New drop in the guest list for the coronation of Carlos III, which will be held next Saturday, May 6 at Westminster Abbey. If this week the news that Meghan Markle will not be present at the celebration was surprising -she will travel to London her husband, Prince Enrique-, now she has transcended another great absence, that of Sarah Ferguson. The also writer has not even received an invitation to the event, despite maintaining a very good relationship with the queen consort, Camilla.
This absence has surprised many, since Sarah Ferguson is closely linked to the British Royal Family. Until 1996, she was married to Prince Andrew, brother of Charles III, with whom she still lives at Royal Lodge in Windsor. However, despite her ties to the crown, she is not a member of 'The Firm', nor is she a member of the British royal family, so being the mother of princesses Eugenie and Beatrice of York does not make her a guest. to such a historic ceremony.
It has been the newspaper The Independent that, through one of the journalists closest to the Dukes of Sussex, has confirmed that Fergusson has not been invited to the Coronation of the monarch. This journalist has described this news as "cruel". However, as the aforementioned medium points out, the Duchess of York, who has a most understanding character, has not felt bothered by this gesture. .
The same medium has revealed that one of the friends of the Duchess of York has commented that she has been a great support for Carlos and Camila for a long time, and that she does not want her to be talked about on her most important day. Although the same source assures that Queen Elizabeth II surely would have wanted her to be present, as she was at her funeral. It should be remembered that Sarah had an excellent relationship with the one who was sovereign of the United Kingdom for more than seven decades.
Sarah was always close to the British Royal Family. From a very young age, she had ties to her, although it was not until 1985 that she fell in love with Prince Andrew and her romance became official. Both became one of the most popular couples for people and the most persecuted by photographers. Sarah's outgoing character and her spontaneous reactions made Andrés fall in love. Finally, on July 23, 1986, they were married at a wedding attended by two thousand guests.
Two years later, on August 8, 1988, Beatriz, the eldest, was born. On March 23, 1990, Eugenia arrived. Everything seemed happiness; however, that joy would only last six years. After several scandals and infidelities, in March 1992 the Dukes of York announced their separation. The divorce, discreet and without scandals, took place four years later. Despite all this, Sarah maintains a good relationship with her ex-husband and his family. In fact, they both reside in the same place.
As we have been saying, Sarah's absence will not be the only outstanding absence. Meghan Markle will ultimately stay at her Montecito home with her one-year-old children Lilibet and Archie, whose fourth birthday falls on the same day as the ceremony. Buckingham Palace revealed on Wednesday that Prince Harry will attend the coronation of his father, King Charles III, without the company of his wife.
It is clear that after his departure to the United States and the many intimate revelations about the British royal family - both in the Netflix docuseries and in Harry's memoirs - the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have become uncomfortable guests. However, it was expected that on such a special day both would be present, as happened in the last powerful acts of the family, the burial of Elizabeth II and her platinum jubilee. Therefore, this decision by Meghan not to attend is seen as further proof that the family tensions between the Sussexes and the rest of the Windsors would not be resolved.
