Meghan and Prince Harry have apologised for their late thank you cards – as they continue to send well-wishers messages more than five months after the royal wedding.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have been sending fans cards featuring their official black-and-white wedding portrait, taken outside St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle, in May by photographer Alexi Lubomirski.
However, a royal fan has revealed that she only received her thank you note this week, accompanied by a letter of apology from Kensington Palace.
The head of general correspondence, Claudia Spens, explained how it had been a ‘particularly busy time for this office’, meaning that they have been ‘unable to reply as quickly as we would have liked to’.
Meghan and Prince Harry have apologised for their late thank you cards – as they continue to send well-wishers messages more than five months after the royal wedding
A royal fan revealed she only received her thank you note this week. The message read: ‘The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have been overwhelmed by all the incredibly kind cards and letters they have received on the occasion of their Wedding, and are so touched that you took the trouble to write as you did’
Fans who took the time to write to Meghan, 37, and Harry, 34, to congratulate them on their wedding first began sharing the thank you cards they had received in July.
The message inside read: ‘The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have been overwhelmed by all the incredibly kind cards and letters they have received on the occasion of their Wedding, and are so touched that you took the trouble to write as you did.
‘It really was most thoughtful of you and greatly appreciated by Their Royal Highnesses who send you their very best wishes.’
However, royal blogger Gertrude Daly, who runs the Gerts Royal Replies blog, revealed how her card also came with a separate letter apologising for the delay.
The thank you cards, sent to fans more than five months after Prince Harry and Meghan’s wedding (above), have been accompanied by a note of apology from Kensington Palace
The letter read: ‘The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have asked me to thank you for your letter of 24th May and I must apologise for the delay in responding to you.
‘As I am sure you can imagine, this has been a particularly busy time for this office and we have, consequently, been unable to reply as quickly as we should have liked to.
‘It was so kind of you to take the trouble to write as you did and Their Royal Highnesses were immensely touches by your generous words of support.’
The letter ended: ‘Although unable to reply to you personally, The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have asked me to send you their warmest thanks for your letter and their very best wishes.’
Just three weeks after they exchanged vows, an Instagram account by the name of loopycrown, which describes itself as a ‘devout monarchist, revealed they had received a handwritten note from the couple
Thanking the fan for their congratulations card, the letter contains the official wedding portrait, along with a message from the Beatrice, 28, and Jack, 32
It comes after royal fans revealed how they had received handwritten thank you letters from Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank just three weeks after their wedding.
The card featured an official portrait of Eugenie, 28, and Jack, 32, with their bridesmaids and flower girls, taken by photographer Alex Bramall.
The message inside read: ‘Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for making our wedding so special and for thinking of us as we start our married life.
‘We are completely overwhelmed with happiness. Eugenie + Jack.’