Prince Harry Skipping Prince Philip’s Memorial May Worsen Family ‘Rift,’ Royal Expert Claims

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Prince Harry‘s decision to skip Prince Philip‘s memorial service could possibly worsen his relationship with the royal family — according to one royal expert.“It’s disappointing [because there] doesn’t appear to be any serious reason why he can’t be there,” Robert Jobson exclusively told Us Weekly after a spokesperson confirmed that Harry, 37, will not attend a Service of Thanksgiving in honor of his late grandfather. “He’s going to Holland for the Invictus Games shortly afterwards.”The memorial service will take place on March 29, nearly one year after Philip’s death in April 2021 at age 99.

Harry — who moved to California with wife Meghan Markle and children Archie, 2, and Lilibet, 9 months, in 2020 — traveled to England to attend the funeral, which was scaled back due to the coronavirus pandemic.

He also returned to the U.K. in July 2021, for the unveiling of a statue honoring his late mother, Princess Diana, in July 2021.However, in January, Harry applied for judicial review of a Home Office decision that he could not personally fund police protection for his family while in England.

After stepping down as a senior member of the royal family in January 2020, the Duke of Sussex offered to personally pay for U.K.