Prince Harrydid not appear on the balcony of Buckingham Palace afterKing Charles’coronation.
The Duke of Sussex, 38, did not join the King,Queen Camilla,Prince William,Kate Middletonand other members of the royal family in the iconic box following thehistoric coronationat Westminster Abbey in London on Saturday.
King Charles, 74, and Queen Camilla, 75,emerged on the terrace of the royal residenceaftertraveling back to the palacein the Gold State Coach. The King and Queen Consort smiled and waved at the cheering crowds gathered below.
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Prince Harry was last seen on the Buckingham Palace balcony forQueen Elizabeth’s Trooping the Colour birthday parade with his wife,Meghan Markle, in June 2019.
When the couple came to the U.K. forQueen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubileein June 2022, they took in theTrooping the Colour processionfrom the Major General’s Office, which overlooks the Horse Guards Parade. The update came after Queen Elizabeth announced thatonly working royalsand some of their children would come out on the balcony to watch the ceremonial flypast overhead.
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Before coronation day, it remained unclear whetherPrince Harrywould join other royals on the palace balcony as he is no longer a working royal. The Duke of Sussex traveled to London to support his father at the crowning ceremony, while Meghan, 41, remained home in California with their childrenPrince ArchieandPrincess Lilibet. The May 6 coronation day is also Archie’s4th birthday, and a source previously told PEOPLE they’re celebrating a “low-key party” at home.
Though family tensions eventually led Harry and Meghan to step back from their royal roles in 2020, and relations have remained strained since the release of his memoirSpareover the winter, the Duke of Sussex was thought to attend the coronation out of duty and love for his father.
“At the end of the day, he’s going to be there for his dad,” a close friendrecently told PEOPLE.
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King Charles’appearanceon the balcony of Buckingham Palace after the coronation service marks his first as monarch. The British royal family traditionally steps out together on the terrace for special occasions or major milestones, and a crowning ceremony is perhaps the grandest of all.
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The future King Charles, then 4, joined his mother Queen Elizabeth and fatherPrince Philipon the balcony of Buckingham Palace afterher coronationin 1953, and then-Princess Elizabeth, age 11, similarly stepped out with her motherQueen Elizabeth, the Queen Motherand fatherKing George VIafter their coronation in 1937.
“Charles became King Charles the moment his mother died, but the coronation is to do with the job and being the monarch in the eyes of all the people,” royal historian Robert Lacey previously told PEOPLE of the significance of the ritual.
source: people.com
