Death of Elizabeth II: how Prince Harry missed his last chance to see his grandmother

A few hours before the death of Elizabeth II, Thursday, September 8, children and grandchildren were still crowding at her bedside.

In the privacy of her home in Balmoral, Scotland, where she died, the queen breathed her last, surrounded by her children and grandchildren.

Among them, his son Charles III, new King of the United Kingdom, Andrew, Edward of Wessex, and Prince William.

A member of the Windsor clan, however, was missing: Harry, brother of the Duke of Cambridge, rebel prince and … grandson of the queen.

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At 6:30 p.m., when the flags fell at half-mast above Buckingham Palace to announce the death of the sovereign, Prince Harry was still flying over England.

As the

reports , the latter only landed at Aberdeen airport in the east of Scotland after his grandmother disappeared.

Fifteen minutes later, precisely.

It was not until 7:52 p.m., an hour and a half after the death, that he was finally able to join the members of his family in the Scottish residence.

A last appointment with the queen sounding like a missed act.

One more for Lady Di's son, exiled in California since 2020 with his wife Meghan Markle and his two children, Lilibet and Archie.

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Missed appointment

According to the words of Katie Nicholl, royal expert and editor at

on the GB News channel, relayed by the

, Prince Harry would have missed several opportunities to say goodbye to his grandmother, since his platinum jubilee last June.

The event marked their last interview, in which the monarch met Meghan and Harry's daughter, Lilibet (1 year old).

Katie Nicholl says that at the end of August, Elizabeth II had proposed to the Duke of Sussex to come and stay at his residence in Balmoral.

“The Queen always has that big sleepover at Balmoral.

They were invited to go there”, declared the specialist of the royal family.

An invitation however reiterated, but remained unanswered.

"They were asked to go to Birkhall with the Prince of Wales and didn't," added Katie Nicholl.

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A subtle tribute

Could Prince Harry be harboring regrets?

If the latter has not spoken since the death of the monarch, he wanted to pay him a subtle tribute on the interface of the site of his Archewell foundation, created with Meghan Markle.

Since September 8, it has displayed a black screen, followed by an epitaph: "In memory of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II - 1926 to 2022".

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Coming alone to pray at Balmoral, Prince William's brother then caused a surprise, this Friday, September 9, by boarding for his return trip to Aberdeen airport.

He is the first of the clan members to leave the Scottish residence.

According to several media, he would go to Windsor, where part of the tributes to the Queen will take place in the coming days.