Queen ‘excitedly' took Prince Harry’s calls after he moved to US but was ‘perplexed by his complaints’
LONDON, UK: The Queen's death was a sorrowfully emotional time for the royal family, and even more difficult for Prince Harry, as the two shared an "unique bond" over the years. Although the royal family was left shaken after Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's stepped down from the royal family as full-time members in March 2019, the Queen always supported Harry in whatever he decided to do.
During the Queen's state funeral, an emotional Harry could be seen holding back his tears as he mourned his beloved grandmother. "Harry was not just mourning the loss of a grandmother she was also the figure to whom in his anguish he turned as his royal life unravelled," royal expert Richard Kay said. "There is no doubt that grandson and monarch had a close bond," he wrote in Daily Mail. Kay also wrote how royal staff told him that when Harry first moved to America, the Queen would answer his calls excitedly but shortly she grew weary of his complaints.
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"In the early days of Harry's exile in America, the Queen would excitedly take his phone calls. Over time this changed and she later became perplexed by Harry's complaints,” Kay wrote.
Harry is also expected to release his much-anticipated memoir in which he will detail his life not as the prince he was born into but as the man he has become, according to Penguin Random House. Prince Harry's bombshell book is speculated to include insights into his relationship with his father King Charles III and Queen consort Camilla, besides memories of his mother Princess Diana. But one thing is for certain that Harry will not mention anything ill about the late Queen, as he has always had the utmost respect for his grandmother. However, the book which was suppose to release by the end of this year has now been pushed to next year following the Queen's death.
Harry and Meghan were reported to fly back to US as soon as possible after the Queen's funeral but the couple stayed at Frogmore Cottage, in Windsor. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex had already been in Europe for a tour when they were informed of Her Majesty's failing health. Unfortunately, Prince Harry could not make it on time to bid his final goodbye to his grandmother who died on September 8 at Balmoral castle. Now after the funeral services, the couple is expected to rush back to their children Archie, 3, and Lilibet, 1, whom they last saw on September 3, nearly three weeks ago, reported The Telegraph. The children are now being looked after by Meghan's mother Doria Ragland, 66, while the Sussexes have been away.