King Charles III is set to assume the British throne during his official coronation on May 6, but will his son Prince Harry and daughter-in-law Meghan Markle be in attendance?
According to People, a palace insider reportedly told the publication that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex will, in fact, be invited to the royal affair. However, a source close to the couple has shared that they have yet to receive an invitation.
Since the release of Prince Harry’s bombshell tell-all memoir Spare in January, tensions within the royal family have hit an all-time high, and there has reportedly been no advancement in mending fences.
According to the outlet, King Charles is anxious for the situation to “calm down” before his ascension to the throne. A source close to the royals said, “It is such a momentous occasion for Charles, and he would want his son to be at the coronation to witness it. He would like to have Harry back in the family. If they don’t sort it out, it will always be part of the King’s reign and how he has left his family disjointed. He has had a reputation as a distant parent, and it would be awful for him for that to continue.”
During the promotional tour for his book, Prince Harry sat down with ITV News’ Tom Bradby for the feature, Harry: The Interview. The Duke explained, “It never needed to be this way.”
“I want a family. Not an institution,” said Prince Harry. “They feel as though it’s better to keep us, somehow, as the villains,” referring to the royal family. He added, “They’ve shown absolutely no willingness to reconcile.”
The Duke touched upon his relationship with his father, King Charles III, and his brother, William, the Prince of Wales. “I would like to get my father back,” Prince Harry said. “I would like to have my brother back.”
After Harry and Meghan moved their family to California in 2020, Harry returned home for his grandfather Prince Philip’s funeral in April 2021, and the couple attended Queen Elizabeth II‘s Platinum Jubilee and her funeral services in 2022.
Watch this space ahead of King Charles III’s official coronation on May 6.
