Meghan Markle & Harry Won’t Attend Prince Philip’s Memorial

Prince Harry & Meghan Markle are refusing to attend Prince Philip’s memorial service later this month.

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Prince Philip is Harry’s late-grandfather.

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Prince Philip died in April at 99-years-old.

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The couple’s decision to skip the memorial is not due to the strain between the royal family and Harry and Meghan.

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Harry has expressed his fears of returning to his homeland without proper security measures.

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A spokesperson for the former royal members said, “The Duke will not be returning to the UK in late March, ...

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but hopes to visit his grandmother as soon as possible.”

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Queen Elizabeth II contracted Covid-19 last year.

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She will be moving out of Buckingham Palace and into Windsor Castle.

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