Meinzer said the king made the "appropriate" choice in inviting Harry and Meghan, both as king and as a father. King Charles, Prince Harry, and Princess Anne at the Committal Service for Queen Elizabeth II on September 19, 2022. "And it's consistent with what a good father would do." "This shows a lot of maturity by the king," Schiffer said, referencing Charles inviting Meghan and Harry to the coronation. According to Schiffer, inviting the Sussexes makes the king look like he "is working to bring the family together" and shows "that he's not going to allow what he may see as poor choices by his son to stop what could be a beautiful coronation." It wasn't immediately clear if King Charles would invite his youngest son and daughter-in-law to the coronation, particularly after Harry released "Spare," in which Harry said his father called him "delusional," didn't hug him after Princess Diana died, and didn't want to financially suport Meghan after she became a member of the royal family.īut Charles did extend the invitation - which Schiffer said is good PR for the king. Schiffer said the coronation presents Harry and Meghan with a chance to remind people they are still part of the royal family even though they are no longer working royals, "and that the pain that Harry has shared from his past didn't preclude him from participation." Experts say inviting the Sussexes was a smart PR move for King Charles So Insider spoke to Eric Schiffer, the chairman of Reputation Management Consultants, and Kristen Meinzer, a royal watcher, about how they think Meghan and Harry should respond. The Sussexes' decision to attend the coronation will be complicated. The couple's relationship with the royal family has been strained for years, and the release of their Netflix docuseries " Harry & Meghan" and Harry's memoir " Spare" in recent months has only heightened tensions between them and the senior royals, particularly Prince William and the king.
As of Friday, representatives for Meghan and Harry did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment on whether they plan to attend. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have yet to reveal if they will attend the historic event - where Charles, and Camilla, Queen Consort, will be crowned - on May 6. It often indicates a user profile.Īfter months of speculation, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were officially invited to King Charles III's coronation, a representative for the couple confirmed to the BBC in early March. Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders.
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