Prince Harry and Meghan have been told to stay away away from King Charles' III Coronation next year, it is reported.
A coalition of politicians, senior military figures and respected historians have urged the royal couple not to come to the Coronation on May 6, 2023.
The warnings come amid the ongoing fallout of their highly anticipated Netflix documentary series, released earlier this week, in which a number of controversial claims have been made.
In the bombshell documentary, the pair claimed that the Royal Family held an "unconscious bias" around Meghan's race, and went as far as saying that the family never accepted her with open arms.
The Duke also appeared to take shots at Prince William, saying royal men - excluding himself - tended to marry women who "fit the mould" rather than for true love.
These claims have put hope of a meaningful reconciliation between the couple and the Firm at risk.
Former Conservative leader Iain Duncan Smith told The Mail on Sunday : "If they dislike the Royal Family so much why would they attend the Coronation?"
Meanwhile, fellow Tory veteran David Mellor echoed the sentiment, saying: "They shouldn’t come to the Coronation. They categorically shouldn’t come.
"They make money out of selling their family down the river. I think it should be made clear that the British people do not want them there."
While Lady Antonia Fraser, the historian and author, added: "I hope they don’t come because I want the King and Queen to be the centre of attention.
"It worries me that if they come the cameras might waste time on them. They should stay holding hands in Hollywood."
And historian Lord Andrew Roberts said that the royal couple and their children - Archie, three, and 18-month-old Lili - could be a "distraction" at the event.
He said: "Queen Caroline wasn’t invited to George IV’s Coronation, The Duke and Duchess of Windsor weren’t at George VI’s in 1937, and Elizabeth II’s German relations weren’t invited in 1953, so there’s plenty of precedent for not inviting people who would be a distraction to and detraction from the focus of the great day."
The criticism comes just days after the first three episodes of 'Harry & Meghan' were released on Netflix.
In the documentary, Harry said that his father did not adequately care for him following the death of his mother, Princess Diana.
Following this, Dai Davies, the former head of royal protection, said that the strong allegations made by the couple could pose a security risk to serving members of the Royal Family.
He said: "We don’t know what poison will come out next, but when considering what has been said, be it half-truth, lie or mockery of the Royal Family, how can anyone want them to be invited to the Coronation?
"The presentation of the monarchy and the Commonwealth as being racist is an insult to Britain and Britons.
"The false narrative presented in this series could give rise to people with a fixation on the Royal Family to enact their fantasies."
