Prince Harry, the queen’s grandson, and his wife Meghan Markle did not attend Tuesday’s ceremony honoring Prince Philip and opted to stay at their home in Los Angeles. Prince Harry has previously expressed concern about security for him and his children if they returned home to Britain.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle officially resigned from their royal duties about a year ago after settling in Southern California.
Some 30 foreign royals also attended the event — including Prince Albert of Monaco, Denmark’s Queen Margrethe, King Harald and Queen Sonja of Norway and Spain’s King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia.
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip had been married for 73 years before he died. He was the longest-serving consort of a reigning British monarch.
The 95-year-old queen and Prince Philip had a long association with Westminster Abbey. The two wed at the Gothic church, formally known as the Collegiate Church of Saint Peter at Westminster, in 1947.
Tuesday’s appearance was the first for Prince Andrew with the royal family since Prince Philip’s funeral 11 months ago. He died last April 9.
Prince Andrew, 62, the queen’s second son, has been the focus of a lawsuit recently involving claims of sexual assault from American Virginia Giuffre, which she says occurred through Andrew’s relationship with billionaire financier and sex offender Jeffery Epstein.
