Prince Harry and Meghan Markle won’t be at Trooping the Colour – and for many royal experts, it’s better this way. On Thursday, People magazine reported that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex haven’t been invited to the annual celebration of the British monarch’s birthday.This year’s event, happening on Saturday, will mark the first time it has taken place during the reign of Harry’s father, King Charles III.
Reps for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, as well as Buckingham Palace, didn’t immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.The outlet noted that their offices had no comment. "Now that they are no longer working royals, neither Harry nor Megan – nor Prince Andrew for that matter – are welcome on the Buckingham Palace balcony," Christopher Andersen, author of "The King," told Fox News Digital. "Harry isn't about to show up just so he can be humiliated one more time.
What's the point of that?" "King Charles will surround himself with those people he feels he can trust and rely on to do the heavy lifting: Queen Camilla, Princess Anne, Prince Edward and his wife, Sophie, and, of course, the real stars of the show these days, Prince William, Kate Middleton and their three children," he said. "I think there will be a lot of gasps when the kids step out and people see just how much Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis have grown." "It's sad that their cousins, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, won't be there," Andersen continued. "But by not even inviting the Sussexes to attend one of the most important events on the royal calendar – and, in this case, particularly important because it is to salute the new monarch – Charles has once again made it clear that he is not particularly eager to mend.
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