When the Duke and Duchess of Sussex flew to Britain for the first time since the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee in early September they could not have anticipated how long their stay would stretch. Following the Queen’s death on 8 September, Harry and Meghan would remain in the country over the subsequent 10-day mourning period, in order to participate in events honouring the monarch’s life as well as mourn Harry’s grandmother alongside his family.
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