The princess Harry, youngest son of Carlos III enmity with family, and Andrew, brother of the king Removed from public life after a sex scandal, they were invited to the monarch’s coronation but without an official role, the palace confirmed on Saturday.
The Duke of Sussex, Harry, and the Duke of York, Andrew, are no longer active members of the British royal family, the former since voluntarily leaving for the United States with his wife Meghan in 2020 and the latter after falling out of favor after a subsequent allegation of sexually assaulting a minor years ago.
Both took part in the funeral procession of Queen Elizabeth II, who died in September, but this time they will not be trailing behind the royal couple in the procession Buckingham Palace After the ceremony.
They are also not likely to appear on the balcony for the traditional royal salute, although the palace has not specified who will accompany Carlos III and Queen Camila for the occasion.
But even without an official role, Harry is sure to turn heads. your place in Westminster Abbey it will say a lot about the state of your relationship with your father and maybe even your older brother WilhelmHeir to the throne, whom he sharply criticized in his memoirs “Im Schatten”, published in January.
In particular, he described a fight in 2019 in which William would have knocked him out.
His presence at the coronation, which was only confirmed a few weeks ago, will be Enrique’s first meeting with his family since the publication of his book, in which he also criticizes Queen Camila.
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This contrasts with the role of his older brother William, who as heir to the throne must kneel during the ceremony and swear allegiance to the king.
Heinrich’s wife meghanand her two children Archie and LilibetThey stayed in California and the prince plans to return there immediately after the coronation to celebrate the eldest’s fourth birthday.
For his part, Andrés has been used to keeping a low profile since Queen Elizabeth II barred him from official public appearances and stripped him of his military titles in early 2022 after he was accused of sexually assaulting a girl as young as 17, a case in the US , which he solved with an economic agreement.
His appearance shortly thereafter on the Queen’s arm as he escorted her to Westminster Abbey for a memorial service for her father, Prince Philip, who died the previous year, drew heavy criticism.
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