Duchess of York says divorce is at heart of why she wasn't invited to Coronation
msn.comshe was not invited to the Coronation, as “you can’t have it both ways”. The Duchess, 63, noted that it was a state occasion and that she was no longer married into the Royal family, having separated from the Duke of York in 1992. “Being divorced … I don't think you can have it both ways,” she told ITV’s Good Morning Britain in April. “I am divorced and I’m really loving being divorced to my ex-husband - not from him but to him, it’s important to differentiate. “Just because I’m not there on the state occasion, but in private I can be there, and that's a lovely feeling to be part of, it really is. “As I said, you can’t have it both ways.
You mustn’t sit on the fence - you're either in or out, don’t muck around. ”The Duchess had earlier confirmed that she would not be attending the ceremony at Westminster Abbey.
However, she is expected to be included in a private Royal family celebration. She is also expected to join the wider family for the Coronation Concert at Windsor Castle on May 7.
Speaking on ITV’s Loose Women, she said that she planned to mark the occasion by “putting out the bunting”. She said she would watch the ceremony on television “because you hear a lot on the telly.
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