Meghan Markle and Prince Harry were seen with King Charles in a rare photo as they waited for the Queen's coffin together
- Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were pictured with King Charles at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday.
- It's the first time the three have been pictured together since the Queen's death.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were photographed with King Charles on Tuesday as they waited to receive the Queen's coffin at Buckingham Palace.
It marked Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's first time being publicly pictured with the king since Queen Elizabeth died at Balmoral Castle on Thursday at the age of 96.
The monarch's coffin was transferred from Balmoral to Edinburgh earlier this week. Thousands of people turned up to pay their respects at St Giles' Cathedral, where Her Majesty's body laid to rest, before her coffin was transported again via RAF aircraft to London on Tuesday evening.
The Queen's coffin was received by hundreds of cheers as it arrived via hearse through the palace gates, as shown in a video posted to Twitter by ITV's royal editor Chris Ship.
While there were no photos taken from inside the palace, photographer Jeremy Selwyn captured Charles, Harry, and Markle as they waited to receive Her Majesty's coffin. The new monarch hosted a private event for the royal family at the palace and Prince William and Kate Middleton were also in attendance, Yahoo reports. Other attendees included the Queen's children Princess Anne, Prince Andrew, Prince Edward, as well as Princess Beatrice, Princess Eugenie, Zara Philips, and Mike Tindall, according to Yahoo.
The late monarch's coffin was laid to rest in the palace's Bow Room overnight. On Wednesday afternoon, it will travel in a procession to Westminster Hall, where the public will be able to visit and pay their respects ahead of the Queen's funeral on Monday, September 19.
Before Tuesday, Harry and Charles hadn't been photographed together publicly for more than a year. Prince Philip's funeral in April 2021 — when Harry, Charles, and other members of the royal family walked in the procession behind Philip's coffin at St George's Chapel in Windsor Castle — appears to have been the last time they were pictured together.
Markle last appeared to be photographed with Charles at a Remembrance Service in London in November 2019, two months before the couple announced their step back from royal life.
The Sussexes and Charles both appeared at events celebrating the Queen's Platinum Jubilee in June this year, however they were not photographed together at these events.
While Harry previously spoke about their fractured relationship in his interview with Oprah Winfrey last year, the duke and King Charles appear to have put their issues aside since the Queen's death.
In his first speech as king on Friday, Charles mentioned his "love for Harry and Meghan as they continue to build their lives overseas."
As Charles was officially sworn in as monarch by the Accession Council on Saturday, he used an ink pot that was a joint gift from Harry and William, according to Roya Nikkhah, royal editor for The Sunday Times.
Harry also paid tribute to his father in his first statement since the death of Queen Elizabeth on Monday.
"I cherish these times shared with you, and the many other special moments in between. You are already sorely missed, not just by us, but by the world over," he said of his late grandmother in part of a statement shared on his Archewell website. "And as it comes to first meetings, we now honour my father in his new role as King Charles III."