Report: Prince Harry’s children were not invited to King Charles’ coronation
Sunday – Shaaban 19, 1444 AH – March 12, 2023 AD
Prince Harry and his wife Megan Markle (AFP)
London: «Asharq Al-Awsat»
The children of Prince Harry and his wife, Megan Markle, have not yet been invited to the coronation ceremony of King Charles III, according to a report published by the British newspaper, The Telegraph.
And last week, a spokesman for Harry and Megan confirmed that the couple had received an official invitation by e-mail to attend the coronation ceremony, which will be held in Westminster Abbey on May 6.
However, Archie and Lilibet did not invite Harry and Megan’s children to the party yet, as the “Telegraph” said that the couple had been informed that “the inclusion of the two children in the attendance list will be discussed if the Duke and Duchess of Sussex confirm their going to the party.”
One of the royal sources indicated that Archie and Lilibet are “very young”, stressing that the Prince and Princess of Wales William and Kate are still “considering” the presence of their four-year-old son, Prince Louis, for the ceremony.
This comes after a spokesperson for the couple told The Times that they had not yet reached a decision regarding their attendance at the coronation ceremony.
And a report published by the British newspaper “The Telegraph” last month quoted a friend of Harry as saying that the Duke of Sussex is “weighing a lot of things in his mind” at the present time to decide whether he and Megan should travel to the United Kingdom in May to attend the ceremony. no.
Harry’s friend indicated that the latter is thinking about the reaction of the British public to his and his wife’s presence, at a time when he also fears that his absence will be seen as a “contempt” for his father.
About two weeks ago, Harry said in statements to The Times as well that he wanted King Charles and his older brother, Prince William, to apologize to him before he thought of attending the ceremony.
The duke has already made clear that he believes the family owes him an apology for the way he and his wife, Meghan Markle, were treated when they were working members of the royal family. He accused members of the royal family of leaking and publishing stories about them in the media.
The source indicated that the matter that complicates the situation is the coincidence of the birthday of Archie, son of Harry and Megan, with the coronation ceremony.
Harry and his wife, Megan, stepped down from their royal duties in 2020 and established a new life in California.
Many of the interviews the couple gave, as well as the recently published memoirs of Harry “Spear” in which he made serious allegations against the royal family, put severe strain on the relationship between him and his family.
About a week ago, King Charles evicted Harry and Meghan from their only remaining home in the UK, Frogmore Cottage in Windsor, and offered it to Prince Andrew, Duke of York.
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