King Charles III’s Spokesperson Responds to Report Prince Harry Found Out About Queen’s Death 5 Minutes Before Announcement
usmagazine.comNew details of Prince Harry’s time in the U.K. are emerging as the British royal family continues to pay tribute to Queen Elizabeth II after her death.According to The Telegraph, the 38-year-old prince was informed that his 96-year-old grandmother had died five minutes before the official announcement on September 8 — and was the “last to know.” The British outlet reports that King Charles III called Harry when he was still on his way to Balmoral Castle in Scotland and by the time he landed, Buckingham Palace had informed the public of the queen’s death.A spokesperson for the king reacted to the reports in a rare statement to the Daily Mail on Sunday, September 18, hours before the queen’s state funeral on Monday, September 19. “The public was only informed after every family member had been informed,” the statement read, without going into the details of when Harry was clued in.Us Weekly confirmed at the time that Harry was on his way to see the queen after the palace announced that doctors were “concerned” about her health.
Charles and his siblings, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward, and Prince William also traveled to Scotland at the time.
Harry, for his part, flew in from London as he and Meghan Markle, who moved to the United States in 2020, were overseas for a scheduled appearance at the WellChild Awards.Harry and Meghan, 41, have since reunited with members of his family for several outings, including joining William and Princess Kate to speak to mourners who lined the streets of Windsor on September 10 and at a service at Westminster Hall on September 14.
Two days before the monarch’s state funeral on Monday, the brothers stood guard at the queen’s coffin for a final vigil outside of the Hall on
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