Prince Harry may avoid having to bow to his stepmother Queen Camilla if he attends the Coronation, a source has claimed.
It is still not known if Harry and wife Meghan Markle will be there to see his father King Charles and the Queen Consort crowned in Westminster Abbey on May 6.
The couple confirmed they have been invited to the historic spectacle and reports suggest that plans are being drawn up in case they decide to attend.
However, if they do, Harry could come face-to-face with Camilla, who bore the brunt of several attacks by him in interviews and his controversial memoir Spare.
In one chat with US news presenter Anderson Cooper on 60 Minutes, Harry branded his stepmother a "villain" and called her "dangerous".
While in Spare, he wrote he had "complex feelings about gaining a step-parent who I thought had recently sacrificed me on her personal PR altar".
However, according to a source, plans for the Coronation day, will see Harry and Camilla essentially kept apart.
They told the Daily Mail that only older brother Prince William will pay homage to Charles meaning Harry will remain in his seat throughout the service.
The source explained: "Harry will not have to pass the Queen Consort and bow as he does so."
Detailed planning for the historic spectacle on May 6, the same day Harry and Meghan's son Archie celebrates his fourth birthday, is now in its final stages.
According to The Times, the Sussexes will no take part in the procession out of the Abbey and back to Buckingham Palace with some of the other members of the Firm as it is being limited to working royals only.
However, it has also been reported that organisers had been planning for the Sussexes' attendance with one source telling the Daily Mail: "Harry and Meghan are being factored into all of the planning … the cars, the seating plans, dining arrangements, everything."
Back in January while promoting his controversial memoir Spare, Harry was asked about a his potential attendance at the Coronation.
He sat down for a TV interview with ITV News presenter Tom Bradby, who asked if he would attend the historic occasion if he were to be invited.
He cryptically said at the time: "There's a lot that can happen between now and then. But, you know, the door is always open. The ball is in their court.
"There's a lot to be discussed and I really hope that they can - that they are willing to sit down and talk about it, because there's a lot that's happened in six years. And prior to that as well."
