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No invitations for children and a ‘cold shoulder‘
King Charles’ Crowned continue to make more royal soaps than ever before. Now it has emerged that Prince Harry and Meghan Markleher children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, are not currently invited to the event, the telegraphy report.
As has been reported, Harry and Meghan have been invited (and have not said yes or no, ensuring that all Coronation media focus on them), but no mention has been made of Archie or Lilibet who this week take on their new royal titles as prince and princess after another fascinating installment of royal drama.
According to telegraphy, the couple had “no word on whether the children were included in the plan” around the Coronation, with friends of Harry and Meghan claiming that bringing Archie and Lilibet in would be discussed. if and when they confirm attendance. When asked if Archie and Lilibet were invited, a royal source told telegraphy—mysteriously/foreshadowing/strange/exactly—that they were “very young.”
If Harry and Meghan make an appearance at the Coronation, members of the royal family are hoping they’re “sitting in Iceland” and — to keep the chilling metaphor going — planning them a “cold shoulder.” strange,” according to mail on sunday.
A family friend told Letters: “They will be cold by a lot of relatives. One said to me, ‘I hope they sit in Iceland.’ Many family members just want nothing more to do with them. If they have to meet them at the Coronation, that’s fine, but they don’t want to hang out with them.
The paper says Harry and Meghan are expected to attend the May 6 ceremony, but not their young children (Archie turns 4 on the same day). The telegraphy said William and Kate are expected to bring Prince George and Princess Charlotte, with George taking on the official role; Prince Louis may or may not attend. Queen Camilla’s grandchildren will have an official role at the ceremony.
Harry and Meghan will likely stay at Frogmore Cottage if they come to the event; Their lease expiration date at the end of March has been extended a little bit to give them time to arrange their cleaning and transportation.
The power supply told Letters that although Harry and Meghan will not appear on the balcony of Buckingham Palace, “there has been a discussion about whether they will participate in other events surrounding the celebration.”
Andrew has a new money problem
Prince Andrew has a new claim to make. We know, get your sympathy cakes ready! He was “desperate” after not being left a dime by Queen Elizabeth, the Sunday Sunday report. He has told friends he got nothing of her £650 million ($782 million). Instead, King Charles received it and he did not pay any taxes on it.
Andrew is said to be “bewildered” at not receiving any funds, especially since he has lost the grounds of Buckingham Palace and royal security in the wake of the Virginia Giuffre scandal. He could also soon be evicted from the Royal Lodge and is denying Charles’ wishes that he move into Frogmore Cottage, Harry and Meghan’s former residence.
Not only Andrew, Queen Elizabeth’s other children – Princess Anne and Prince Edward – are said to have “some resentment” for not inheriting anything or receiving some money from being royal. A friend of Andy told Sunday Sunday: “I understand that he examined it and did not have a will. He is desperate. He’s a member of the family, for God’s sake. What is he going to do? Take the cap for his brother to keep a roof over his head?
Britain’s Prince Andrew, Duke of York attends the Royal Family’s Christmas service at St. Mary Magdalene, on arrival at the Royal residence at Sandringham estate in eastern England, England December 25, 2022.
REUTERS/Toby Melville
Andrew, the Mirror report, was also “angry” that Charles might forbid him from wearing all the luxuries he should wear as a Knight of the Garter. Andrew is no longer a Colonel of the Grenadier Guards, but remains a Vice Admiral for his service in the Royal Navy. A source told the Mirror that Andrew was “totally in the dark” about his role and asked for a costume for the coronation, adding: “Andrew is furious. He hasn’t played a role and now he feels disrespected and dictated about something he’s completely entitled to.”
Charles’ spiritual sessions
King Charles is having spiritual sessions with England’s leading church, the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Sunday Times report. In preparation for the Coronation on May 6, Charles – as king, supreme governor of the Church of England – “held a number of private meetings with Justin Welby, who will preside over the coronation. ,” reported the newspaper. Welby was giving Charles religious instruction on “the importance of his coronation oath, the commitments he would make to his subjects and the Christian symbol of kingship,” apparently, A source said, “The archbishop is supporting the king on what it means.”
