Prince Harry will be ‘sidelined and snubbed’ at King Charles III’s coronation, author Christopher Andersen said, adding he will be treated like a ‘pariah.’
It was reported last week that Prince Harry would not be attending his father King Charles III’s coronation with his wife Meghan Markle. Now, a royal specialist has reacted to the news and media speculation over whether this will end the feud between Harry and the royal family after the revelations in his memoir Spare.
The news of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s participation at the coronation made headlines weeks before the formal announcement from their spokesman was released. Meghan then said that because the coronation date clashed with their son Archie’s fourth birthday, she decided she didn’t want to spend the day away from him.
Now, Christopher Andersen, author of The King, has told Fox News Digital that he doesn’t think the coronation would mark a reconciliation of sorts between Prince Harry and King Charles III. He said, “My guess is that Harry will be treated like something of a pariah and that he is well aware of that. So, you have to give him credit for being willing to show up anyway. There is a humiliation factor here. Watching the other royals share center stage with the king and queen, while he is probably going to be shunted aside – this will likely be painful and incredibly frustrating for Harry. I have a feeling that even Prince Andrew will be afforded better treatment and shown more respect by the crown – that’s how deep the animosity toward the Sussexes runs in royal circles these days.”
The royal expert further said, “Harry knows that he’s just going to have to follow his grandmother’s ‘keep calm and carry on’ motto. He’ll have to just grit his teeth and get through it. I fully expect Harry to be sidelined and snubbed. We can look forward to lots of photographs of Harry standing alone, looking downcast and grim, even visibly seething. There will almost certainly be boos from the crowd, but let’s not forget that there is still some lingering affection among the people for Diana’s younger son. And I expect there will be some catcalls aimed in the direction of Andrew, Camilla, and even Charles as well. Like it or not, there is a growing anti-monarchist movement in Great Britain and they are becoming increasingly vocal.”
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have decided to retire as senior royals in 2020. They have now been open about their existence in the royal family and moved to the United States, where they now live with their two children. Harry and Meghan were last seen with the rest of the royal family at Queen Elizabeth’s funeral in September 2022.