Duke’s quick exit sparks talk of secret family reunion
Prince Harry lit up the crowd with smiles and selfies during a public appearance in London, only to end the visit with an unexpected dash for the door. “I’m so late,” he quipped as he hurried off, leaving onlookers both amused and curious about where he was heading.
As he made his exit, fans shouted, “We love Meghan Markle!” His sudden departure raised eyebrows, especially as his next scheduled engagement wasn’t until 6 p.m., fuelling talk that he might have been slipping away to a private family meeting.
This whirlwind stop is part of a wider goodwill-themed visit to the UK. Just days earlier, Harry’s schedule ran about 45 minutes behind due to traffic disruptions caused by a London Underground strike. Without the police escorts he once had for royal duties, such delays have become part of his travel reality.
Even so, he spent hours at Nottingham Community Recording Studio, where he pledged £1.1 million of his own money to BBC Children in Need. The donation will fund grassroots projects tackling youth violence, including knife crime.
Meanwhile, Prince William was carrying out his own solo engagement at a youth music initiative in Lambeth — a quiet reminder of how the brothers’ paths continue to move in parallel, yet apart.
