Prince Harry's attendance at the King's Coronation in May could be fleeting, according to former Royal insider. Princess Diana's former butler Paul Burrell believes the Duke maybe forced to sit some rows back and that he could be "in and out in a flash".
The Mirror reports he could fly in and out of the country in less than 24 hours over the Coronation weekend, sources say, so not exactly having a front row seat won't be problem, Mr Burrell thinks.
Speaking to GB News, he said: "It is not a surprise. He is coming to show face. He is coming to put his foot in the door. He is coming because his father wants him to be there.
"His father will be delighted that both his sons will be there to witness this incredible day in his life. But Harry is not going to hang around." He added: "He doesn't want to spend much time around them. There is no chance of a reconciliation anytime soon, I'm afraid - I think he will get a very icy reception from the Windsors.
"He will be sitting ten rows back. He will not even see his brother or his father in that time. He will be in and out in a flash."
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Prince Harry is due to attend the historic event without his wife, Duchess of Sussex. Meghan will be staying behind in California with their children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet.
It comes as the Duchess of Sussex has denied reports about not attending the King’s coronation because of a letter she sent expressing concern over unconscious bias in the royal family.
According to the Daily Telegraph, the letter was sent to Charles, who was then Prince of Wales, following Harry and Meghan’s appearance on the Oprah Winfrey Show in March 2021.
In the interview, Meghan claimed a member of the royal family had speculated about how dark their unborn son’s skin would be.
The newspaper’s source claimed the exchange is part of the reason why Meghan is not attending the coronation on May 6, saying she feels she did not receive a satisfactory response to her concerns.
A spokesperson for Meghan said: “The Duchess of Sussex is going about her life in the present, not thinking about correspondence from two years ago related to conversations from four years ago.
“Any suggestion otherwise is false and frankly ridiculous. We encourage tabloid media and various royal correspondents to stop the exhausting circus that they alone are creating.”
The paper had reported Meghan’s letter was sent in response to a letter from Charles, in which he expressed his sadness over the split within the family.
The letters are also said to make clear the identity of the senior royal who made the comment, with both Meghan and Charles acknowledging the remark was not made maliciously, according to the paper.
