UK's Queen has invited Prince Harry and Meghan for platinum jubilee celebrations: Report

UK’s Queen Elizabeth II has invited Prince Harry and Meghan to celebrations of platinum jubilee of her time on throne scheduled for next summer. Daily Mail reported on Sunday that Duke and Duchess of Sussex who are living in United States after stepping down as senior working royals plan to attend 70th anniversary of UK monarch which also including ‘Trooping Colour’, ceremony that marks Queen’s official birthday pare. However, questions still remain if Prince Harry and Meghan will appear on Palace balcony beside Queen and or senior royal family members for RAF flypast.

jubilee celebrations in past have involved two balcony appearances. However, next summer, royal aids might reportedly seek to limit numbers to working royals only. This would imply absence of Prince Harry and Meghan from balcony. media publication even quoted a source familiar with plans of celebrations saying, “ Duke and Duchess of Sussex have been invited and I'm sure Queen is very much looking forward to seeing m re.”

“ balcony moment will be decided much nearer time but re's a limit to how many family members should be on it, and I would have thought that working Royals who contribute to family would be higher on list than Sussexes,” source told media publication. 

Queen’s platinum jubilee celebrations

Platinum Jubilee celebrations to mark completion of 70 years of Queen’s reign who was crowned on June 2, 1953, in Westminister Abbey, will take place next year during an extended bank holiday from June 2, 2022, to June 5. As per tritions, royal family members travel in a horse-drawn carri for trooping Colour before appearing on Buckingham Palace balcony for a Red Arrows flypast. Reportedly, in a jubilee, first balcony appearance is accompanied by a second one to mark finale of celebrations. 

tably, for golden jubilee of Queen’s 50 years on throne in 2002, balcony ‘crammed.’ ceremony next year will also be first such event without UK’s longest-serving consort, Prince Philip on balcony who has been beside Queen throughout her monarchy until April 9, this year.

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