Meghan, Duchess of Sussex attends the National Service of Thanksgiving to mark Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee (June 3, 2022, London). Getty Images:
It’s official, Meghan Markle will miss the coronation of King Charles III. However, according to the English-language press, the Duchess of Sussex will have a good excuse: her son Archie celebrates his 4th birthday that day.
On Wednesday, April 12, Buckingham Palace confirmed that Prince Harry will attend his father’s coronation on May 6. Only the downside, the latter will come alone. His wife, Meghan Markle, chose to stay at their home in Montecito, California, with their children, Archie and Lilibeth. To justify her absence, everything suggests that the Duchess of Sussex would call her son’s 4th birthday, the date of which coincides with the day of the coronation of the grandfather, bring forward the sites. People And A mirror this Wednesday, April 12.
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“The Perfect Excuse”
The couple’s biographer and friend Omid Scobi confirms to our colleagues A mirror this information. According to him, it is certain that this anniversary “played a role in Meghan Markle’s decision to stay in California.” And it’s also for this same reason that her husband, Prince Harry, “will be making a fairly quick trip to the United Kingdom.”
“Archie’s birthday was the perfect excuse for Meghan to stay behind and, all things considered, that’s probably the right thing to do,” adds Omid Scobi in the column. A mirror. The biographer here touches on the tension between the royal family and the Duchess of Sussex, who has claimed, among other things, that she was a victim of racism within the Windsor clan.
Despite these differences, Charles III would have taken the news bitterly indeed. “It’s sad, he’s very disappointed not to see Meghan or his grandchildren, but he understands the situation,” an unnamed source told The Daily Mail. Sun. The sovereign, however, is pleased to see his youngest son again, even for a short time. If the celebrations last three days, Prince Harry will only be present for the coronation ceremony. It is not yet known whether he will be present on the balcony of the Buckingham Palace during the event.
Source: Le Figaro
