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Magdalene Dalziel

Lady Louise Windsor snubbed for Coronation balcony spot despite parents landing place

The line-up on the Buckingham Palace balcony is one of the hottest topics up for discussion when it comes to King Charles' Coronation next month.

Details have been released this week of the proceedings which royal watchers can expect to see unfold throughout the day.

The RSVP date has passed now but we're still none the wiser if Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will be attending Westminster Abbey on May 6 along with the 2,000 strong guest list.

But it's the big grand finale everyone is interested to really know about, and who will be on that balcony when the royals gather to wave to the public.

Spots are always tight - even at the Queen's Platinum Jubilee, spaces were limited - and it means even if the Duke and Duchess of Sussex were to be there on the day, they definitely will not be on the balcony.

Those who have made the cut won't surprise anyone - the Prince and Princess of Wales will be there as well as Prince Edward and Sophie Wessex, the new Duke and Duchess of Sussex.

But unlike the Trooping the Colour lineup at last year's Jubilee celebrations, Lady Louise Windsor, 19, and 15-year-old James, Earl of Wessex - Edward and Sophie's children - won't be there, as writes the Mirror.

The pair were there at the jubilee because the Queen had made an exception for them, being her grandchildren, but King Charles won't be.

Speaking on the Mirror's royal podcast Pod Save The King, the Mirror's royal editor Russell Myers said: "I think it is interesting that the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh's children won't be there because we did see them on the balcony during Trooping the Colour during the Queen's Platinum Jubilee last year.

"However, documents that I have seen, it is there in black and white that they were not part of the plans.

"Some may say that James has just been given this promotion to Earl of Wessex, Lady Louise is now 19 she's now been seen at a couple of engagements with her parents.

"We know she had a huge bond with the late Duke of Edinburgh but they are not working royals so it doesn't make sense to put them front and centre if Charles wants to let people see this vision [slimmed down monarchy] in the flesh."

Detailed plans seen by The Mirror reveal how the King has chosen to say thanks for the nation alongside a select few royals who have dedicated their lives to public service, while also showing “the heartbeat and future of his family”.

Charles and Camilla will travel from Westminster Abbey in the Gold State coach back to Buckingham Palace, joined in procession with the chosen group.

Future king and queen, Prince William and Kate will appear with their three children - Prince George, nine; Princess Charlotte, seven and Prince Louis, four.

The final group of 15 shows there is no place for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, should they even decide to attend the coronation.

Charles’s trusted lieutenant and beloved sister, Princess Anne, will be by the King’s side with her husband Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence.

A source with knowledge of the plans said: “The King has been very clear who he wants to represent the monarchy.

“There is little room for sentiment, this is a State occasion, not a family occasion and it is right that only the working members of the family are there at the big public moment.”

The King also insisted on some of his mother’s most trusted and loyal servants and family members to be included, despite their days as working royals being numbered.

The Duke of Kent, 87, a working royal and first cousin of both the late Queen and Prince Philip, will also attend alongside his sister Princess Alexandra, 86.

The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester have also been asked by the King to join him and Camilla.

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