Seven words uttered at King Charles‘ Coronation will complete Prince Harry‘s “self-induced downfall”, according to a royal expert.
The Duke of Sussex is currently preparing to jet back to the UK for what is expected to be a flying visit this weekend.
Despite severing ties with the Royal Family and making various claims about them in both his book, Spare, and his Netflix documentary, Harry will be in Westminster Abbey for the big day.
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Meghan Markle will be staying in the US with Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, the former of which turns four on Saturday (May 6).
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Royal expert Daniela Elser says that Harry will be an “irrelevant bystander”, with one aspect of the ceremony highlighting the “full extent of what he has lost” after ditching the Royal Family.
That moment, she reckons, will actually come from Prince William.
She writes for news.com.au: “Of all the moments in the roughly two-hour long service, it will be this one when Harry’s self-induced downfall, from publicly adored prince to regally irrelevant bystander, will be complete.
“As William utters his oath – ‘your liege man of life and limb’ – it will drive home how much Harry has given up in his quest for ‘freedom’, ‘truth’ and the tender embrace of Netflix’s accounts department.
“Short of William turning around mid-oath and pulling the old ‘na na, ni na na!’ move, it’s hard to imagine a moment that will more effectively rub Harry’s nose in what he has forfeited to live his Californian dream.”
She adds: “With those seven words from the Prince of Wales, the full extent of what he has lost is about to come sharply into view.”
Elser is referencing the Homage of Royal Blood, which will see the heir to the throne kneel and pledge loyalty to the new monarch.
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