Harry and Meghan ‘will be invited to coronation of King Charles but are not expected to attend’ because it would be ‘very hard for them after everything that’s been said’, royal sources say
- The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are expected to be invited to the coronation
- But royal sources suggest they will find a reason ‘not to go’ after memoir fallout
- Buckingham Palace has not yet finalised the guest list for May 6 ceremony
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are expected to ‘find a reason not to go’ to King Charles’ coronation, although they are expected to be invited despite Prince Harry’s bombshell memoir.
It would be very ‘hard for them’ to attend, a royal source who is close to the family said, after ‘what has been said’.
The couple are not expected to play any formal role in the event, which will see the King formally crowned after his ascension to the throne in September, following the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II.
Sources say that hopes for reconciliation with the Sussexes are limited while the Duke of Sussex remains ‘kidnapped by a cult of psychotherapy and Meghan’.
The Duke of Sussex is expected to find a ‘reason not to go’ to his father’s coronation, which will be held on May 6
King Charles, who will be formally crowned at the event having ascended the throne in September following the death of his mother, does not expect his son to attend
The fallout from the publication of Prince Harry’s long-awaited memoirs continues as the Duke of Sussex has repeatedly insisted that he would like a relationship with his family.
A royal source said that the King does not expect his son to attend his event on May 6.
The source explained that the family will expect the Sussexes to politely provide a reason not to attend.
‘The family will extend the invitation but it would be very hard for Harry and Meghan to be there given everything that has been said in the interviews and the book.
‘The family expects Harry and Meghan to find a reason not to be there,’ the source told The Independent.
The then Prince Charles (centre) attends the coronation of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II (left), in 1953, following the death of his grandfather George VI. Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan Markle, are expected to find a ‘reason not to attend’ his father’s coronation in May
Senior royals remain convinced that reconciliation will not be possible with Harry as he has been effectively ‘kidnapped’, the source claimed
The palace are yet to publish plans for the elaborate ceremony and the guest list has not yet been agreed.
Organisers said the ornate event will ‘reflect the monarch’s role today’ and ‘look towards the future, while being rooted in longstanding traditions and pageantry’.
Prince Harry has said in a number of interviews that he would like to reconcile with his brother and father.
This is despite accusing his brother of physically attacking him and describing Queen Camilla as a ‘villain’.
Senior royals do not believe that reconciliation will be possible while Prince Harry remains effectively ‘kidnapped by a cult of psychotherapy and Meghan’, the source added.
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