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Vassia Barba

Prince Harry takes touching keepsake home to US from dad King Charles' Coronation

Prince Harry took a touching keepsake home from the Coronation of his dad, King Charles III, yesterday.

The estranged Duke of Sussex was seen carrying the poignant memento as he left Westminster Abbey and before immediately embarking on a flight back to the US, in a whistlestop thought to have taken him under 24 hours.

Harry joined the Royal Family in London to attend the lavish ceremony before immediately jetting back to the US to celebrate his son Archie's fourth birthday, with his wife Meghan Markle.

The Duke of Sussex was spotted leaving Westminster Abbey clutching an Order of Service as he made his way to the airport.

An Order of Service is a printed guide to the ceremony, a 50-page booklet outlining the whole structure and content of the event.

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Harry took the Order of Service as a keepsake with him back to the US (Getty Images)
He joined the Royal Family as his father was crowned (Getty Images)

The memento also contains all the hymns and prayers used during the historic ceremony and could be a touching keepsake from the Duke's father's big day to take back to his family in California.

Harry, who is currently based in California with his wife Meghan Markle and their kids, dashed back to the US after the service to be with his son Archie.

The Duke's attendance at his dad's Coronation was a small show of unity with the Royal Family, after he and wife and Meghan strained the relationship to near breaking point with repeat barbs and bombshell claims from the US.

Harry smiles as he enters the car (WireImage)
Harry made a dash back to the US and did not join any other events (Getty Images)

In a bombshell book, a Netflix documentary and repeat interviews, the Sussexes have made a series of damaging claims.

But Royal fans will hope his decision to take the Order of Service with him could be a heartfelt gesture of affection and respect for his father.

Body language expert Judi James observed that during the historic event, Prince Harry returned as a "joker" as he was seen mimicking his cousin Eugenie's heavily pregnant state upon his arrival at Westminster Abbey.

The Order of Service contains all the hymns and prayers used during the ceremony (AP)

His action made Eugenie and her husband, Jack Brooksbank, laugh. Harry then used his body language to display a confident and upbeat approach as he made his way up the aisle.

Ms James noted that Harry arrived with his cousins Beatrice and Eugenie, who have "remained friends despite the rifts in the royal family."

S‌he told the Mirror: "Chatting first to Edo he then got the attention of Eugenie and Jack and we saw an incredible return of the joker prince as Harry grinned and used two hands cupped widely under his stomach to do what looked like a mime of Eugenie’s heavily-pregnant state."

King Charles III and Queen Camilla were crowned in a lavish ceremony (Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)

After chatting with Eugenie and Jack, Harry fell back to walk alone.

He continued to display his confident and happy demeanour as he made his way up the aisle, nodding, grinning, and chatting with people in the congregation.

Ms James added: "Still smiling and with his cheeks rounded, he then proceeded to perform a display of what looked like rather cocky bravado.

"His striding walk looked jaunty as he pushed one side of his jacket away before making his way up the aisle nodding, grinning, using eye-brow flash rituals and chatting with people in the congregation as though signalling to the world that he was upbeat, confident and happy to be back."

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