Meghan Markle has been photographed taking a walk through her neighborhood, Montecito, without Prince Harry hours after missing the coronation of Carlos III. The Duchess of Sussex took a walk outdoors with two friends, Markus Anderson and Heather Dorak, on Sunday after celebrating her son Archie’s birthday, which coincided with the coronation of her father-in-law on Saturday. Regarding her companions, he is a senior member of Soho House and she is an experienced yoga teacher.

These long-awaited images come after it became known that at some point during his coronation celebrations, the British monarch raised his glass to toast his grandson Archie’s fourth birthday. At that time, as the tabloids slip, Prince Henry would not be present, because after the coronation ceremony he did not go to Buckingham and took a car to Heathrow airport from Westminster Abbey.

The couple and their children were invited to the coronation months ago, but Markle ultimately decided not to attend and her children have also remained in the United States this weekend of great celebrations in the United Kingdom. If Markle’s trip to London had taken place, it would have been the couple’s first together since they released their Netflix documentary and Harry’s memoir that caused so many scandals for the British royal family.

Markle seems determined to resume a professional career. As it became known a few weeks ago, the Duchess has closed a contract for her representation with the Hollywood communication agency William Morris Endeavor (WME). The image firm will be in charge of managing Markle’s work and ensuring her good public image. This new contract showed that the exactriz will continue to develop in private business after her escape from the British royal family, although, according to Variety, “acting will not be an area of ​​focus.”

Meghan’s decision not to attend has been seen as further proof that family tensions between the Sussexes and the rest of the Windsors would not be so resolved after her latest confessions about the family. Meghan’s absence from the coronation sets a precedent for what will be her relationship with the British royal family from now on, and, if things continue like this, we may not see Markle among the Windsors again.