Funeral Guest Reveals Prince Harry's Sweet Gesture to Make Meghan Markle 'Comfortable' at Service

Mar. 15, 2025

Prince Harrywas sure to support Meghan Markle as much as she supported him duringQueen Elizabeth’s funeral.

Speaking with PEOPLE after the poignant services, funeral guest and attorney Pranav Bhanot shared some of the moments he saw between the Duke and Duchess of Sussex during the Westminster Abbey state funeral.

“You saw the reassurance that Harry was giving to Meghan at times when they were walking together and had to go in their different directions,” Bhanot told PEOPLE.

“I noticed just how supportive Harry was to Meghan,” he continued. “When they went their separate directions after the ceremony, he gave her a firm squeeze of the hand. I felt he wanted to ensure she felt comfortable.”

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.Martin Meissner/AP/Shutterstock

Mandatory Credit: Photo by Martin Meissner/AP/Shutterstock (13401795ar) Britain’s King Charles III, from bottom left, Camilla, the Queen Consort, Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex watch as the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II is placed into the hearse following the state funeral service in Westminster Abbey in central London . The Queen, who died aged 96 on Sept. 8, will be buried at Windsor alongside her late husband, Prince Philip, who died last year Royals Funeral, London, United Kingdom - 19 Sep 2022

Later on in the day, the couple sat next to Prince William,Kate Middletonand their two older children,Prince GeorgeandPrincess Charlotte, at the committal ceremony for the late monarch.

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The service took place at St. George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle — where the Duke and Duchess of Sussex wed in May 2018 — on Monday. Meghan, 41, Harry, 38, Kate, 40, William, 40, George, 9, and Charlotte, 7, sat in the front row of pews on one side of the Queen’s coffin. After walking into the chapel in a procession behind the Queen’s coffin, Kate andPrince Williamstood to the side to let Meghan andPrince Harryinto the pew first.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle attend the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth.

The State Funeral Of Queen Elizabeth II

As the next two people in the line of succession to the throne,Prince WilliamandPrince Georgehad prominent spots next to each other near the altar.

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On the opposite side in the front row satPrince Edwardwith his wife,Sophie, Countess of Wessex, along with their children, Lady Louise Windsor andJames, Viscount Severn.

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Members of the royal family (left to right, from front) the Duke of York, the Earl of Wessex, the Countess of Wessex, the Prince of Wales, Prince George, Princess Charlotte, the Princess of Wales, the Duke of Sussex, the Duchess of Sussex, Peter Phillips, the Earl of Snowdon, the Duke of Gloucester and the Duke of Kent attend the State Funeral of Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey on September 19, 2022 in London, England.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were already in Europe for a series of charity events without their kids — sonArchie Harrisonand daughterLilibet “Lili” Diana— when the late monarch died “peacefully” at her beloved Scottish residence, Balmoral Castle, at age 96 on Sept. 8.

The couple stayed in the U.K. in order to attend the funeral on Monday as well as a number of events leading up to the service.

Her parents, King George VI, who died in 1952, andQueen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, who died in 2002, as well as her sister, Princess Margaret, who also died in 2002, are all interred in the King George VI Memorial Chapel.

source: people.com

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