It seems that Prince Charles has been thinking long and hard about the tone he wants to set as king of England, and he might have decided that his entire family, minus Andrew, will be present for his long-awaited coronation.
Reliable sources spoke to the Daily Mail last week and revealed that Prince Charles’s coronation plans are underway.
The royal insiders left many shocked by announcing that Prince Charles did not include Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan Markle, in the historical event.
Talking to the British publication, one person familiar with the secret plans explained that Prince Charles was taking a different and much cheaper route than his mother, Queen Elizabeth II.
Queen Elizabeth, who celebrated 70 years on the throne this year, had an extravagant and pricey coronation that featured 8,000 guests and 40,000 soldiers marching in a parade.
Prince Charles, who is eyeing a slimmed-down monarchy, wanted to cut down the fat on the day he ascended the throne and that implied leaving Prince Harry, Meghan Markle, and their young children off the iconic Buckingham Palace balcony.
According to the reports, Prince Charles wanted only his wife, Camilla, his oldest son and heir to the throne, Prince William and daughter-in-law, and their children — George, Charlotte, and Louis — to pose with him and greet the royal fans on his special day.
After the news leaked, there was an uproar, and Prince Charles’s representatives were quizzed on the matter, and the response was as follows: “The detailed planning for a Coronation begins at the point of accession. So there are no plans of this nature at this stage.”
Days after the initial revelation was made, a royal commentator has revealed that there is a possibility that Prince Harry and his wife might be offered the roles of a lifetime at the historic event.
Christine Ross told the Royally Us podcast that she believes Prince Charles will embrace his two sons and their respective families at the coronation.
She said: “Because of that historical moment where you have Charles, William, and George, we’ll probably see them front and centre and their families front and centre. I do imagine that Charles will want a larger family group shot of the existing Royal Family.”
She added: “I do think that Harry would be a part of that, and Meghan may be as well if she wanted to be. I only say that because that’s such a public forum for her, and we know that she’s maybe hesitant to travel or to put herself in that situation again where the British press can speak about her in that way.”
The royal pundit went on to explain why Prince Charles will want the picture of unity at his coronation: “So I don’t think it would be so much about family feuds, as kind of indicating the future of the monarchy and also making everybody happy.”
Prince Harry and his spouse decided to renew their soon-to-be-expired lease at Frogmore Cottage, and many saw it as a sign that they want to travel to London despite their security fear.
Prince Harry, who is battling it out in court with the government that has refused to let him pay for private protection, has received an invitation from Prince Charles to stay with him to next time he visits the UK.
It appears that Prince Charles is making efforts to reconnect with his youngest son.
