Harry and Meghan WILL be at the King’s coronation as insiders insist there’s a ‘working assumption’

Harry and Meghan will be invited to King Charles’ coronation, and palace officials are already preparing for their attendance.

There is a ‘working assumption’ that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex will attend the state ceremony to crown King Charles sovereign, palace sources said. Sun.

There were fears that Harry and Meghan’s attendance would try to overshadow and diminish the sincerity of the high-profile ceremony, especially as the royal family is still grappling with groundbreaking revelations from their Netflix series and Harry’s memoir.

But coronation organizers continue to plan the event under the assumption that both Harry and Meghan will attend.

The Mail on Sunday also revealed last week that the King has asked the Archbishop of Canterbury to broker a deal to ensure the Sussexes attend his coronation.

The King is believed to believe Harry and Meghan’s absence from his coronation would be more of a distraction than their presence.

Around 2,000 people will be invited to the high-profile event in May where the King and Queen Consort will be crowned.

Official invitations for the coronation of King Charles will be sent to world leaders and dignitaries later this month.

Around 2,000 people will be invited to the high-profile event in May, a fraction of the 8,000 at Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation in 1953, but Meghan and Harry are supposed to be present.

speaking to SunA palace official involved in planning the coronation said: “They will definitely be invited, and we are working on the assumption that they will come.”

After The Mail on Sunday revealed last week that the King has asked Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby to come to terms with his warring sons, there are plenty of suggestions from Buckingham Palace that Harry and Meghan will be there.

The King is believed to believe Harry and Meghan’s absence from his coronation would be more of a distraction than their presence.

It is said that he is therefore willing to make concessions to persuade them to attend.

However, it is understood that the Prince of Wales is concerned that his brother will use the event to stage a “stunt” that will overshadow the historic event.

Sources told the Mail on Sunday that Harry could be guaranteed a high-profile seating position at the Abbey or an informal guarantee that he will be able to keep his titles as an incentive to attend.

However, William fears that unless his brother’s visit is strictly scripted, he could steal the spotlight.

The Prince of Wales is understood to be concerned that his brother will use the event to stage a “stunt” that would overshadow the historic event.

There is a ‘working assumption’ that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex will attend the state ceremony to crown King Charles as sovereign.

The King asked the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, to negotiate a deal to allow Harry to attend his coronation.

The official coronation of King Charles will take place on May 6 at Westminster Abbey.

A source told the Mail on Sunday: ‘The bottom line is whether they will attend the coronation and, if they do, under what terms and conditions.

“The family is divided, and all indications are that Harry is being advised not to agree to anything at this stage and to ‘do the rest’ until the last minute, making negotiations with him very difficult.”

“Harry’s camp made it clear that the idea that he would just attend the coronation and behave well, but then be stripped of his titles, was a complete failure.

“While he might decide at some point to discard his titles of his own free will, he is opposed to the idea of ​​being forcibly stripped of them.

“He resents being lumped together with Andrew in the public mind as the two ‘trouble princes,’ when he considers the circumstances to be totally different.”

While Harry and Meghan are now likely to attend, there is no word yet on what role they will play in the three-day festivities.

King Charles’ official coronation will take place on May 6 at Westminster Abbey, where His Majesty will change from traditional royal regalia to military ceremonial uniform. The decision has been made by the King in an attempt to update the ceremony.

A procession will then carry the newly crowned King through thousands of people lining the streets to Buckingham Palace, where he will then join his family members on the balcony to greet the masses, where Harry and Meghan they could make an appearance.

The street parties will continue the next day, with an internationally televised concert in the evening.

There will be a bank holiday on Monday, with millions of people set to have a day off work.

The celebrations will begin with the King’s Procession, with the King and Queen Consort traveling from Buckingham Palace to the Abbey in the Gold State Coach.

A concert will follow the next day, with British rock and pop icons performing alongside a refugee choir, NHS staff and LGBTQ+ singers at Windsor Castle, all broadcast on the BBC.