The announcements follow one another concerning the coronation of Charles III. What if Buckingham Palace did confirm that Meghan Markle will not participate to the festivities and will be staying in California with her two children, Archie and Lilibet, it looks like another notable person will be missing. In effect, Sarah Ferguson, the former sister-in-law of the sovereign, will not be there. While the Duchess of Sussex declined the royal invitation, preferring to leave her husband, Prince Harry come alone to the UKthe Duchess of York, for her part, simply did not not been invitedas revealed by the British newspaper The Independent, in an article published this Thursday, April 13. His daughters, Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie, nevertheless part of the line of succession to the throne and occupy the tenth and eleventh places respectively.
An eviction which ultimately comes as no surprise since Sarah Ferguson is divorced from Charles III’s brotherPrince Andrew, since 1996. However, a close friend of the flamboyant Duchess could not help but defend her and told The Independent : “The day is devoted to the new king and the success of his reign, but she has always defended the royal family and the queen would no doubt have wanted her present“. For her part, royal expert Ingrid Steward clarified that “Fergie hasn’t been invited to any official royal events since her divorce“. And to underline: “As an ex-wife, she doesn’t expect to be invited“. According to her, not to invite him is only a matter of protocol issuegiven that she is no longer married to the Duke of York, and not of a “matter of personal preference“. And everyone knows that the protocol, the royal family is very attached to it.
King Charles III “very disappointed”
While the absence of Sarah Ferguson is an assumed choice from Buckingham Palace, regarding the absence of Meghan Markle, it is quite different. Indeed, if many family members are relieved to know that Prince Harry will go alone to the coronation of his father on May 6 in London, the king, meanwhile, is disappointed. According to DailyMailsources said that Charles III is “very disappointed“ not to see his daughter-in-law and grandchildren during this day so essential for him. But he is still veryhappy” that her son, Prince Harry, decided to attend. Some have described this choice on the part of the former actress as a “snub“, since the husband of the queen consort Camilla had been a great support for Meghan during her marriage to Harry, where her father was absent. He is also the king, still Prince of Wales at the time. , who had accompanied her down the aisle of the Saint-Georges chapel. But since then, water has flowed under the bridges…