King Charles III Is ‘Sad’ Meghan Markle Is Skipping Coronation

A royal letdown. Meghan Markle gained’t be attending father-in-law King Charles III’s coronation in Could — and the monarch needs she could possibly be there.

“Charles is gloomy that Meghan will not be in attendance. Charles hoped the coronation can be an opportunity to raised join and keep therapeutic between them,” a supply solely tells Us Weekly.

One other insider provides: “King Charles is gloomy Meghan cannot attend however is thrilled [Prince] Harry might be in attendance.”

Though Charles, 74, instantly grew to become king after Queen Elizabeth II’s dying in September 2022, his official coronation is scheduled for Could 6 — the identical day as Meghan, 41, and Harry’s son Archie’s 4th birthday. The couple — who tied the knot in Could 2018 — additionally share daughter Lilibet, 22 months.

Buckingham Palace introduced in a Wednesday, April 12, assertion that Harry, 38, would attend the ceremony whereas “the Duchess of Sussex will stay in California with Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet.” Us beforehand confirmed in March that each the prince and the Fits alum had been extended an invitation to the big day.

“I can affirm The Duke has just lately obtained electronic mail correspondence from His Majesty’s workplace relating to the coronation,” a spokesperson for the couple mentioned on the time.

Harry had beforehand been candid about his willingness to attend the occasion regardless of his estrangement from his father and his brother, Prince William.

“There’s rather a lot that may occur between from time to time,” he mentioned throughout his January ITV interview. “However, you recognize, the door is at all times open. The ball is of their courtroom. There’s rather a lot to be mentioned and I actually hope that they’re prepared to take a seat down and speak about it.”

The Spare creator and Meghan have been at odds with the royal household since they stepped back from their roles as senior royals in 2020. They’ve spoken out in opposition to the U.Okay. media and The Agency on quite a few events, together with of their March 2021 tell-all CBS interview and their December 2022 Netflix docuseries, Harry & Meghan.

“You’d simply see it play out, like a narrative about somebody within the household would pop up for a minute, and so they’d go, ‘We’ve bought to make that go away,’ however there’s actual property on a web site homepage,” Meghan defined in Harry & Meghan, claiming that fake stories about her were planted in the press to attract consideration away from different royals.

Harry’s attendance at Charles’ coronation will mark his first time reuniting along with his household since the queen’s funeral in September 2022 — and the discharge of his bombshell memoir, which dropped in January. Regardless of his criticism of the household enterprise, the Duke of Sussex has said that he wants to mend fences along with his clan.

“I would like to get my father back. I wish to have my brother again,” the Archewell cofounder mentioned throughout his ITV sit-down earlier this yr, after claiming that his household had “proven completely no willingness to reconcile.”

Meghan and Charles, for his or her half, have had their good moments through the years, regardless of turmoil within the household. The previous Prince of Wales walked the actress — who’s estranged from her father, Thomas Markle — down the aisle throughout her nuptials to Harry.

“Prince Charles was very touched to be asked by Meghan to walk her down the aisle and he’s very a lot wanting ahead to welcoming her into the household,” a Buckingham Palace supply solely advised Us in Could 2018.

Meghan later recalled the second she requested Charles to escort her to the altar on her wedding ceremony day.

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“Harry’s dad could be very charming. And … I mentioned to him, like, ‘I’ve lost my dad in this.’ So, him as my father-in-law was actually necessary to me,” she mentioned within the fourth episode of Harry & Meghan. “I requested him to stroll me down the aisle and he mentioned sure. The entire thing was surreal. It was at that second, I may additionally see H.”