While a number of media outlets have already started addressing Camilla as “Queen Camilla” instead of Queen Consort Camilla, King Charles has reportedly made his mind not to invite his son Harry to his coronation ceremony.
According to a friend of Queen Camilla’s who spoke to The Daily Beast, “Almost everything Charles has done over the past twenty years has, in one way or another, been about getting Camilla accepted by the public. He loves her. He is incredibly protective of her and he couldn’t do it without her. Even the queen finally accepted that. It is one thing for Harry to attack Charles, he can take it on the chin, but if Harry forces him to choose, by laying into Camilla in his book, I have no doubt he will choose Camilla.”
The Daily Beast reports that Charles “likely won’t” invite Harry if he writes negatively about Camilla, and that there is “tremendous nervousness” in his circle about the memoir in general. But royal author Katie Nicholl tells the outlet “There is no doubt that Charles would like Harry and Meghan to be at his coronation. And to be fair to Charles, he has been magnanimous in terms of extending, very publicly, olive branches to the Sussexes, not only in his televised accession address but also putting them front and center at the funeral events”.
That said, apparently Charles “does expect respect in return, and a problem is going to arise if, between now and then, Harry repays him by attacking him, Camilla or the institution. He is not going to put up with inaccurate and unfair attacks”.
Nicholl adds that, like the Queen, Charles will be focused on “protecting the institution.” She also notes that the “lack of urgency” in naming Archie and Lilibet prince/princess has everything to do with the situation. “My understanding is that Charles is not averse to granting them titles, but he expects to see respect from the Sussexes in return,” Nicholl explains. “The ball is in the Sussexes’ court. The royals, just like the rest of us, are waiting to see what they will do next”.
Knowing about King Charles’ decision of not inviting Harry to his coronation, people started expressing their opinion on social media. Here are few of those comments:
Susan: I don’t know what the big deal is that the Coronation is on the same day as Archie’s bday. He’ll be 4 years old, I’ve often celebrated my children’s birthdays a few days later or before so they could have a weekend birthday party. This is much ado about nothing. As for Harry’s book it’s so obvious he is making a huge mistake because a book won’t sell unless there are salacious bits.
David: Sounds fair. Harry is free to put whatever he wants in his book, but he won’t be free from consequences.
Naomi: I have developed respect for Camilla and I once thought she was a horrible person. She has proved to be a wonderful asset to the RF and the Queen made it her express wish that she be Queen Consort. That’s good enough for me. Charles and Diana were a total mismatch….the age difference, the lack of common interests. You can tell that when Charles and Camilla are together they truly are deeply in love and soul mates. Her support will make Charles a better King. It would have been wonderful if Diana had lived long enough to meet her person. Think about the fact she was nineteen when they got engaged! And didn’t want to go through with the wedding after realizing Charles would never get Camilla out of his heart but it was a freight train out of her control by that late date.
Robert: An article a day about this Memoir. Article a day about what a father will do to his won son from people who know neither. Don’t these writers think they are starting to expose themselves a little too much?
Melony: Charles needs to be careful, not everyone is a fan of Camilla in the UK let alone everywhere else. People are respectful now because of the Queen’s passing, but the world watching Camilla be crowned while thinking about Diana, may not be all he thinks it will be.
Donna: The people saying that Diana is gone and people should get over it clearly have mislabeled the dislike. I don’t dislike her because of Diana. I dislike her because her integrity is highly lacking, as proved through her actions.
Morgan: A bigger question is: why would anyone watch the special or, worse yet, buy the book? Harry thinks he’s sticking it to the royals because, boo-hoo, he’s been “picked on”. Meg loves the attention….any attention. And getting paid for their tattling doesn’t hurt. She’s an “actress”….so I guess the worst thing is to be ignored. But Harry was raised differently. To give up his family. and all the tradition, is puzzling.
Lucifer: I’m sorry, Chuck, but you & Ms. Parker-Bowels were a part of this soap opera – ACCEPT IT! And love your son.
Gerald: The story of Charles and Camilla began before Diana. They loved each other enough to continue their affair afterwards, as self-destructive to all three as it was. Diana sadly and tragically died. Camilla and Charles were wed and happy. Camilla dedicated herself to being his wife, support, and royal duties. It is apparent to me that their relationship is meaningful to them both. Whatever Harry and his wife do at this point is just hurtful and destructive and in my opinion, not something a caring adult son does to his remaining parent. Doing so will not change the past but will direct their futures.
Barbara: That would be the fair thing to do…if Harry slams Camilla, it’s only right, that Charles protects her, even though, what he and Camilla did in the past, she’s still his wife, and soon to be Queen Consort..Harry had grievances regarding his stepmother, which is a normal thing for stepchildren to have, when a parent remarries, he should have aired in out a long time ago, with Charles and Camilla, instead of waiting fifteen years, to tell it all in a book it took Meghan, to convince him to slander his family, like she did to hers…Harry is a coward, so, he took refuge in the USA, to purposely bash his father and family, and he doesn’t deserve to go to the Coronation, if his book is going to be revengeful..
Martha Sanchez: King Charles, is defending his wife Great to Know how he feels. Harry definite is blind how his Actress Meghan manipulates him to his desires. Neither one should be included in that special day Harry desired when Queen Elizabeth was alive to be away from any of his Royal assignment to pleased the poor and manipulative wife .Now deal with her let’s see how long she is going to remain in your site.
James: Cheating on your wife or husband is dishonorable, period. To be called out on it is to be expected and are the consequences of your actions. However, if you are going to air these actions in a public way then the consequences to you are to be expected also. Whining about being slighted while being over privileged should not elicit much sympathy. If any of them had to get an actual job and pay their bills without relying on a vast inheritance and stipends of an incredible amount from the British government they would probably have to sing a different tune.
Essie: I knew that. If Harry already attacked Camilla which he probably already did, it will give Charles the reason he needed to oust Harry in the first place, just like the invite then the uninvited, Charles wants the limelight, so now we know, the coronation was purposely out on Archie’s birthday. What an dad Charles is to his sons, William needs to step in and say dad this is unnecessarily too much.
Marsha: Bow down to me and say I”m great, and I’ll let you come to my coronation. Lol, I remember something like that being said by the elementary school girls about their birthday parties.
Darrell: Publish your book, name/name’s, tell all of their dirty little secrets. King Daddy is already trying to pay off the publishers to stop the book. It’s not like they care about your family. Now giving ultimatums. I can’t imagine a family treating a family member (son, brother) like this.
Jenny: Charles’ treatment of Diana has indelibly marred his image. He will never be beloved like his mother was. That said, uninviting Harry to the coronation if he badmouths Camila is entirely understandable!
Rodrick: Charles and William use the media and unnamed royal palace staff to slam Harry and Meghan. You can’t throw stones at the Sussexes on a daily basis and expect silence from them. How about Charles learns how to be a good king before the coronation? Charles and William don’t have any leadership skills to lead anyone. A coronation of a morally bankrupt person isn’t that important anyways.
