Prince Harry His father attended the coronation of King Charles II Except for his wife Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, or their children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet. She had no formal role during the ceremony and did not appear on the Buckingham Palace balcony with other family members.
In April, Buckingham Palace announced Harry Fifth in line to the throne, will attend the coronation ceremony While Meghan remains in California with their young children. Coronation Day, May 6, is Archie’s birthday.
Harry’s brother Prince William, who is first in line for the throne, had an important role in the event. After their father became king, William kissed his father and pledged allegiance to him. William’s 9-year-old son, Prince George, also served as a page of honor for King Charles, and three of Camilla’s grandchildren served as pages of honor.
Harry has been estranged from his family since Harry and his family moved to California in 2020. In a Netflix documentary released last year, he and Meghan said they faced racism and mistreatment from the British press and claimed the royal family was unsupportive. Her mental health suffered and she lacked support from the family and they worried about their family’s lack of security, leading the couple to decide to relinquish their roles as senior members of the royal family.
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Harry complained further and other public comments about royals during the press tour for his book “Spare” and the book.
The invitation to the coronation seemed like an olive branch from his father, but it seems that Harry’s relationship with his family members is still strained.
He and his uncle, the disgraced Prince Andrew, There was no introduction during the ceremony and did not join the procession, as neither is a “working” member of the family. Instead, Harry arrived with his cousin Prince Andrew’s daughter, Princess Beatrice.
Where did Harry sit at the coronation ceremony?
Harry did not sit with other members of the royal family, instead he was three rows behind during the elaborate ceremony. But she was seen smiling in many pictures from the event.
According to BBC News, during the ceremony, she sat next to Princess Eugenie’s husband, Jack Brooksbank, and behind her aunt, Princess Anne, and Queen Elizabeth II’s cousin, the Duke of Kent.
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At the end of the event, he was seen getting into the car alone. Prince Andrew, who also appeared in the third row, left with Eugene and Brooksbank.
Was Harry allowed to join “working royals” on the balcony?
Harry did not appear on the Buckingham Palace balcony after the ceremony, a long-standing tradition for senior members of the royal family. Instead, the newly-crowned King Charles III and Queen Camilla stood alongside “working” members of the family as well as their grandchildren – many of whom played roles during the ceremony.
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Harry and Meghan attended Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral last year, but The excitement remains behind the scenes, according to Valentine Lowe, royal correspondent for The Times of London. “There was certainly no great personal warmth between the two couples,” Lowe told CBS News about Princes Harry and William and their wives. Lowe said Meghan may have skipped the coronation to minimize the drama.
A source told People magazine that Meghan planned to have a “low-key party at home” for Archie’s fourth birthday.
UK publication The Sun said Harry would be in the UK for around 24 hours and leave shortly after the coronation ceremony. CBS News contributor Tina Brown confirmed that she will not be attending a private lunch for family members.
Is Prince Harry still on the throne?
Harry is still there Fifth in line to the throne. His father is the King, his brother, Prince William is first in line and William’s children – Prince George, Prince Charlotte and Prince Louis – are second, third and fourth respectively. Harry’s son Prince Archie VI and daughter Princess Lilibet VII are in line for the throne.
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