HARRY and Meghan jetted back out of the country an hour before the royals appeared for a final time at the Queen’s Jubilee.
The Sussexes and their two children Archie, 3, and one-year-old Lilibet were already in the air when the Platinum Jubilee Pageant kicked off yesterday.
They are believed to have been driven from Frogmore Cottage at lunchtime and took off from the runway at Farnborough Airport at 1.30pm.
The California-based couple missed tens of thousands of Union Flag-waving revellers celebrating eccentric British quirks over the past seven decades such as Daleks, space hoppers and James Bond cars.
They also skipped the Queen’s final appearance of the Jubilee. She made a surprise visit to Buckingham Palace to wave at huge crowds.
Harry and Meghan’s 10,000-mile round trip from California is estimated to have cost £160,000 – yet it is not known who footed the bill.
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An insider said: “There was no fanfare, they just went. They didn’t stick around for the Platinum Jubilee pageant which is a celebration of Britain and all of its quirks and eccentricities over the Queen’s 70 year reign.”
Harry, 37, and Meghan, 40, were barely visible in public during the Queen’s four-day bash.
They were pictured shushing younger royals in the Major General’s Office at the Queen’s birthday parade at Trooping the Colour on Thursday.
A frosty thanksgiving service at St Paul’s Cathedral on Friday was the only time they were seen in public with their family.
Harry looked crestfallen during the service where he and Meghan were made to sit on the second row and 25 feet from William, Kate, Charles and Camilla.
He had no interaction with his sibling or father and at one stage in the 50-minute ceremony Meghan is seen telling him “yeah, will be fine”.
They turned down the chance to have snacks and drinks with family members at The Guildhall and were instead driven back to Frogmore Cott
They also missed Saturday night’s epic musical party at Buckingham Palace – where Charles and William were cheered by the 120,000-strong crowd when they delivered incredible speeches.
The Celeb Report on Sunday revealed younger royals visited the Sussexes and their children Archie and Lilibet at Frogmore Cottage.
It is also believed a birthday bash was organised at the cottage with picnic-style snacks, cake, balloons and party games.
‘STICK TO THE SCRIPT’
Zara and Mike Tindall’s children – Mia, 8, Lena, 3, and one-year-old Lucas – are thought to have attended.
Other guests were Peter Phillips and ex-wife Autumn’s daughters Savannah, 11, and 10-year-old Isla.
Archie’s godfather Charlie Van Staubenzee and his brother Tom are also said to have attended
The Celeb Report also understands the Queen, 96, had met Lilibet before she turned one
But there are no plans to release a photograph of the moment, we are told.
Harry, 37, and Meghan, 40, had pledged to “stick to the script” and not plan any antics away from the Platinum Jubilee.
They jetted in on a private jet from Santa Barbara on Wednesday and piled into the back of a blacked-out VW people carrier and were given a low-key escort by the Queen’s Land Rover and bodyguards.
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They left their vast entourage which followed the couple around the Invictus Games back home in California.
And Netflix cameras which caused a storm when they were in the Netherlands were also kept away.
