Palace sources told the magazine that the invitations would be received, but a source close to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex told the magazine that no invitations have yet been received and there has been no movement toward a settlement.
Relations between the Sussexes and the rest of the royal family have been strained in the wake of Harry's confessional book Spare, published last month, and the couple's Netflix documentary Harry & Meghan, which was released in December. In a press interview over "Spare," Harry himself said of attending the coronation, "A lot can happen between now and then. But you know, the door is always open. The ball is in their court. We have a lot to talk about, and I really hope they sit down and talk about it."
According to People, "As things stand now, there's still a long way to go."
"The problem is that [Harry and Meghan] want a surrender and apology by the palace, which is quite difficult when 'recollections vary,'" says one source. [According to royal historian Robert Lacey, despite the tensions, the royal family has been able to unite before: "There were very serious disagreements among the royal family. But the Platinum Jubilee and the funerals of the Queen and Prince Philip proved that personal animosity could be put aside for the greater good. And that is what the coronation is all about."
In conclusion, royal biographer Sally Bedell Smith says.
And Prince Charles wants to "get back into the family," not just for the coronation, "People" reports. This equates, hopefully, to an invitation being issued, and possibly an olive branch as well.
"Quite apart from [Prince Charles'] paternalistic desire to be reunited with his son, part of the royal family's job is to show how to deal with the problems we all have in a human and thoughtful way," Lacey said. 'What will be successful for the royal family in the future is not necessarily reconciliation, but the acceptance of different ideas and priorities with one another.'
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