Prince Harry did not arrive in London by private jet as speculated by one news outlet this morning. It has been reported he arrived on a scheduled American Airlines flight into Heathrow “amid gobsmacked passengers”.
UK news media, including the Daily Mail Online are reporting the Duke of Sussex’s arrival on flight AA136 from Los Angeles, which landed overnight, New Zealand time.
As expected his wife Meghan Markle has remained at home with the couple’s two children, Archie and Lilibet.
It is believed Prince Harry is spending the night at Frogmore
Cottage, possibly for the last time as he and the family have been evicted
from the cottage. He will attend his father’s coronation, and he is expected
to fly out within 24 hours, as soon as the ceremonies are finished, to be
home in time to celebrate Archie’s fourth birthday.
Prince
Harry will not be appearing on the balcony with the other royals following
the coronation. The Mail quotes sources saying neither will he attend the
family lunch, or the procession, and he won’t be in the official photos.
Buckingham Palace has confirmed that neither Prince Harry nor Prince Andrew,
who are both no longer working royals, will play a role during the
service.
But there’s no doubt, all eyes will be on the Prince Harry and
the family, and the interaction between them before, during and after the
service. This will be the first time Harry has been seen in the company of
the Royal family since his tell-all memoir Spare was published, and since
his spoken criticism in various interviews and documentaries.
Harry
has already said he has enough information to publish a follow-up book,
which is unlikely to help mend the broken bridges with family.
