Prince Harry travels to Balmoral an hour after Queen’s death announced

Prince Harry looked devastated on his way to Balmoral to meet his family, arriving an hour after it was announced the Queen had died.

Prince Harry held his head in his hand as he travelled to Balmoral, arriving an hour after the Queen’s death was announced to the world.

Buckingham Palace today confirmed Her Majesty Elizabeth II, the longest-serving monarch in British history, had passed away - making her son, Charles, King.

The Duke of Sussex this afternoon dashed to Aberdeen by himself, while Prince Andrew, Prince Edward and the Earl and Countess of Wessex flew together.

Wearing a black suit and tie, Harry left Aberdeen Airport with his head in his hand, making the journey to Balmoral by car.

According to the Daily Mail, Harry arrived nearly an hour-and-a-half after the announcement was made by Buckingham Palace.

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Prince Harry was seen holding his head as he left Aberdeen Airport for Balmoral. Picture: GoffPhotos.com/Australscope

Prince Harry wipes his eyes while en route to Balmoral. Picture: GoffPhotos.com/Australscope

Earlier reports suggested he and the Duchess of Sussex were on the way to the Queen’s Scottish bolthole together.

But sources later said Meghan would stay in London, with Prince Harry travelling alone.

The Palace announced in a statement this morning, Australian time: “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 Sussexes tonight updated their Archewell website to reflect the news, paying tribute to Her Majesty with a banner which read: “In loving memory of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.”

Meghan has stayed in London while Harry is in Scotland. Picture: AFP.

Harry is now joining his brother William, who was seen driving to Balmoral with Andrew, Sophie Wessex and Edward this afternoon.

Prince Charles and Camilla also rushed to the Scottish estate this morning along Princess Anne.

The Duchess of Cambridge has stayed down south with George, Charlotte and Louis for their first day at school, a spokesman has confirmed.

The Sussexes were due to attend the WellChild Awards ceremony in London this evening. While Meghan will stay in London, she will not go to the event.

She and Prince Harry had returned to the UK for a string of charity events - heading to Manchester before jetting to Germany to mark just one year to go ahead of the Invictus Games.

Meghan and Harry were in Germany earlier this week. Picture: Joshua Sammer/Getty Images.

And they were in London today when Buckingham Palace released a statement over the Queen’s health.

The statement read: “Following further evaluation this morning, The Queen’s doctors are concerned for Her Majesty’s health and have recommended she remain under medical supervision.

“The Queen remains comfortable at Balmoral.”

Camilla had been due to meet staff and patients at Maggie’s in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, today but the engagement was cancelled.

Charles’ helicopter was also seen landing on the grounds of Balmoral this morning.

The announcement comes just two days after the Queen beamed while meeting new Prime Minister Liz Truss at Balmoral.

Queen Elizabeth met Liz Truss on Tuesday. Picture: Getty Images.

Ms Truss was among the first to wish Her Majesty well today after the formal appointment on Monday.

In a statement today, the PM said: “Queen Elizabeth II was the rock on which modern Britain was built. Our country has grown and flourished under her reign.

“Britain is the great country it is today because of her.”

This article first appeared in The Sun and has been reproduced here with permission

Originally published as Prince Harry travels to Balmoral an hour after Queen’s death announced