Prince Harry, Meghan Markle 'will be sidelined' during coronation, expert claims: 'Too much bitterness’

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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are faced with a decision that could further deepen tensions within the British royal family.

It’s still unclear whether the Duke and Duchess of Sussex will travel across the pond in May for King Charles’ coronation. But no matter what the couple ultimately decides, several royal experts agreed it’s a "lose-lose" situation. "It's really lose-lose for the Sussexes unless the rest of the family suddenly decides to do an about-face and embrace them," Christopher Andersen, author of "The King," told Fox News Digital. "I don't see that happening.There is too much bitterness there.Too many bridges have been burned." "So, if Harry and Meghan attend the coronation, they will almost certainly be sidelined and visibly shunned," he shared. "If they don't go, it will look as if Harry is turning his back on his birthright, the royal family, and the institution of the monarchy itself." "It's really tragic that both sides have allowed things to go so far south," Andersen added.

Royal public relations expert Edward Coram-James recently told GB News the couple may be faced with "a cold shoulder" from several senior royals.

If the couple were to attend the coronation at London's Westminster Abbey, it would be the first meeting between the king and his younger son following the publication of Harry's bestselling memoir "Spare." "In a universe in which the damage already caused by the rift is still recoverable from, at least in part, a no-show would be the fatal, irreversible blow, both in the public perception as well, potentially, as within the family itself," warned Coram-James.