Prince Harry will attend the coronation of his father, King Charles III — but Meghan Markle will not be by his side. Buckingham Palace confirmed on Wednesday that the Duke of Sussex will be at the crowning ceremony of the King and Queen Camilla at London’s Westminster Abbey on May 6. “Buckingham Palace is pleased to confirm that The Duke of Sussex will attend the Coronation Service at Westminster Abbey on 6th May. The Duchess of Sussex will remain in California with Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet,” they said in the statement.
Prince Harry, 38, wanted to be at the service to support his father at this important moment in his life, a friend tells PEOPLE.
Although there are three days of events surrounding the coronation, including a concert at Windsor Castle and a volunteer day, Harry is not expected to attend other outings aside from the crowning ceremony. The palace had no comment or guidance on whether Prince Harry will join King Charles, Queen Camilla and other members of the royal family on the Buckingham Palace balcony following the coronation at this stage.
Meghan, 41, is staying in California with the couple’s two children. May 6 is also Prince Archie’s fourth birthday, and she will spend the weekend celebrating with him and his sister, 22-month-old Princess Lilibet, PEOPLE understands.
Prince Harry and Meghan, who relocated to California after stepping back as senior royals in 2020, were most recently with the rest of the royal family in the U.K. at the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II in September. Harry also made a surprise visit to the U.K. last month, attending London’s High Court for a legal case in which he and other prominent figures including Elton John, Elizabeth Hurley and Jude Law’s ex-wife Sadie Frost are suing Associated Newspapers Ltd (ANL), publisher of the Daily Mail, for illegal information gathering.
Source: People
In other news – Michael Jordan sneakers fetch auction record $2.2m
A pair of Michael Jo rdan’s sneakers from his famous ‘Last Dance’ season set a world record on Tuesday, selling for $2.2 million at Sotheby’s.
With a stroke, the Air Jordan 13s became the most expensive sneakers known to have sold, ever. This particular pair, according to Sotheby’s release, was the final pair of Air Jordan XIII Breds (shorthand for ‘black and red’) that ‘Michael would ever lace up in an NBA game’. He wore them in game two of the 1998 NBA Finals.
