{"id":1318,"date":"2023-06-30T15:31:30","date_gmt":"2023-06-30T15:31:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sup-yumigahama.com\/uncategorized\/prince-harry-attends-king-charles-iiis-coronation-without-meghan-markle-sits-in-3rd-row-with-cousins\/"},"modified":"2023-07-20T07:59:14","modified_gmt":"2023-07-20T07:59:14","slug":"prince-harry-attends-king-charles-iiis-coronation-without-meghan-markle-sits-in-3rd-row-with-cousins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sup-yumigahama.com\/royals\/prince-harry-attends-king-charles-iiis-coronation-without-meghan-markle-sits-in-3rd-row-with-cousins\/","title":{"rendered":"Prince Harry Attends King Charles III\u2019s Coronation Without Meghan Markle, Sits in 3rd Row With Cousins"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Flying solo. Prince Harry<\/strong><\/a> returned to the United Kingdom for the coronation<\/a> of his father, King Charles III<\/strong><\/a>, but he did so without wife Meghan Markle<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Duke of Sussex, 38, arrived at Westminster Abbey on Saturday, May 6, alongside his cousins Princess Eugenie<\/strong><\/a> and Princess Beatrice<\/strong><\/a> and their respective husbands, Jack Brooksbank<\/strong><\/a> and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi<\/strong><\/a>. When the group walked up the aisle to their seats, a smiling Harry walked alone behind Eugenie, 33, and Brooksbank, 37.<\/p>\n

Inside the church, Harry sat in the third row behind Charles\u2019 siblings Princess Anne<\/strong><\/a> and Prince Edward<\/strong><\/a>, both of whom were in ceremonial dress. Harry, meanwhile, notably wore a morning suit rather than his military uniform.<\/p>\n

Because the duke was stripped of his honorary military titles when he stepped down as a senior working royal in 2020, he is not permitted to wear his uniform for formal occasions. He was granted an exception in September 2022 for the final vigil of his late grandmother Queen Elizabeth II<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Harry does not have an official role in the coronation, so he will not be part of the procession from Westminster Abbey to Buckingham Palace after the service is over.<\/p>\n

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Buckingham Palace confirmed in April<\/a> that the Duke of Sussex would attend the event<\/a> after months of speculation about whether he would even be invited. The Duchess of Sussex, 41, was invited as well, but the palace noted that she would remain in California with the couple\u2019s children: son Archie<\/a>, 4, and daughter Lilibet<\/a>, 23 months.<\/p>\n

An insider told Us Weekly<\/em> at the time that the former actress decided to stay home<\/a> in part because the coronation was the same day as Archie\u2019s 4th birthday. \u201cAs much as Meghan appreciates the invite to the coronation, she wouldn\u2019t miss her son\u2019s birthday for the world,\u201d the source explained. \u201cDespite being the Duchess of Sussex, Meghan is a mom first.\u201d<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not yet known how the Suits<\/em> alum celebrated her son\u2019s big day, but the source noted that Meghan was still happy her husband could represent them at the ceremony. \u201cShe feels very grateful to be included in such a special occasion by the royal family and is glad that Harry can go and show support on behalf of their family,\u201d the insider told Us<\/em>. \u201cBut being the same day as Archie\u2019s birthday, unfortunately, she\u2019s just going to have to miss out on this one.\u201d<\/p>\n

Despite the drama, the Sussexes were included in a picture featured in the king\u2019s official coronation souvenir program<\/a>. The snap was taken by photographer Chris Jackson<\/strong> in 2018 as the royal family celebrated Charles\u2019 70th birthday at Clarence Gardens. \u201cNice to see this picture I took in 2018 in the Official Coronation Programme,\u201d Jackson wrote via Instagram in April.<\/p>\n

The photo shows Princess Kate<\/strong><\/a> holding then-infant son Prince Louis<\/a>, now 5, while standing next to husband Prince William<\/strong><\/a> and her in-laws Harry and Meghan, 41. Seated on a bench in front of the couples are Kate and William\u2019s two eldest children, Prince George<\/a>, 9, and Princess Charlotte<\/a>, 8, Queen Camilla<\/strong><\/a> and Charles, 74. The picture was taken six months after Harry and Meghan tied the knot and more than one year before they stepped back from their roles as senior royals in early 2020.<\/p>\n

Harry previously indicated that he wasn\u2019t sure whether he would attend the coronation after the January release of his memoir, Spare<\/em>, and the Netflix docuseries Harry & Meghan<\/em>, which premiered in December 2022. \u201cThere\u2019s a lot that can happen between now and then,\u201d the former helicopter pilot said during a January interview with ITV. \u201cBut, you know, the door is always open. The ball is in their court. There\u2019s a lot to be discussed and I really hope that they are willing to sit down and talk about it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Last month, royal expert Tessa Dunlop<\/strong> exclusively told Us<\/em> that the coronation could potentially be \u201ca bit of a nightmare\u201d<\/a> for the Invictus Games founder. The Elizabeth & Philip: A Story of Young Love, Marriage and Monarchy<\/em> author based her prediction in part on the way Harry looked while attending his grandmother\u2019s funeral in September 2022.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was watching the body language when he came out of St George\u2019s Chapel when the queen had finally been laid to rest on the last day of the funeral itself,\u201d Dunlop explained in April. \u201cHe was helping Meghan into the car and he just wasn\u2019t a man who was comfortable in his skin. And this time he\u2019s coming over without the support of Meghan.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Keep scrolling to see Harry at his father\u2019s coronation:<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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