Meghan Markle never intended to attend Coronation after being put in 'impossible position'
dailyrecord.co.ukMeghan Markle was "never likely" to attend King Charles' Coronation next month after being put in an "impossible position". It was announced earlier this week that after weeks of speculation, Prince Harry would attend the historic event while Meghan stayed in America with their two children - Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet.
Palace insiders told The Mirror that Harry spent weeks chatting to aides after signalling his intention to travel to the UK.
Royal sources added to the publication that the signs were there for Meghan to skip the Coronation as she was seemingly upset about their children's exclusion from the ceremony.The couple's biographer, Omid Scobie, confirmed Archie's birthday “played a factor in the decision” and he expected it would be a “fairly quick trip to the UK” for Harry.A royal source added to The Mirror: “The truth of the matter is the Duchess was never likely to attend the coronation.
The mood from California was that she felt increasingly put in an impossible position and there’s a fair sense of relief that the situation is resolved after so much speculation and uncertainty.“It is one thing to attend the late Queen’s funeral out of respect for Her Majesty but another thing entirely to attend the start of a new reign.”Another source said palace staffers were “cheered that the circus wasn’t coming to town”, while someone else expressed sympathy for Meghan saying: “She is very much damned is she does and damned if she doesn’t.
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