Now, while there’s been totally no suggestion whatsoever that the United Kingdom’s ruling monarch, King Charles III, is going away anytime soon, royal fans are sure to be plotted that a number of key details from his funeral plans have now been explored.
Some royal fans may be surprised to learn that the 76-year-old Head of State, whose wife Queen Consort Camilla turned 78 today (17 July), has included not only his now-distanced youngest son, Prince Harry, and his wife Meghan Markle, but also their two children, Prince Archie, six, and Princess Lilibet, three.
As previously stated, we do not know when such a day may occur, but whenever it does, Charles is said to want the royal family to unite as a harmonious entity once his reign ends.
An event such as the King’s funeral would intelligibly need sometimes up to decades of planning in advance with meetings between senior representatives from the royal household, the police, the military and the Church to make sure the whole thing goes as effortlessly as possible.
And, according to The Telegraph, ‘the Sussexes keep enveloped in the King’s funeral plans at the highest level’.
The outlet reports that Harry is ‘predicted to walk side by side with his brother’, Prince William – who will by then be the King – at the forefront of the processions through the streets of central London.
Harry and Meghan will also seemingly be invited to participate in the family vigil during the lying in state at Westminster Hall and ‘play a crucial role alongside the most senior royals during the funeral service’.
As we say, their children, Archie and Lilibet, will also attend the funeral service at Westminster Abbey, as well as the committal at St George’s Chapel, Windsor, should they wish.
Charles’ funeral ‘will look and feel much like Elizabeth II’s’ but the King has supposedly ‘made some changes to the plans, which are reflective of his own personal beliefs’ with his lifelong dedication to the environment ‘predicted to be recognised with the affiliation of sustainable elements wherever possible’.
Additionally, the period of royal mourning will be decreased, integrating line with the period of national mourning.
According to the outlet, such a process will start on the King’s passing and last until the day of his funeral, 10 or 11 days later.
Conversely, when Elizabeth II died in September 2022, the period of royal mourning continued for a further week after the funeral.
While Charles is keeping a full work schedule, despite still encountering weekly canc3r treatment, the inclusion of the Sussexes in the funeral plans may be of a surprise to some.
Harry has previously announced that he would never bring his family back to the UK unless he can assure full police protection, it’s claimed that the family-of-four would ‘automatically be enveloped into the official security operation for such a state occasion’.
“Buckingham Palace aides insisted that the King’s funeral plans had not been finalised and cautioned against speculation,” The Telegraph said.
