Queen 'Personally Intervened' To Ban Prince Harry From Remembrance Day Service

It has been reported that the Queen of England personally stepped in to ban Prince Harry from taking part in the Remembrance Day service last November as per a news reported surfaced now in The Independent.

The remembrance day is celebrated to honour the members of the armed forces who died in the line of duty. On November 8, 2020, the Queen along with the Prince of Wales, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, and Prince Royal at the Cenotaph to commemorate the day.

However, the Duke of Sussex was absent from the ceremony. Reports regarding this speculated that his request to have a wreath laid in his name was rejected. Instead, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex were photographed leaving flowers at the graves of two Commonwealth soldiers in the Los Angeles National Cemetery.

Earlier in April, Prince Harry had relocated to California along with the Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle, and their son, Archie. In March, he had stepped down from his royal duties.

Officials remarked that the Queen had no knowledge of the decision to reject Prince Harry's involvement in the service. Although it has now been alleged that she personally had turned down the Prince's request.

Daily Mail reported, "Remembrance Sunday is sacrosanct when it comes to Her Majesty's diary. It's one of the most important dates in her calendar and nothing is done without her knowledge."

"People were suggesting the Palace's reaction to what Harry asked was petty. But it was the Queen's decision. And what's more, she actually had very strong views on the subject," a source had told Daily Mail. The source said the Queen took 'all of two seconds' to make up her mind.

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The Duke and Duchess have relaunched a new non-profit organisation called Archewell. They recently shared black-and-white photographs of themselves as children on this website. In one of the images, the Duchess is seen hugging her mother, Doria Ragland. Another picture shows Prince Harry sitting on the shoulders of his late mother, Princess Diana.

A letter to 2021 was also published o the website which said, "I am my mother's son. I am our son's mother. Together we bring you Archewell. We believe in the best of humanity. Because we have seen the best of humanity. We have experienced compassion and kindness from our mothers and strangers alike."

Archewell: 'Compassion in action'

Archewell is a public organisation founded by Prince Harry and wife Megha Markle. This organisation focuses on non-profit activities and creative media ventures. It has several collaborations like Archewell Foundation and media ventures including Archewell Audio Archewell Productions. An Archewell Foundation Fund is also being established for the UCLA Center for Critical Internet Inquiry (C212). This research centre aims at racial and economic justice in the tech sector.

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