The deadline set by Buckingham Palace was set for April 3, but Montecito only announced the decision yesterday. In the end, after a wait that the organizers called “annoying”, the Dukes of Sussex disbanded the reserves:Harry will attend the coronation of King Charles on May 6th.Bye Meghan Markle won’t be there. In fact, the former actress will be staying at home with Princes Archie and Lilibet, also taking into account the fact that her son’s fourth birthday will be on the same day. A sigh of relief especially for Kate, writing from London Telegraphrepresenting a cold war between two daughters-in-law who had not seen each other since the day of Elizabeth’s funeral.
After a long tug-of-war with London, Meghan finally gave in and decided to stay in California, knowing that she would not be welcome at court, as she had not been in September. In fact, there are several reasons for this decision. First of all (intentional?) coincidence with son’s birthday and the refusal to invite two new princelings to the coronation. According to the Sussexes, two children should have been included on the day of celebration despite their very young ages. Typically, such young children are not invited “because of anxiety and tantrums,” explains a source at the agency. Mirrors. In the recent history of the crown, at the coronation of mother Elizabeth, only the very young Charles, who is only 4 years old, is remembered, and Anna, who is only 2 years old, remained at home. Since she didn’t invite her kids to Archie’s birthday party, it was to be expected that Meghan wouldn’t show up..
Another aspect to pay attention to difficult relationship with Sophie, the new Duchess of Edinburgh. The new title granted to her and her husband Edward puts the couple in a position of superiority over Sussex for the first time, and it is known that Meghan never had much sympathy for the king’s daughter-in-law. In 2018, Elizabeth entrusted the former actress to Sophie’s care and guidance to teach and advise her on how to stay at court, but Markle replied that she did not need anyone’s advice and since then relations between them have always been cold. Not to mention the ones with Kate. Bridesmaids “going out” a few days before the weddingMegan never forgave him, despite a bouquet of flowers and a note of apology.
Then you have to say that for Harry’s wife, ties with London are formal. Since her arrival at the palace, Meghan has never missed an opportunity to mark her insurmountable distance from the traditions of the family and the whole country. Not to mention collapse of the couple’s popularitycollapsed abruptly. Before Megxit, Harry had a net positive rating of 51%, which dropped to 20% right after the interview with Oprah Winfrey. Meghan’s popularity has taken a similar hit, with net ratings up from 20% in November 2019 to -11 in January 2020 and is now -46. Not that the data in the States is any more encouraging, but California certainly remains their “safe place” to hide when comparisons with the rest of the world become too unbearable.
Source: Elle