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While Prince Harry attended King Charles III's coronation connected May 6, Meghan Markle stayed location successful the United States to observe their lad Archie's birthday.
Why Meghan Markle Isn't Attending The Royal Coronation
It was a time of royal celebrations, successful the U.K. and the U.S.
In summation to King Charles III's coronation successful London, it was besides his grandson Archie Harrison's birthday.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's lad turned 4 connected May 6, marking the milestone alongside his ma and sister, Lilibet Diana, astatine the family's location successful Southern California. (The trio stayed backmost in the States for the occasion, portion the Duke of Sussex took a little travel overseas for his father's large milestone.)
A rep for the mates confirmed Harry's plans to be the coronation successful April after months of speculation about his plans.
In March, it was revealed that some Harry and Meghan had received "email correspondence" astir the royal event. However, a spokesperson for the duo told the Associated Press, "An contiguous determination connected whether the Duke and Duchess volition be volition not beryllium disclosed by america astatine this time."
There's been rumored hostility betwixt the brace and the royal household for years, specifically aft Harry and Meghan officially stepped down arsenic elder royals successful Jan. 2020. Since then, some Harry and Meghan person opened up about their struggles with the royal institution, including successful their Netflix docuseries, Harry & Meghan and their bombshell Oprah Winfrey interview, arsenic good arsenic the duke's caller memoir, Spare.
Earlier this year, Harry—who detailed his estrangement from member Prince William and their begetter successful his book—addressed perchance being called retired by critics for invading his family's privacy.
"That would beryllium the accusation," helium told ITV successful January, "from the radical that don't recognize oregon don't privation to judge that my household person been briefing the press."
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At the time, Harry was unsure of his attendance astatine the coronation. However, he made it wide that the ball was successful his family's court.
"There's a batch to beryllium discussed," helium noted, "and I truly anticipation that they are consenting to beryllium down and speech astir it."
Back successful September, Charles appeared to widen an olive subdivision to the mates successful his first code to the federation arsenic the caller sovereign.
"I privation besides to explicit my emotion for Harry and Meghan," the King said, "as they proceed to physique their lives overseas."
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