Prince Harry wants to make sure the Queen is 'protected'
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex met The Queen for tea
Last updated 29th May 2022
Prince Harry says the Queen is in great form after seeing her last week in Windsor, although he also said he wanted to make sure she was 'protected'.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex visited both the Queen and Prince of Wales on Thursday before heading to the Netherlands for the Invictus Games.
It is the first time Harry and Meghan have been seen together publicly on this side of the Atlantic for two years.
Speaking to NBC’s Today show about his meeting with the Queen, he said “Being with her it was great, it was just so nice to see her, she’s on great form.
“She’s always got a great sense of humour with me and I’m just making sure that she’s protected and got the right people around her.
“Both Meghan and I had tea with her, so it was really nice to catch up with her.”
It comes ahead of the monarch’s 96th birthday on Thursday and just over a year after the funeral of her husband the Duke of Edinburgh.
Harry said: “Home for me now, for the time being, is in the States and it feels that way.
“We’ve been welcomed with open arms and have such a great community up in Santa Barbara.”
The couple moved to Montecito, California, following their decision to step down as senior royals in 2020, saying they wanted a new life of personal and financial freedom
Harry flew back from California, without Meghan who was heavily pregnant at the time, to attend his grandfather’s funeral in Windsor in April 2021.
He also returned to the UK to unveil the statue of his late mother Diana, Princess of Wales on July 1 2021 with his brother the Duke of Cambridge.