Prince Harry didn't get to see the Queen before she died, reports say

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Prince Harry didn't get to see the Queen before she died, reports say
Vehicles believed to carry Prince Harry arrive at Aberdeen International Airport in Aberdeen, Scotland, on September 9, 2022.Phil Noble via Reuters
  • Queen Elizabeth II died in Balmoral Castle, Scotland, on Thursday.
  • Royals rushed to the estate after Buckingham Palace said the Queen's doctors were concerned.
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Prince Harry didn't get to see Queen Elizabeth II before she died at Balmoral Castle in Scotland on Thursday, multiple reports say.

Earlier that day royals had rushed to Balmoral, the family's estate, in the wake of the palace's announcement that the Queen's doctors were "concerned" for her health.

But according to several reports, Harry was still aboard a private jet heading to Scotland's Aberdeen airport when Buckingham Palace announced that the Queen had died earlier that afternoon.

The palace made the announcement at 6:30 p.m. local time.

Harry's plane landed at 6:46 p.m., flight-tracking data cited by The Daily Beast and MailOnline shows.

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He drove through the castle gates just before 8 p.m., making him the final royal to arrive, reported The Guardian's Severin Carrell, who was outside the residence at the time.

Harry's brother, Prince William, made it to Balmoral shortly after 5 p.m. on Thursday. He was traveling with his uncles, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward, as well as Edward's wife Sophie, Countess of Wessex.

Charles, the Queen's eldest son and now the king, arrived at Balmoral by helicopter around noon, closely followed by his sister, Princess Anne.

It is not clear exactly what time the Queen died.

Harry, who lives in California, was coincidentally in the UK for a visit with his wife, Meghan Markle, who did not go to Balmoral with him. Representatives for Markle initially said she would be heading to Scotland but later said her plans had changed, The Telegraph reported.

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The couple had been staying in their old house — Frogmore Cottage in Windsor — when the news about the Queen's deteriorating health broke. They were meant to be attending a charity event in the Cotswolds in England that evening, local media reported, but that was later canceled.

Harry appeared to be the first family member to leave Scotland on Friday morning. He was filmed boarding a flight to London Heathrow Airport alone.

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