MEGHAN Markle’s friend has said she “grew very close to Prince Philip over the years” and her “relations with the family will now be smaller” following his death.
Omid Scobie said the Duke of Edinburgh’s funeral yesterday was “a sad day” for the Duchess of Sussex as she watched on from home in the US with Archie.
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Heavily pregnant Meghan has remained in Los Angeles on doctor’s advice while Prince Harry made the 5,400-mile trip to the UK ahead of the sombre proceedings.
Buckingham Palace confirmed those who were unable to attend made “private arrangements” to mark Philip’s life.
Meghan, 39, watched through a special live stream with son Archie.
Her close pal Omid Scobie – who co-wrote Finding Freedom, an explosive biography on Megxit – reported live on the event from Windsor Castle today for American broadcaster ABC.
He claimed her relationship with Prince Philip and the Queen was “probably her strongest relationship within the family”.
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“Although Meghan isn’t here, she is of course supporting Harry,” he told viewers.
“Her mind is very much on the situation over here.
“We know that she’s supporting Harry in this very difficult week for him, but she’ll also be sad because this is also the loss of a family member for her.
“She grew very close to the queen and Prince Philip over the recent years.
“It was probably her strongest relationship within the family and those relations then get smaller this week.
“It’ll be a sad day for her.”
Although unable to make the trip over, Meghan requested for a handwritten note to be left for Prince Philip alongside a wreath.
The Sussexes hand-selected flowers in the late Duke’s honour, with each of the locally-sourced blooms featured on the wreath having their own significance.
Willow Crossley is said to have hand-made the wreath, who also arranged the flowers for the couple’s evening wedding celebrations in Frogmore Gardens and for the Sussexes’ son Archie’s christening.
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