The Coronation of King Charles III is just around the corner and there's one final push to have all the royal arrangements in place.
12.04.2023 - 14:15 / usmagazine.com
It’s official. After playing coy about their coronation plans, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have confirmed whether they will attend King Charles III’s historical event.
Harry, 38, is set to attend the May 6 festivities without Meghan, 41, the palace confirmed on Wednesday, April 12.
“Buckingham Palace is pleased to confirm that The Duke of Sussex will attend the Coronation Service at Westminster Abbey on May 6th,” a statement read. “The Duchess of Sussex will remain in California with Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet.”
Us Weekly previously confirmed in March, two months before the king’s coronation, that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex had been extended an invitation.
“I can confirm The Duke has recently received email correspondence from His Majesty’s office regarding the coronation,” a spokesperson for Harry and Meghan said in a statement at the time. “An immediate decision on whether The Duke and Duchess will attend will not be disclosed by us at this time.”
The Spare author had previously been candid about his willingness to attend the big day given his family estrangement. (Harry and the Suits alum have been at odds with Charles, Prince William and Princess Kate after they stepped back from their duties as senior royals in 2020.)
“There’s a lot that can happen between now and then,” Harry admitted during his January ITV interview. “But, you know, the door is always open. The ball is in their court. There’s a lot to be discussed and I really hope that they are willing to sit down and talk about it.”
Charles — who ascended the British throne in September 2022 after the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II — is set to celebrate his coronation at Westminster Abbey on Saturday, May 6, which is the same day as Harry and
The Coronation of King Charles III is just around the corner and there's one final push to have all the royal arrangements in place.
GB News host was speaking to royal biographer Tom Bower on the King's attempt to smooth over the relationship with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. With the Coronation taking place next month, the monarch has decided to include a family portrait which features Harry and Meghan in the official Buckingham Palace souvenir programme. The photograph, which was taken back in 2018, shows Queen Camilla, Prince William, Kate Middleton and their three children all laughing together in the gardens of Clarence House.
The royal family is still at odds.
It sounds like for once in his adult life, Prince Harry is putting the royal side of his family above anything else.
They infamously stepped down as senior members of the British royal family in January 2020 and ever since, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s relationship with the monarch has been strained. So, the question of whether King Charles wants Meghan at his coronation remains.
A no-win situation. Meghan Markle’s decision not to attend King Charles III’s upcoming coronation left her open to scrutiny from the public — but she would’ve faced backlash either way, a source exclusively told Us Weekly.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have been included in the official souvenir programme for King Charles III’s upcoming coronation on May 6.
King Charles's upcoming Coronation next month has been thrown into yet more chaos, as Prince Harry's decision to attend the historical ceremony has been said to potentially push back Charles' birthday toast for his grandson.
Before he accepted the invitation to King Charles' Coronation, Prince Harry had a 'heart to heart' with his father, according to reports. Harry, 38, and Charles, 74, reportedly ended months of no contact to discuss the Coronation, with sources claiming there is a “willingness and wanting to mend on both sides”.
Markle will stay behind in their expansive mansion in California.The ceremony falls on the birthday of the couple’s son, Archie, who is turning 4. It’s rumored that the conflicting schedule is the duchess’ reasoning for not traveling to London.Speaking Friday on Sky News, writer Sophie Elsworth took a jab at Markle, arguing she is “obsessed with being in the media” and “dominating headlines.”“I can’t believe that woman is not going because she’s obsessed with herself,” Elsworth said, claiming Brits are “rejoicing” that the former “Suits” actress will be “staying well away” from the festivities.Elsworth said it’s a “good decision” that Markle, 41, is not attending, considering how Londoners “despised” the pair at the Queen’s Jubilee last year.The coronation comes months after the publication of the Duke of Sussex’s bombshell memoir “Spare” and the premiere of the couple’s unflattering Netflix docuseries.Markle and Harry, 38, reportedly inked a $100 million deal with the streaming giant for their six-episode show, while “Spare” became the fastest selling nonfiction book of all time.“This guy’s done immense damage to the royal family and makes a fortune out of doing it,” Elsworth said of Harry.
A royal letdown. Meghan Markle won’t be attending father-in-law King Charles III’s coronation in May — and the monarch wishes she could be there.
The role of Prince Harry at the King's Coronation in May has been revealed.
Prince Harry was convinced to go to King Charles Coronation out of fears he would regret not going, sources have claimed. Despite his estranged relationship with the royals, Harry will be attending the celebration on May 6.
would join senior royals for the crowning of King Charles and , after a spokesperson initially declined to confirm their plans. In a statement released to the , Buckingham Palace said: “Buckingham Palace is pleased to confirm that The Duke of Sussex will attend the Coronation Service at Westminster Abbey on May 6th. The Duchess of Sussex will remain in California with Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet.”The nine-year-old is second in line to the throne.By Prince Harry unexpectedly flew to the UK last month for involving a British newspaper publisher.
Prince Harry will be attending his father King Charles’ coronation on May 6, it’s been confirmed.
The Palace just released a statement confirming Prince Harry and Meghan Markle‘s RSVP for the Coronation of King Charles.
Prince Harry will be in attendance at his father, King Charles III's, coronation next month, Buckingham Palace has confirmed to ET.However, the 38-year-old Duke of Sussex's wife, Meghan Markle, will reportedly not be joining him. She'll instead be staying at their home in Montecito, California, with the couple's two children, son Archie, who is turning 4 on the day of the coronation, May 6, and daughter Lilibet, 1.According to thePalace,Harry will be in attendance at the Westminster Abbey coronation ceremony for his father.There has been much speculation as to whether the Sussexes would be in attendance at the historic event following a years-long estrangement between Harry and the royal family.This tension culminated upon the release of Harry and Meghan's Netflix docuseries, , in December, and the duke's bestselling memoir,, which was released in January.
Prince Harry will attend the coronation of his father King Charles III without Meghan Markle. On Wednesday, Buckingham Palace confirmed that the Duke of Sussex will be at the ceremony being held at London’s Westminster Abbey on May 6.
People. A pal of the prince told the publication that he “wanted to be at the service to support his father at this important moment in his life.”However, it appears relations remain frayed if the royal refuses to stick around for other public events.
Prince Harry will attend his father King Charles III’s coronation next month, but wife Meghan Markle will remain in California.