Prince Harry was eager to get back to be with his family as soon as possible following the death of his grandfather Prince Philip, but his wife Meghan Markle, pregnant with their second child, was unable to make the flight. But the Duchess of Sussex made sure the royal family knew her thoughts were with them, arranging with Harry to send a wreath to be laid in the Duke of Edinburgh’s name. Meghan also included a handwritten card.
The wreath is designed and handmade by Willow Crosley, who has a long history with Meghan and Harry— she designed the flower arrangements for the evening portion of their wedding at Windsor Castle in 2018, baby Archie’s christening in 2019, and the launch event for the Hubb Community cookbook at Kensington Palace. The wreath in honor of Prince Philip includes a number of symbolic touches, including Acanthus mollis (Bear’s breeches) as the National flower of Greece and Eryngium (Sea Holly), to represent the Royal Marines. Even the roses are a nod to the Duke’s birth month, June.
Meghan was said to be watching the funeral service, broadcast live around the world, from home in Montecito. Harry reunited with his family for the first time in over a year for the service, walking alongside his cousin Peter Phillips and brother Prince William in the procession that followed Philip’s coffin, and sitting socially distanced in the pews of St. George’s Chapel, where he and Meghan were married almost three years ago. Upon arrival in the U.K. Harry isolated at Frogmore Cottage, which had been the couple’s home in Windsor, before seeing anyone in his family.
Following the funeral service, Prince William and Prince William were caught by television cameras walking out together and speaking—a possible indication of a family rift on the verge of repair.
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