Why Prince Harry Didn’t Join His Family on the Balcony After King Charles III’s Coronation
usmagazine.comA notable absence. Prince Harry didn’t appear on the balcony of Buckingham Palace with his family after King Charles III’s coronation.While the new monarch, 74, was flanked by his wife, Queen Camilla, as well as son Prince William, daughter-in-law Princess Kate, and their three children, Prince George, 9, Princess Charlotte, 8, and Prince Louis, 5, as he greeted the public from the palace on Saturday, May 6, the Duke of Sussex missed both the Coronation Procession and the traditional balcony appearance.“Harry isn’t part of the procession or the balcony appearance,” royal expert Nick Bullen exclusively told Us Weekly before the coronation, acknowledging that only working royals were allowed to attend those specific events. (Harry and his wife, Meghan Markle, famously stepped down from their duties as senior royals in 2020 and have been at odds with the royal family ever since.)“Do you remember the very final balcony shot of [Queen Elizabeth II] after the [Platinum] Jubilee [in June 2022]?
It was [Elizabeth], Charles and Camilla, and William, Kate, and her three children. That’s the message to the world,” the editor-in-chief of True Royalty TV, told Us in April, adding: “And that message will be pushed out again.”Bullen previously explained that Harry’s trip to the U.K.
is “very much a fly-in visit.” The prince is keen to “minimize the amount of time that he’s in London,” the expert shared. “He’s already said that he wants to be back for Archie’s birthday that afternoon, that evening.”In order to view the video, please allow Manage CookiesCharles’ coronation fell on the same day as his youngest grandson’s 4th birthday.
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