Prince Harry will not return to the UK later this month for Prince Philip's memorial service

Prince Harry will not return to the UK later this month for Prince Philip’s memorial service

The Duke of Sussex will not attend the Duke of Edinburgh’s memorial service in London on 29 March, a spokesperson for the royal has said.

A reason was not given for Prince Harry’s planned absence but it comes just a few months after he filed a claim for a judicial review over a Home Office decision to prevent him from paying for police protection while in the UK.

At the time, a legal representative for the prince said he wanted to bring his children Archie and Lilibet from their home in the US, but feared it could be too dangerous.

Harry married US actress Meghan Markle – now known as the Duchess of Sussex – at Windsor Castle in May 2018.

The couple quit their roles as senior working royals in March 2020, are no longer actively using their HRH titles, and now live in California.

Harry briefly returned to the UK last July for the unveiling of a statue dedicated to his mother Princess Diana and his spokesperson said on Friday that he hoped to visit his grandmother the Queen soon.

Also on Friday, it was announced that the Queen, 95, who contracted COVID-19 just over two weeks ago, will not attend the Commonwealth Day service at Westminster Abbey on Monday.

Her eldest son and heir Prince Charles will attend in her place, Buckingham Palace said.

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