King Charles has made sure Meghan Markle will not be totally forgotten from his Coronation - despite her deciding to skip the event.
His Majesty will be crowned in a glittering spectacle at Westminster Abbey on May 6 - and among the congregation will be Prince Harry.
However, wife Meghan will not be joining him and will be staying behind at home in California with children Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet.
But despite her not attending, it appears the King has made a touching gesture as Meghan does appear in a souvenir programme for the King’s Coronation in a charming family portrait.
The 84-page official souvenir, which costs £20, went on sale on Monday ahead of the big day.
Among its pages is a full-page photo of Harry and Meghan alongside Charles, Queen Camilla, the Prince and Princess of Wales and their children - Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis. The photo was taken in 2018 to mark the King's 70th birthday.
Meghan deciding to skip the Coronation comes as she is not expected to return to the UK in the near future - with those in royal circles fearing she would be booed if she were to appear in public.
Archie turns four on May 6, the same day as the historic event at Westminster Abbey with the couple's biographer Omid Scobie confirming Archie's birthday "played a factor in the decision" and he expected it would be a "fairly quick trip to the UK" for Harry.
However, those in royal circles had speculated whether Meghan may have had concerns over being booed were she to appear in public in the UK.
The Duchess was roundly condemned after she appeared, in an episode of her Netflix series with husband Harry, to mock the moment she first was required to curtsy to the late Queen.
Often dividing public opinion since leaving their royal roles, Harry and Meghan have spent two years trashing the royals after leaving their royal roles while earning millions of pounds in the process.
Sources close to the Sussexes have said they did not expect Meghan to return in the near future.
Meanwhile, other royal sources say Meghan was "never likely" to come to the King’s Coronation after being put in an "impossible position".
Sources close to the planning of the coronation have told how Harry went through weeks of dialogue with Buckingham Palace aides, after signalling his intention to travel to the UK.
The Duke is understood to have voiced concerns over his security situation and reception from his family were he to come to the May 6 event.
Insiders suggested that the signs were there for Meghan to skip the historic ceremony after she was entirely absent from her husband’s book tour and was believed to be upset about their children’s exclusion from the Coronation procession.
A royal source said: "The truth of the matter is the Duchess was never likely to attend the coronation.
"The mood from California was that she felt increasingly put in an impossible position and there’s a fair sense of relief that the situation is resolved after so much speculation and uncertainty.
"It is one thing to attend the late Queen’s funeral out of respect for Her Majesty but another thing entirely to attend the start of a new reign."
