Prince Harry is remembering Queen Elizabeth II on the eve of the anniversary of her death.
The estranged Duke of Sussex, who turns 39 on Sept. 15, honored his late grandmother in London on Thursday at the WellChild Awards, an annual celebration for a charity benefitting seriously ill children and the professionals who help care for them.
“As you know, I was unable to attend the awards last year as my grandmother passed away,” the red-headed royal, who has supported the charity for more than a decade, told the audience, per People.
“As you also probably know, she would have been the first person to insist that I still come to be with you all instead of going to her.”
He continued: “And that’s precisely why I know, exactly one year on, she is looking down on all of us tonight, happy we’re together continuing to spotlight such an incredible community.”
(L-R) Meghan Markle, Prince Harry, and Queen Elizabeth II pose for a picture during the Queen’s Young Leaders Awards Ceremony at Buckingham Palace on June 26, 2018. POOL/AFP via Getty ImagesThe queen died on Sept. 8, 2022, at the age of 96.
Harry and his wife, Meghan Markle, 42, were forced to cancel their appearance at last year’s awards after doctors grew “concerned” over the queen’s health.
Harry quickly flew to Scotland, where the monarch died in Balmoral Castle.
Harry attends the WellChild Awards 2023 at The Hurlingham Club on Sept. 7 in London. Alan Chapman/Dave Benett/Getty Images
Harry, left, speaks with Ruky Anighoro, front right, during the annual WellChild Awards 2023. APThis could be the first and only public way Harry remembers his grandma, as a rep for the couple told People, “The Duke, the Duchess, and their family will privately acknowledge and honor the Queen on the anniversary of her passing.”
The Post has contacted reps for Harry and Markle for comment.
Harry and Markle are accompanied by her mother, Doria Ragland, showing off their then-newborn baby son, Archie, at Windsor Castle on May 8, 2019. AFP/Getty ImagesWhile Harry is in the UK, royal insider and “To Di For Daily” podcast host Kinsey Schofield claims his brother, Prince William, 41, and sister-in-law Kate Middleton, 41, “have no desire” to reconnect with him.
“There is a severe lack of trust, and they don’t want the conversation repeated to anyone,” Schofield recently told Fox News.
Queen Elizabeth II died on Sept. 8, 2022, at the age of 96. POOL/AFP via Getty Images“I suspect that Prince William is dreading Prince Harry’s arrival,” she went on. “Especially when William and [Kate] are expected to publicly acknowledge the anniversary of the late queen’s passing.”
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will be visiting St. David’s Cathedral in South Wales on Friday to host a memorial for the queen.
Harry and Markle were reportedly not invited to the event.
The two couples have been estranged for years, especially since Harry and Markle decamped to California in 2020 and Harry published his tell-all memoir, “Spare,” in January.
Markle was expected to join Harry next week at the Invictus Games in Düsseldorf, Germany, but it’s unclear if that will happen.
