Prince Harry is about to overlook the Duke of Edinburgh’s memorial service after a private safety row.
The Duke of Sussex is not going to return to the UK from the US to affix the royal household on the high-profile event in Westminster Abbey on March 29.
A spokesperson for the duke confirmed that he hopes to go to his grandmother the Queen quickly.
The duke has pursued a authorized problem towards the Dwelling Workplace after being instructed he would now not be given the "similar diploma" of non-public protecting safety when visiting from the US, regardless of providing to pay for it himself.
He was final in London in the summertime of 2021, and a authorized consultant has since stated his safety was compromised after his automobile was chased by paparazzi photographers as he left a charity occasion.
In the meantime, the Queen, 95, who contracted Covid simply over two weeks in the past, has simply pulled out of attending the Commonwealth Day service on the abbey on Monday.
A Buckingham Palace spokesman stated: "After discussing the preparations with the Royal Family, the Queen has requested the Prince of Wales to signify Her Majesty on the Commonwealth Service at Westminster Abbey on Monday.
"The Queen will proceed with different deliberate engagements, together with in-person audiences, within the week forward."
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