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Claire Anderson & Nicola Roy

Harry and Meghan may 'upstage' King's coronation with their own announcement

A royal expert has claimed that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle may look to 'upstage' the King's coronation if they make the return to the UK in May this year.

The royal event, which will take place on May 6, coincides with the birthday of the Sussex's son Archie, and they may throw a party for him at Frogmore Cottage which could clash with the coronation.

And by taking a photograph of the celebrations, this could potentially cause the 'upstage' of the historical event. That's according to royal columnist Lee Cohen who recently spoke with the Express about the situation.

He said: "It's terribly petty, but the Sussexes, who no longer have their royal platform, seem to relish any opportunity to attempt to upstage a royal occasion.

"It's not as if the Royal Family seek occasions to upstage the antics of the Sussexes, quite the opposite."

The couple celebrated Lilibet Diana's birthday during the Queen's Platinum Jubilee last summer and went on to release a portrait of her.

Royal correspondent Natalie Oliveri has since revealed the couple must not "pull any stunts".

She said: "They're also being encouraged to not pull any stunts during the coronation and really stick to the plan.

"I think their appearance at the Coronation will be very similar to that of the Queen's Platinum Jubilee last year.

"We might see them at one or two events but largely they will be kept in the shadows because they don't want to take away from the historical event.

"It's also Archie's birthday too so they might host a little party at Frogmore Cottage like they did with Lilibet."

Archie will turn four on May 6 this year - the same day as King Charles' coronation (Getty Images)

It comes as a royal expert has claimed King Charles would "insist" that Harry and Meghan are "respectful" of the Royal Family if they want the titles for their children.

While William's title in the line of succession as the Prince of Wales has been swiftly added with his children now listed as "of Wales", Archie and Lili's has not changed.

They are technically now a prince and a princess because their grandfather has become King, but it has not been confirmed by Meghan Markle and Prince Harry or Buckingham Palace whether they will use the titles.

Royal expert Katie Nicholl has claimed Archie and Lili will not get the titles if Charles follows the European-style monarchy

Speaking to Palace Confidential on Mailplus, Ms Nicholl said: "We all know Charles has long wanted a streamlined monarchy and it's very interesting that Queen Margrethe has just stripped family members other than those in direct line of accession of those HRH titles.

"The constitutional experts I have spoken to saw this pattern of the British monarchy moving more into a sort of European style royalty.

"If that is the case then possibly they're not going to get these titles. One thing we know is that titles matter to Charles; it was important to him that Queen Consort Camilla had that title.

"We don't know what's going to happen about the Duke of Edinburgh title and we don't know if he's going to give it to Archie and Lilibet.

"It would be the most extraordinary olive branch and act of reconciliation if he did but I think if that happens it's going to come with a caveat.

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