23 November 2023 , 09:46
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Prince Harry cut a solitary figure when he attended the Coronation of his father, King Charles. His wife Meghan Markle stayed at home in Montecito with their two children, leaving Harry to make the solo visit across the Atlantic to attend the historic ceremony.
With relations between Harry and the major royals at an all-time low, all eyes were on the Prince as he arrived at Westminster Abbey alongside his cousins, Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie, and their respective husbands, Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi and Jack Brooksbank.
He was there sometime before the Prince and Princess of Wales and their children - and was seated three rows back from the front. A lip reader told the Mirror exactly what the Prince said upon arrival.
Harry was seated in the third row, some distance from his brother William (AP)While walking in, Harry gave courteous greetings to some of the other guests, saying "hello", "morning" and "nice to see you" to various people. Our lip reader has also claimed he said "look at that" in acknowledgment of the grandeur of the occasion and also said "delightful".
Body language expert Judi James explained that Harry looked nervous while he waited for Charles to arrive. She told The Mirror: "As Harry waited in his seat for his father and brother to arrive there were some subliminal signs of building tension or anxiety. He sucked his lips in and licked them and his blink rate increased, suggesting adrenalin prompted by nerves."
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Notably, Harry wasn't seated anywhere near his brother, Prince William, with the warring siblings completely separated.
A source told the Sun at the time: "There were discussions that the seating could be arranged on line of succession. But that would have put fifth-in-line Harry front and centre — and with William and Kate. Instead the decision was working royals only at the front and work back from there. Harry will be a long way from his father."
In the months that have passed since the Coronation, relations between Harry and his family have remained incredibly fractured. And according to former royal butler Paul Burrell, it's likely to remain that way for some time.
He said: "I think there is a very bad feeling in the Royal Family about Harry and Meghan that if they let them back into the royal fold they will be betrayed again. They see it as airing dirty laundry in public and telling tales in public when they know all too well that they shouldn't do that.
"They see it as Harry now making money off the back of being royal which is wrong in their books. They have thrown other members of the family under the bus which is well documented now and you can't go back: once you have done it you're out and I think Harry has to understand that. It's a cruel world but they have to be like that to survive and to not let one of their own prejudice the privileged world they live in."
But Burrell also claims that Harry knew the risks he was taking when he spoke about his life in The Firm, breaking the Royal Family's all-important 'Never Complain, Never Explain" motto.