With the Coronation only day’s away Prince Harry’s announcement that he will be attending without wife Meghan Markle has led to questions over his ability to cope alone.
The coronation is set to be a “humiliating” and “painful” event which will see Harry treated like a “pariah”, royal experts have warned.
Without the support of his spouse Harry risks being left “exposed” to hostile family members one author claimed.
Royal author Tessa Dunlop told OK magazine she had studied footage of Harry helping Meghan into the car when he came out of St. George’s Chapel following the Queen’s funeral.
"He just wasn’t a man who was comfortable in his skin. And this time he’s coming over without the support of Meghan.”
She added: “Clearly, he does lean on her very heavily. And he’s coming alone. That means he’s exposed, effectively. He will be made to sit [farther from the royals] at best. So, he will have that feeling of demotion.”
Meanwhile Harry will not be the only outcast at the Coronation, the king’s disgraced brother, Prince Andrew, stripped of his titles after being accused of raping 17-year-old Virginia Giuffre, which he denies, will also be in attendance.
However even Andrew “will be afforded better treatment [than Harry] and shown more respect by the Crown,” claimed Another royal author, Christopher Andersen.
“That’s how deep the animosity toward the Sussexes runs in royal circles these days,” he added.
Andersen said “my guess is that Harry will be treated like something of a pariah, and that he is well aware of that. So, you have to give him credit for being willing to show up anyway.
“There is a humiliation factor here.
“Watching the other royals share centre stage with the King and Queen while he is probably going to be shunted aside—this will likely be painful and incredibly frustrating for Harry.
“I fully expect Harry to be sidelined and snubbed. We can look forward to lots of photographs of Harry standing alone, looking downcast and grim, even visibly seething.”
