For her crowning ceremony, Camilla, Queen Consort, has decided to take the unprecedented route of having her grandchildren play the most sacred role.
That move is a direct message to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle that they have the right to be part of the coronation.
The Queen Consort opted to have — Lola, 16, Eliza, 15, and twins Gus and Louis, 14, and Freddy, 12, take the spotlight at King Charles III‘s coronation ceremony.
Camilla, Queen Consort’s grandchildren, will hold a canopy over her head as she is anointed with holy oil. That role was previously performed by royals or members of the British aristocracy.
Queen Camilla‘s decision to have non-royals has opened the door to some fresh drama between the Royal Family, Prince Harry, and Meghan Markle.
According to a royal expert, Camilla, Queen Consort’s decision to have her non-members of the Royal Family at the coronation ceremony put King Charles in an impossible situation.
King Charles no longer has a reason or argument for excluding Prince Harry, Markle, and their children — Archie and Lilibet — from participating in the coronation.
Author Gareth Russell explained via Royally Us and Express: “I can tell you a spanner has definitely been thrown in the works by a quite touching and popular decision that Queen Camilla has made.”
The royal commentator went on to add: “Unlike previous Queen Consorts who were crowned, the canopy over them at the moment of consecration was held by four duchesses. She has said she doesn’t want four duchesses, and she wants her four grandchildren to carry the canopy over her, which is a lovely gesture. She’s very close to her grandchildren, but what that does is it upsets the argument that, since Harry is not a working royal, there’s no place for him in the ceremony.”
Camilla, Queen Consort, will now force King Charles to deal with this tough and rather embarrassing question if other non-working royals can have important roles at the coronation, why is he excluding the Duke of Sussex and his family?
He added: “Obviously, Queen Camilla’s grandchildren are not only not working royals, but they’ve also never been working royals. So if a space can be found for them, the Palace is going to be very hard-pressed to explain why no role could be found for Prince Harry.”
Buckingham Palace is making plans for Prince Harry and Markle to attend the grandiose event, but they have also made the surprising decision not to invite Archie and Lilibet.
London and Montecito have been negotiating for weeks about the event, and thus far, there are many unresolved issues.
Therefore, the world will have to wait and see what happens on May 6.
