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Courtney Pochin & Lucy Farrell

Prince Harry's 'painful 19 minutes' at Platinum Jubilee ceremony

Last Friday, royal revellers tuned in to coverage of the Queen's Platinum Jubilee service of thanksgiving, at St Paul's Cathedral.

Fans were eager to see the ceremony for many reasons, one notably being the moment Prince William and Prince Harry would be publicly reunited.

But hopes were dashed for many, as the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were seated no where near the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.

The royal couples' seats were located on opposite sides of the cathedral, with William and Kate in the front row with Prince Charles and Camilla.

Meanwhile, Harry and Megan sat beside his cousins Eugenie, Beatrice, with husbands Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi and Jack Brooksbank.

Harry had to wait 19 minutes before William and Kate arrived (POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

But before Kate and William took their seats, royal expert Richard Kay claimed Prince Harry will have faced a "painful 19 minutes", the Mirror reported.

Writing for the Mail, he claimed that the seating arrangement showed the "public reality of Harry's slide down the royal pecking order, branding Charles, Camilla, William and Kate the "real stars of the show".

"As non-working royals, they are now very much in the second division," he said.

The brothers have not yet been seen together during the Platinum Jubilee celebrations.

However, some speculated that Kate Middleton's outfit for the thanksgiving service was a subtle nod to Harry and Meghan.

The Duchess of Cambridge looked stunning in a yellow Emilia Wickstead dress and matching Philip Treacy hat.

Treacy is said to be one of Meghan Markle's favourite designers and Kate also notably wore a very similar design at Harry and Meghan's wedding back in 2018.

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