Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, last saw their great-grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, in June 2022, when they were in the United Kingdom for her Platinum Jubilee.
However, if the late monarch had her way, they would have seen her again that summer at a special gathering at her beloved Balmoral Castle in Scotland, alongside the rest of their cousins. And according to The Express, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex reportedly “robbed” her of that wish…
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The Queen Was 'Heartbroken' Over Missed Final Gathering With All 14 Great-Grandchildren
Per The Express, the late Queen, who passed away in September 2022 at the age of 96, was "heartbroken" that her final wish – to see all her great-grandchildren together at Balmoral – was not granted, with Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet said to be the only two missing from the gathering.
Queen Elizabeth II had 14 great-grandchildren in total, including Prince William and Kate Middleton's children Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis, and Prince Harry and Meghan's children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet.
Also among them are Zara Tindall and Mike Tindall's children Mia, Lena, and Lucas, as well as Peter Phillips and Autumn Kelly's daughters, Savannah and Isla.
Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank share sons August and Ernest, while Princess Beatrice and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi have daughter Sienna together and his son Wolfie Mapelli Mozzi.
Royal Author Details The Queen's 'Final Wish'
Royal author Robert Hardman detailed the moment in his book Queen Elizabeth II: In Private. In Public. The Inside Story, quoting one insider as saying: "The Queen's final wish to have all her great-grandchildren together was not fulfilled in the way she had hoped, and that has left a lingering sadness among those who knew how much it meant to her."
A family friend reportedly told Hardman that the Queen "wanted to make sure that they all had a really happy memory of her."
The Queen's 'Brave' Final Days
Although she did not get her final wish regarding her great-grandchildren, an official reportedly told Hardman that the late monarch was "brave" in her final days, while another added that she would not have felt any pain when she passed away.
The official reportedly said: "She was so brave. You could tell she was having a lot of treatment from the bruising on her hands where the cannula had gone in. Her hands seemed permanently bruised."
Her private secretary, Edward Young, confirmed that she passed away peacefully in her sleep and "wouldn't have been aware of anything," adding that she was not in "pain."
