Everything is ready for the farewell ceremony for Queen Elizabeth II, in which Harry and Meghan have played a secondary role.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were not invited to the Buckingham Palace reception for 500 world leaders and leaders. The marriage voluntarily left the British Royal Family in January 2020 to move to the United States, giving rise to a crisis within the Royal House.
Harry, who has no military titles, was able to wear a military suit at Saturday's vigil. But the distance has been more than evident between the Dukes of Sussex and the rest of the group.
The couple had to find out from the press that they were not invited to the ceremony. A circumstance that the Royal House attributes to a failure of protocol and communication, since the appointment - which the couple did initially receive last week - was actually reserved only for active members of the Royal Family, so was later withdrawn.
Nor was Prince Andrew, removed from the royal agenda due to the sexual scandal in which he is involved and which he categorically denies.
The exclusion dealt a blow not only to Prince Harry as fifth in line to the throne, but also to his wife Meghan.
On Monday, the doors of Westminster Abbey in London opened at 8:00 local time (7:00 GMT) for the arrival of the more than 2,000 guests attending the state funeral for Queen Elizabeth II, who died at the age of 96 after more seven decades on the UK throne.
The kings of Spain, Felipe VI and Letizia, together with more than 500 heads of state and global leaders, attend the religious ceremony, which will begin at 11:00 local time (10:00 GMT).
The President of the United States, Joe Biden, the Emperor of Japan, Naruhito, the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, the President of India, Droupadi Murmu, the Chinese Vice President, Wang Qishan, and the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, are among the attendees.
The main leaders who have traveled to the British capital attended a reception at Buckingham Palace on Sunday night, invited by the new King of the United Kingdom, Charles III.
