King Charles coronation date ‘definitely not’ a Sussex dig: expert
Royal author Tom Bower says it is “absurd” to believe the palace intentionally chose the date of King Charles’ coronation to disband Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.
Earlier this week, Buckingham Palace announced that the official coronation ceremony for the new monarch will take place at Westminster Abbey on May 6, 2023, which happens to be the same date as the Duke and Duchess’s son’s 4th birthday. of Sussex, Archie.
Some royal fans took note of the date and speculated that it was chosen to possibly hurt the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.
“Unbelievable!! There are 365 days in the year! Why? Just why?” tweeted onewhile another wrote: “This will just deprive us of her 4th birthday pic or delay it. Just like Princess Lily’s birthday party. All for riding Sussex ponytails!! 🤦 🏻♀️🙄”.
“Archie’s birthday was the last thing on their minds,” Tom Bower, author of “Revenge: Meghan, Harry, and the War Between the Windsors,” told Page Six in an exclusive interview.
He adds: ‘The date was chosen because it is just before the official opening of Parliament and Charles will want to appear as King with his crown and all the ceremonial (robes)’.
The official opening of Parliament is a ceremony that officially marks the beginning of a session of Parliament and always includes a Speech from the Throne, known as the King’s (or Queen’s) Speech. Queen Elizabeth has faithfully opened every session during her 70-year reign, except for three, including 2022 when she was too frail to attend.
Bower says palace officials have checked the schedule.
“They looked at what was happening in Britain,” he says. “They didn’t watch what was going on in Montecito (where the Sussex family currently resides). The idea that anyone cares is nonsense.
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