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Many members of the Royal Family are travelling to Balmoral this Thursday to visit Queen Elizabeth II, following reports of ill health.

The BBC captured the moment when several members of the Royal Family got off a plane at Aberdeen Airport, but the pair were not believed to be on that aircraft. In the hours since this statement was released, several members of the Royal Family have travelled to Scotland to be by her bedside in Balmoral. Many members of the Royal Family are travelling to Balmoral this Thursday to visit

Like Kate Middleton, Meghan Markle didn't join Prince Harry and the rest of the royal family in Balmoral to be with the Queen.

Meanwhile, Prince William and Kate Middleton's children—Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis—have their first official day at Lambrook School in Windsor today. The Queen remains comfortable and at Balmoral." Royal reporter Omid Scobie tweeted that "A source has shared an update stating that only Prince Harry has made the trip up to Balmoral.

The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon. The King and The Queen Consort will remain at Balmoral this evening and will return to London tomorrow.

The Queen later invited the Sussexes and their two children Archie and Lilibet to [spend the summer with her](https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/celebs/a40710406/queen-offers-prince-harry-meghan-markle-olive-branch/) at her Balmoral home. [on medical supervision](https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/celebs/a41116602/queen-elizabeth-medical-supervision/). [passed away this afternoon](https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/celebs/a31003467/queen-elizabeth-dies/) after holding the throne for more than 70 years. [released an official statement](https://twitter.com/RoyalFamily/status/1567936934290329608). Similar to Meghan, Kate Middleton [also didn't make the trip to Scotland](https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/celebs/a41118994/why-kate-middleton-missing-queen-elizabeth/) since she stayed back to tend to her and Prince William's three children on their first day at a new school. [was in June to celebrate her Platinum Jubilee](https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/celebs/a40271509/queen-spent-just-15-minute-meghan-harry-jubilee/).

Despite an initial statement from Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's spokesperson that the couple was traveling to Scotland to be with Queen Elizabeth II ...

Alyssa Bailey is the senior news and strategy editor at ELLE.com, where she oversees coverage of celebrities and royals (particularly Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton). [naming their daughter Lilibet](https://www.elle.com/culture/celebrities/a36641238/why-meghan-markle-prince-harry-named-baby-lilibet/) after her. [couple was traveling to Scotland](https://www.elle.com/culture/celebrities/a41117248/meghan-markle-prince-harry-queen-health/) to be with the Queen following news she was [under medical supervision](https://www.elle.com/culture/celebrities/a41116814/queen-elizabeth-health-updates-september-2022/) this morning, only Harry made the trip, a source clarified later. Harry also told [The Today Show](https://www.elle.com/culture/celebrities/a39772087/prince-harry-queen-prince-charles-william-today-show-interview/) in April that he and his grandmother “have a really special relationship. They are distressed that after stepping back from the royal family—claiming a need for privacy—she continues to publicize family matters in public,” the source said. Meghan and Harry are both very close to the Queen, with the couple

Thursday is the first day of school for the Duchess of Cambridge's children as other royals made their way to Balmoral to be with Queen Elizabeth.

[King Charles III](https://www.insider.com/king-charles-releases-first-statement-after-queen-elizabeths-death-2022-9) and the Queen Consort, would remain at Balmoral until Friday. The King was reportedly emotional when he [met his granddaughter Lilibet,](https://www.insider.com/report-prince-charles-emotional-to-meet-harrys-daughter-lilibet-2022-6) who is named for her late great-grandmother. Harry arrived after Buckingham Palace announced the Queen's death. Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton did not travel to Scotland with Prince Harry and Prince William to be with the royal family following Although Middleton and Markle did not gather with the royal family Thursday, they will likely attend - Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton reportedly did not travel to Scotland to be with the Queen.

What does the Queen's death and King Charles' accession mean for Meghan Markle, Prince Harry, and their kids Archie and Lillibet?

[stated](http://royalmusingsblogspotcom.blogspot.com/2019/01/what-was-george-v-thinking.html) that only the children of the sovereign, the children of the sons of the sovereign, and the eldest living son of the eldest son of the Prince of Wales could be princes and princesses. [Earl of Dumbarton](https://www.harpersbazaar.com/celebrity/latest/a27409509/meghan-markle-royal-baby-archie-prince-title/) (one of Harry's titles in Scotland), but it was said that Harry and Meghan decided to forgo that, as well as "His Royal Highness," so that he could live a more private life. The title changes have trickled down in Charles' own lineage as well, with his eldest son Prince William and his wife Kate Middleton becoming [Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and Cambridge](https://www.elle.com/culture/celebrities/a41122459/kate-middleton-new-royal-title/), with the possibility of becoming the Prince and Princess of Wales if the King chooses to bestow the honor upon them. “It was not our decision to make,” she [said](https://www.oprahdaily.com/entertainment/a35757569/archie-prince-royal-title/) in her interview with Oprah Winfrey. Considering they have distanced themselves from royal duties and moved to California, it's possible they'd turn it down. That marks a big change considering Archie, 3, and Lillibet, 1, weren't born with royal titles to begin with.

Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton were the only ones who didn't rush to see the Queen while nearly all members of the Royal Family travelled to Scotland to ...

Prince Charles, his wife Camilla and his sister, Princess Anne, were among the first to arrive at Balmoral. Harry and Meghan Markle happen to be in the U.K. However, BBC News reports that only Harry made the trip to Scotland.

Meghan and Harry cancelled a scheduled appearance in London in order for the Duke of Sussex to rush to Balmoral to see the Queen after the monarch was put into ...

Prince Harry is one of the Queen’s eight grandchildren. [Meghan](/latest/meghan-markle) and Harry cancelled a scheduled appearance in London in order for the Duke of Sussex to rush to Balmoral to see the Queen after the monarch was put into medical supervision by doctors earlier today. [Prince Harry ](/latest/prince-harry)was known to have a very close relationship with his grandmother even after he decided to step down as a working member of the Royal Family in March 2020.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were at the centre of some of the most tumultuous times of the Queen's reign.

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