The British royal family is preparing for another historic event after the burial of Elizabeth II, the coronation of Charles III, which will take place on May 6 at Westminster Abbey. After the statement from Buckingham Palace confirming that Prince Harry will attend the ceremony without Meghan Markle, it is raised which other uncomfortable guests of the family will attend, which will not be part of the official acts and which have been left off the list of guests.
More than 2,000 attendees will gather in Westminster to see Carlos III anointed, but among them will not be Meghan Markle or Sarah Ferguson. The latter, the ex-wife of Prince Andrew, has not been invited to the appointment. Yes, she was at Elizabeth II’s funeral and she is also the one who takes care of the corgi dogs that survived the monarch. Fergie, as she is known in the United Kingdom, lives with Prince Andrew despite being divorced since 1996 and has been invited to other family events such as Enrique and Meghan’s wedding, although she was not among the 30 guests at Prince Philip of Edinburgh’s funeral either. in April 2021.
And, although Prince Harry will be the most colorful awkward guest in the family after the revelations of his memoirs, there is another who will not go unnoticed for his scandals either, Prince Andrew. The Duke of York lost his honors, military titles and royal patronage over his friendship with pedophile and sexual predator Jeffrey Epstein. He is expected to attend the coronation but will not take part in the official acts as the King’s family, namely the procession back to Buckingham by carriage and the salute from the palace balcony.
Andrés’s daughters, princesses Eugenia and Beatriz de York, have been invited and are expected to attend, although they will not participate in the carriage procession along with other members of the Windsors either, as that honor is reserved for working members of the family british royal. In the carriages that will travel the distance between the abbey and the palace, Prince William of Wales and Kate Middleton are expected along with his children, Princess Anne and Prince Edward of Edinburgh and his family.
After many negotiations, Meghan Markle will not attend the coronation. It is clear that after her departure to the United States and the accusations of racism to the family, Meghan has become an uncomfortable guest, but she was still expected, as it happened in the last far-reaching acts of the family, such as the funeral of Elizabeth II and her platinum jubilee. This decision by Meghan creates a precedent in her future relations with the Windsors and is seen as further proof that family tensions between the Sussexes and the rest of the family would not be so resolved.
Among the foreign dignitaries who will attend the coronation will be Kings Felipe and Letizia, as well as other members of royalty, thus breaking the tradition that foreign reigning monarchs do not attend the coronation of British monarchs. Unlike Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral, King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia will not be present as Buckingham Palace has only invited heads of state and Commonwealth leaders to the ceremony. The president of the United States, Joe Biden, will not attend either, and in his place the first lady, Jill Biden, will represent him. Nor is it expected that the family of the remembered Diana of Wales will attend.
