Paper invitations appear to be leaving Buckingham Palace in the coming weeks, but the King is already emailing reminders to his most illustrious guests to stay free on his coronation day. In recent months, since the release of Harry’s memoirs, people have wondered if the prince and his family would be invited. Given the far from flattering revelations about the royal family contained in the pages of the memoirs, it is clear that relations between Sussex and the rest of the Windsors are far from relaxed at present. However, blood ties seem to continue to apply to royal protocols and so on. Harry and Meghan would have been on the guest list in every way..
According to BBC, a spokesman for Sussex announced that an email reminder for next May 6, King Charles’s coronation day, has also reached the Prince and Duchess. “I can confirm that the Duke recently received an email from Her Majesty’s Office regarding the coronation,” she said. “An immediate decision on the participation of the Duke and Duchess is not being disclosed by us at this time.”. As such, Harry and Meghan can still decline the invitation and not show up in London for the event. This, of course, is not without controversy: it is not an easy decision.
Westminster Abbey, where the coronation of the spouses of the king and queen will take place, can accommodate about 2,200 guests. Many public figures, politicians and international figures are expected, as well as the King’s family and friends. With Prince Harry no longer an active member of the royal family, it’s unclear what position he and Meghan might take at the coronation ceremony. For example, last June, during the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, the Sussexes were only admitted to part of the celebrations and did not appear on the balcony of Buckingham Palace. Now, however, tensions in the family have increased even more, and Harry and Meghan face a difficult decision. They could decline the invitation and stay in California to celebrate Archie’s four-year-old birthday on May 6, or reunite with family without creating an even deeper rift, ignoring an important event for the British monarchy.
Source: Elle