Will Harry and Meghan be able to fly back for Prince Philip’s funeral?

The Duke of Edinburgh has died, aged 99 on 9 April, three weeks after coming back from a month’s keep in hospital.

As is royal custom, the Queen and the household have entered a interval of mourning, reported to final round eight days.

Whereas data has but to be introduced concerning the funeral, the ceremony is believed to happen at Windsor Fort’s St George’s Chapel.

With coronavirus restrictions permitting simply 30 folks at a funeral, it gained’t be the big affair normally anticipated when a senior royal dies.

For the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, the Duke of Edinburgh’s grandson and granddaughter-in-law, who’re based mostly in California, attending the funeral shall be a trickier concern given the complicated travel restrictions at present in place the world over.

What journey hoops will they should bounce by way of to attend?

Will they attend the funeral?

Following the Sussexes’ decision to step down from royal duties, there has been some speculation about whether the couple, who now live in California, will come to the funeral.

The Every day Mail cites an unnamed supply near the household as saying that Prince Harry will “completely do his utmost” to return to the UK and be with the household.

The supply instructed the newspaper that the Duke of Sussex “will need nothing greater than to be there for his household and notably his grandmother, throughout this terrible time”.

They added that Meghan Markle, who’s pregnant, will seemingly should take recommendation from her physician about whether or not she is ready to journey from California.

Will they should quarantine after they get to the UK?

Sure. All worldwide arrivals into the UK from wherever on the planet should quarantine both at dwelling or in a resort, they usually’ll each should current a destructive PCR take a look at on arrival.

The US is just not on the “pink listing” of high-risk international locations, which incorporates the UAE, Qatar and most of South America, triggering resort quarantine, so the Duke and Duchess must quarantine at dwelling for 10 days.

Gained’t that imply they miss the funeral?

No, as a result of authorities recommendation states: “You might be required to self-isolate from arrival and for the primary full 10 days after you arrive.

“Nonetheless, you’ll be able to depart your home of self-isolation in restricted circumstances, together with on compassionate grounds.

“This consists of attending a funeral of a family member [or] a detailed member of the family.”

Will they be allowed again into the US?

The presidential proclamation of 14 March 2020 banned UK travellers to the US as a result of their presence “threatens the safety of our transportation system and infrastructure and the nationwide safety”.

US residents and everlasting residents are exempted, as is “any alien whose entry can be within the nationwide curiosity”. Presumably Harry falls into certainly one of these classes, whereas Meghan is a US citizen.

The UK’s International Workplace journey recommendation for the US states: “If you’re flying to the USA from any international nation, you should have both a destructive pre-departure take a look at outcome (NAAT or antigen) or documentation of restoration from Covid-19 supplied by a licensed well being care supplier or public well being official. You must test the method together with your airline earlier than travelling.

“If you’re eligible to enter the USA, the CDC requires that you simply self-isolate for at the very least seven days on arrival, and that you simply take a Covid-19 take a look at three-five days after your arrival.”

Can Meghan fly whereas pregnant?

Generally, women are allowed to fly until they are 36 weeks’ pregnant. Nonetheless, after 28 weeks, some airways might ask for a letter from a physician stating the due date and the absence of any well being problems.

Meghan, who is because of give start to her daughter this summer season, must be comfortably throughout the 36-week deadline.