Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will likely be met with a “cold shoulder” by senior members of the royal family in the event that they resolve to attend the King’s coronation in the summertime, based on a report.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex — who recently received their invitations to the May ceremony — are still mulling over whether or not they may make the 5,459-mile-long trip.
But it surely seems as if their potential attendance is already causing a stir amongst members of the Firm, who reportedly “don’t need to socialize” with the exiled royals.
“They will likely be given the cold shoulder by very many relatives. One said to me, ‘I hope they’ll be seated in Iceland,’” a royal source told the Each day Mail.
“Much of the family just wants nothing more to do with them. In the event that they should see them on the coronation then so be it, but they don’t need to socialize with them.”
Reps for the Sussexes have said “a direct decision” on whether they may make the trip “won’t be disclosed.”
It was recently reported that the Sussexes won’t appear on the Buckingham Palace balcony should they resolve to attend.
It’s likely they won’t be involved within the family procession, and subsequently won’t appear on the balcony of Buckingham Palace with the remaining of the royals, the Sun reported.
The coronation drama is the newest sign of discord among the many royals because the Sussexes stepped down as senior members of the royal family in 2020.
The move resulted in bad blood and was what ultimately led to their absence from the palace balcony on the late Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations last summer.
Charles is ready to be formally crowned on May 6, a date fans consider was chosen specifically to cause a conflict for the Sussexes, because it marks their son Archie’s 4th birthday.
And while Harry and Meghan’s children, son Archie and daughter Lilibet, recently received their royal titles, it’s reported that they’ve yet to receive invitations to their grandfather’s coronation, based on the Sunday Telegraph.
When asked if the children, ages 3 and 1, were on the guest list, one royal source told the outlet the pair were “very young.”
Two of Prince William’s children — 9-year-old Prince George, a future monarch himself, and his sister, Princess Charlotte, 7 — are expected to attend, while Queen Consort Camilla’s grandchildren are expected to have an official role within the ceremony.
The Post has reached out to Buckingham Palace for comment.