Prince Harry has been slammed for his 'disrespectful' decision to leave the UK straight after King Charles and Queen Camilla's Coronation ceremony is over by Meghan Markle's ex pal.
The Duke of Sussex will be flying to London from the US to attend the official crowning of his father and stepmother at Westminster Abbey before quickly jetting back off again to his home in Montecito, California, the Mirror reports.
His wife Meghan Markle will be staying at home during the historical event with their two children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet. Harry's fleeting visit is understood to be down to the fact that his son turns four on the same day as the Coronation and the Duke is rushing home to attend Archie's birthday celebrations.
However, his decision to prioritise the birthday means he will miss the Coronation concert at Windsor Castle and other post-Coronation events which hasn't gone down too well with model and TV presenter, Lizzie Cuddy.
The trained actress has accused Harry, 38, of planning to leave the Coronation celebrations early so he can play the victim in his next book and say his royal relatives were treating him badly which she has warned will 'backfire'.
Speaking to the Mirror, Lizzie, 54, fumed: "Prince Harry coming to the Coronation and dipping his toe in and out, he'll have a hard job walking away with any pride, he'll be on one leg as his other foot will be in his mouth.
"He's only coming to the Coronation for a fleeting moment so he can write in his next book or say in his next interview with Meghan, how poorly treated he was by everybody and how his dad didn't want him. He's done this to himself."
Lizzie, who was previously good friends with Meghan, added: "King Charles has so sweetly invited them, despite all their interviews and trashing of the Royal Family to the Coronation.
"They have taken forever to answer him and are now using the poor excuse that Meghan can't go because of Archie's birthday but Harry is still coming despite him trashing the royals and everything it stands for."
"This is all for his next book, so he can say he is the Spare. This will backfire terribly, Harry this isn't about you. This is about your father, his Coronation – the most monumental and historic day, many of us will never see a Coronation in our lifetime."
She went on to fume: "How disrespectful for him to not even stay after." Lizzie urged Harry to stay in California while noting that His Majesty and Queen Consort were 'kind enough' to go out of their way to include the Sussexes in the event despite the couple's ongoing family feuds with the royals.
It's believed that Harry will be seated alongside other non working royals in the family including cousins Princess Beatrice and Eugenie and the likes of Cassius Taylor, Lady Sarah Chatto and Zara Tindall.
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