Royal Family Didn’t Want to ‘Complicate Matters’ by Giving Prince Harry a Role in Coronation, Royal Expert Says
usmagazine.comAvoiding even more drama. The royal family opted to not give Prince Harry a part in King Charles III’s coronation in order to not “complicate matters,” according to royal expert Gareth Russell.The historian exclusively told Us Weekly on Tuesday, May 2, that it’s not “surprising that Prince Harry hasn’t been given a role” in his father’s upcoming ceremony.
Russell thinks that The Firm made the decision to “not to complicate matters further by having him involved … simply because … the royals are hoping that they can draw a line under the recent controversy with the Duke of Sussex.”Though the 38-year-old Archewell cofounder — who stepped down from his position as a senior royal in 2020 alongside wife Meghan Markle — does not have a part in the Saturday, May 6, ceremony. Prince William and his eldest son, Prince George, will both play important roles.
George, 9, will be one of four Pages of Honour for his grandfather, 74, and the Prince of Wales, 40, is tasked with presenting his father with the Stole Royal and the Robe Royal at Westminster Abbey.Charles, meanwhile, is “thrilled” that Harry is attending his and Queen Camilla’s coronation, a source exclusively told Us last month, adding that the monarch is “sad” that Meghan, 41, won’t be there.
The Suits alum, 41, will instead be at home in California with children Archie, 3, and daughter Lilibet, 22 months, to celebrate her son’s 4th birthday.
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