A grave snub for Harry

THE gulf between Prince Harry and the royal family is now as wide as the Atlantic Ocean that separates them after an embarrassing Remembrance Sunday dispute.

Prince Harry visited the grave of an Australian airman in Los Angeles after Buckingham Palace refused to place a wreath on his behalf during ceremonies in London.

The Duke of Sussex was reportedly deeply saddened that the palace rejected his bid to be part of the traditional services in the UK, which were much smaller and socially distanced because of the COVID- 19 lockdown.

In a show of defiance, Prince Harry and his wife

Meghan Markle held their own private ceremony when they visited the Los Angeles National Cemetery to mark Remembrance Sunday, 145km from their home near Santa Barbara, California.

Prince Harry, wearing his military medals, placed his own wreath at the cemetery.

“To all those who have served, and are serving. Thank you,” the message on the wreath read.

The couple also placed flowers on two graves, one of a Royal Australian Air Force member and one from the Royal Canadian Artillery

The photographs of the pair were taken by Lee Morgan and released publicly.

Prince Harry spoke to a Declassified podcast – released on Sunday to coincide with the commemoration – about what Remembrance Sunday means to him.

“I wear the poppy to recognise all those who have served; the soldiers I knew, as well as those I didn’t,” he said.

“The soldiers who were by

my side in Afghanistan, those who had their lives changed forever – and those who didn’t come home.

“These are the people and moments I remember when I salute, when I stand at attention and when I lay a wreath at the Cenotaph.”

Prince Harry was devastated when his military roles were stripped from him as part of Megxit. He wore his heart on his sleeve when he said wearing the uniform was “amongst the greatest honours there are in life”.

Britain traditionally commemorates the end of World War I on the Sunday before the November 11, with ceremonies at Westminster Abbey and at the Cenotaph in Whitehall.