Meghan Markle did not attend Prince Harry’s induction into Living Legends of Aviation on Friday after one of their children fell ill, PEOPLE understands.
Meghan, 42, was expected to attend the 21st annual ceremony in Los Angeles with her husband, but ultimately did not. The Duke of Sussex, 39, attended alone as one of four people to be inducted into the Living Legends of Aviation, with host John Travolta presenting him with the honour.
Meghan and Harry have a son, Prince Archie (4), and a daughter, Princess Lilibet (2).
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Although his family wasn’t present for his latest achievement, Harry still deserved to be recognized as someone who has “significantly contributed to aviation/space,” according to a previous announcement by the Kiddie Hawk Air Academy.
Travolta, the “official ambassador of aviation,” placed the award around Harry’s neck on Friday night, according to a video shared on social media. “This is nice,” Harry said, drawing laughter from the crowd.
While on stage, Harry mentioned the 69-year-old Shepherd played “Captain John” and referred to the famous dance between his mother, Princess Diana, and Travolta at the White House in November 1985.
“Don’t run away,” he joked. “I was a year old when you danced with my mom.”
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Meghan Markle and Prince Harry with son Archie.
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The Duke of Sussex then joked that Travolta had told “everyone here” about the dance and would continue to “dinner out on it”.
“But look at us now, it’s great! So if we’re not going to dance together, we’re going to fly together,” Travolti said. – That’s it, thank you.
Harry wore a classic black tuxedo to the event and during his speech he thanked “the Living Legends of Aviation from the bottom of his heart”.
Hello! Magazine reports that Travolta also mentioned an unforgettable dance between him and Princess Diana during his time on stage.
Harry, who served as a helicopter pilot during his decade in the British Army, earned his final honor alongside naval pilot Fred George, CAE (formerly Canadian Aviation Electronics) chairman and CEO Marc Parent and Steve Hinton, the man who kept the world on speed. record from 1979 to 1989.
Lauren Sánchez, fiancee of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, received the “Elling Halvorson Vertical Flight Hall of Fame Award” at the event.
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