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Lottie Gibbons

Where are Meghan Markle and Prince Harry today? Couple missing from pageant

Many members of the royal family gathered at the Jubilee Platinum Pageant today- but the Duke and Duchess of Sussex were missing.

Among the royal attendees at the star-studded live Jubilee pageant, staged in front of Buckingham Palace and The Mall, were the Prince of Wales, the Duchess of Cornwall and the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.

But Harry and Meghan were not be among those in the royal box. On Friday, Harry and Meghan made their first public appearance alongside the Windsors since they stepped down as senior royals two years ago amid the Megxit storm.

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They joined scores of family members at the special Jubilee service of thanksgiving in St Paul's Cathedral, but sat far across the aisle from Charles, William and Kate.

They also missed a Guildhall reception for the royals afterwards. On Saturday, the couple didn't attend the Jubilee Platinum Party at the Palace as their daughter Lilibet celebrated her first birthday,

A spokesperson for the couple said they were spending the day privately.

Pomp and pageantry kicked off the final day of festivities celebrating the Queen's 70-year reign as a ceremonial military procession launched the Platinum Jubilee Pageant.

Guardsmen, Gurkhas, Royal Marines and the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment in their breastplates and plumed feathers were among the hundreds of servicemen and women who led the way marching along the streets around Buckingham Palace.

But the Duke and Duchess of Sussex were absent for the second day running from the festivities The Queen was also missing from the royal box but revellers are still hoping she will make a balcony appearance for the carnival's finale.

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