For over two weeks, unforeseen circumstances have kept Prince Harry and Meghan Markle away from their two children, Archie and Lilibet Diana.
Markle and her husband initially traveled to Europe to participate in multiple charity events. However, the pair might be staying in London for almost a month because of the death of Queen Elizabeth II.
Prince Harry and his wife have reunited with King Charles, Prince William, and Kate Middleton to participate in events leading to the funeral that will take place at Westminster Abbey on Monday, September 19.
It has been reported by multiple media outlets, including The Telegraph, that The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have been seriously thinking about flying their children to the UK.
The plan was to have Markle’s mother, Doria Ragland, fly to London with Archie and Lilibet via private jet to attend Her Majesty‘s funeral possibly.
However, days after the story broke, it was revealed that Prince Harry and Markle had changed their minds and decided to let their children stay in California.
One royal expert explained that Markle and her spouse came to the conclusion that it was not ideal or appropriate to have children so young at such a somber event.
Royal author Bryony Gordon revealed via The Telegraph that Prince Harry opted not to have Archie and Lilibet by his side because he wanted to shield them “from similar painful experiences he dealt with as a child when his mother, Princess Diana, tragically died.”
The royal commentator said: “As for Archie and Lilibet, it seems unlikely that they will be flown over to the UK, as has been rumored. The Duke is keen to shield them from the painful experiences he had as a child, and the most agonizing of which involved having to walk behind his mother’s coffin at age 12”.
The reporter went on to say that she believes that Queen Elizabeth’s funeral will undoubtedly bring up painful memories for Prince Harry and his brother, Prince William.
In a past interview with Bryony Gordon, Prince Harry addressed the agonizing pain left by the loss of his mother and the consequences that it had on his life as a young man.
Prince Harry shared: “I can safely say that losing my mum at the age of 12, and therefore shutting down all my emotions for the last 20 years, has had a quite profound effect on not only my personal life but my work as well.”
The climate activist went on to confess: “I have probably been close to a complete breakdown on a number of occasions when all sorts of grief and sort of lies and misconceptions and everything are coming from you from every angle. My way of dealing with it was sticking my head in the sand, refusing to ever think about my mum, because why would that help?”
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