By Harry and Andrew will not appear on Buckingham Palace balcony for jubilee
Prince Harry and Prince Andrew will not appear on the Buckingham Palace balcony as part of the opening celebrations for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.
Only “members of the Royal Family who are currently undertaking official public duties” will be joining the Queen on the balcony, Buckingham Palace said.
The Queen, 96, plans to attend some Jubilee events, the palace said.
However, her attendance won’t be confirmed until nearer the time after mobility problems led her to cancelling a number of appearances.
A spokesperson for the Duke and the Duchess of Sussex said they would be coming to the UK for the Jubilee with their two children, Archie and Lilibet.
The couple were said to be “excited and honoured to attend the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations”.
The Platinum Jubilee events, marking the Queen’s 70-year reign, will take place over a four-day bank holiday on 2 to 5 June.
Buckingham Palace said the Queen had decided that appearances on the balcony would be limited to “working royals”, who carry out official royal duties, and their children.
Prince Andrew stepped down from royal duties after the now-settled civil sex assault case brought against him in the United States.
On the balcony will be the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and their children.
The group will also include the Earl and Countess of Wessex and their children, and Anne, the Princess Royal, and her husband, Sir Timothy Laurence, plus the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, the Duke of Kent and Princess Alexandra.
While Prince Harry and Prince Andrew, and his daughters Beatrice and Eugenie, will not be part of the balcony scene, they could attend other Jubilee events, such as the Jubilee Lunch or the thanksgiving service.
