How long will Harry stay at Frogmore Cottage? Prince Charles to 'spend time' with son and walk around Windsor
Prince Harry reportedly returned to Frogmore Cottage after attending his grandfather Prince Philip's funeral. The Duke of Sussex, who traveled from his home in Los Angeles to Windsor, broke his 10-day quarantine on Sunday, April 18, for the funeral that was held at St George's Chapel on Saturday, April 17.
He was allowed to attend Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh's funeral on compassionate grounds. As per the government's Covid-19 policy, he is required to continue his self-isolation at "all other times", and therefore it is expected that he will return to Frogmore Cottage, also in Windsor, to complete the process.
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The idea of holding a wake at Windsor Castle has apparently been abandoned. However, a source claims that Prince Charles, who was visibly moved before and after the service, wanted to spend time with the younger of his two sons and possibly have him join the Prince of Wales for a stroll.
"There has been talk that Charles will walk around Windsor with Harry to look at some of the tributes and spend some time together," the source stated, according to a report by the Daily Mail.
How long will Prince Harry stay at Frogmore Cottage?
Harry, on the other hand, is said to be eager to return to America to be with his wife Meghan Markle, who is seven months pregnant with their second child. He may, in fact, fly back to Los Angeles as soon as tomorrow, the report stated.
Frogmore Cottage was Harry's old residence, which he shared with his wife Meghan, 39. The couple has a son, Archie, who is 23 months old. Since giving up their posts in the royal family in January of last year, the pair relocated to Canada and then to Los Angeles. Frogmore Cottage is now on a permanent loan to Princess Eugenie, the younger daughter of Prince Andrew, Duke of York.
He met Princess Eugenie's newborn son
Princess Eugenie, the daughter of Prince Philip's middle son and his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson, welcomed her first child with longtime boyfriend-turned-husband Jack Brooksbank in February this year. The two-month-old August Philip Hawke Brooksbank is unlikely to have met many members of the royal family.
However, a source told Us Weekly that after returning to Frogmore Cottage, Harry has been introduced to his cousin's firstborn. Prince Harry met Princess Eugenie's newborn son, August, upon his return to the UK for their grandfather Prince Philip's funeral.
“Frogmore Cottage continues to be (the couple’s) residence in the UK and they are delighted to be able to open up their home to Princess Eugenie and Jack as they start their own family,” royal reporter and Meghan Markle's biographer Omid Scobie tweeted last November, quoting a Sussex source. “They have not moved out and will still stay at the house during UK visits.”
The cousins are known to be really close to each other as well as their grandfather, Prince Philip. The duo is two of eight grandchildren the departed Duke of Edinburgh shared with the Queen, 94. “Out of all the Queen’s grandchildren, Harry and Eugenie have one of the most natural connections,” authors Scobie and Carolyn Durand discussed in their new book 'Finding Freedom'. “Like Harry, Eugenie is loyal, honest and great fun. The two had many nights out together in London.”
United face for the funeral
According to Express.co.uk, Harry has spoken with his estranged brother Prince William and father Prince Charles, as well as Eugenie and her older sister Princess Beatrice, to "park any disputes" in honor of Philip's funeral.
Despite the continuing feud between the Sussexes and the rest of the Firm, courtesy the couple's bombshell CBS interview with Oprah Winfrey last month, it is expected that the royal family will put up a united face for the funeral this weekend. Many royal watchers are also hoping that this occasion will help brothers Harry and William, in particular, mend their fraught friendship.
