Kate in Mourning: Princess of Wales hides her emotions behind sunglasses as she leaves Windsor Castle after the death of the Queen - as William returns from Balmoral to be with his family 'To my darling Mama, thank you, thank you': King Charles III chokes up in emotional first address to nation as he hails time of change for family, pays tribute to 'darling wife Camilla, heir William' - and extends olive branch to Harry and Meghan 'Incredulous' palace staff learned Meghan wanted to travel to Balmoral with Harry via the media - triggering a furious half-hour when matters came to a head before the Sussexes 'clarified' the Duke would make the journey alone, reveals REBECCA ENGLISH Many behind royal walls, frankly, were incredulous. The statement read: 'From a spokesperson: The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will be travelling to Scotland.' This was, of course, news to the Palace and it did not go down well. News of their plans came via the small group of media the Sussexes deem it appropriate to deal with and tweeted out by journalists at 1.53pm. But as the royal households were consumed in concern for the ailing monarch, the Sussexes prompted an unprecedented flurry behind the scenes by announcing that Harry and Meghan would both be travelling to Balmoral. Despite the rancour of the past few years, no one would begrudge him the chance to mourn his beloved 'Granny', with whom he had always enjoyed a warm and fun-loving relationship. It was a fortunate coincidence of sorts that Harry and Meghan were in the country when the prince's grandmother passed away, sparing him an emotional and undoubtedly traumatic transatlantic dash as the Queen's health failed.

Unsurprisingly, it involved the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.

Amid the personal family tragedy on Thursday, a small domestic drama was playing out.

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