They obviously won't have liked it but everyone was watching Harry and Meghan, it was eyes ahead as they walked up the steps, the reaction from the crowd was mixed, some boos but countered by cheers.
Despite arriving soon after Princess Beatrice and Eugenie, they were given their own moment to walk down the aisle.
Don't forget these events are always heavily choreographed and nothing happens by chance with the royals, you got the sense this was the Queen showing they were very welcome. They eventually took their seats, looking relaxed and chatting, next to Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie, and Sarah Chatto, Princess Margaret's daughter.
Outside the cheers went up for William and Kate, followed quickly by the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall.Yes, Prince Charles had stepped in to represent the Queen but the image of him walking with Prince William, and both their wives, was a signal of how they are all jointly taking on the responsibilities of the monarch.
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