Prince Enrique will finally attend the coronation of his father, King Carlos III. Just a few days ago, this great unknown was cleared up. On May 6, the monarch's youngest son will join the rest of the Royal Family in the celebration that will take place at Westminster Abbey, but he will do so without Meghan Markle by his side, who will stay in the United States with her two children, Archie and Lilibet. Now, The Sun reveals the conversation that Enrique would have had with his father before accepting the invitation to the event.
The reality is that Enrique's attendance at the coronation has been very surprising, especially after the last tense months that he has lived with his family due to his controversial revelations in his memoirs. Now, The Sun has revealed the conversation that the monarch and his son had before Enrique decided to accept the invitation. The outlet cites sources close to Palacio and assures that Enrique wanted to lend his support to his father.
The aforementioned source has revealed to said medium that during this talk, both not only discussed the security measures that will be adopted at the event and the role that the Duke of Sussex will play in the ceremony, but Enrique also showed his father the wish to "give you my full support" on such a historic day. The British tabloid also assures that the sovereign is "happy" with the decision made by his youngest son, who since 2020 has resided in California with his family.
According to this information, the King sees the coronation as the opportunity to "repair the estrangement and wounds" of his son with the rest of the Windsors, and especially with his older brother, Prince William. The relationship between brothers broke down after the broadcast of the documentary series Enrique and Meghan on Netflix and the publication of In the Shadow, the controversial memoir of the Duke of Sussex, where Enrique reveals the great argument he had with his older brother.
The source assures that, in addition, the King "understands" that Meghan Markle does not attend the event and stays in the United States with her two children, Lilibeth Diana, one year old, and Archie, who, coincidentally, will turn four on the same day of the coronation. Precisely because his son has a birthday on the same day, it is possible that Prince Enrique only attends the religious ceremony and is not present at the rest of the activities that have been scheduled for that weekend. The Duke of Sussex would fly home first, to be with his family.
It is still unknown what role the Duke of Sussex will play in the official act. It should be remembered that during the Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II, his role was almost nil. That time he did attend with his wife. However, both at his funeral and the other events surrounding his passing, Prince Harry reclaimed his position as the King's son. We will have to wait to find out more details about what his work will be.
