Prince Harry doubled down on his stance with the Palace after he kept his word amid his wishes to reconcile with father King Charles.
The monarch had stressed with his actions that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are “private citizens”, which left the Sussexes “taken aback” but only for the announcement.
The couple reportedly had no plans to return to the royal fold and in fact their reasons to move to UK had been for their children to get education here.
Harry and Meghan’s return had also caused a discourse about how they would be stealing the limelight from the royal engagements. But, Harry had insisted that he does not want to overshadow any royal.
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Following what he preaches, Harry’s friends revealed to The Daily Mail about the special treatment the King’s son had given up to honour his word.
Prince Harry, who is former veteran of the British Forces, had attended the Remembrance Day service in Brackley in Northamptonshire with his medals and a poppy pin on his chest.
This low-key appearance happened as the King led the nation for a two-minute silence to mark the sombre event at Cenotaph, London.
The source noted that “any second tier Remembrance Service would have hosted him but he didn’t choose that”.
“He is perfectly entitled to mark Remembrance Day in any way he sees fit,” they said. “Nobody is going to tell a veteran what they can and cannot do.”
They continued, “Harry is tuned into the narrative. He took care not to overshadow or make a fuss. He stood at the back of the service with a couple of lads. He knows how things look.”
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They added that Harry knows how things could appear for the royals which is why he took this decision.
