Meghan and Harry 'ignored' by royals, snubbed ahead of historic ceremony
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are being given the cold shoulder by the royal family ahead of King Charles’ historic ceremony Saturday, according to a report.
The monarch, who was formally crowned alongside his wife Queen Camilla last month, did not invite the Duke and Duchess of Sussex to his Trooping the Colour procession, also known as his birthday parade.
“Post-coronation they are merely ignoring him and Meghan,” a source told the Spectator.
It emerged Monday that the exiled royals weren’t asked to attend the festivities.
“I’m afraid it’s a reflection of the state of relations at the moment,” a source told Daily Mail columnist Richard Eden.
This reportedly marks the first time Harry has not been welcome at his father’s official birthday celebrations.
“When the Duke and Duchess of Sussex quit royal duties three years ago, Queen Elizabeth said they would ‘always be much-loved members of my family,'” an insider told the outlet.
The Sussexes attended the Trooping the Colour ceremony in 2018. Samir Hussein/WireImage
The pair reportedly were not invited to this year’s celebration. Getty Images Ms. Foundation for
“And Buckingham Palace officials were keen to stress that they would continue to be invited to family events.”
Despite Harry’s brief visit on home soil for his ongoing legal battle against Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN) over an alleged phone-hacking scandal, the duke was last in London for his father’s coronation on May 6.
While Harry briefly attended the historic May 6 event, the Duchess of Sussex ultimately stayed home in California with the pair’s children, Archie and Lilibet.
King Charles and Queen Camilla were formally crowned on May 6. POOL/AFP via Getty Images
Prince Harry attended his father’s coronation and then returned to the United States shortly after. ZUMAPRESS.com
Harry spent less than 28 hours in the UK, touching down in London on a commercial flight the night before the coronation.
The duke arrived at King Charles’ coronation at Westminster Abbey solo, sans Meghan, 41, marking the first time he has seen his father since he released his bombshell memoir, “Spare,” in January.
It’s reported that Harry didn’t see or speak to his estranged family outside of the ceremony, despite briefly filtering through Buckingham Palace during his quick trip.
His long-awaited family reunion saw him be snubbed via his seating arrangement — having been relegated to the third row in between Princess Eugenie’s husband, Jack Brooksbank, and Queen Elizabeth II’s cousin Princess Alexandra.
But his trip was a fleeting one as he sensationally jumped into a waiting car and headed to London’s Heathrow Airport as soon as he stepped out of the Abbey.
Source: New York Post
