Just like last year, the couple was not invited to this important ceremony.
Every year in June, the so-called Trooping the Color ceremony is held at Buckingham Palace with much regal spectacle. This ceremony, which is held in honor of the king’s birthday, is usually attended by many members of the British royal family. But Harry and Meghan? Just like last year, they did not receive an invitation.
Trooping the Colour
Trooping the Color is the event where King Charles’ personal troops, the Household Division, hold a parade and the king himself administers the salute. This is in honor of his official birthday (although his real birthday is in November).
Now that Princess Kate is being treated for her cancer diagnosis, Prince William and the kids are supporting their mother, and King Charles is still recovering from his own diagnosis, it is still a bit of a question mark as to what exactly the ceremony will look like this year. to see. In any case, what we do know is that Harry and Meghan are once again not welcome.
Harry and Meghan
The fact that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are not invited to this important event is not entirely surprising. Last year the two were not welcome at the ceremony either. According to a Daily Mail source, this was a result of the state of their relationship. “Charles has chosen not to invite his youngest son to this important event. This choice suggests that the tension between father and son may have escalated further,” the source reported at the time.
Harry and Meghan attended the Trooping the Color ceremony together for the first time in 2018, and they were also present the following year. In 2020 and 2021, the event was organized in a different form due to the corona pandemic, without a large gathering of family members. In 2022, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex were present, but for the first time they did not participate in the balcony scene with the family that year.
Empty balcony
In the meantime, it remains unclear who will and will not be present this year. Earlier this year, the British military reported that Princess Kate would be present at the rehearsal of the ceremony on June 8, but this news was hastily withdrawn. It is now known that it is not Princess Kate, but Lieutenant General James Bucknall who carries out the inspection during this traditional Colenel’s Review.
Will the Princess of Wales appear on the balcony a week later for the supreme moment? Buckingham Palace has not yet officially made any statements about this. In any case, we dare not assume so. And it immediately seems uncertain whether Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis will make an appearance. As it now appears, the balcony will be emptier than ever during the ceremony. Who knows, King Charles might call some other Windsors to liven things up…
Source: People, Glamial archive | Image: NL Image
