In Spare, Prince Prince revealed that when the late monarch first saw her great-grandchildren Archie and Lilibet, she was “delighted” with one gesture from the audience.
The late Queen was not only a proud grandmother – but she also lived to welcome 12 great-grandchildren into the world.
And her grandson Prince Harry once reflected on his children’s last visit to see her before her death in 2022. Revealing all in his 2023 memoir Spare, the Duke of Sussex recalled the moment that the late monarch met Princess Lilibet, who was just shy of her first birthday at the time, alongside her then three-year-old brother Prince Archie.
Harry and Meghan had two children on a trip to the UK for the late Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations in June 2022, and Harry described how Archie had been practicing his bow before seeing his great-grandmother in his book.
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He recalled how, after the Queen passed away several months after their visit, he and his wife were separated by their children for several weeks, prolonging Harry’s stay in Harry’s native country.
Harry described the late monarch’s funeral in his diary as “The following morning Meg and I left for America.” We struggled to stop hugging the kids and letting them leave our sight for days and days, but I also struggled to stop picturing them with Granny, the final visit.
Lilibet, the monarch’s baby sister, was cuddling the monarch’s shins while Archie made deep, chivalrous bows. He claimed that his grandmother referred to them as the “sweetest children” while “singing bemused” when he recalled her grandmother’s response.
She “expected them to be a little more American,” she said, “I believe she meant it.” She thought he was more rambunctious, which he added. I couldn’t stop thinking about it while I was thrilled to be home again, dropping off once more, and reading Giraffes Can’t Dance once more.
The late Queen’s great-granddaughter Lilibet, who was named after her, was first and only to be introduced to her during the Sussexes’ trip to the UK for the Platinum Jubilee.
A royal expert at the time expressed how eager Prince Harry was to photograph his late grandmother with his young daughter, but rumors claimed that Queen Elizabeth had turned down the photo because of her bloodshot eyes.
Writing in the Telegraph , royal expert Camilla Tominey claims Harry was “persistent” in wanting a photo to be taken.
She says: “She refused their request to have professional photos taken with Archie, three, and her namesake Lilibet, one, when the couple made another beeline for Windsor Castle and flew straight there after landing at Farnborough Airport.
She defiantly denied the Sussexes the photo opportunity they craved by claiming she had a bloodshot eye. According to those present at the meeting, Harry was “persistent,” promising to have a formal photo of the two Lilibets together at some point in the future. Of course, that was never the case. Three months later, she passed away.
Source: Mirror
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