PRINCE Harry had already “disappointed” the Queen before her death but she would be devastated to see him now, a royal expert blasted.
The Duke of Sussex made a rare appearance in the UK today, marking the third anniversary of the late Queen Elizabeth’s passing.
Prince Harry was spotted leaving Windsor castle after paying his respects to the late Queen[/caption]
Royal expert Hugo Vickers said the late Queen would likely be unhappy after seeing how it turned out for Harry[/caption]
Harry flew into the UK from LAX earlier today[/caption]
Harry visited his grandmother’s final resting place in Windsor with Prince William and Princess Kate paying their own tribute from Sunningdale, Berkshire, a mere 8 miles away.
Now, royal historian and expert Hugo Vickers has weighed in on the importance of Harry returning on such a momentous day.
In an exclusive chat with The Sun, Mr Vickers said that the Queen was “always disappointed when Harry went away” and compared the Duke to a childminder during her last few years.
According to the royal expert, the Queen would be devastated to see how it has turned out for her grandson following his controversial move to America.
Mr Vickers said: “Harry had a lot of very important responsibilities beforehand, like what the Queen, Prince William, and the King are now all doing – which is very important.
“He is now involved in usually quite understated public engagements, private engagements as well as organisations and charities.
“As I’ve said on many occasions in the past, the royals are working for us, the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth.
“They are putting things into life, they’re serving. Which is the complete opposite of what Prince Harry’s mostly doing.
“I mean, admittedly, with this charity, fine, he’s supporting it. Let’s hope that that does some good.
“And I would like to see him do more of those sort of things, and less of hanging around in the back of Meghan Markle’s cookery programs.”
Mr Vickers said he was glad that the Duke had privately paid his respects despite the royal rifts that developed in the last years of Queen Elizabeth’s life.
He said: “I’m sure he misses his grandmother, but the sad thing is that he did make her very unhappy in the last couple of years of her life, and he caused her a lot of trouble, and he probably feels rather guilty about that.
“I suspect she would be quite sad to see Harry now.”
But Mr Vickers believes the Duke has regrets about his previous actions and said the whole situation was “very sad.”
Mr Vickers said the rift between Harry and William would make their grandmother ‘terribly unhappy’[/caption]
The Prince and Princess of Wales were in Sunningdale, Berkshire, at an event to commemorate the late Queen[/caption]
And Mr Vickers added that it was a shame that the firm couldn’t come together to show grief for the passing of the late Queen.
The sombre day saw the royals split, mourning separately with Harry showing up to his grandmothers resting place solo.
Mr Vickers said: “As far as paying respects to a grandmother, I’m very glad that he did it on his own, because I think that’s appropriate.
“It’s a shame that there isn’t a sort of unified, showing of grief, I guess, but that’s not likely to happen.
“I’m glad he went, and I hope he got some comfort out of it.”
However, speculation on whether Harry will meet with any members of his estranged family is running rampant and is a constant distraction, Mr Vickers added.
Mr Vickers said that it was unfortunate that the Duke of Sussex always creates a “distraction” when he visits the UK.
He told The Sun : “Well, he comes over from time to time to do his charities, and that I very much commend, because that’s what he was trained to do, and he’s very good at it.
“I think we have seen him doing a little bit more of that recently than in the year gone by – and in a way, that’s to be encouraged.
“The unfortunate thing is, of course, that every time he appears, he attracts a lot of speculation and publicity. Will he meet his father? Will he meet his brother?
“And so, unfortunately, he is always a distraction, but, let us hope that his visit at least helps the charity that he’s come here to support.”
The pair were spotted together at an event in Sunningdale, Berkshire[/caption]
Will and Kate paid their respects to the late queen separately from the Duke of Sussex[/caption]
It is not known whether Harry will see his father during his stay[/caption]
He went on to say however, that the rift was “of Harry’s making” and said the firm probably feels that the once-popular Prince has taken a “cushy escape route” while the rest of the family have soldiered on with their duties.
The royal historian said: “I do feel sorry for him, just on a human level. He obviously got on terribly well with his grandmother.
“There are some very nice clips of them together.
“Most people who chuck in their duty and try and take the path of perceived happiness, they usually regret it, to be quite honest.”
Mr Vickers believes that the King has left the door open for the Duke of Sussex to return and reconcile with his father and the rest of the firm.
However, if Harry can swallow his pride and apologise, the royal expert mused that he can find his way back to the family.
And this is something Mr Vickers thinks would be “good for everyone.”
The royal historian said: “He should apologise to them. I think it would be very much in his interests to reconcile with his father.
“If he doesn’t, and if anything happens to his father, he’s gonna feel pretty bad about that, and he’s got enough things to feel bad about without having that on top of everything else.
“The King, I’m sure, would see him, if he behaved properly.
“But I think that it would be in everybody’s interest to reconcile, if that’s possible, at least get onto some sort of friendly terms.
ROYAL RIFT
“To be honest, it is usually possible if both sides are prepared to compromise.”
Unfortunately though Mr Vickers doesn’t see much chance of a reconciliation happening the way things are at the moment.
Mr Vickers certainly doesn’t see a warm reconciliation with Prince William any time soon, with the two brother’s bond to badly damaged.
The royal historian believes the Prince of Wales has been left “very upset by the way his brother has behaved.”
He added: “Of course, it’s always much more difficult when you’ve been very close to somebody.
“The two brothers were very, very close. And their mother, I think, would be terribly unhappy, and their grandmother too, frankly.”
Harry arrived in the UK from his home in Hollywood earlier today to mark the third anniversary of the passing of his grandmother, the Late Queen Elizabeth II.
The Duke laid a wreath and flowers as he paid his private respects to his grandmother in St George’s Chapel, at Windsor Castle, this morning.
At the same time, the Prince and Princess of Wales were in Sunningdale, Berkshire, at an event to commemorate the late Queen.
A Range Rover, thought to be carrying the Duke of Sussex, left the Windsor Suite at Heathrow Airport shortly after the Harry’s flight landed.
It remains unclear if Harry will see any of the firm today, his father King Charles, has not seen the Duke for 19 months.
Royal historian and expert Hugo Vickers said the queen was very disappointed in Harry when he went away[/caption]
Rumours have been sparked that the Duke may meet with his father while in the Uk[/caption]
