Queen Elizabeth had a birthday cake with one candle in it made for Princess Lilibet to celebrate her first birthday but Harry and Meghan “never turned up” for the party, according to a Royal insider.
Her Majesty had reportedly arranged a get together to mark her great-grandchild’s first birthday on June 4, 2022,
But despite seeing Lilibet, who was named in her honour after her own family nickname, on the day before her birthday, the Mirror reports the Queen was not able to see her on the special day.
Former footman Paul Burrell told the publication: “Even on Lilibet’s first birthday the Queen didn’t see her.
“She saw her the day before. But on her birthday, the Queen had a birthday cake made with one candle in it. And they never turned up. That candle was never lit.”
The family celebrated Lilibet’s birthday at Frogmore Cottage in Windsor with a backyard picnic. That day, the Queen was set to attend the Epsom Derby in Surrey as part of the jubilee celebrations but was forced to cancel due to her ongoing mobility issues.
Mr Burrell recalls: “The next day she asked if maybe they’d like to come up for tea again and was told they’ve gone, ‘What do you mean they’ve gone?’ she said. They’ve gone back to America. ‘Oh no, they never said goodbye’.”
Mr Burrell claimed the Queen was “confused” by the apparent slight and the family’s decision to leave so quickly.
He continued: “How could you offend our Queen?
“Well, I don’t understand anyone that could do that. Not her family, why would you want to? She was devoid of jealousy, anger, envy, all those traits that we associate with other people she didn’t have. She was just a very simple soul. I wish the world could have known her the way I knew her.”
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