to be a part of the jubilee engagements, including the National Service of Thanksgiving at St Paul’s Cathedral,” Scobie said, adding, “But less so for the formal balcony moment, which was felt on both sides to be more appropriate for their lives prior to stepping back.”
They may make another appearance at the end of the Platinum Jubilee weekend
Harry and Meghan could have a balcony appearance after all. A royal correspondent told Express a second balcony appearance with the couple isn’t out of the question. Richard Palmer said there’s something planned for the jubilee finale but officials are “keeping it close to their chest about exactly what will happen.”
“It’s not entirely clear whether the royal family will be in a royal box or whether they will go on the balcony,” he explained. Palmer added that during a briefing a royal aide “smiled and nodded his head” when a colleague asked if there’d be another “balcony moment.” They “implied yes,” however, “what he said was non-committal.”
