Protocol ‘punishes’ Harry and sits him ten rows behind Guillermo at the coronation of Carlos III

He duke of sussex it already has an assigned seat on the bench at Westminster Abbey. He will sit ten rows further back than other royals. From there, alone, without Meghan Markle, he will follow the enthronement of his father, Charles III. This is how he assures it Daily Mail, which cites sources from the Windsor environment. The highly anticipated ceremony, on May 6, will bring together 2,000 guests, including heads of state, presidents and prime ministers. It is an event at the highest international level.

The reconciliation between father and son seems more than distant. For now, the Windsor family is consoled by the approach that both have shown (the monarch, sending the invitation via email and the prince, accepting it). Now the thorny protocol remained to be resolved. He seating of the royals, which has already been arranged, would leave the Duke of Sussex in a very remote location. Ten banks behind his brother and other royals.

As explained by the former assistant Paul Burrell in the aforementioned newspaper, the prince, from that bank so far away, could even leave the abbey with the greatest discretion. So much so that he would even go unnoticed. He also predicts that Harry would not stay more than 24 hours in the UK and that his trip to London is prompted by the sovereign’s wish. He wants to have his son there and he has agreed. Meghan Markleno.

Harry, very close to his father at Elizabeth II’s funeral

at the funeral of Isabel II, in September 2022, Harry sat very close to the monarch, just behind. He attended with his wife, the American actress, who did not leave him for a second.

As can be seen in the image above, on the same bench that Carlos III was Guillermo, due to his status as heir. Months later, last January, the prince released his autobiographical memoirs In the shadow (Spare)which had a devastating effect on the Windsors (and we are still seeing the effects).