Prince Harry to Miss Funeral of His Uncle Robert Fellowes amid Security Concerns in the U.K… see more

Prince Harry will not be attending the funeral of his uncle Robert Fellowes, PEOPLE understands.

Fellowes, the uncle of Harry and Prince William and brother-in-law to their late mother, Princess Diana, died on July 29 of undisclosed causes at age 82, according to an obituary published in The Times. Fellowes, who was married to Diana’s sister Lady Jane, also worked for Harry’s grandmother Queen Elizabeth from 1977 until 1990, starting as an assistant private secretary before moving on to the roles of deputy private secretary and private secretary.

Prince Harry, 39, relocated to California with Meghan Markle in 2020 after the couple stepped back from their roles as senior working royals. They have since made only a handful of visits to his home country, in part due to being stripped of automatic security in the U.K. Under current conditions, Harry must inform authorities about any travel plans to the U.K. 28 days in advance.

The Duke of Sussex took his security battle to court, where he lost his bid to restore his taxpayer-funded security earlier this year, a decision he plans to appeal.