A right royal reunion
Queen invites Harry and Meghan back for birthday
LONDON: The Queen has invited Meghan Markle and Prince Harry to her 95th birthday celebrations in the first royal reunion since Megxit.
Her Majesty, 94, is said to be determined to get “back to business” after she was forced to cancel a string of royal events last year due to the pandemic.
She has invited her grandson and Meghan to join her for Trooping the Colour in London on June 12 to mark her official birthday, The Sunday Times reports, the first time they have publicly reunited since Harry and Meghan sensationally quit the royal family last January.
Royal aides told the newspaper as the event is both an official and a “family occasion”, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are expected to join the Queen at the event.
Trooping the Colour is usually held in public with Meghan previously joining other royals — including Kate Middleton — on the balcony of Buckingham Palace.
Attending the event would also mean Harry would be in the UK for the 100th birthday of his grandfather, the Duke of Edinburgh.
It comes amid speculation about when the duke and duchess would return to the UK from their home in LA, where they have spent the past year. They had been due to meet the Queen in March for their 12-month review of Megxit but this was cancelled due to coronavirus restrictions.
The royal family has a packed diary of big events Prince Harry would not want to miss out on.
This includes the unveiling of a statue of Princess Diana Harry commissioned with his brother, William.
The last royal event involving the couple was at the Queen’s Commonwealth Day Service at Westminster Abbey last March.
But the day was overshadowed by the Megxit bombshell and came amid reports Prince William was furious with his brother’s decision.
Royal sources suggest the two couples are still barely talking and have grown further apart.