Prince Harry and his wife Megan joined the royal family on Friday for their first public appearance in Britain in two years at a platinum anniversary service for a record 70 years on the throne of Queen Elizabeth II.
Harry and Megan, officially known as the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, arrived mainly to the applause of the crowd in front of St. Paul’s Cathedral.
Trying on Prince Harry, senior royal expert Angela Levin said sarcastically, “Did Harry feel like he’s back at the zoo today?” Just asking.”
She commented on the photo of the couple, shared by GB News, with the caption: “This is the first time Harry and Megan have been publicly visible with the Windsor family since leaving the monarchy for a new life in the United States two years ago.”
Former British Army Captain Harry, 37, was wearing a morning suit full of military medals, while 40-year-old Megan wore a dirty white high-fashion coat with a matching hat, heels and gloves.
They took the opposite side of the aisle with Harry’s brother William and his wife Kate for the Anglican Service, which ended with trumpet fanfare and the national anthem “God Save the Queen,” plus the rare ringing of the country’s biggest bell, Great Paul.
As little boys, William and Harry provided the most enduring image of their mother’s funeral, Diana, in 1997, walking behind her coffin after her death in a car crash in Paris.
But Harry said in an interview in October 2019 that he and 39-year-old William are on “different paths”, apparently confirming the rift that emerged after he began dating Megan.
The couple was last seen in public at the unveiling of a statue of their late mother, Princess Diana, in July 2021 and the funeral of their grandfather, the wife of Queen Prince Philip, in April.
Harry and American TV actress Megan, who is of mixed race, were once hailed as the modern face of the ancient institution after they married in 2018.
But less than two years later, they left royal life and moved to the United States, launching a series of damaging countries, including racism.
The couple set up a charity, but angered royal supporters by lifting the lid on royal life in a bombshell television interview.
A recent YouGov poll found that nearly two-thirds (63 percent) of the British public have a negative view of them – the lowest ever.
“I think they should probably stay in the background,” said surgeon Roger Nagy, 51, who flew in from Denver, Colorado.
“They can do whatever they want with their lives, but they probably don’t have to say things. This is for the queen, it’s not about them, “he added.
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