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Meghan Markle and son Archie connected with Queen Elizabeth over the phone before Prince Philip's funeral: Reports

Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle could not attend Prince Philip's funeral but she paid her last respects as she sent a handwritten note with a wreath to be laid for Duke of Edinburgh at his funeral service in the UK on Saturday. Now, as per new reports, Meghan also connected with her grandmother-in-law Queen Elizabeth ahead of the service. She also made her son Archie talk to the Queen. 

"Meghan spoke with Harry before his grandfather's funeral," a source told PEOPLE. "Meghan and Archie also spoke with the Queen earlier this week."

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For the unversed, Meghan was not given clearance to travel to the United Kingdom by her physician as she is pregnant with her second child. 

While all the members of Britain's royal family had gathered in Windsor, England, for the funeral of Prince Philip, who died at the age of 99, the Duchess of Sussex, who could not attend the ceremony made sure that the Royal Family knew her thoughts were with them. She reportedly watched the funeral on television from her home in the US.

(Source: PEOPLE) 

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