Plans for King Charles' coronation announced this weekend are in many ways reminiscent of last summer's platinum jubilee: a massive, star-studded concert. Communities from all over the UK will attend the Big Lunch. And perhaps the absence of royal officials on the balcony of Buckingham Palace (royal officials will stand on this iconic site after "Trooping the Colour" at the Jubilee ceremony and again after the coronation at Westminster Abbey on Saturday, May 6). (He will be standing on the balcony of the "Buckingham Palace").

To avoid extra drama at the Jubilee, it was decided that the traditional appearance on the Buckingham Palace balcony would be attended only by current members of the royal family. This excludes the disgraced Prince Andrew (no longer an active royal after a sexual assault scandal) and Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, who resigned as active members of the royal family in January 2020 to make a new life in the United States (just in case you missed that news). .

The same is likely to happen at the coronation, despite Harry being the monarch's son; the Mirror reports that "Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are unlikely to join the line of royals appearing at Buckingham Palace after the ceremony as they are no longer carrying out official duties alongside Prince Andrew."

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The Mail on Sunday reported that Prince Charles' focus will be on working royals, and a royal source told the paper that Harry and Meghan are "unlikely" to join major public appearances, including a moment on the balcony.

At this point, of course, it is unclear whether Harry and Meghan will even attend, given the release of the Netflix documentary "Harry & Meghan," Harry's memoir "Spare," and the drama surrounding both following it. Ingrid Sward, an expert on the royal family, asked the Sunday newspaper, "Will Harry and Meghan be invited to the coronation? Of course. Harry will attend. How about Meghan?

Harry himself said in an interview after the book was published that his decision to attend depends on what happens between now and the coronation in a little over three months. And just as there was speculation before the Jubilee as to whether Harry and Meghan would attend, there is similar speculation about Prince Charles' coronation. Although Harry and Meghan were not on the balcony, they did attend the coronation, and a service of thanksgiving to His late Majesty was held the following day.

One thing can almost certainly be predicted: if Harry will attend, then Meghan will probably attend as well. One thing is almost certain: if Harry is going to be there, Meghan will probably be there as well, since it also happens to be Archie's fourth birthday.