Prince Harry and Meghan Markle broke the royal formation for an 'important reunion', it has been claimed
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle broke the royal formation for an 'important reunion', it has been claimed.
The King and Queen Consort stood at the front, followed by the Queen's children, Prince William and his wife Kate - the new Prince and Princess of Wales - and Harry and Meghan. Once the short moving service was over and the Queen's relatives left the hall, the Sussexes were one of the few royal couples to hold hands with a tight grip after both had bowed and curtsied to the coffin.
"As they couples filed out they seemed to keep to this formation apart form Harry and Meghan, who moved closer and stretched their arms across the gap to hold hands in a mutual re-linking gesture. Also taking part in the procession were Anne's husband Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, the Earl of Snowden - Princess Margaret's son - and the Duke of Gloucester - a cousin of the Queen.
She added: "The royals were choreographed as the Red Arrows throughout the procession and service, with the Queen’s children in the front line and William, Harry and Peter Philips walking behind them with a large spatial gap between William and Harry as William walked behind his father and Harry filled the middle gap.
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