Prince Harry didn’t discover the Duke of Edinburgh had died until police turned up at his house to tell him, according to TMZ.
Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex (file photo).
Source: Associated Press
The Duke of Sussex was reportedly only made aware of his grandfathers passing when police visited the Los Angeles home he shares with his wife, the Duchess of Sussex – after the 36-year-old royal had slept through calls in the early hours of the morning.
According to TMZ, the police were called to attend after Harry failed to answer calls from US Embassy officials at 3am, which would have told him that Prince Philip had sadly passed away.
But after multiple attempts to make contact went unanswered, an Embassy representative is said to have contacted the sheriffs department in Santa Barbara to request that an officer be sent to Harrys house in the upmarket area of Montecito.
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He issued a tribute to his grandfather minutes after his brother, Prince William.
Source: Breakfast
Prince Philip, who was 99, died on the morning of April 9.
After stepping back from their roles as full time royals, Harry, Meghan and their two-year-old son Archie, originally moved to Vancouver, Canada before relocating to California in July 2020.
A spokesperson for the couple said at the time: “The Duke and Duchess of Sussex moved into their family home in July of this year. They have settled into the quiet privacy of their community since their arrival.”
The couples UK home, Frogmore Cottage – which was given to them as a wedding present from the Queen – is now being occupied by Harrys cousin Princess Eugenie, her husband Jack Brooksbank and their baby son August.
Eugenie is the daughter of the Duke of York and his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson.
