Prince Harry WON’T join King Charles and Queen Consort on Buckingham Palace balcony for coronation

It is “unlikely” that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex and the Duke of York will join the King and Queen Consort on the balcony during the coronation, The Mail on Sunday understands.

Last night Buckingham Palace confirmed that the newly crowned King and Queen will appear at Buckingham Palace after the ceremony in May.

As with the Queen’s latest Platinum Jubilee last year, the royals’ lineup alongside them will be limited to working members of the family. That will exclude Prince Harry, Meghan and Prince Andrew, who are no longer in official roles.

Prince Andrew resigned from his official position following allegations of sexual abuse in November 2019. He has always denied the allegations.

They will join Prince Andrew as royals not working to get out of the spotlight.

Harry and Meghan stepped down from their roles three years ago when they left Britain to start a new life in California.

Earlier this month, Harry published a tell-all book revealing past and present grievances against his family. In a television interview to promote his memoir, he refused to confirm whether he would attend the Coronation even if he was invited.

There is no indication from Buckingham Palace that Harry and Meghan will not be able to attend the event on May 6, which coincides with their son Archie’s fourth birthday.

However, even if the couple do attend, a senior Royal insider said it would be “unlikely” they would be included in major public appearances, including the balcony moment.

After the release of Prince Harry’s explosive memoir Spare, some royal experts said it seemed impossible the couple could attend.

It followed the duke’s claims that his brother had once physically attacked him and pushed him into a dog bowl, and that he and his wife’s press team leaked negative stories to the UK media about them.

Buckingham Palace has not commented on the claims.

But contrary to initial analysis, there is now talk of “peace talks” between the brothers and their father ahead of the coronation which, if all goes well, could pave the way for them to attend the event.

Prince Harry has since demanded an apology from his family for the way they treated Meghan, after claiming in his memoir that she was “stereotyped” as an American actress.

It comes after a raging dispute over whether the Duke of Sussex should have been part of Buckingham Palace photographs during the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations.

Until shortly before the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee last year, there was no word on whether or not the Sussexes would step out on the balcony.

As with the last Queen’s Platinum Jubilee last year, the lineup of Royals alongside the newly crowned King Charles and Queen Consort Camilla will be limited to working members of the family.

Queen Elizabeth photographed us sharing a laugh with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle on the balcony of Buckingham Palace in 2018.

It is unclear if Prince Harry (centre) and Meghan Markle will attend King Charles’s coronation in May.

Harry and Meghan moved to the United States three years ago at the start of the coronavirus pandemic.

When the queen made her appearance surrounded by her family, they included Prince Charles, Camilla, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, George, Charlotte and Louis.

Smiling as she waved at the onlookers, she looked towards The Mall, where tens of thousands had waited in hopes of seeing her.

The Queen looked calm on the balcony as the celebrations drew to a close, leaning on a cane, now a routine aid after her mobility issues, and greeting the crowd with a wave.

The Prince of Wales was with the Queen along with the Duchess of Cornwall, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and their children Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis.

Despite not appearing on the balcony, Harry did appear in actual photos of the occasion.

After the national anthem was sung by a celebrity choir including Sir David Jason, Harry Redknapp, Sir Cliff Richard, Sandie Shaw and Felicity Kendal, the Queen greeted well-wishers again and was joined by her great-grandchildren, with Louis waving with hand. both hands.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were conspicuously absent from many of the Jubilee proceedings on their first visit to the UK since moving to the US.

But Lilibet was introduced to the Queen on her first birthday, which occurred while the couple was in the UK.

After it was announced that the couple would not appear on the balcony, friend and supporter Omid Scobie claimed they did not want to be involved.

It came after a sensational statement from the Queen that the couple, along with Prince Andrew, would not be invited to the balcony for Trooping the Colour, the spectacular start to their long weekend of commemorations.

After that, the Sussexes issued a statement that they would still be flying from California with their two children.

Scobie wrote: “As is so often the case, the reality is a lot less stark when you hear that Prince Harry had already talked to his grandmother about the possibility of not attending Trooping the Color long before last week’s announcements.”

He said the couple were “very interested” in being part of the Jubilee celebrations, but “both parties” thought it would be more appropriate not to have the Sussexes on the balcony.