Prince Harry (L); Queen Elizabeth.Photo: Karwai Tang/WireImage; Victoria Jones - Pool/Getty
Prince Harrysays he was not invited on the flight that other royal family members took to Balmoral Castle in Scotland on the dayQueen Elizabeth IIdied.
The Duke of Sussex, 38, discussed the subject withAnderson Cooperon60 MinutesSunday night. The sit-down was his first U.S. television interview to promote his memoirSpare, out Tuesday.
Prince Harry andMeghan Markle, who relocated to California in 2020, were in Europe for a series of charity visits when the Queen’s doctors announced they were “concerned” for her health on Sept. 8, 2022. During his60 Minutesinterview, Harry said he tried to connect withPrince Williamon travel plans to Balmoral but wound up flying alone.
“I asked my brother — I said, ‘What are your plans? How are you andKate [Middleton]getting up there?’ And then, a couple of hours later, you know, all of the family members that live within the Windsor and Ascot area were jumping on a plane together, a plane with 12, 14, maybe 16 seats,” Harry said.
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“You were not invited on that plane?” Cooper, 55, asked.
“She was in her bedroom,” Harry continued. “I was actually — I was really happy for her. Because she’d finished life. She’d completed life, and her husband [Prince Philip] was waiting for her. And the two of them are buried together.”
The book jacket of Prince Harry’s memoir ‘Spare’.PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE
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PEOPLE previously confirmed thatPrince Harryflew aloneto Balmoral,Queen Elizabeth’s beloved retreat in the Scottish Highlands where she died on Sept. 8.King Charles IIIandPrincess Annewere already in the country for separate royal duties, whilePrince Williamtraveled north withPrince Andrew,Prince EdwardandSophie, Countess of Wessex.
As explained in astatementfrom Penguin Random House,Spareis an “intimate” and “heartfelt” look into the “experiences, adventures, losses, and life lessons” that have shapedPrince Harry.
source: people.com
