The Sussexes are again on the town.
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry made their first official public look at Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee on Friday.
The couple joined different members of the royal household, together with Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall; Prince William and Kate Middleton; Prince Edward; and Princess Anne, at London’s St Paul’s Cathedral for a service of thanksgiving in honor of the queen’s 70 years on the throne.
Harry and Meghan attended Thursday’s Trooping the Color, the official celebration of the British monarch’s birthday, although they did not appear with other members of the royal family on the Buckingham Palace balcony, as they’re not working royals.
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The service marked the Sussexes’ first public appearance alongside the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge since March 2020, when each {couples} attended a Commonwealth Day service at Westminster Abbey. Meghan and Harry formally stepped back as working royals that month and moved to California, the place they now reside.
On Friday, the royal {couples} didn’t sit on the identical facet of the church, and weren’t seen collectively earlier than or after the service.
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Buckingham Palace introduced on Thursday night time that the Queen herself would not attend Friday’s service due to well being issues.
“Taking into consideration the journey and exercise required to take part … Her Majesty with nice reluctance has concluded that she won’t attend,” the palace mentioned in a press release.
The 96-year-old monarch skilled “some discomfort” throughout Thursday’s occasions, the palace added. The queen’s disgraced son, Prince Andrew, additionally bowed out of the service after he tested positive for Covid-19.
A supply near the duke informed HuffPost on Thursday that Andrew was “naturally disenchanted and saddened that he won’t be able to affix different royal relations” on the service.
Take a look at extra footage of the Platinum Jubilee celebrations beneath:
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Prince Louis lets out a yell as members of the Royal Air Power fly previous Buckingham Palace in London.
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The royal household on the balcony of Buckingham Palace throughout Trooping the Color on June 2.
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Prince Charles and Prince William at Trooping the Color, also called the Queen’s Birthday Parade. It’s a navy ceremony carried out by regiments of the British Military that has taken place because the mid-17th century and marks the official birthday of the British sovereign.
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Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, and the Duchess of Cambridge journey by carriage at Trooping the Color.
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Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis of Cambridge throughout Trooping the Color.
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The Family Cavalry rides down The Mall throughout the Trooping the Color parade.
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The queen’s daughter Princess Anne throughout the Trooping the Color parade.
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Animal revolt activists are arrested throughout Trooping the Color.
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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s youngsters on the balcony of Buckingham Palace.
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A re-enactor checks his cellphone forward of a ceremony for the beacon lighting at a bit of Hadrian’s Wall in northern England on June 2, part of Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations.
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Queen Elizabeth II touches the Commonwealth Nations Globe to begin the lighting of the Principal Beacon at Windsor Fort on June 2.
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Projections displayed on the entrance of Buckingham Palace depict Queen Elizabeth II throughout the lighting of the beacon on June 2.
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