Prince Harry’s huge Remembrance Sunday ‘regret’ revealed by expert | Royal | News
Prince Harry feels “regretful” about no longer celebrating Remembrance Day with his royal relatives at the Cenotaph on Sunday, according to an expert. The Duke of Sussex, 41, enjoys Remembrance Day passionately, having served in the armed forces for 10 years.
But since stepping down as senior royal, the duke has been spending Remembrance Day in America, where he has lived for the past five years. This means neither Harry nor his wife Meghan Markle will now be able to attend the Remembrance service at the Cenotaph on Sunday; Something other key members of the Firm do every year. While the Sussexes celebrated the day across the pond in their own way, royal expert Richard Fitzwilliams told the Express last year that Harry would probably “regret” not being in the UK anymore for such an occasion.
Mr Fitzwilliams said of the Sunday Remembrance Service in 2024: “There will undoubtedly be mixed emotions for Harry. He is still part of the British military family and is the centerpiece of the martyrs’ tribute at Whitehall, where his father, the King, led the nation’s tribute to the fallen. “He won’t be there in person but will undoubtedly be there in spirit.
“Every year on Remembrance Sunday he and Meghan commemorate by doing something they see fit for the occasion.
“Prince Harry always said his ten years in the army made him. His two tours of duty in Afghanistan were an undoubted success and his popularity in Britain at the time was huge.
“On an event like Memorial Sunday, his thoughts from California will undoubtedly be regretted.”
The Prince first laid a wreath at the Mausoleum in 2009.
He has spoken many times about his experience in the Armed Forces and founded the Invictus Foundation in 2014 to help injured and sick veterans and women.
speaking He told People magazine about his time in the army in 2023Harry said: “It’s a duty, a job and a service to our country – and after two tours of duty for my country in Afghanistan, I’ve done my best to be the best soldier I was trained to be.”
Reflecting on his experiences at Spare in his memoir, Harry said: “There’s really no right or wrong way to navigate and navigate these emotions, but I know from my own healing journey that silence is the least effective remedy. Expressing and detailing my experiences is how I choose to deal with it, in the hope that it helps others.”
