Harry and Meghan to 'keep it simple' to avoid ECLIPSING the Queen on her Jubilee
Sources have claimed that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are planning to "keep it simple" and avoid carrying out their own engagements during their trip to England for the Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebrations.
According to insiders privy to their travel plans, Harry, 37, and Meghan, 40, will reportedly arrive in the UK without any senior staff, only flanked by a small security team, and leave their most trusted staff back home in California. The pair is expected to stay at their Windsor home of Frogmore Cottage along with their two children Archie and Lilibet, albeit without any senior staff.
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Sources told ITV News that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are expected to attend the Service of Thanksgiving with the Queen at St Paul's Cathedral on Friday morning, June 3, as well as the BBC's Party at the Palace the next evening, June 4. However, they said Harry and Meghan will not carry out their own agenda while in Britain in order to avoid overshadowing the four-day weekend of celebrations to commemorate the Queen's 70-year reign. The Sussexes, who stepped down as senior royals more than two years ago, received an invitation for the events from the 96-year-old monarch, who is also Harry's grandmother.
While Harry and Meghan have reportedly been barred from joining the Royal Family on the Buckingham Palace balcony on Thursday, June 2, following Trooping the Colour, the couple is expected to attend St. Paul's service and Palace pop concert. According to sources, they are likely to bring along Meghan's mother Doria Ragland to stay at Frogmore Cottage, on which they are reported to have taken another year's lease. The property was where the couple spent their final weeks as working royals before making the move to North America. Frogmore, a Grade-II listed property owned by the Crown Estate, was a gift from the Queen to the newly-wedded couple. It is currently being used by Princess Eugenie and her husband who are said to be traveling abroad at the time of publication.
Harry and Meghan have settled down in the celebrity enclave of Montecito in California, purchasing a lavish home and launching a non-profit foundation. The pair has signed multiple lucrative deals estimated to be worth well over $100 million -- including agreements with Spotify and Netflix -- that have given them the wherewithal to maintain their luxurious lifestyle and public image.
According to the Daily Mail, the Queen is looking forward to spending time with the family on Saturday, when Lilibet turns 1. It's worth noting that she has never met her granddaughter and has not seen Archie in person since he was taken by his parents to Canada and then the US. Meanwhile, speculation is rife that Harry and Meghan may try to get their toddler daughter christened while they are in the private chapel at Windsor Castle, where Archie was also christened in 2019.