A royal author claims Prince Harry texted his brother Prince William during the Queen’s final days but never received a response from his sibling.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were in London when then-Prince Charles called his youngest son to tell him that Queen Elizabeth II was unwell. Harry, however, all but ignored the call, which came from an unknown number.

Royal author Craig Brown says Harry and Meghan were in London at the time to attend an awards ceremony. In Voyage Around the Queen, Brown says Harry’s father told him “Granny’s health had deteriorated”.

At this point, Harry texted William asking if he and Princess Kate would go to Balmoral to be with the Queen. Brown writes: “There is no response.”

It was an exchange that Harry also described in his memoir Spare. Harry wrote: “I immediately texted Willy to ask if he and Kate would fly up. If so, when? And how? No answer. Meg and I looked at flight options.”

According to Brown, King Charles asked Harry not to take Meghan to Balmoral because he didn’t want “too many people” around the Queen. After explaining that Kate would stay in London, Harry reportedly replied: “Then that’s all you had to say.”

Prince William, Prince Edward and his wife Sophie, as well as Prince Andrew are said to have left RAF Northolt in a jet at 2:39 p.m. on September 8, 2022. Harry, on the other hand, managed to charter a Cessna jet from Luton Airport.

Harry’s jet was reportedly approaching Aberdeen Airport at 6.40pm when he received a text message from Meghan saying: “Call me as soon as you have this.” But Brown says it was too late and he saw the devastating news of his grandmother’s death on BBC News.

A historic memo later announced that the Queen had “passed away” and her final moments were “painless.” She was 96 years old when she died.

The memo from Sir Edward Young, the Queen’s most senior aide, is now in the Royal Archives. It states: “Dougie (Glass) arrived at 3.25pm. Very peaceful. In her sleep. Passed away. Old age. Death to be registered in Scotland. Agreed 3.10pm. She would not have noticed anything. No pain.”

Dr. Douglass Glass, who had worked for the royal family for 30 years, signed the Queen’s death certificate.