Prince Harry will be ten rows away from other senior royals at his father’s coronation before his hasty exit, according to a royal insider.
Former butler Paul Burrell says the Duke of Sussex may have little time to speak to the King or his brother, the Prince of Wales, during his visit next month.
He added that there is “no chance” of reconciliation following the fallout from his bombshell memoir Spare earlier this year. That reports the Sun.
Despite appearing stupid, Prince Harry’s far back position could prove useful if he wants to leave soon, the ex-royal aide revealed.
Mr Burrell told GB News’ Dan Wootton: ‘He doesn’t want to spend much time with them.
Former butler Paul Burrell says the Duke of Sussex (pictured with wife Meghan) may have little time to speak to the King and Queen during his coronation visit next month
Meghan Markle wrote to King Charles about unconscious bias in the royal family following her bombshell interview with Oprah, it was alleged last night (The Duchess of Sussex is pictured with King Charles in March 2019 at the Commonwealth Day service at Westminster Abbey)
“There’s no chance of a reconciliation any time soon, I’m afraid – I think he’ll get a very frosty reception from the Windsors.”
Mr Burrell added his view that Duke of Sussex ‘will not stick around’, with some speculating he could be in and out of the UK in 24 hours.
He said, “He’s coming to put his foot in the door and he’s coming because his father wants him to be there.”
Despite this, Mr Burrell, who was a close attendant to Princess Diana, said the King will be “delighted” that both of his sons will be present at his coronation.
The Duchess of Sussex has said the suggestion she misses the coronation over a letter she sent to King Charles about racism and “unconscious bias” within the royal family is “downright ridiculous”.
It was reported on Friday that Meghan Markle wrote King Charles after her amazing Oprah interview, and she reportedly named the person accused of speculating about the skin color of her unborn son Archie.
It is understood that it was sent in response to a letter from the King – the only senior member of the family to have contacted the Duchess after Meghan and Harry were interviewed by Oprah Winfrey in March 2021.
A source told it Daily telegram that the Duchess will not attend the coronation on 6 May because she has received an unsatisfactory answer from the King.
But Sussex insider Omid Scobie released a statement from Team Sussex, who in response to the reports said it was ‘false’ and ‘downright ridiculous’.
It is understood that it was sent in response to a message from the King – the only senior member of the family to have contacted the Duchess after Meghan and Harry were interviewed by Oprah Winfrey in March 2021 (pictured)
The Duchess of Sussex’s letter reportedly named the person accused of speculating about the skin color of her unborn son Archie, but further claimed that the person was not racist (pictured with Prince Archie in Cape Town in September 2019 on a tour of South Africa)
Writing from his Twitter account, Omid Scobie posted the statement from the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.
It read: ‘The Duchess of Sussex lives her life in the present and does not think of correspondence from two years ago which relates to conversations from four years ago.
“Any other suggestion is false and downright ridiculous.
“We encourage tabloid media and various other royal correspondents to stop exhausting the circus they alone are creating.”
According to the earlier reports, Buckingham Palace is also aware of the Sussex family’s frustration that initial correspondence regarding the coronation failed to refer to their children.
Harry will attend the May 6 celebration alone, while Meghan will look after Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet in California on his fourth birthday.
A royal insider suggested that while the exchange was warm in tone, it had not eased tension between the two sides.
Relations continued to deteriorate after the Sussexes stared in a six-part Netflix docuseries and the publication of Harry’s revealing memoir, Spare.
Charles, who was Prince of Wales at the time, is said to have been disappointed that Meghan and Harry felt the need to make such damaging accusations public.
He recently supported a research project into the monarch’s historical ties to the transatlantic slave trade, having previously expressed “personal grief.”
MailOnline reached out to the Sussexes for comment but received no response, and the pair instead released the statement through Scobie.
Prince Harry has touched on unconscious bias in the past. In January this year, he spoke to Tom Bradby on ITV to promote his memoir.
The presenter said ‘in the Oprah interview you accused members of your family of racism’, Harry responded by saying ‘no I didn’t’, adding ‘the British press said so’.
After Bradby said the Duchess claimed disturbing comments had been made about Archie’s complexion, Harry said, “There was – there was concern about his complexion.”
Asked if he would describe that as racist, the duke said: “I wouldn’t, because I didn’t live in that family.”
He continued, “The difference between racism and unconscious bias, the two things are different.”
Meghan said the comment about Archie’s skin was not made with malice. But a source told the Daily Telegraph that the Duchess will not be attending the coronation on May 6 because she has received an unsatisfactory response from the King (pictured with the King and Queen consort in Mary 2018)
Buckingham Palace is also aware of the Sussex family’s frustration that initial correspondence regarding the coronation failed to refer to their children.
“But once it’s acknowledged, whether you’ve been made aware as an individual or as an institution, that you have unconscious biases, you therefore have an opportunity to learn from that and grow so that you’re part of the solution rather than part of it.” the problem.’
It has also been reported that Prince Harry was ‘desperate’ to be at the coronation to publicly support his father as he is ‘homesick’.
The sun also reported on Friday that despite the duke’s repeated attempts to contact the king to discuss the plans during his stay in London, his father has only been able to write in time for one meeting.
It’s clear that Harry was “missing aspects of British life” and “might be spending more time” in the UK.
A source told the publication, “Harry was desperate to come back for the coronation and spend quality time with his family.”
Buckingham Palace announced on April 14 that Prince Harry will attend the King’s coronation service alone in London next month, while the Duchess of Sussex remains in California with their children.