Sunday Times also reported that the two men were also trying to figure out a way to make the ceremony more inclusive of non-Protestants. In 1994, Charles famously said that he wanted to be seen as a “defender of the faith, not a defender of the faith”, an issue that has dogged him ever since.
The newspaper said that the king and Welby were looking to “edit” the coronation oath, in which the monarch promised to do “the best”. [to] maintain in Great Britain the Reformed Protestant religion.”
Meanwhile, on the key invitation issue, a spokesperson for Harry and Meghan said that “an immediate decision on whether the duke and duchess will attend will not be disclosed at this time. this point.”
King Charles III of England shakes hands with the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, during the presentation of faithful speeches by privileged authorities, at a ceremony at Buckingham Palace in London, England March 9, 2023.
Yui Mok/Pool via REUTERS
The time and other outlets are also reporting how angry various poshos in the UK have been. A senior Whitehall source told time: “Congressmen and colleagues who stood up after learning about the coronation plan eased and worried not to miss the chance to get a top spot in history.”
The Letters report that Charles and Camilla’s “good friends” are worried about not receiving the “dated” email. ‘Some of them are very angry, especially those who have talked a lot about their royal friendship over the years,’ one ‘amused grandmother’ told the Mail. “They find the wait horrible. And, for some, it will end in disgrace.”
The Letters also indicates that the emails will be sent in batches. “It’s a practical arrangement,” one source said.
Charles’s solution to all this high-profile social abuse, one way to de-escalate the furry, is to host a special audience afternoon tea event on May 2, time speak. But come on, if you get an invitation to go there while the lord and your closest female friends receive an invitation to the big deal, you will never feel more nauseous than seeing the pies, cream and jam.
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Sophie ‘assurance’ she no longer has to bow to Meghan
The recent creation of Prince Edward to the Duke of Edinburgh, a title previously held and perhaps forever associated with his father, the irritable Prince Philip, has a welcome bonus for Sophie. , wife of Prince Edward. Now, as the newly ordained Duchess of Edinburgh, Sophie doesn’t need to bow to Meghan Markle.
Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh of England, meets with members of the public, before attending an event at City Chambers to mark one year since the city’s official response to the invasion of Ukraine, in Edinburgh, Scotland, England on March 10, 2023.
Jane Barlow/Pool via REUTERS”
Up until now, as a mere Countess (of Wessex), Sophie should have kneeled before the Duchess of Sussex, but with Sophie now also a duchess, those days are gone. via. A friend of the couple Talk to Daily mail, “Sophie felt relieved. She no longer has to bow to someone in the family who has not only left her royal duties but has also spent the past three years criticizing the organization Sophie worked so hard to support.”
Okay at night
A full-size replica of the stage on which Charles and Camilla will be crowned is being built in Buckingham Palace to allow for rehearsals. The idea is that many of the rehearsals needed between now and the big day can be done privately and without disruption to daily operations at Westminster Abbey, where the big event is taking place on May 6. .
one source Talk to Daily mail, “It was a big job. Builders are working on it at the moment. It will be an exact replica of the stage or ‘theater’ that will be built in the Monastery when the king and queen are crowned. There are a lot of steps and a lot of people involved. The queen has chosen her grandchildren as the page and the king will choose four young people with her to make her page.
“These young people, along with all the bishops, the Archbishop and everyone involved, will need to rehearse out of sight of the public and this seems like the perfect way to do it. there. It also means that the Monastery won’t have to close to the public for rehearsals so they can continue to earn revenue from visitors and not disrupt others’ plans.”
This week in royal history
On March 18, 1986, the engagement of Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson, aka Fergie, was announced by Buckingham Palace. Divorced for a long time, the two are still close friends.
unanswered question
What will be the next twist in the endless saga of Harry and Meghan’s attendance at the Coronation, now with the added complication of Archie and Lilibet’s invitation? And will Charles and Andrew begin to figure out all the accommodation and money troubles later on?
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