Buckingham Palace Responds After Report Suggests Prince Harry Only Found Out About The Queen’s Death Minutes Before It Was Made Public

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Buckingham Palace has responded to claims Prince Harry was only told about the Queen’s death five minutes before it was made public.

According to the Daily Mail, a spokesman for King Charles III said: “The public was only informed after every family member had been informed.” READ MORE: King Charles III Leaves Poignant Message On The Queen’s Coffin At Funeral The Daily Telegraph had previously suggested Harry was the last to know about the Queen’s passing.

The story has since been updated to state Harry was not treated any differently to other family members. The paper pointed out that this “highlights [the] gulf between Harry and the Royal Family.” READ MORE: King Charles III Fights Back Tears During ‘God Save The King’ At Queen Elizabeth II’s Funeral According to the Mail, it is true that Harry was told not long before the news became public, but that was because he was on a flight to Scotland so couldn’t be contacted.

The reports were shared the night before the Queen’s funeral, which took place on Monday. Harry couldn’t wear his military uniform during the service after stepping down as a senior royal in March 2020.