Prince Harry flew from Luton to Balmoral after his father said the Queen’s health was worsening, but by the time his plane landed, news of her death had broken.

Princess Anne asked Prince Harry a heartbreaking question after he realised he missed the late Queen Elizabeth II’s death.

The Duke of Sussex was in London with wife Meghan Markle when the-then Prince Charles informed them the Queen’s health was worsening on September 8, 2022. According to royal author Robert Jobson, Charles however “banned” Meghan from travelling to Scotland.

Harry claims his father later informed him “no wives” were travelling to see the Queen, with Princess Kate remaining in London with her children. Harry is said to have opted to take a private jet at this point.

He boarded a charter plane from Luton Airport, scheduled to land in Scotland at 8pm. By the time his plane landed however, news had already broken of the Queen’s death.

In his memoir Spare, Harry writes: “When the plane started to descend I saw that my phone lit up. It was a message from Meg: “Call me when you get this.”