Prince William and Prince Harry with Peter Phillips at Prince Philip’s funeral.Photo: Alastair Grant/WPA Pool/Getty Images
Prince HarryandPrince Williamreunited for the first time in more than a year at the funeral of their grandfather,Prince Philip, on Saturday.
The brothers joined other members of the royal family, including their father,Prince Charles, in walking behind the Duke of Edinburgh’s coffin during the procession to St. George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle.
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Instead of being positioned next to each other, their cousin, Peter Phillips (the son of Princess Anne), walked between them.
The procession order was “a practical change rather than sending a signal,” a Buckingham Palace spokesman previously said. “This is a funeral and we are not going to be drawn into perceptions of drama. The arrangements have been agreed and represent Her Majesty’s wishes.”
Prince Philip’s funeral procession.Tim Rooke/Shutterstock
Last Sunday,Harry returned to the U.K.from California for the first time in over a year to attend his grandfather’s funeral following the Duke of Edinburgh’s death at the age of 99 on April 9. Harry has been quarantining at his Frogmore Cottage home in the U.K.
Prince William and Prince Harry walk in Prince Philip’s funeral procession.Hannah McKay/WPA Pool/Getty Images
In the wake of Meghan and Harry’s interview withOprah Winfreylast month, there are ongoing tensions within the family.
Gayle King, who is friends with Oprah and the Duchess of Sussex, revealed that Harry spoke with William and Charles last month. “The word I was given was that those conversations were not productive. But they are glad that they have at least started a conversation,” she said.
“Ironically, it is probably how he would have liked,” former palace spokeswoman Ailsa Anderson tells PEOPLE in this week’s issue. “No fuss, no bother. Right through his life, he never knew what all the fuss was about.”
All four ofPrince PhilipandQueen Elizabeth’s children —Prince Charles, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward — are in attendance, along with Charles’s wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, Anne’s husband Timothy Laurence and Edward’s wife Sophie, Countess of Wessex.
Prince William and Prince Harry at Prince Philip’s funeral.Gareth Fuller/WPA Pool/Getty Images
Philip’s eight grandchildren are also at the funeral.Prince William’s wifeKate Middleton, Zara Tindall’s husband Mike,Princess Eugenie’s husband Jack Brooksbank andPrincess Beatrice’s husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi have all joined their spouses.
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Prince William, Peter Phillips and Prince Harry.VICTORIA JONES/POOL/AFP via Getty Images
Queen Elizabethhad to “make some difficult decisions” about who could be there keeping with the 30-person limit, a Buckingham Palace spokesman said.
“We are dealing with a family funeral and at its heart it is still a family event,” the spokesman adds.
source: people.com
