Death of Elizabeth II: William and Harry reunited with Kate and Meghan in front of Windsor – archyde

Reunited in memory of their grandmother, beyond conflicts. Prince William, heir to the crown, and his brother Harry, as well as their respective wives Kate and Meghan gathered together on Saturday afternoon in front of the flowers laid in memory of the Queen at Windsor Castle. The two brothers and their wives , reputed to be cold for a few years, all four marched abreast to the applause of the crowd gathered to pay tribute to the late Elizabeth II. With this collective public appearance of the two brothers and their wives, the first since March 9, 2020, those who had once been nicknamed “the fantastic four” almost stole the show from the new monarch Charles III, proclaimed king a few hours earlier. . Saturday evening, it was the image of the quartet which was on the front page of the main British media, from the BBC to the Times and the Guardian. The two couples first gathered in front of the bed of bouquets of flowers deposited by the hundreds, at the gates of Windsor Castle, where the monarch has lived most of the time for the past two years. They then granted themselves a walkabout, going down the famous “Long Walk”, a long avenue crossing the park which leads to the castle. William and Kate on one side, Harry and Meghan on the other, they shook hands during more than 40 minutes, having a long chat with the crowd and accepting the flowers handed to them. “Can I have a hug? a little girl asked Meghan, who nodded and leaned in to kiss her. The two couples then left in the same car. Two brothers in conflict? In a press release, Prince William had saluted the memory of his grandmother, honoring the “wisdom” and the “comfort” he received from her all her life. “My wife had his advice and support for twenty years. My three children were able to spend parties in his company, and build memories that they will keep all their lives, ”he writes. This first public appearance of William and Harry will probably make the English tabloids talk, which have taken care in recent years of detailing the conflicts between the prince and his brother and sister-in-law, Meghan Markle, apparently unappreciated by the royal family and in particular by Princess Kate – the latter is notably accused of having made Meghan cry before her marriage. In 2019, Harry said he and his brother were on “different paths”. A few months later, he announced, with Meghan, that he wanted to distance himself from the royal family. Since then, Harry and Meghan, settled in the United States, have multiplied shock statements – one castigating the racism of the royal family – as well as pressure from the paparazzi. “We are really not a racist family,” William denied at the time. According to a royal source quoted by British media, William decided to put the dispute aside by inviting Harry and Meghan to join him and his wife for the Walkabout in Windsor. The day before, King Charles III also appeared to give his youngest son a helping hand by quoting him in his first speech as monarch, sending the couple all his ‘love as they continue to build their lives abroad’ . If they appeared together, the two brothers, however, remained distant. Will the death of the queen warm up relations between the two couples? Nothing is guaranteed for the moment, while the United Kingdom enters a period of mourning before the funeral of the queen, scheduled for September 19.