Meghan Markle and Harry appear for the first time at a mass without the Queen’s presence

On the second day of Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee festivities, which celebrate the monarch’s 70th birthday on the British throne, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry made their first appearance in the UK in quite some time. They attended the thanksgiving mass for the years of Elizabeth’s reign this Friday (3), which did not have its protagonist.

The couple’s presence was uncertain, after the decision to move to the United States and relinquish crown duties. However, a source close to the couple had disclosed that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex would be traveling to the Windsor homeland for the event.

They did not appear with the sovereign during the Trooping the Color parade on Thursday (2), an event that opened the holiday celebrations, on the traditional balcony of Buckingham Palace. The Queen had previously decided that only active royals would participate in the moment – ​​Charles, Prince of Wales, heir presumptive to the crown, was present on the facade; his wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall; Prince William, his wife, Kate Middleton, and the couple’s children: George, Charlotte and Louis.

Harry and Meghan were seen inside the palace, where they watched the parade.

Buckingham Palace announced on Thursday that Queen Elizabeth would not attend the religious celebration, due to discomfort in mobility she felt during the parade. She will also not be present at the horse race on Saturday (4), and it is unknown what other Jubilee events she will be absent from.

Among the outstanding presences at the mass were Charles and Camilla, Kate and William, and other grandchildren and great-grandchildren of the Queen, such as Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie.

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson was booed during his entrance outside St. Paul in London.