Royal Family LIVE: 'Real' reason Harry kept UK visit a secret

Prince Harry is known to have travelled to the UK last week to attend the funeral of his uncle, Lord Robert Fellowes, in Norfolk.

After the death was announced at the end of July, it was widely understood that Harry would be unable to attend the funeral due to “security concerns”. However, it was later announced that Harry had “discreetly” made his way to the UK.

Much to everyone’s surprise – including attendees at the private funeral – Harry made it to the service with very few people knowing of his plans.

In episode one of the new season of A Right Royal Podcast, Hello!’s royal editor Emily Nash said Harry kept his visit a secret so “it wouldn’t distract from the funeral itself”.

Stating that the 39-year-old’s “key motivation” was that he did not want the funeral to become a spectacle, she added: “He didn’t want this to be the focus of, obviously, a very sad day for his family.”

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