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Prince Harry and spouse Meghan have lastly decided on whether or not to attend the historic coronation of King Charles in May.
The controversial couple revealed their RSVP response after months of hypothesis about whether or not they would go.
In an identical statements, the Sussexes and Buckingham Palace stated Harry could be at his father’s coronation.
However his spouse Meghan wouldn’t go. As a substitute she’s going to stay in California with the couple’s two younger youngsters Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet.
It’s not identified whether or not Prince Harry, who is just not a working royal, will play an official function on the coronation.
Charles will probably be topped on Could 6 in a ceremony that dates again 1000 years, surrounded by international heads of state and dignitaries.
The Sussexes’ eldest, Archie, turns 4 on the identical day.
The participation of King Charles’ youngest son had been doubtful after the 38-year-old heavily criticized his family in a book and Netflix documentary series.
“Buckingham Palace is happy to verify that The Duke of Sussex will attend the Coronation Service at Westminster Abbey,” the palace spokesperson stated.
“The Duchess of Sussex will stay in California with Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet.”
Some media reviews had prompt that Harry needed an apology from his household earlier than he agreed to attend the coronation — an occasion that will probably be marked within the UK by a public vacation.
Requested in an interview in January whether or not he would attend, Harry stated: “There’s quite a bit that may occur between at times. However the door is all the time open.”
Buckingham Palace had made it clear that Harry — probably the most standard members of the royal household earlier than he left the nation — had been invited to the event.
Harry and Meghan stepped down from royal duties in 2020 and moved to California, saying they needed to forge a brand new, impartial life, freed from the scrutiny of the British press.
They agreed with the royal household that they might not participate in any future official royal occasions or excursions.
They’ve solely been seen in the UK on a handful of events since they left, together with for the funeral of Queen Elizabeth, who died after a 70-year reign.
Tensions quickly emerged following their departure and in latest months Harry has printed a memoir containing intimate revelations about the royal family whereas the couple additionally appeared in a Netflix documentary collection.
Amongst their many accusations, they stated some royals, together with stepmother Camilla and brother William — the inheritor to the throne — had leaked tales to tabloid newspapers to guard themselves or improve their reputations.
Additionally they stated the royal household had dismissed the race-related hounding of Meghan by the press as a ceremony of passage and in contrast her remedy to the extreme media intrusion that his mom Princess Diana had suffered earlier than her dying.
Harry was final within the UK in late March, attending a court case he and other high-profile figures have brought against the publisher of the Daily Mail newspaper over allegations of phone-tapping and different privateness breaches.
The writer denies the accusations.
The case is one in every of a number of that the prince has introduced towards British newspapers.
