Meghan Markle, Prince Harry Failed To Make ‘Charming Gesture’ For Queen Elizabeth

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are no longer members of the royal family, which means they are free to carry on private lives. However, before they were able to do that, they had to attend the Commonwealth Day service alongside Queen Elizabeth and other prestigious figures.

When the couple returned to the UK for the event, they opted to travel without their son, Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor. Although it would have been a “charming gesture” if the Duke and Duchess of Sussex brought their baby boy to see the Queen, a royal expert claims the two missed their chance.

Richard Fitzwilliams told Express.co.uk that Meghan and Prince Harry could have eased tensions within the royal family by allowing Archie to see his grandmother and grandfather.

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“His (Prince Philip) views may be from a different generation, but since he is 99 in June it would have been a charming gesture if Harry and Meghan had brought Archie to see him, and the Queen, who, after all, is 94 in April,” Fitzwilliams explained.

Meanwhile, the royal commentator went on to reveal that he was uncertain whether Prince Harry and Meghan spent time with the Duke of Edinburgh during their latest trip to the UK.

“We don’t know if Prince Philip saw Harry and Meghan during their recent visit when they undertook their last official royal duties as senior royals,” he said.

“I strongly doubt that he would have made a special appearance as he has a strong sense of duty, and he would not have endorsed their wish for independence and certainly not the way they handled it.”

Fitzwilliams suggested that Prince Philip wouldn’t be able to relate to Meghan and Harry’s decision to step back from their royal duties because he never abandoned his duties when he was criticized by others.

“He had his own struggles against establishment figures, who didn’t like him or want him involved in matters of state when she ascended the throne,” the royal commentator explained.

“Instead, he created his Awards scheme and was attached at one time to over 800 organizations.”

Now that Meghan and Prince Harry are no longer considered working members of the royal family, it is unclear when the couple will return to the UK with Archie.