Harry and Megan 'wanted better seats at Jubilee celebrations but were rebuffed on Queen's orders', author claims

Prince Harry and Megan Markle had been pressured to again down on a request for extra outstanding seats on the Platinum Jubilee celebrations on the Queen's orders, it has been claimed.

A royal writer has alleged the couple initially requested others to maneuver, till they found the seating association had been accredited by the Queen. The Sussexes made only one public look - at a service of thanksgiving at St Paul's Cathedral - after they travelled to the UK for the festivities final month.

The <irror studies that Prince Harry and Megan arrived on the venue alongside different non-working royals, together with Princess Beatrice, Princess Eugenie and their husbands.

Nonetheless, they then proceeded to stroll solo hand-in-hand down the lengthy nave of the cathedral to take their seats. They had been sat subsequent to Eugenie and her husband Jack Brooksbank, who, together with Beatrice and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, needed to awkwardly stand as much as let the Sussexes previous to succeed in their seats.

Their seats weren't near Prince Charles and Camilla or Prince William and his spouse Kate.

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However in accordance with Tom Bower, the writer of the brand new e book Revenge: Meghan, Harry and the Battle Between the Windsors, Harry and Meghan weren't joyful about their allotted seats in St Paul's and tried to take a seat nearer to the extra senior family members.

Talking on an upcoming episode of the Mirror's Pod Save the Queen podcast, Mr Bower claimed: "I used to be advised, sadly too late for the e book, they had been meant to show up at Wellington Barracks to get on the coach which was arrange for the minor royals to go to St Paul's for the Jubilee service.

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"They arrived intentionally late, so the bus had gone they usually might make a grand entrance from a automobile in order that they might be seen on the steps, which Netflix clearly wanted.

"After which as they walked down the aisle, they get to the seats within the row they're assigned and I am advised they then requested six different folks sitting this aspect of the aisle might they transfer down so they may sit on the aisle itself.

"And the usher apparently mentioned to them 'you'll be able to't, you are sitting in seats eight or 9' or no matter it was and Harry mentioned 'why?' And the usher mentioned 'that is what your grandmother ordered'. I am advised that from a navy man."

The Sussexes' only public appearance during the Platinum Jubilee came at a thanksgiving service at St Paul’s Cathedral
The Sussexes' solely public look through the Platinum Jubilee got here at a thanksgiving service at St Paul’s Cathedral (Picture: Getty Photos)

After the service, the Sussexes skipped a lunch on the Guildhall they usually additionally didn't attend the star-studded Occasion on the Palace on the Saturday evening nor the Jubilee Pageant on the Sunday.

And fellow knowledgeable and royal editor of Self-importance Truthful, Katie Nicholl added that she believes Harry and Meghan determined to not be extra seen within the Jubilee celebrations as a result of they knew they wouldn’t be within the entrance row - particularly on the Jubilee Pageant.

She beforehand advised True Royalty TV's The Royal Beat present: “I truthfully suppose it’s [because].... they knew that they wouldn’t be in that entrance row. And why did they go away the Royal Household?

"They left as a result of they weren’t within the entrance row. I imagine that’s why they weren't on the different celebrations as they didn't have centre stage seats.

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