Prince Harry was expected to return to his pregnant wife, Meghan Markle, on Monday after attending his grandfather’s funeral in London, but may delay his return for Queen Elizabeth II’s birthday, according to reports.
Markle, who is expecting her daughter in early summer, was barred from accompanying her husband on a doctor’s order.
The Duchess of Sussex reportedly wrote a handwritten note to Prince Philip to be placed next to a wreath presented in honor of the royal marines.
According to the British newspaper Metro, Harry, who allegedly held two hours of peace talks with his brother, Prince William, and his father, Prince Charles, after the funeral, booked an open flight to the United States.
“If all goes well, he could stay for the Queen’s birthday,” a source told Sun, who also reported that Harry said he would join William for the discovery of the memorial statue of the Queen. Princess Diana at Kensington Palace on 1 July.
The privileged royalty hope the ceremony can also help ease tensions between the estranged siblings as they stay together in what would have been their mother’s 60th birthday, according to Sun.
William had personally asked her not to walk side by side with her younger brother, causing the two to be separated by her cousin Peter Philips, son of Princess Anne.
But the brothers were seen chatting kindly for several minutes during the televised funeral of Prince Philip, 99, on Saturday and then spent a couple of hours together behind closed doors with his father, Prince Charles.