Harry and Meghan's kids 'not invited to King Charles' coronation'

11 March 2023 , 22:47

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Archie Mountbatten-Windsor, held by dad Prince Harry, and Lilibet Mountbatten-Windsor have yet to be invited to the coronation (Image: PA)

Harry and Meghan's children have not been invited to King Charles' coronation, it is understood tonight.

While Duke and Duchess of Sussex were invited in recent weeks, it is believed the correspondence from Buckingham Palace did not mention little Archie, three, or one-year-old Lilibet.

So, the couple have reportedly had no information about whether the children have been included in the plans. The ceremony takes place at Westminster Abbey in less than eight weeks.

Harry and Meghan are yet to confirm if they'll attend the event and are understood to be weighing up the logistics.

Asked if Archie and Lilibet were invited, one royal source simply noted that they were "very young".

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Duke and Duchess of Sussex are pictured with Archie and Lilibet (alexilubomirski/Instagram)

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But Prince George, nine, and Princess Charlotte, who turns eight just days before the coronation, are expected to attend the ceremony crowning King Charles III, reports the Telegraph.

The Prince and Princess of Wales are still “pondering” whether to take the lively Prince Louis, who turns five next month, but they are thought likely to include him.

Friends have suggested, though, the potential inclusion of Archie and Lilibet will be discussed if and when Duke and Duchess of Sussex confirm their own attendance.

Plans, however, are well under way for the ceremony, which will take place on May 6. Cars, seating plans and other arrangements need careful preparation.

King Charles III, pictured with Camilla, will be crowned monarch in May (Getty Images)

Camilla will also be crowned as Queen Consort during the traditional ceremony.

Her son, Tom Parker Bowles, has two children aged 15 and 13 and her daughter, Laura Lopes, has a 15-year-old daughter and twins aged 13. These children will have official roles at the ceremony.

Buckingham Palace quashed the suggestion the teenagers will carry the canopy which is placed over Camilla during the anointing.

A royal source, though, stressed recently it would be “wholly improper” to be having discussions about a potential role for Camilla’s grandchildren and not the King’s.

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