By: Rebecca Downs
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/rebeccadowns/
When Queen Elizabeth II announced on Friday that her husband of 73 years, Prince Philip, died at the age of 99, the question on many people's minds soon turned to whether or not Prince Harry and Meghan Markle would return to attend the funeral.
Well, we got our answer on Saturday. While Prince Harry will attend his grandfather's funeral, Meghan will not. Deadline's Bruce Haring reported on the news with a statement from a royal spokesperson:
>>“The Duke of Sussex is planning to attend. The Duchess of Sussex has been advised by her physician not to travel. So the duke will be attending,” said a Buckingham Palace spokesperson at a Saturday briefing. The funeral will be held April 17 amid limited attendance because of pandemic protocols.
>>Haring offered that it "will slightly ease the anticipated tensions in Harry’s first visit home since the notorious interview with Oprah Winfrey."
Speculation about Harry and Meghan has abounded since Friday's announcement, which the Daily Mail has covered extensively. As the Daily Mail reported, Nigel Farage discussed the situation on Friday during a Fox Business appearance, during which he sharply criticized the timing of the Oprah Winfrey interview:
Shortly after the announcement of Philip's death, Mr Farage made an appearance on Fox News in which he paid tribute.
>>When asked for his thoughts on Harry and Meghan however, he did not hold back, launching an attack on their decision to air their interview with Oprah Winfrey.
>>He claimed that the couple’s decision to go ahead with the broadcast while Prince Philip was in hospital will see their standing with people drop 'very, very fast'.
>>'Given that today is the day that Philip has died, I won’t use the words about Meghan and Harry that I would like to, but I think it was deeply disrespectful.'
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/rebeccadowns/2021/04/11/meghan-markle-will-not-attend-prince-philips-funeral-n2587738