Why did Harry and Meghan walk in alone?

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I have had a very busy weekend so have only been able to catch snippets of the jubilee weekend events but noticed how Harry and Meghan walked into the service together, seemingly after everybody else, including those sitting in front and behind them?
Why was this? I understand why they didn't walk in with the serving royals but it seemed strange that their entrance stood out so much.

Fascinating yes, but also rather revolting.

This does not prove a close relationship at all. I've had personal notes from politicians I have supported going back many years; some of whom I have never met. It's standard procedure in the US and is known as "retail politics."

@Parkperson00 Kerry Washington,Sebbie Lawen, Eva Longoria Denzel Washington, Tracie Ellis Ross are just some of the black celebrities who supported Obama . None of them just like Meghan have ever claimed they are friends with him and Michelle. A lot of black celebrities and African Americans volunteered for his election and re election campaigns because they felt strongly about what a milestone moment( first election would mean for them and none claimed they were special friends to him). I assume Meghan like others supported him because of what it meant to her. None of these people have ever been attacked for not getting an invitation to his party. I have only seen seen being a big deal in some UK tabloids sorry.

Meant Debbie Allen

Back to the OP..... I would think they walked in on their own to give them their moment in the spotlight. Harry is still our future King's son and it probably rankled to be sitting with the 'others'. Their behaviour was impeccable throughout but I haven't seen much recognition of that.

assume it was to ensure there was no way they could end up walking at the same time as William, given the two are still not talking.

William and Catherine entered separately without other family members as did Charles and Camilla. They obviously were following protocol regarding precedence.

M & H don't appear to like the others much. They don't really need to bother with all the Jubilee stuff since they want their kids to grow up more equal with others in society 'allegedly'. Strange pair full of contradictions in what they say and what they do.

As the woman commentator said about royal occasions (sanctioned by the Queen): "nothing happens by chance".
So it was an act of love from the Queen, giving Harry and Meghan their 'moment'.

Agree @RedRec

Yes the BBC commentator said the Queen would have requested this. I was happy to see them and thought they looked lovely. I didn't notice any dagger looks from W&K either. Must have missed that . But if true isn't that a bit childish of W&K on the queens special day.?

I would think they walked in on their own to give them their moment in the spotlight

so that their takedown would be complete. Although this foolish pair should never have been invited in the first place, their sidelining on the global stage was evident for all to see.

Their behaviour was impeccable throughout but I haven't seen much recognition of that

Are they 12? Everyone is still reeling from their appalling previous behaviour. Hardly time to applaud H for sitting still through a service and M refraining from offering back rubs.

They were right behind the York sisters as they entered the cathedral and moved down the receiving line but they hung back instead of moving down the line like the others. If they had walked down the aisle together they’d have reached the row in a group and could have moved smoothly into their seats. As it was they left a big enough gap that they walked alone and everyone had to move to let them in. If it was meant to happen it was clumsily done because it looked very much though they had orchestrated it.

I want to know why they didn't attend any other jubilee events. Were they not invited to the concert or did they choose not to go.

I would think they chose not to go. But I suspect they will or would have visited maybe a couple of the charities they are connected to but rightly so the charities will keep this discreet until after they leave.
They also have two very young children and probably want to be with them as they are not in familiar surroundings- except nanny - it's different if the children were back in US and familiar with their surroundings . I am sure they also spent some time as a family with the Queen and PC.
I think if they went to
Other events posters would have a problem and if they didn't the same
Posters will still find a problem with it. Unbelievable really.

Nobody wanted to be with them knowing their propensity to report what they heard to the press. How could anyone relax in that pair's company?

And you know this how?
You don't. I saw plenty of cheerful interaction between them and others but then I am not blinded by irrational dislike of people I don't even know.

Anyone else thing MM looks rather broad in the stern ?

Yes. I rather like that she hasn't rushed to get her pre pregnancy shape back. It seems kind of normal and relaxed, not as vain as some might expect.

I have zero interest in the RF, being informed by a French lady this weekend my annoyance with the whole jubilee is ‘not British’.

But this is absurd. M &H we’re basically bullied out of the country.

I think there's a lot of reaching going on with both sides of the argument here.

If M & H were given "their moment" deliberately by the Queen, it would have been properly co-ordinated instead of them having to clamber past people to get to their seat.

Similarly, there's no proof that some of the other younger royals don't want to be seen with them - Beatrice and Eugenie are especially friendly with them. They could easily have arrived with them.

It's all speculation. I don't actually think it was planned the way it turned out, but for whatever reason H & M arrived separately/after the others which meant a bit of awkwardness getting to their places, but did mean that they got to walk down with their own "procession". I think it was just fortuitous.

But if I had to take a guess - trying to put myself in their shoes, after maintaining such a distance from the royals in recent years (and the things which have been said) it might feel a little odd for H & M to arrive en masse with the rest of the royal family. Arriving separately would just seem to make more sense, given the events over past few years, and probably would have been more practical too with Lilbet and Archie to consider. Obviously it's total guesswork, but I can see why they didn't go with the others. Nothing shady either way, just practical and less stressful I'd imagine?

I suspect it’s because they didn’t want to be a distraction from the Queen. If they did attend the various events, the press would have had a field day writing more negative stories about them when the focus should, rightly, be on the Queen.