The stage is set for one of the biggest events in the royal calendar that's become known as Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's final farewell. Tomorrow King Charles and Queen Camilla , as well as the Prince and Princess of Wales , will join together for the grand Commonwealth Day service at Westminster Abbey . Last year both Kate and the King missed the ceremony due to their cancer diagnoses - but both will return for this year's celebration.
However, two family members who will definitely be on the missing list are the Sussexes. In fact, the event in 2020 marked their last royal engagement before quitting as senior royals to carve out new lives for themselves in North America. They attended the service alongside other members of the Firm - and many remarked on the tension between the family members.
And according to a book, Harry appeared to be "fighting back the tears" following what they perceived to be a "snub". Before the ceremony, 2,000 orders of service had been distributed detailing that William and Kate would enter the Abbey with the main royal party. However, there was no mention of Harry and Meghan being in the procession, with the Daily Mail reporting the couple was "quite sensitive and emotional about it".
This reportedly led to William and Kate not walking in the procession in an attempt to resolve the issue - despite the orders of service stating otherwise. And in his book Battle of Brothers, royal author and historian Robert Lacey says even though Meghan had a ".
