When it was reported last night that Prince Harry had just been informed of his grandmother’s death five minutes before it was made public, palace staff members reacted violently.
The saddened prince was reportedly the last person to learn of her death, and even received the news after Prime Minister Liz Truss. According to The Daily Telegraph, this is another another illustration of the discord between the prince and his family.
However, the fact that such reports had surfaced on the night of the Queen’s burial, which was seen as very disrespectful, clearly infuriated Buckingham Palace.
Palace aides reacted angrily to claims last night that Prince Harry had been given just five minutes’ notice of his grandmother’s death before it was made public
In a rare statement on such a private matter, a spokesman for the King stressed: ‘The public was only informed after every family member had been informed.’
The Mail understands that while it is true that Harry was told shortly before the news became public, the reason for this was because he was on a flight to Scotland and therefore not contactable.
Last night, the original story had been taken down from The Telegraph website. An amended one was then published claiming that Harry was not treated differently to other family members.