Sunday evening, King Charles III and his wife, Camilla Parker-Bowles, are set to welcome presidents, royals, and dignitaries from all over the world during a somber yet fancy reception at Buckingham Palace.
Among the invitees are American President Joe Biden, French President Emmanuel Macron, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and Empress Masako of Japan, who will accompany Emperor Naruhito.
King Charles has decided to host the high-profile guests with drinks and canapé the night before Queen Elizabeth II‘s funeral.
It was believed that King Charles was marching with the kind gestures toward Prince Harry and Meghan Markle by inviting them to the event.
Several sources close to the renegade couple revealed to the media that they did indeed receive invitations from the new King.
However, a few hours later, King Charles’s spokesperson struck a different note by explaining that only working royals such as Prince William and Kate Middleton would be allowed at the reception.
A spokesperson for King Charles III confirmed to Page Six: “The invite is for working members of the royal family only.”
With Prince Harry and Markle stepping down from their royal duties almost three years ago, it implied that they would not be invited to Buckingham Palace.
According to The Daily Telegraph, the confusion over Prince Harry and Markle’s invitation is linked to communication issues between the couple and the royal family.
The snafu also hints that King Charles is in a strange situation with his son and daughter-in-law and does not know which role they should play in his Monarchy.
The story took another embarrassing twist after it was revealed that Buckingham Palace either forgot or declined to let Prince Harry and Markle know they were uninvited from the soirée.
Sources close to The Duke and Duchess of Sussex confirmed to Page Six that they learned that they were snubbed from the function via the media.
The royal insider told the media outlet: “Harry and Meghan actually got the invitation, and no one has actually told them they are uninvited. I’m told they only found out they were uninvited by reading press reports.”
Some reports claimed that Prince Harry and his wife, despite the initial invitations, never had plans to attend.
They were never in London to rub shoulders with heads of state and officials — they simply wanted to pay respects to Her Majesty.
Sources close to the Sussexes told Page Six: “They have been keen to stress that the couple will do whatever is asked of them.”
Some royal observers say that King Charles’s latest public blunder with the Sussexes could put the surprising truce in peril.
Since the death of The Queen, Prince Harry and Markle have been docile and accepted all the royal family has asked of them. This snafu could open the door for drama and chaos to creep back in.
Some royal fans, who want the peace to last in the royal family, have lashed out at King Charles for letting this faux pas occur in the early days of his reign.
