The Duke of Sussex has returned to California after catching a British Airways flight within hours of his father's Coronation service.
Prince Harry arrived at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) at around 7.30pm local time (3.30am BST) to reunite with his son Prince Archie on his birthday.
British Airways flight attendants confirmed to the PA news agency that Harry had been on the flight but said they were not permitted to discuss his trip.
The Duke, 38, had always planned a swift turnaround, his priority being to support his father during the historic ceremony.
Beyond that, he was determined to make it back to the family home in Montecito in order to kiss his son goodnight on his fourth birthday - May 6.
As they chatted ahead of the service, Jack Brooksbank, husband of Princess Eugenie, appeared to be asking Harry about his return plans.
“About quarter to four,” the Duke told him, according to lip readers.
After processing out of Westminster Abbey alongside his family, he was driven off and made a quick vehicle change before heading straight to the airport.
The Duke stayed in the UK for under 36 hours, having arrived at Heathrow on a commercial American Airlines flight from Los Angeles on Friday morning, according to reports.
Fellow passengers were said to have been “gobsmacked” after spotting him.
The Duke greeted Princess Eugenie, his heavily pregnant cousin, warmly: “Wow look at you, it’s amazing,” he said.
The Duke’s absence from the post-Coronation family festivities underlines the deep gulf between the Sussexes and the rest of the Royal family.
Sources on both sides indicate that the relationship between the Duke of Sussex and the Prince of Wales, in particular, is at rock bottom. The two brothers have not spoken for months.
As a non-working royal, he was not invited to take part in the procession back to Buckingham Palace or to appear on the balcony.
Had he returned to the palace for the portraits, he would have been forced to wait for some time as the rest of the family took part in the procession and watched the gun salute before taking to the balcony for the flypast.
They were then due to get together for an informal family lunch before joining official photographer Hugo Burnand to pose for portraits in the Throne Room and the Green Drawing Room.
The Duke was latterly invited to take part in the portrait session, although his father was aware he wanted to get back home to see his son.
In keeping with his role as a non-working royal, the Duke took his place among minor members of the Royal family at the Coronation service, where he was relegated to the third row alongside his cousins, Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie.
He was placed between Eugenie’s husband, Jack Brooksbank, and Princess Alexandra, Queen Elizabeth II’s 86-year-old cousin.
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2023-05-07 04:52:00Z
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