Will Prince Harry and Meghan Markle attend the king’s coronation? Matt Dunham, Related Press
It’s official. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle acquired an invitation to the coronation of King Charles III in Might. The couple has but to publicly verify if they'll attend the ceremony.
“I can verify The Duke has just lately acquired e-mail correspondence from His Majesty’s workplace concerning the coronation,” a spokesperson for Harry advised CNN. “An instantaneous choice on whether or not The Duke and Duchess will attend won't be disclosed by us presently.”
Charles and his spouse, queen consort Camilla, will probably be topped at Westminster Abbey in London on Might 6. The coronation festivities will final three days and embrace: Coronation massive lunches throughout the commonwealth, a spectacular live performance and a particular financial institution vacation, based on Buckingham Palace.
Charles’s coronation is predicted to be extra subdued than ceremonies previously, such because the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. He plans to maintain the festivities shorter and on a smaller scale, as reported by the Deseret Information.
Relations have been rocky between Harry and his royal household since he and Meghan selected to depart their royal duties behind. The discharge of Harry’s memoir “Spare” — which spilled intimate particulars on the royal household — escalated the the issues.
In a earlier interview for the discharge of “Spare,” Harry declined to say if he would attend his father’s coronation.
“The door is at all times open,” he mentioned throughout a January interview, per CNN. “The ball is of their courtroom. There’s quite a bit to be mentioned and I actually hope that they’re keen to sit down down and discuss it.”
The couple have been just lately requested to ‘vacate’ their Windsor residence
Final week, Harry and his spouse have been “requested to vacate” Frogmore Cottage — the couple’s residence on the grounds of Windsor Fortress in Berkshire.
In keeping with The Solar, Charles started the couple’s eviction course of in January, following the discharge of “Spare.”
The couple spent $2.9 million renovating the cottage between 2018 and 2019. They lived in Frogmore Cottage for lower than a yr earlier than they gave up their royal duties and moved to California, the place they reside full time, per Deseret Information.
If Harry and Meghan select to attend the coronation ceremony, they'll keep in Buckingham Palace.
In keeping with the Impartial, Charles will supply the couple an residence inside Buckingham Palace as their U.Okay. residence after they go to.