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Meghan Markle and Prince Harry ‘invited to join Royal Family on the balcony’ at Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, sources claim
MEGHAN Markle and Prince Harry could be "invited to join the Royal Family on the balcony" at the Queen's Platinum Jubilee, sources have claimed.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex may join the royals on the Buckingham Palace balcony for the RAF flypast after receiving an invite, it was reported.
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The pair have been invited to attend the Queen's celebration of 70 years on the throne during a four-day party in seven weeks' time.
But if they do show up, they can't play any formal roles, sources told the
If they decide to join the royals, Meghan and Harry will appear at family events - which include the balcony appearance and a service of thanksgiving at St Paul’s Cathedral.
But because they've revoked their status as working royals, they wouldn't be able to play central roles in the celebrations, it's understood.
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Meghan and Harry would not attend Trooping the Colour if they were to come for the Queen's celebrations.
According to the Express, it's understood that it's Her Majesty's "dearest wish" to see her family reunited and for the Sussexes to appear with her on the balcony.
Sources close to the palace said the claims were "speculation".
Buckingham Palace did not want to comment.
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This comes as the couple met Charles, Camilla and the Queen at Windsor Castle on Thursday during their first face-to-face meeting in more than two years.
The Duke of Sussex offered an “olive branch” to his father before he and Meghan arrived for secret talks.
The Duchess made a dazzling entrance at the Invictus Games in Holland last week.
The couple also met Camilla, sources confirmed.
An insider said of Thursday’s UK visit: “Harry contacted his father and said he wanted to meet.”
The Sussexes lit up the Invictus Games — buoyed by their secret talks.
The beaming couple arrived hand-in-hand on Good Friday to meet hero competitors in Holland — their first public appearance together in Europe since Megxit two years ago.
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But Royals fear the Harry and Meghan show could “hijack and overshadow” the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee if the couple return this summer.
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Senior sources believe the hush-hush visit — revealed by The Sun — was a bid by them to pave the way for “places front and centre” at the Jubilee events in June.
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