MEGHAN Markle and Prince Harry will be snubbed at King Charles' coronation as the Royals "want nothing to do with them", according to a source close to The Firm.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have been invited to the ceremony on May 6 and while there has been no confirmation from the couple, it is expected they will attend the historic event.
However, sources claim members of the Royal family “do not want to socialise” with the Sussexes after the release of his tell-all memoir Spare and their Netflix docuseries.
According to the Daily Mail, the source said: “They will be given the cold shoulder by very many relatives. One said to me, ‘I hope they’ll be seated in Iceland’.
“Many of the family just want nothing more to do with them. If they have to see them at the coronation then so be it, but they do not want to socialise with them.”
Read our Royal Family blog below for the latest news and gossip…
- Louis Allwood
Will the coronation help heal the rift between Charles and his son Harry?
Harry and Meghan's relationship with the King and the Prince of Wales has remained troubled in the wake of the publication of the duke's controversial tell-all memoir Spare.
The King's second son criticised Charles's parenting, accused William of physically attacking him and branded Camilla "dangerous".
In the three years since the pair stepped down as working royals, the couple have been critical of the royal family and the monarchy, telling their story in their Netflix documentary and in a televised interview with Oprah Winfrey.
It emerged last week that Harry and Meghan have been asked to vacate their UK home Frogmore Cottage, in a move sanctioned by the King.
May 6 is also Prince Archie's fourth birthday.
- Louis Allwood
Harry’s Nazi uniform shame will be recreated in Netflix’s The Crown
Harry’s former Nazi uniform shame is to be recreated in the next series of The Crown, we can reveal.
Netflix will feature the “native and colonial” fancy dress bash where he dressed as a member of Rommel’s Afrika Korps.
Harry, then 20, also had a swastika symbol on his arm as shown in The Sun’s “Harry The Nazi” Page One scoop from January 2005.
The Royal Family quickly issued an apology on his behalf but Harry only spoke of his Nazi “shame” three months ago during his and Meghan’s docuseries on Netflix.
- Louis Allwood
King’s coronation: Will there be a street party in my area?
With just months to go until King Charles’ coronation, many Brits will be celebrating the historic occasion street party style.
And you could too!
Coronation celebrations can be found and added to the official interactive map.
The map highlights events, activities and celebrations that will take place across the UK.
All you have to do is simply click on the map and explore the events happening in your area in the run-up to, and over, the coronation weekend.
- Louis Allwood
King Charles refuses to pay for Prince Andrew's £32,000 Indian healer
Prince Andrew submitted a claim of £32,000 for an Indian healing guru to the Privy Purse but King Charles told him that he will have to pay the bill himself.
Sources said that the Duke of York has been using the Indian guru's services for several years as the male yogi is said to treat him using chanting, massages and holistic therapy.
A source told The Sun: “The treatment, it must be said, is very expensive. While the Queen was always happy to indulge her son over the years, Charles is far less inclined to fund such indulgences particularly in an era of a cost-of-living crisis.
"Families are struggling and would rightly baulk at the idea of tens of thousands paid to an Indian guru to provide holistic treatment to a non-working royal living in his grace and favour mansion.
"This time the King saw the bill for the healer submitted by Andrew to the Privy Purse and thought his brother was having a laugh. In the past these types of expenses would be signed off no questions but that is not the climate in the new era."
- Louis Allwood
Prince Andrew might make a TV tell-all to get back into royal life
The Mirror reports that Prince Andrew is eyeing a tell-all interview as he tries to get back into royal life.
The Duke of York believes he has a chance at redeeming himself following being embroiled in a sex abuse scandal.
A source told the news outlet: "Nothing is off the table. Andrew has been made to give up his job and now potentially his home. He feels there is little else to lose when he has already paid an awfully high price."
- Louis Allwood
When will King Charles’ coronation take place?
Charles officially became King following the death of Queen Elizabeth II.
However, it is tradition to wait until a sufficient time period of mourning has passed, before crowning the new sovereign.
King Charles will be crowned on May 6, 2023.
His Majesty’s coronation in Westminster Abbey will take place almost 70 years after his mother the Queen was crowned.
- Louis Allwood
Sarah Ferguson says she ‘spoils’ Queen’s corgis after adopting the pups
Sarah Ferguson has claimed that she “spoils” the Queen’s corgis.
Ferguson and Prince Andrew adopted pups Muick and Sandy after the death of Queen Elizabeth in September last year.
She told Hello Magazine: “The corgis are very nice and very polite and well trained. I am their favourite but everybody always says it’s just because I feed them gravy bones.
”I love everything about them and I spoil them the most.”
- Louis Allwood
Do Prince Edward and Sophie live together?
The Mansion House Bagshot Park has belonged to the Royal Family for more than 200 years, originally built for King Charles I in 1609.
Sophie moved in to the house following the 1999 wedding.
The Duke and Duchess have revealed areas of the inside of the house when appearing via video link for media engagements.
Their two children have also been residents in the house.
Lady Louise Windsor was their first, born in November 2003. She is currently studying at the University of St. Andrews.
Their youngest, James, was born in 2007. He took over his father's former title of Earl of Wessex in March 2023.
- Louis Allwood
How much will King Charles’ coronation cost?
The Royal Family pay for weddings but the Government picks up the tab for coronations.
The Operation Golden Orb committee, which plans the ceremony, estimates that even a slimmed-down coronation could cost around £100million.
In 1953, Britain was recovering from paying for World War Two and there was still food rationing but Winston Churchill’s government spent £1.5million on the Queen’s coronation.
A source said: “In today’s money the 1953 coronation cost around £50million but estimates for King Charles’s are twice that because of things like security, which weren’t such a big issue back then.
