Prince Harry showing up to the coronation alone reveals a sad truth

Prince Harry turned up to his father’s coronation solo and Meghan’s absence has revealed a wider truth about the famous couple.

Prince Harry attended the coronation solo. Picture: Gareth Cattermole / Pool / AFP

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Meghan Markle has committed the ultimate relationship sin and left her husband to face his dysfunctional family alone.

Prince Harry attended the coronation solo and didn’t even have his loving, actor wife to share a slice of bland quiche with.

Harry at his father’s coronation on his lonesome was a sad sight. He wasn’t even sitting with his immediate family, and it did genuinely seem bleak that he didn’t have a support person with him.

Prince Harry attended the coronation on his own. Picture: Phil Noble/Pool/AFP

Harry’s wife Meghan stayed back in America. Picture: Gareth Cattermole/Pool/AFP

So why wasn’t the elusive Meghan there?

Well, there’s been no official reason. It was their son Archie’s 4th birthday on the same day as the coronation, but he could have come along to England and perhaps celebrated his birthday over the coming days with the royal side of his family.

Yet Meghan was a no-show.

In my opinion, she has made a big and common partner mistake by ditching her husband’s family event.

The reality is that partnering up with someone means attending their family’s boring events for the rest of eternity.

It is rare that anyone wants to attend their in-law’s celebrations, but you do it to support your partner.

At weddings, christenings, birthday parties and yes, even coronations, you are meant to turn up with a smile and pretend their family isn’t a bad time.

Sometimes you are even expected to bring a potato salad.

At least Meghan’s in-laws throw nice events. King Charles booked Lionel Richie and Katy Perry. Meanwhile, most of us are stuck celebrating our partner’s family at RSL clubs where the musical entertainment is more bogan than A-list. Think someone’s uncle that just went through a divorce getting up and belting out Kenny Rodgers.

Harry and Meghan left royal life. Picture: Daniel Leal-Olivas/AFP

It is no secret that Meghan and Harry struggled to fit into the royal family as a couple, so they left.

The couple fled to the safety of Hollywood and invested in podcasts and hanging out with Oprah, and waved goodbye to social obligations and outdated traditions.

They swapped tea for green juices and haven’t looked back – well, besides to complain and discuss it in a whole Netflix series.

Since their royal departure, they’ve talked endlessly about what a happy couple they are.

Meghan even referred to them as pepper and salt shakers and said: “We always move together.”

Well, unless Harry has to fly commercial back to his family – they move very separately in that case.

I understand why Meghan wanted to skip the coronation. It would have been awkward but isn’t that what we do for our partners?

We push through the awkward, mundane and frankly dull to show up for the person we love.

Undoubtedly, the coronation would have been a challenging event for Harry.

He is there to celebrate his father becoming King after he has spent the last year explaining to the world that he has a complicated relationship with his family.

Surely this is one of those moments where you want your partner to hold your hand through it.

The couple now live in America. Picture: Daniel Leal-Olivas/AFP

Harry left by himself as well. Picture: Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images

Meghan’s done a very good job at waxing lyrical about her love for Harry.

Remember the pepper and salt shakers thing? And she has even confessed she thinks the conjoined palm trees in their backyard are a metaphor for the couple.

Plus, she made this declaration in their Netflix series: “Once upon a time, there was a girl from LA. Some people called her an actress. And there was a guy from London. Some people called him a prince. All of those people didn’t fully get it because this is the love story of a boy and a girl who were meant to be together,” she said.

Meghan definitely says the right things about Harry and yet where was she when it counted at the coronation? Nowhere.

See? That is the thing about relationships, isn’t it.

It is far less about what people say and far more about what they do.

Meghan’s told the whole world that Harry’s the love of her life but she didn’t show up for him when the whole world was watching.

Harry ultimately has already chosen his wife over his family and yet this weekend Meghan didn’t chose Harry and that just isn’t giving me great love story vibes.

Originally published as Prince Harry showing up to the coronation alone reveals a sad truth