Amid much speculation, Marie Claire has learned that Prince Harry will attend his father King Charles' coronation on May 6 at Westminster Abbey in London. His wife Meghan Markle will not attend.

E News spoke to a representative for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, who said that Meghan will remain in California with her and Harry's two children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet. Coincidentally, Archie's fourth birthday also falls on May 6, the day of the ceremony.

Buckingham Palace also approved Harry's attendance. This news came nine days after the registration deadline of Monday, April 3.

Omid Scobie, a journalist who frequently reports on the Sussex family, tweeted that Archie's birthday had influenced the decision, and that Harry would be making a "fairly quick trip" to England to attend the ceremony at the Great Temple and then return to the United States, where he would attend the May 7 He said he is likely to skip the coronation concert and other coronation weekend festivities at Windsor Castle on May 7.

One friend told People that Harry "wanted to attend the service to support his father at this important moment in his life." Prince Charles is 74 years old, the oldest British monarch to be crowned. His mother, Queen Elizabeth, by the way, was only 27 at the time of her coronation in June 1953.

More details will be provided as they become available.