On May 6, King Charles will finally get his official Coronation ceremony, however the moment has been a bit overshadowed by the query of whether or not his youngest son, Prince Harry, can be attending with wife Meghan Markle and their two children, Archie and Lilibet. The couple have received an official invitation, though reportedly their kids haven’t been included â yet.
In the event that they select not to return, nevertheless, royal public relations expert Edward Coram-James told GB News that it might cause an âirreversible blowâ to the family relationship. But it surely has also been said that in the event that they do attend, they’re more likely to receive the âcold shoulderâ from senior members of the royal family.
âThey shall be given the cold shoulder by very many relatives. One said to me, âI hope theyâll be seated in Iceland,’â a royal source told the Every day Mail in March. âMuch of the family just wants nothing more to do with them. In the event that they should see them on the coronation then so be it, but they are not looking for to socialize with them.â
What a conundrum. Coram-James broke down the choice, saying, âIn a universe during which the damage already brought on by the rift continues to be recoverable from, at the very least partly, a no-show can be the fatal, irreversible blow, each in the general public perception as well, potentially, as inside the family itself. It risks drawing out the conflict over the long run.â
He added that not attending âwould draw as much, if no more, media attentionâ than showing up.
âIt might give further oxygen to the rift and allegations that the Sussexes have leveled on the royal family,â he explained. âAnd the shadow of their absence would loom large over the whole ceremony, risking becoming the elephant within the room and an unwanted sideshow.â
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s essential concerns are allegedly that their kids shall be snubbed. The date actually coincides with Archie four-year-old birthday. They need to ensure the kids are acknowledged together with King Charles other grandkids, despite the indisputable fact that Harry and Meghan aren’t any longer working members of the royal family. But they’re still family.
Aimée Lutkin is the weekend editor at ELLE.com. Her writing has appeared in Jezebel, Glamour, Marie Claire and more. Her first book, The Lonely Hunter, shall be released by Dial Press in February 2022.