“But worldwide TV rights will more than cover the cost and it will be a massive boost to tourism. Hotels are already being booked out for the coronation weekend.”
- Louis Allwood
When was Lilibet Diana born?
Harry and Meghan welcomed their daughter Lilibet Diana on Friday, June 4, 2021, at an official registered time of birth at 11.40am.
They waited until June 6 to release a statement about the happy news, which read: “On June 4th, we were blessed with the arrival of our daughter, Lili.
“She is more than we could have ever imagined, and we remain grateful for the love and prayers we’ve felt from across the globe.
“Thank you for your continued kindness and support during this very special time for our family.”
Baby Lilibet is a nod to a nickname for the Queen when she was young, while her middle name is an ode to Princes Diana – Harry’s mother.
She was born at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital and became the first royal to be born in the US.
Baby Lilibet is seventh in line for the throne.
- Louis Allwood
First look at Kate catching young Prince William’s eye on set of Netflix’s The Crown
The Crown series six has revealed the moment Kate Middleton caught the attention of young Prince William.
The Netflix period drama’s sixth and final series is currently in production, with Ed McVey playing the teen version of the Prince.
Meanwhile, actress Meg Bellamy, 19, will play his future wife.
Filming took place at St Andrews in Scotland, which is where William and Kate first met at university.
The scene saw Kate in right lilac running leggings and a matching zip up top, with her dark hair pulled back in a ponytail.
As she ran, she passed William, who wore black jogging bottoms and a navy hoody, as she jogged along with a minder.
The young Royal was then pictured turning around to look back at her as she ran in the opposite direction.
Read more here.
- Louis Allwood
Here’s how you can get involved in Coronation plans
With His Majesty The King and Her Majesty The Queen Consort’s Coronation just months away, we take a look at how you can join in the celebrations.
According to the government website, there are a number of ways to mark the historical occasion.
These include:
- Hosting a street party
- Joining millions across the UK with a Coronation Big Lunch celebration in your community
- The Big Help Out
- Create coronation decorations
You can find out more about each of the above here.
Removing Harry and Meghan from Frogmore Cottage ‘prevents unwanted exposure’
Lee Cohen explained the reasoning behind the King‘s decision to evict Harry and Meghan from Frogmore Cottage.
The journalist said that this move will help Prince William and Kate remain rest assured that they’re not being exposed to any “unwanted” attention which can result in “future memoirs.”
He said: “The demand to vacate is certainly appropriately punishing. It drives home the point that Harry violated his father’s red line of attacking the Queen Consort, not to mention the Waleses and the King himself.
“But it serves another purpose as well. Frogmore is situated a few hundred yards from the Prince and Princess of Wales’ Windsor residence.
“Removing the cottage from Harry and Meghan prevents unwanted or impromptu exposure to their neighbours, and deprives them of any new private details that can be shared in future memoirs for financial gain.
“Reports are that the King is offering the Sussexes a suite in Buckingham Palace for when they wish to visit. Such a protected location would address the security concerns raised by the couple.”
Read Lee Cohen’s full thoughts here.
Where will the Sussexes stay for the Coronation if they attend?
The Sun revealed last week how Harry and Meghan had been sensationally evicted from Frogmore Cottage on the Windsor Castle estate.
Prince Andrew is tipped to move in after being given his marching orders to get out of leaky Royal Lodge.
It means the California-based duo are without a place to call home in the UK and will have to find other lodgings for the coronation weekend.
What coronation events will the Sussexes attend?
The Daily Mail report that it is "likely" there will be negotiations around what events the couple will attend.
At the Platinum Jubilee last year the Sussexes were visible for some but not all of the festivities, such as appearing on the balcony of Buckingham Palace.
It has already been suggested that family members appearing on the balcony will be limited to working royals as part of the King's "slimmed down" new-look monarchy.
But as the Sussexes are yet to even accept the invite, it is not clear what events the pair will attend.
The action packed weekend will see the King and Queen Consort will arrive at Westminster Abbey in The King’s Procession on Saturday morning.
This will be followed by the coronation service conducted by the Archbishop of Canterbury and will “reflect the monarch’s role today and look towards the future, while being rooted in longstanding traditions and pageantry”.
After the service, the newly-crowned King and Queen Consort will return to the Palace in a larger ceremonial parade known as the Coronation Procession.
This is expected to include thousands of troops, military bands and other members of the Royal Family.
After the procession the Royal Family are expected to appear on the balcony of Buckingham Palace.
- Louis Allwood
Prince Philip always wanted Edward to inherit his title
Former Duke of Edinburgh Prince Philip, who died in April 2021, had always wanted his youngest son Edward to inherit his title, but the decision ultimately was down to Charles as King.
When Prince Edward and Sophie Rhys-Jones married in 1999, they were given the titles the Earl and Countess of Wessex.
Buckingham Palace also announced Edward would eventually one day succeed his father as the Duke of Edinburgh – but not until after the death of both Philip and Queen Elizabeth II.
At the time of the statement in 1999, the Palace said: "The Queen, the Duke of Edinburgh and Prince of Wales have also agreed that the Prince Edward should be given the dukedom of Edinburgh in due course when the present title now held by Prince Philip eventually reverts to the Crown."
- Louis Allwood
Charles was reportedly 'reluctant' to hand over title to Edward
In keeping with the Letters Patent issued when King George VI gave Philip the title in 1947, Charles inherited the Edinburgh dukedom when Philip died – but he did not use it.
On the death of the Queen six months ago, Charles acceded to the throne and the title merged with the crown and could be granted to someone to someone else.
But despite agreeing to his father's wishes in 1999, Charles was reported to be reluctant to hand the dukedom over to Edward when he became king.
The new monarch, who will be coronated in May, is known to be in favour of a slimmed-down monarchy.
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