Harry was noticeably absent when Charles and Camilla, now officially in the highest positions of the monarchy, greeted a massive crowd from the balcony of Buckingham Palace. Harry did not join his family on Buckingham Palace Balcony Harry, who had no formal role in Saturday's celebration, did wear his military medals. Harry also wore a morning suit to Queen Elizabeth II's funeral in September. Although Harry is a former helicopter pilot who devoted 10 years of his life to full-time military service, including two tours in Afghanistan, he did not wear his uniform after stepping down from his royal family duties. While William donned the ceremonial dress uniform of the Welsh Guards for Saturday's ceremony, Harry wore a formal Dior morning suit designed by Kim Jones. Why did Prince Harry wear a morning suit? Harry sat in the same row as his cousins, Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie, the daughters of Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson. Look back on their complicated relationship Where did Prince Harry sit at the coronation?įor Saturday's ceremony, Harry was seated in the third row, behind Prince William, Princess Kate and their children, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis. More: Prince Harry, Prince William arrived separately to coronation. King Charles – Prince Charles at the time – and Prince William had 'come ready for a fight,' Harry begins the book. Harry's attendance marked the first meeting between Charles and his younger son since Harry deepened the rift within the House of Windsor by revealing family secrets in his bestselling book, 'Spare.''Īfter he and Meghan stepped down from senior roles in the royal family in 2020 and moved to the U.S., Harry reunited with his family for the first time a year later at his grandfather Prince Philip's funeral.

Prince William attended the ceremony, as did Princess Kate and their children Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis. Where is Duchess Meghan? Why she's not at King Charles' coronation More: Everything that happened at King Charles III's coronation Instead, the Duchess of Sussex stayed in California with the couple's children, Prince Archie, 3, and Princess Lilibet, 1.

Meghan did not attend the official crowning for Britain's new monarch. He was seated among other members of the royal family.īuckingham Palace and a spokesperson for Harry and his wife Duchess Meghan confirmed Harry's attendance to USA TODAY in April. He walked down the aisle of the church, making eye contact with some of the attendees and greeting others. Harry, the youngest of Charles' children with the late Princess Diana, arrived at Westminster Abbey shortly before 5:45 a.m. But Harry didn't join his family on the balcony of Buckingham Palace following the ceremony. Prince Harry arrived for his father King Charles III's coronation ― sans Duchess Meghan, as expected. Anastasiia Riddle and Ariana Triggs, Associated Press

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