ROYALS young and old came from far and wide to Westminster Abbey yesterday to pay tribute to Prince Philip – except one.
Prince Harry’s excuse for avoiding the memorial service for his own grandfather because of “security fears” is, quite frankly, lame.
The Queen’s great-grandchildren and even distant cousins were all there to support her.
But Harry couldn’t be bothered to take a few days off from Netflix, or feeding his chickens in the US, to honour the grandfather who always supported him.
I’m sure his new paymasters could have given him a bit of time off to be there for his beloved grandpa.
Whether walking with the 12-year-old Prince behind his mother’s coffin, or giving support while Harry was on active service in Afghanistan, Philip was always there for him.
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Prince Harry was the one person who should have been in attendance but the message that he sent out was that it was too much trouble.
There was so much security at the Abbey he could have joined his brother, their cousins and nephews and nieces without any fears at all for his well-being.
His grandmother The Queen and his father, Prince Charles, would of course have been pleased to see him. They may be royals but they are still a family.
Relatives he hasn’t seen in a long time — like Lady Gabriella Kingston and Princess Beatrice — would have loved to have heard all about Archie and his new baby Lilibet.
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Sadly, he chose to stay away in his big house. You lost out, Harry, on a great occasion when the Who’s Who of Europe and beyond turned up to do honour to the man who for many years loyally served the Queen.
As far as I’m concerned, after yesterday’s no-show Harry has burnt his boats.
