Harry and Meghan told to stay AWAY from King Charles’s coronation

Last night, a coalition of top politicians, senior military figures and respected historians urged the Duke and Duchess of Sussex to steer clear of next year’s Coronation following the fallout from their incendiary Netflix series.

Amid a highly regarded chorus of voices calling for Harry and Meghan to stay home, a former cabinet minister said the couple “categorically should not be” at Westminster Abbey when Charles is crowned on May 6.

The intervention comes days after the first few episodes of the series included Harry’s claims about “unconscious bias” regarding race in the Royal Family; an incendiary description of the late Queen’s beloved Commonwealth as ‘Empire 2.0’; and Meghan’s ostentatious parody of a curtsey.

Former Conservative leader Iain Duncan Smith told The Mail on Sunday: “If they don’t like the royal family so much, why would they attend the coronation?”

Fellow Tory veteran David Mellor echoed the sentiment, saying: ‘They shouldn’t come to the Coronation. They categorically should not come.

They earn money by selling their family down the river. I think it should be made clear that the British people do not want them there.

He also suggested that people “would have a perfect right to boo if the pair turned up”, adding: “They are a sad couple and there is no hope for them on their current course.”

Lady Antonia Fraser, the historian and author, added: “I hope they don’t come because I want the King and Queen to be the center of attention. I’m worried that if the cameras come they might waste time on them. They should still be holding hands in Hollywood.

A Mail on Sunday poll reveals almost half the public agree the couple should be excluded from the coronation. Furthermore, twice as many people think that Prince Harry should be excluded from the line of succession and stripped of his title of Duke of Sussex, compared to those who believe they should be allowed to keep his status.

Another trailer was released yesterday to promote the final three episodes of the Netflix show, which is set to drop on Thursday. In it, Harry and Meghan reveal that their first dance on their wedding night was to Wilson Pickett’s Land Of 1,000 Dances, with Meghan saying she was “spinning like a whirlwind.”

In addition to the details of their romance, the new installments are expected to contain even more explosive material covering the couple’s break with the Royal Family. In early episodes, Harry claimed that a “racial element” meant that Meghan was “treated differently” from others.

The Mail on Sunday can also reveal today that:

Thomas Markle has vehemently denied his daughter’s allegation that someone else used her phone to text her while she was in hospital;

Palace insiders have rejected Meghan’s claims that she was advised not to invite her niece to her wedding to Harry;

Commonwealth bosses have responded angrily to the suggestion that it is ‘Empire 2.0’;

Prince William is understood to be “enraged” by Harry’s inclusion of a clip from his mother’s Panorama interview, which Martin Bashir obtained by trick, on the show.

When asked about all the allegations made on the show, a palace insider echoed the late Queen’s comment after the couple’s earlier allegations, saying: “Once again, many memories can vary.”

It is understood that the royals still regard Meghan, Harry and their children as “much loved” members of the family and intend to invite them to the coronation.

However, leading members of the Establishment rallied last night to ask them to stay away, including a senior Tory MP who said: “I don’t want you to attend anything in my constituency, let alone the Coronation.”

Another Tory MP, Bob Seely, said: “If I were them I’d stay away, but they obviously want to attend and monetize it afterwards.”

Now-retired Rear Admiral Chris Parry said of the duke and duchess: “I think they have forfeited their rights to be part of the royal family.” Frankly, they have proven unreliable in terms of logging things and reporting them.

‘The coronation is another red carpet event for them, and chances are they’ll walk up and tell the tale. They are not consistent with the dignity and importance of the occasion.’

The eminent historian Lord Andrew Roberts said there are many precedents for excluding the couple. “Queen Caroline was not invited to George IV’s coronation, the Duke and Duchess of Windsor were not to George VI’s in 1937, and Elizabeth II’s German relatives were not invited in 1953, so there are plenty of precedents. so as not to invite people who would.” be a distraction and a detraction from the focus of the big day,’ he said.

A representative poll of 2,065 British adults for this newspaper found that 28 percent of people thought Harry and Meghan should be banned from attending the Coronation, and 31 percent thought they should be allowed to attend. When the 41 percent who did not express an opinion are excluded, those numbers are 47 percent and 53 percent, respectively.

When asked by Findoutnow pollsters if the couple should lose their titles of Duke and Duchess of Sussex, 44 per cent said yes and 19 per cent no. Similar numbers were for and against losing their place in the line of succession.

An expert said the allegations the couple made on the Netflix show posed a security risk to members of the Royal Family.

Dai Davies, former head of royal protection, said: ‘I am very much convinced of this. We don’t know what poison will come out next, but considering what has been said, whether it’s a half-truth, a lie, or a mockery of the Royal Family, how can anyone want them to be invited to the Coronation?

“The presentation of the monarchy and the Commonwealth as racist is an insult to Britain and the British.

“This also gives rise to a very serious security issue.

“The false narrative presented in this series could lead to people with a fixation on the Royal Family acting out their fantasies.”

Margaret Holder, a royal author, said: “I think the Sussexes will simply not be invited to the events, or diplomatically advised not to attend, because it would mean all the attention would be on them and not the Royal Family.”

Additional Information: Cameron Charters