The end of the period of mourning for Elizabeth II, whose disappearance on September 8 caused turmoil and upheaval within the British crown, gives way to the reorganization of the royal family. Beyond the changes of statutes due to the advent of Charles III, the place of his youngest son Harry, and his wife Meghan Markle do not stop flowing ink. There are guesses and there are deeds: Buckingham Palace has sent a clear message by unveiling a new official photo of the Windsors which does not feature the controversial Sussex couple.
On the image unveiled by Buckingham Palace, stand King Charles III and his wife Camilla Parker Bowles as well as Princess Kate and Prince William. A snapshot which was taken ahead of the reception organized for world dignitaries the day before the funeral of the queen, an event during which Harry and Meghan were not “uninvited”. Officially, it is because they put an end in 2020 with their installation in the United States to their obligations towards the royal family to lead a financially independent existence, no longer using their predicates of royal highness.
According to Richard Kay, expert on British royalty, this official portrait sends a message, Harry and Meghan are as if struck from the heart of the royal family: “there is a new royal order that revolves around four people, not six.“Every detail is important, the photograph was taken while Meghan and Harry were present in Great Britain, so they were not invited voluntarily. We could have waited for the Sussexes to return to the United States where they live with their children Archie and Lilibet, but the image comes from a time when they were deliberately excluded, no more looking back is possible One more signal about Harry’s effective estrangement from his family, each chose his side.