The Duke of Sussex slipped in and out of Buckingham Palace after the Coronation without seeing senior members of the Royal Family during his visit to Britain, it was claimed last night.
The report claimed Prince Harry spent less than half an hour at the Palace after the Westminster Abbey service, before travelling to Heathrow Airport to return to the United States on Saturday.
Photos taken on Saturday show the Prince left Westminster Abbey at 1.15pm and entered a black BMW.
He was spotted exiting the A4 at 1.50pm and at the entrance to Heathrow at 2pm.
The Prince’s dash to the airport make timings tight for any pit-stop at Buckingham Palace, which the report in the Telegraph said was for ‘logistical reasons’, to take a moment out of the public eye after the two-hour ceremony.
It comes after King Charles III expressed ‘regret’ over Prince Harry’s absence and toasted ‘those that weren’t there’ during the Royal Family’s celebratory lunch.
The Duke was back in California on Sunday morning and therefore did not join the Royal Family for official Coronation portraits and was not at the Coronation Concert.
The Duke of Sussex’s journey from Westminster Abbey to Heathrow Airport on Saturday
Saturday, 10.45am: Prince Harry looks on during his father’s Coronation ceremony in Westminster Abbey. He was relegated to the third row, behind many other senior royals
Saturday, 1.15pm: The Duke of Sussex gets into a car and leaves Westminster Abbey following the Coronation service
Saturday, 1.50pm: Harry’s car is given a police escort as it travels along the A4 towards Heathrow after leaving the Abbey
Saturday, 2pm: Prince Harry is seen arriving at the Windsor Suite at Heathrow Airport having departed the Coronation service
Sunday 3am: Prince Harry gets in a Range Rover at LAX airport in California after landing back in the United States for his son’s birthday
Prince Harry did not join the Royal Family for official Coronation portraits and was not at the Coronation Concert on Sunday
Prince Harry flew back to his wife Meghan (pictured), who had remained at their home in the US to celebrate the 4th birthday of their son Archie on Saturday
Sources told the Telegraph Prince Harry’s lack of contact was ‘practical’ and he was eager to return to his wife and children in the United States while the rest of the working family were busy with the Coronation procession.
It is the first time Prince Harry is known to have been at the Palace since the Queen’s funeral last September.
He was in Britain earlier this year to attend court cases but is not known to have seen King Charles III or Prince William.
He was seated in the third row for his father and stepmother’s crowning in Westminster Abbey – two rows behind his brother Prince William.
It is understood Prince Harry wore what he was asked to wear, which was a dark morning suit and tie, his Afghanistan and Jubilee medals pinned to his suit jacket, and a Royal Victorian Order star and neck decoration.
During the Royal Family’s lunch, King Charles III raised a glass to his three grandchildren Prince George – who also served as a Page of Honour – Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis, who were among the stars of the show and carried out their public appearances with aplomb.
But he made a point of also toasting ‘those that weren’t there‘ and wished his other grandson a very happy birthday ‘wherever he was’.
‘It was apparently a very sweet moment,’ a source told MailOnline.
Buckingham Palace declined to comment on reports of the Duke’s visit.
