Prince Harry Is ‘Struggling’ With Queen Elizabeth II’s Death

Lacking the matriarch. The royal household — and significantly Prince Harry — are doing their finest to manage following the demise of Queen Elizabeth II, an insider solely tells Us Weekly.

“The royals knew Elizabeth’s finish was close to, however mentally, she was as sharp as ever proper till it was her time to go,” the supply explains. “The entire royals are struggling to come back to phrases with the devastating information.”

The Duke of Sussex, 37, is particularly upset that he didn’t arrive in Scotland till after his grandmother had already died on Thursday, September 8. The BetterUp CIO and his spouse, Meghan Markle, had been in London, the place they had been meant to attend the WellChild Awards. The Fits alum, 41, stayed behind as her husband traveled to Balmoral Citadel, however Buckingham Palace introduced the queen’s demise earlier than he arrived.

“Harry is guilt-stricken — filled with sorrow and remorse about not saying goodbye to the queen,” the insider tells Us. “They met up a few instances in the course of the Platinum Jubilee, however he in no way anticipated it to be the final time he noticed her.”

Although the previous army pilot made waves when he and Meghan stepped down as senior working royals in January 2020, Harry maintained a detailed relationship with Elizabeth. In April, he and the Bench creator even made a shock journey to go to her whereas they had been on their approach to the Netherlands for the Invictus Video games.

“He beloved his grandmother with all his coronary heart and goes by way of a horrible time proper now,” the supply provides. “The information hasn’t totally sunk in.”

Harry final noticed the late monarch in June when he traveled to England for the Platinum Jubilee with Meghan and their youngsters, Archie, 3, and Lili, 15 months. The event marked the primary time the queen met her great-granddaughter, who was born after the Sussexes relocated to California.

Elizabeth had been pressured to cancel a number of scheduled Jubilee appearances due to her well being, however an insider instructed Us on the time that she was completely satisfied to find time for Harry and his little ones.

“After reluctantly pulling out of Occasion on the Palace, spending time together with her great-grandchildren and seeing Lilibet flip 1 added some gentle to her day,” the supply defined in June. “She thinks they’re cute and gave Lili and Archie items.”

The Invictus Video games founder hasn’t but publicly commented on his grandmother’s demise, however on Thursday, his and Meghan’s Archewell basis posted a short tribute to the queen on its web site. “In Loving Reminiscence of her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II,” the message learn alongside the dates 1926 to 2022.

Throughout his first deal with as monarch on Friday, September 9, King Charles III briefly talked about his youngest son and Meghan after confirming that Prince William and Duchess Kate will now be styled because the Prince and Princess of Wales, respectively.

“With Catherine beside him, our new Prince and Princess of Wales will, I do know, proceed to encourage and lead our nationwide conversations, serving to to convey the marginal to the middle floor the place important assist might be given,” the previous Duke of Cornwall, 73, mentioned. “I need additionally to specific my love for Harry and Meghan as they proceed to construct their lives abroad. In just a little over every week’s time we are going to come collectively as a nation, as a Commonwealth and certainly a worldwide neighborhood, to put my beloved mom to relaxation.”