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Princes Harry and Andrew deprived of official role at coronation

2023-05-06T00:22:24.267Z


The Duke of Sussex and the Duke of York, who are no longer working members of the royal family, will not be part of the royal motorcade, Buckingham Palace confirmed on Saturday.


Invited but kept apart: Harry, youngest son of Charles III at odds with the royal family, and Andrew, brother of the king already deprived of public engagement, will have no official role at the coronation, the palace confirmed on Saturday May 6.

The Duke of Sussex (Harry) and the Duke of York (Andrew) are no longer working members of the royal family, the first since leaving the United States voluntarily with his wife Meghan in 2020, while the second fell into disgrace after sexual assault charges.

If they had taken part in the funeral procession behind the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II in Westminster Abbey after her death last September, this time Harry and Andrew will not walk behind the royal couple in the procession which will take them back to the Buckingham Palace after the ceremony.

It is also unlikely that they will appear on the balcony for the traditional salute of members of the royal family, even if the palace has not revealed who will surround Charles and Camilla for the occasion.

But even without an official role, Harry will undoubtedly attract all eyes.

His place in Westminster Abbey will say a lot about the state of his relations with his father, and perhaps even with his elder brother William, heir to the throne he did not spare in his memoirs The

Substitute

published last January.

He describes in particular an argument in 2019, during which William would have thrown him to the ground in the dog bowl.

Low profile

While the suspense has long hovered over his presence, confirmed only a few weeks before the coronation, it is the first time since the publication of this book that Harry will see his loved ones again, in particular the queen consort Camilla, whom he accuses his memoirs of many evils.

The contrast will be great with the role devolved to William, who as heir to the throne will have to kneel and pledge allegiance to the monarch during the ceremony.

Meghan, Harry's wife, and their two children Archie and Lilibet remained in California, where Harry is due to join them right after the coronation to celebrate Archie's fourth birthday.

Andrew is now used to keeping a low profile, banned from any official public appearance and deprived of his military titles in early 2022 after accusations of sexual assault on a 17-year-old girl, a case he settled with a financial agreement.

Her presence soon after on the arm of the queen, accompanying her to Westminster Abbey for a service in tribute to her father, Prince Philip, who died last year, had sparked criticism.

Source: lefigaro

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