Why did Harry attend the coronation of King Charles without Meghan?
An insider source told New Idea that Harry felt "duty bound" to attend his father's coronation, even if it does mean he missed his son's birthday.
“He’s torn, because Meghan had all these grand plans of a star-studded birthday bash, now that Archie is old enough to remember his parties. She isn’t happy that he may miss such a special occasion.”
We can also assume that the intense media attention may be too much for Meghan, who is enjoying life away from the British press in her Californian home.
Being the devoted husband that he is, Harry clearly understands Meghan's reasoning as to why she does not want to attend, although we are sure that having his wife there with him would have made the day easier.
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Why didn't Meghan Markle attend the coronation of King Charles?
Given that Prince Archie will celebrated his fourth birthday on May 6th, the same day as the coronation, his mum, and sister Lilibet remained with him in their Californian home to mark the occasion privately.
She was however officially invited alongside her husband, a representative for the couple confirming that to the media on their behalf.
"Meghan wants to be there to support her father-in-law, but at the same time, the scrutiny she receives outweighs the support," a source told People.
"There's always going to be that other side challenging their [Harry and Meghan] reasoning, and who wants to put themselves in that position?"
Other royal experts say that given Archie's birthday clashes with the occasion, the Duchess of Sussex was given a "reasonable excuse not to come."
According to The Daily Mail, Prince Harry left London straight after the ceremony. The outlet also reported, according to a close source, the King seemed "genuinely quite disappointed" he wasn't in attendance, toasting to "those that weren't there" and also making a point to wish Archie a happy birthday "wherever he was".
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