Prince Harry arrives alone behind Prince Andrew at Westminster Abbey for the coronation of his father, King Charles III, on May 6, 2023. Andrew Matthews/AFP
He has already left London to join the United States, but did attend his father’s coronation on May 6 at Westminster Abbey. Apart from this brief (re)appearance, the Duke of Sussex has stayed away from other members of the royal family.
The English press followed Prince Harry’s reappearance alongside the Windsor clan. Arriving in London without his wife, Meghan Markle, Charles III Jr. will not attend any of the coronation celebrations, except for a brief appearance at Westminster Abbey. the time Everyday El Sources had already claimed earlier in the day that Harry had “no plans” to join the royal family at Buckingham Palace. Not even to attend a private family lunch or appear in official photos.
In the video – the coronation of Charles III. Prince Harry arrives at Westminster Abbey
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Not surprisingly, Harry also did not take part in the procession from Westminster Abbey to Buckingham Palace following the coronation. And as expected, she didn’t join her family on the balcony for the traditional public appearance and flypast.
In any case, the Duke of Sussex was only in the UK for 24 hours. Indeed, she had planned to return after the two-hour ceremony to join her family in California and celebrate her son Archie’s fourth birthday.
Prince Harry’s arrival at Westminster Abbey flanked on either side by his cousins Princesses Eugenie and Beatrice and their spouses. (London, May 6, 2023) Aaron Chow/AFP
Previously kept secret, Harry’s place, fifth in line to the throne, was finally revealed this Saturday after weeks of hiatus. As the media revealed, just before the ceremony, the king’s youngest son was generally reduced to the third row in Westminster Abbey. Behind her father, brother and the rest of the royal family, she sat between Princess Eugenie’s husband, Jack Brooksbank, and Elizabeth II’s cousin, Princess Alexandra.
Prince Harry has not been seen in public for several days and arrived in the UK discreetly. Buckingham Palace confirmed his attendance at the coronation last month and said Harry was expected to fly out the day before the coronation and spend the night at Frogmore Cottage on Windsor Estate. No one knows, however, whether the heir had a chance to speak with his father.
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Why, then, such a fuss? (Very) away from his responsibilities to the Crown, after ‘Megxit’ in January 2020 (when he and Meghan Markle decided to no longer be ‘working’ members of the royal family), Harry is now keeping to a minimum. Speaking this Saturday, he supports his father as king, no one will have to accuse him of anything. However, there is no question of doing more. His family remains his priority, the Windsors will wait. The same state of mind from the royal family who didn’t roll out the red carpet for Harry and try to include him in the coronation. Especially after his recent revelations in the memoir The alternative and its Netflix documentary. No one.
Coronation of Carlos III in the video. the three-day program of celebrations
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Source: Le Figaro
