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Where are Meghan and Harry? Why the Duke and Duchess of Sussex WON’T be at Party At The Palace

The couple will be missed!

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Melanie Macleod
Wellness Editor
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Meghan Markle and Prince Harry will not be attending the Party At The Palace on Saturday night, confirmed a spokesperson for the couple

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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will be spending the evening privately instead, the spokesperson added. The couple, who are celebrating the first birthday of their daughter Lilibet, attended the jubilee service of thanksgiving in St Paul’s Cathedral, but opted to forgo the reception afterwards.

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While the Queen will also be missing the concert following ‘discomfort’ on Wednesday, plenty of other royals are expected to be out in force.

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Attendees include the Prince of Wales, the Duchess of Cornwall and the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, alongside the Earl and Countess of Wessex and their children Lady Louise Windsor and James Viscount Severn, the Princess Royal and Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, Princess Beatrice and her husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, and Princess Eugenie and her husband Jack Brooksbank.

Anne’s son Peter Phillips is expected to be joined by his children Savannah and Isla, while Zara and Mike Tindall, who spent the day at the Epsom Derby with Princess Anne and Sir Tim, will also be there.

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Meghan Markle and Prince Harry will not be at the Party At The Palace

The Queen’s cousins – the Duke of Gloucester, the Duke of Kent and Prince Michael of Kent – with the Duchess of Gloucester and Princess Michael of Kent – and Princess Margaret’s daughter Lady Sarah Chatto and her family are due to attend, along with a number of other extended family members.

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Harry and Meghan chose to spend today privately

The concert sees artists including Diana Ross, Elton John and George Ezra take to the stage in honour of the Queen’s 70-year reign, with members of the public invited to join the festivities too.

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