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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle can “expect to be treated like Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie” if they choose to attend King Charles’ coronation, an expert has claimed.
The official coronation will take place on May 6 at Westminster Abbey, where Her Majesty will eschew royal regalia in favor of military dress, in a bid to bring the ceremony up to date.
However, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, who stepped down as royals in January 2020 and now live in Montecito, California, have yet to confirm if they will attend Charles’s coronation in three months’ time.
writing on vanity fairRoyal expert Katie Nicholl said Meghan Markle and Prince Harry could take on a similar role to Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie in the proceedings.
Describing how they would be less visible, she explained: “Now that they are no longer working royals, the Sussexes can expect to be treated in the same way as Harry’s cousins, Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie, who attend important family events. but they’re not in the spotlight.” and they do not appear on the balcony of Buckingham Palace.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle photographed the Thanksgiving Service at St Paul’s Cathedral last June.
“It’s already been agreed that only working royals will appear on the balcony during the coronation and sources have said the focus will be on King Charles, Queen Camilla, Prince William and Princess Kate.”
The expert noted that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex would be asked to take a similar approach to what they did for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations last June.
Although Meghan Markle and Prince Harry were in the UK to mark Her Majesty’s 70 years on the throne, Katie noted that they did not ride in the carriage procession during Trooping the Colour, an activity they took part in when they first got married. time.
Instead, Meghan stayed out of the limelight and was photographed spending time with Savannah Phillips and Mike and Zara Tindall’s daughter Mia from a balcony on Horse Guards Parade.
The expert also noted that the couple attended the Thanksgiving Service at St Paul’s Cathedral, but did not sit in the front row with the Prince and Princess of Wales.
Similarly, the couple, who unleashed new bombshells on the royal family with the release of their Netflix documentary in December, did not join King Charles, Queen Consort Camilla and the Welsh family at the Royal Box for the Party concert. at the Palace.
Elsewhere in the Vanity Fair story, the expert said the King is “determined” that Meghan and Harry attend the coronation because he “wants to move on.”
Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie at the Queen’s funeral in Westminster Abbey on September 19, 2022
The royal family, including Meghan Markle and Prince Harry, pictured on the balcony of Buckingham Palace in June 2018. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will not appear on the balcony if they attend King Charles’ coronation, an expert has said.
A Palace source said: “Regardless of what has been said and done, Harry is still his son and he loves him.” He also cannot imagine being crowned, the most important moment of his life, without his two children witnessing the moment.
Prince Harry could fly in and out of Britain for a 48-hour appearance at King Charles’s coronation without his wife Meghan, sources said earlier this week.
One working theory, dubbed ‘Harry in a hurry’, is that Meghan will stay in California to celebrate Archie’s fourth birthday while Harry flies out to make a brief appearance at the event on May 6.
Yesterday it was reported that both Harry and Meghan would be invited to the ceremony, but it is not yet clear if they will accept in the wake of Harry’s revealing memories of royal infighting.
King Charles pictured arriving at the University of East London. A member of the public yelled at the monarch: ‘Please bring Harry back!’
The report came after the revelation in the Mail on Sunday last week that the Archbishop of Canterbury had been embroiled in discussions over the couple’s invitation to the 90-minute service.
It was suggested that they might accept the invitation if they were given a prominent bench and promised that Harry would not lose his royal titles.
Earlier today, King Charles brushed off all mention of the Duke of Sussex when he arrived at the University of East London.
The 73-year-old monarch was greeted with applause as he stepped out of his black Rolls Royce at the facility this afternoon.
As the royals greeted members of the institution standing outside the building, a student in the crowd was heard shouting, “Please bring Harry back!”
At first, the monarch did not listen to what the member of the public said and asked a member of her team for clarification. An aide told him, ‘Harry, your son.’
Seeming not bothered by the mention of the Duke of Sussex, who unleashed new bombshells on the royal family with his Spare memoir last month, King chuckled and said, “Oh.”
The King visited the University of East London to mark the institution’s 125th anniversary.
During his tour of the university, King Charles also inaugurated his new state-of-the-art medical teaching facility.