Royal Expert Says Prince Harry Forfeits Chances of ‘Any Relationship’ With the Royal Family If He Skips King Charles III’s Coronation

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Attend or alienate. Prince Harry risks forfeiting any chance of reconciling with the royal family if he skips King Charles III’s coronation in May, according to royal expert Alexander Larman.“If he [doesn’t] go to the coronation, he’s essentially saying, ‘I am not gonna have any relationship with my family ever again,’” the journalist exclusively told Us Weekly on Wednesday, March 29, while promoting his book The Windsors at War: The King, His Brother and a Family Divided, which hits shelves on April 18.Larman added that he’d be “amazed” if the Duke of Sussex, 38, doesn’t attend the event despite his and wife Meghan Markle’s rocky relationship with the royal family.

The couple — who tied the knot in May 2018 and share son Archie, 3, and daughter Lilibet, 21 months — have been outspoken about their negative experiences with the Institution since stepping down from their working roles in 2020.

In his memoir, Spare, released in January, Harry aired grievances with several high-ranking royals including his father, Charles, 74, and his brother, Prince William.In the tell-all, the former military pilot claimed that he and William, 40, got into a physical fight in 2019 after the Duke of Cambridge allegedly called Meghan, 41, “difficult” and “rude.” According to Harry, his brother “knocked [him] to the floor” during the altercation.In addition to making claims about the Prince of Wales — who is currently first in line for the British throne — the BetterUp CIO claimed that that his father once told him there wasn’t “enough money to go around” for him and Meghan, despite The Firm providing support for William and his wife, Princess Kate.“Pa might have dreaded the rising cost of maintaining us, but what he really couldn’t stomach