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Charlie Jones

Prince Harry made meaningful detour on way home - but didn't see any of the royals

Prince Harry visited Buckingham Palace during his short visit to the UK but didn't see anyone from the Royal Family, reports suggest.

He spent less than half an hour there after the end of the King's Coronation at Westminster Abbey.

The Duke of Sussex went from the Palace, straight to Heathrow Airport to fly home to his family in California.

The lack of contact was for practical reasons as the rest of the family were busy with the ongoing proceedings, and although he was a regular guest during Queen Elizabeth's reign, this latest visit to the palace is his first known one since his gran's funeral.

Prince Harry leaving Westminster following the coronation ceremony (Lafargue Raphael/ABACA/REX/Shutterstock)

During his 36-hour visit for the Coronation, he stayed at his former family home of Frogmore Cottage in Windsor, the Telegraph reported.

On the big day, he was picked up in a black BMW and driven to Westminster Abbey, protected by a specialist Scotland Yard squad.

His appearance alongside his family is the first since the publication of his bombshell memoir Spare.

He sat in the third row, two behind his brother Prince William.

Harry was missing, along with several other key Royals from the official photos of King Charles' Coronation.

The four snaps were taken at Buckingham Palace straight after the newly crowned Charles and Queen Camilla appeared on the palace balcony to greet crowds following the historic service at Westminster Abbey.

They come amid a statement from Charles thanking the nation for their support for his and Camilla's Coronation and pledging to rededicate his life to service.

In the group shot, which features working members of the Firm, the royals can be seen beaming as they pose in their finery.

Charles and Camilla take centre stage in the shot, with the King flanked by his sister Princess Anne followed by her husband Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence. They are joined by the Duke of Kent, the Duchess of Gloucester and the Duke of Gloucester.

Prince Harry, center, looks around in Westminster Abbey, ahead of the coronation (AP)

On the other side, next to Camilla are the Prince and Princess of Wales William and Kate followed by Sophie, the Duchess of Edinburgh, who gives a helping hand to 86-year-old Princess Alexandra, along with Prince Edward, the Duke of Edinburgh.

The group shot is adults only and doesn't feature any of the pages of honour, which included Prince George, or other young royals that featured on the palace balcony after the Coronation - Princess Charlotte, Prince Louis, Lady Louise Windsor and James, Earl of Wessex.

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