Prince William, Princess Kate, Prince Harry and Meghan were all dressed in black as they walked along the gates in their first public meeting since they were last seen at the National Service of Thanksgiving to mark her jubilee Queen in June. The siblings have kept their distance from each other since the Sussexes stepped down as members of the royal family and moved to California and their decision to talk about their lives within the royal family. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex held hands as they watched the tributes, with Harry at one point putting his hand affectionately on Meghan’s back. The couples spent over 40 minutes looking at the flowers and tributes and were seen pointing and discussing them as members of the crowd waved at them. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were visiting the UK at the time of the Queen’s death (AP) They later shook hands and spoke to members of the public gathered at Cambridge Gate, with several people snapping pictures of the royals on their mobile phones. The new Prince and Princess of Wales, who were given the titles by King Charles on Saturday, were given bouquets of flowers by members of the crowd as a visitor waved a Welsh flag in the background. At one point, a small Paddington bear was given to Prince William, which he handed over to an assistant. Prince William is now the heir to the throne after the Queen’s death (Reuters) He was seen lightly touching Kate’s back as he leaned down to speak to a child in front of the gates. The royal couples walked separately from each other, with the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and Cambridge speaking to people on one side of the road as Harry and Meghan greeted members of the crowd on the other side of the road. Kate bent down for a moment to speak to a child who had begun to cry. The child stopped crying when Kate approached her. The Prince and Princess of Wales view flowers at the gates of Windsor Castle Meghan was also seen shaking the hands of many children and well-wishers. Later, Prince Harry moved over and joined his brother on the same side of the road, chatting animatedly to the waiting crowds. The number of bouquets given to them as a tribute to the Queen was so great that all four had to repeatedly give them to the attendants in waiting. Kate and Meghan spent much of their time talking to the children, who were among the nine crowds lining the Long Walk. The two couples have not been seen in public together since June (BBC) The brothers were last together on Thursday night when they both traveled to Balmoral after hearing the news that the Queen was being attended to by doctors. Prince Harry joined the royal family after the Queen’s death was announced to the world, while William arrived with Princes Andrew and Edward and Sophie, Duchess of Wessex, earlier in the afternoon. The Duke of Sussex was the first senior royal to leave Balmoral early on Friday morning. Banita Ranow, 28, in the crowd on the Long Walk, said she heard Kate talking to children next to her about what her youngest son Louis had said about the Queen’s death. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex walk outside Windsor Castle to view floral tributes to the Queen (Reuters) He said Kate told the children: “Louis said at least grandma is with great grandpa now.” Ms Runow said Kate “came alive” as she spoke to the children. The well-wisher from west London also spoke of her surprise at seeing the two royal couples together, adding: “It was really nice.” Her mother Baljinder Ranow, 64, said it was ‘wonderful’, adding: ‘It was so beautiful to see. I felt so moved and felt the Queen would have loved it. I just hope in the future it stays that way and siblings and families are united.” Harry and Meghan shook hands and chatted with the large crowds of well-wishers (Reuters) Angela Fleming, who met the Duke of Sussex, said the hour-and-a-half wait outside Windsor Castle was worth it. Mrs Fleming said: “It was unexpected, it was very unexpected.” Her sons, Jacob and Jenson, were exhausted in the heat, but she said they will remember this moment for a long time. He said: “It’s good for the boys. They became quite anxious. “But it was worth it.” Her husband, Andrew Fleming, is in the Coldstream Guards and was working in London on the accession board earlier in the day.
