Sussexes Stayed Away From Kate And Prince William During Reunion On Purpose - Here's Why! 

On November 9, 2019, the Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance service was held at the Royal Albert Hall and the Queen was flanked on her right by Prince William and Kate Middleton. On her left was future heir to the throne Prince Charles and Camilla.

But what attracted the attention of the paparazzi was the location of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, sitting in a row behind Prince Andrew, Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his girlfriend Carrie Symonds. Was this a sign of tension between the couple and the Royal family?

The Remembrance Day celebration brought the Royal Family together for a public appearance since Trooping the Colour in June. It would have been a sign that the Royal family had reunited after the rift caused by Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s recently released documentary, wherein the former had confessed to having “bad days” with his brother, Prince William, and confirmed that they were on “different paths.”

During the event, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry sat separately from the Duchess of Cambridge, Prince William, and the rest of the Royal Family. While Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, sat on the Queen’s left and seats next to her were occupied by Kate Middleton and Prince William. The Queen was surrounded by other members of the Royal family like Sophie, Countess of Wessex, Birgitte, Duchess of Gloucester and Sir Tim Lawrence as well as Princess Anne and Prince Edward.

As for Meghan and Prince Harry, they were seated further back in comparison to the front-row seats allocated to Kate, Prince William, and other members. The royal couple were seated in the same area of the royal box last year as well, but then they were seated on opposite sides of the Queen.

But despite the speculations that this seating arrangement indicates tensions between the Royal Family and Meghan and Harry, the reason for the same is quite different. The seating arrangement witnessed at the event is based on the hierarchy in the Royal family, according to which the Queen is flanked on her sides with heirs to the throne - Charles and William - on her left and right, followed by The Queen's children. Meghan and Prince Harry were simply following the tradition and were seated accordingly.

This year’s Royal British Legion of Remembrance service marks the 75th anniversary of 1944’s historic battles like Monte Cassino, Kohima and Imphal, and D-Day. It was held in memory of the people who lost their lives in the conflict.