The return of the “Sussex”, who came from the United States with their two young children for the jubilee celebrations, has caused a lot of hostile ink to flow, a reflection of great unpopularity in the United Kingdom since their departure and their resounding confessions to American television. After the family tensions of the past two years, all gestures and looks before, during and following the service have been examined with a magnifying glass.
For two years, relations between Harry, 37, and William, 39, second in line to the throne, have been almost non-existent. They are hardly better with her father Prince Charles, heir to the crown.
While many royal watchers looked forward to seeing Prince William once more alongside his brother Prince Harry during the religious service which took place this Friday in St Paul’s Cathedral in honor of the Platinum Jubilee of the Sovereign, it would seem that everything had been thought out so that the sons of Princess Diana did not cross paths.
While Prince William and his wife Kate took their places in the right part of the Cathedral near Prince Charles and Camilla, Harry and Meghan were escorted to their seats in the left part. The Sussexes had to make their way past cousins Beatrice and Eugenie, who were already seated, to get to their seats.
At one point during the celebration, Prince Harry was seen with his mouth hanging open, appearing to enjoy a joke with another member of the royal family sitting near him. Beatrice, seated a few seats lower, was also smiling in the same direction.
At the end of the religious service, the two couples of Sussex and Cambridge were not photographed together while many hoped for the symbolic shot of reconciliation.
The Great Absent Queen
Buckingham Palace announced on Thursday evening the “reluctant” absence of the 96-year-old monarch, yet head of the Church and very religious, due to a certain “discomfort”. As more and more often, the queen, who has difficulty walking, was represented there by her heir Charles.