All eyes today will be on the British royal family as King Charles will be crowned in a grand ceremony. While 100 heads of state and global dignitaries will attend the event, one of the talking points is the absence of the Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle.
While Prince Harry, Meghan's husband and Duke of Sussex, has landed in the UK ahead of the coronation ceremony today, the Duchess and their children will stay back in California, Buckingham Palace announced.
"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," the palace said in a released statement.
Their eldest son Prince Archie, the sixth-in-line to the throne, turns four on the day of the coronation. One of her friends told People magazine that though Meghan Markle wants to support King Charles, she feels that the scrutiny outweighs the support.
Meghan's absence comes amid ongoing tensions between Harry and his father and brother, Prince William. Harry was publicly seen with Charles and William in September last year, at the funeral of his grandmother Queen Elizabeth II.
Harry and Meghan quit royal duties in 2020 and have since unleashed a string of barbed attacks on the monarchy. He will not have an official role in the event and will not take part in the procession. It is not clear if he will join the family when they appear on the balcony to greet the crowds later on Saturday.
Charles succeeded his mother Queen Elizabeth when she died last September at 74. He will become the oldest British monarch to have the 360-year-old St Edward's Crown placed on his head as he sits upon a 14th-century throne today at London's Westminster Abbey.
His second wife Camilla, 75, will also be crowned queen during the two-hour ceremony which, while rooted in history, will attempt to present a forward-looking monarchy and nation.
查理三世加冕禮：哈里王子抵達英國未帶妻兒
今天所有的目光都將集中在英國王室身上，因為查爾斯國王將在盛大的儀式上加冕。雖然 100 位國家元首和全球政要將出席此次活動，但話題之一是蘇塞克斯公爵夫人梅根馬克爾缺席。
白金漢宮宣布，雖然梅根的丈夫和蘇塞克斯公爵哈里王子已經在今天的加冕典禮前抵達英國，但公爵夫人和他們的孩子將留在加州。
“白金漢宮很高興地確認蘇塞克斯公爵將於 5 月 6 日參加在威斯敏斯特教堂舉行的加冕典禮。蘇塞克斯公爵夫人將與阿奇王子和莉莉貝特公主一起留在加利福尼亞，”白金漢宮在一份發布的聲明中說。
他們的長子阿奇王子是王位的第六順位繼承人，在加冕之日就滿四歲了。她的一位朋友告訴《人物》雜誌，儘管梅根·馬克爾想支持查爾斯國王，但她覺得審查超過了支持。
梅根缺席之際，哈里王子與他的父親和弟弟威廉王子之間的關係持續緊張。去年 9 月，在他的祖母伊麗莎白二世女王的葬禮上，哈里與查爾斯和威廉一起公開露面。
哈里和梅根於 2020 年辭去王室職務，此後對君主制發動了一系列尖銳的攻擊。他不會在活動中扮演正式角色，也不會參加遊行。目前尚不清楚他是否會在周六晚些時候出現在陽台上迎接人群時與家人團聚。
查爾斯在去年 9 月去世時接替了他的母親伊麗莎白女王，享年 74 歲。他將成為最年長的英國君主，將擁有 360 年曆史的聖愛德華王冠戴在頭上，今天他坐在倫敦威斯敏斯特教堂的 14 世紀寶座上.
他的第二任妻子、現年 75 歲的卡米拉也將在長達兩個小時的儀式上加冕為女王，雖然這植根於歷史，但將試圖展示一個具有前瞻性的君主制和國家。
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