Royals
Prince Harry Sends Flowers to Queen Elizabeth’s Grave on What Would Have Been Her 100th Birthday
He may live an ocean away from the rest of the royals, but Prince Harry made sure his late grandmother wasn’t forgotten on what would have been a milestone birthday.
The Duke of Sussex, 41, sent flowers to Queen Elizabeth‘s burial site at Windsor Castle to mark what would have been her 100th trip around the sun, People reported on Tuesday, April 21. The late monarch, who died in 2022, is interred at the King George VI Memorial Chapel inside St. George’s Chapel alongside her husband Prince Philip, her parents King George VI and Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, and her sister Princess Margaret.
Harry’s quiet, loving gesture to mark the April 21 occasion came as other members of the royal family — including King Charles, 77, Queen Camilla, 78, Prince William, 43, and Kate Middleton, 44 — honored the centenary with a series of public events in London, including viewing the design for a national memorial and attending a palace reception, per the report.
The contrast is fitting for a prince who has carved out his own path far from Buckingham Palace.
Harry and his wife, Meghan Markle, 44, stepped back from their senior royal roles in 2020 and relocated to California, a seismic break that sent shockwaves through the monarchy.
The split has kept the dad of two — who shares Prince Archie, 6, and Princess Lilibet, 4, with Markle — at arm’s length from the family’s formal events and public celebrations. Still, Harry has made a point of visiting his grandmother’s burial site during his trips back to the U.K., according to People.
After the Queen’s death in 2022, Harry shared a heartfelt tribute on the Archewell Foundation website. “Granny, while this final parting brings us great sadness, I am forever grateful for all of our first meetings — from my earliest childhood memories with you, to meeting you for the first time as my Commander-in-Chief, to the first moment you met my darling wife and hugged your beloved great-grandchildren,” he wrote, per the outlet.
