Harry and Meghan would 'overshadow Charles' at coronation, expert says

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s attendance would ‘ruin’ the coronation and ‘overshadow King Charles’, expert claims

• Tom Bower says the monarch can be ‘weak’ when it comes to his youngest son
• The royal author says King Charles is ‘worried’ about Prince Harry
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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s attendance has the potential to ‘ruin’ the coronation and ‘overshadow’ King Charles, an expert has claimed.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are expected to be invited to the Coronation on May 6, despite the fallout from Harry’s explosive memoir Spare. 

Appearing on GB News earlier this week, royal author Tom Bower discussed whether or not the couple will attend the upcoming royal occasion.

Speaking to the Daily Mail’s columnist Dan Wootton, the expert argued that King Charles can be ‘weak’ when it comes to Prince Harry.

Discussing how the Duke of Sussex won’t be given a starring role if he chooses to attend, the expert said: ‘[King Charles] is worried about Harry. 

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are expected to be invited to the Coronation on May 6, despite the fallout from Harry’s explosive memoir Spare

‘If only he said to Harry, “look, come to the Coronation, but you can have row Q, seat 54 and views partly obscured by a column”, then the message will get through.’

What’s more, the expert says the Duke and Duchess of Sussex – who publicly attacked the firm in their Netflix documentary – would potentially draw focus away from the monarch.

He continued: ‘I think if he allows Harry to come to the Coronation, it is going to ruin the Coronation. 

‘It’ll be overshadowed by Harry’s presence and Meghan’s too. So I think Charles has to make a decision now. 

‘The king has to decide and I think that people are on the whole getting sick to death of Harry.’

Earlier this month, former BBC royal correspondent Michael Cole said the King will come off well whatever he chooses to do about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. 

Praising the monarch’s handling of the situation, Michael told Sky News Australia: ‘The King, actually, has played a blinder here.

‘He’s made it clear from the very beginning that his youngest son, and his youngest son’s wife, are perfectly welcome at the coronation.’

Tom Bower said the monarch can be ‘weak’ when it comes to Prince Harry and warned that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex could ‘overshadow’ the coronation 

Royal expert Tom Bower said King Charles (pictured in May 2022) is ‘worried’ about his youngest son

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Describing how the ‘ball is in their court’, the expert pointed out how they may be seen as ‘petty and mean-spirited’ if they choose not to attend.

However if they do fly over from California, the royal expert says they run the risk of being accused of ‘hypocrisy’ – having publicly criticised the institution in their six-part Netflix special.

It comes after friends of the couple said this week they are ‘in limbo’ and considering the ‘million different variables’ impacting their decision.

Harry wants to be by his father’s side on ‘pretty much the most important day’ and hopes to salvage his strained relationship with the Royal Family, sources close to the Duke told The Daily Telegraph.

The insiders claim it’s a ‘complicated’ decision because the couple may be accused of ‘snubbing’ the family by not attending but also risk ‘being booed or labelled hypocrites.’

The couple’s friends say they will not make a decision about attending the Coronation until a formal invitation arrives at their home in California.

They will then decide if they will go to the historic event together or if Harry, 38, would attend without Meghan. It is also possible that neither makes an appearance.

If either Harry or Meghan, 41, visit the UK for the ceremony, it is understood that their visit would be ‘brief.’

It comes as the MailOnline exclusively revealed that ‘ill will is still boiling over in the family’ – with King Charles and William refusing to give in to Harry’s demands for an apology.

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