Kate Middleton in Sept. 2022.Photo: DANIEL LEAL/AFP via Getty
Kate Middletondid not join her husband,Prince William, and other members of the royal family in traveling to Scotland on the day ofQueen Elizabeth’s death.
There was likely a practical reason for the decision: it was thefirst day of schoolfor William and Kate’s three children,Prince George,Princess Charlotte, andPrince Louis. The start of the new term was especially momentous for the young royals as they enroll as first-time pupils atLambrook Schoolfollowing the family’s move from London to Windsor that summer.
Kate Middleton and Prince William bring their children to school in Sept. 2022.Jonathan Brady - Pool/Getty Images
Prince Harryrecounted the day that his grandmother died in the epilogue of his memoir,Spare,released in January. Despite moving to California in 2020, Prince Harry andMeghan Marklewere in the U.K. with a scheduled charity event appearance in London when he got a called from his father saying “Granny’s health had taken a turn.”
Harry wrote, “She was up at Balmoral, of course. Those beautiful, melancholy late-summer days. He hung up—he had many other calls to make — and I immediately texted Willy to ask whether he and Kate were flying up. If so, when? And how? No response. Meg and I looked at flight options.”
“Then another call came from Pa,” the Duke of Sussex continued. “He said I was welcome at Balmoral, but he didn’t want…her. He started to lay out his reason, which was nonsensical, and disrespectful, and I wasn’t having it.Don’t ever speak about my wife that way.”
“He stammered, apologetic, saying he simply didn’t want a lot of people around. No other wives were coming, Kate wasn’t coming, he said, therefore Meg shouldn’t,” the text continued. “Then that’s all you needed to say.”
Prince William, Kate Middleton, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle follow the coffin of Queen Elizabeth into Westminster Hall on September 14, 2022.Darren Fletcher - WPA Pool/Getty
On the first anniversary of Queen Elizabeth’s death, Prince William and Princess Katetraveled to Walesfor a service honoring the late monarch at the ancient St. Davids Cathedral.
Inside the church, the Princess of Wales laid a bouquet before a framed picture of the Queen.
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Prince William and Kate Middleton in Wales on Sept. 8, 2023.Chris Jackson/Getty Images
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Meanwhile, Prince Harry traveled from his home in California to the U.K. for a charity event appearance on Thursday night. On the anniversary of his grandmother’s death, hevisited her burial site at Windsor Castle.
King Charles and Queen Camilla marked his Accession Day in Scotland, includinggoing to a church service.
Prince Harry attends the WellChild Awards on Sept. 7, 2023.Yui Mok/PA Images via Getty
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