Queen Elizabeth children

However, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex opted not to bring their two children to the service for Her Majesty, who passed away at the age of 96. And the reason ...

[Meghan Markle arrived](https://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/article/meghan-markle-queen-elizabeth-funeral) with her husband, Prince Harry, Duke Of Sussex, at the Queen's funeral on Monday. Her coming cover for Variety's Women in Power issue and gala has also been [postponed](https://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/article/meghan-markle-postponed-magazine-cover). She missed Prince Philip's funeral in 2021 as she was pregnant with her and Harry's second child, Lilibet, at the time. And the reason they decided to keep their brood at their Montecito home in California rather than have them attend their great-grandmother's funeral is simply because of their age. [Archetypes](https://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/article/meghan-markle-archetypes-podcast-paused-after-queen-elizabeth-death), on hold. [Meghan Markle](https://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/topic/meghan-markle) and [Prince Harry](https://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/topic/prince-harry) put on a united front with the rest of the royal family as they attended [Queen Elizabeth](https://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/article/the-queens-funeral-details)'s funeral at Westminster Abbey on Monday, September 19th.

While Princess Diana died tragically in a car accident more than 25 years ago, Prince Harry only recently started talking about the loss of his mother, ...

While they are not present at today's ceremony, Archie and Lili were included in Harry's recent tribute to the Queen. It's unclear if Archie and Lili are now also in the UK or if they remained at home in the United States. Prince Harry's son, Archie, and his daughter, Lili, were not present for Queen Elizabeth's state funeral today.

As with William and Kate with Prince Louis, Meghan and Harry likely decided their children Archie and Lilibet were too young for the Queen's funeral.

Harry and Meghan's decision not to include Archie and Lilibet in the memorial services is understandable, given the high-profile nature of the occasion, not to mention the fact that Harry and Meghan are fiercely private about Archie and Lilibet's privacy. In a statement on his grandmother's passing, Harry spoke with warmth of the visit, writing: "Granny, while this final parting brings us great sadness, I am forever grateful for all of our first meetings—from my earliest childhood memories with you, to meeting you for the first time as my Commander-in-Chief, to the first moment you met my darling wife and hugged your beloved great-grandchildren." The same was true for Prince Philip's memorial service last year: Charlotte and George attended, whereas their younger cousins did not. for the Queen's Platinum Jubilee. While it was reported that the Louis is closer in age to his cousins Archie and Lilibet, and all three were likely determined to be too young for such a somber event.