Royal insider believes Prince William will snub Prince Harry at the Coronation
Prince William is still furious over his brother’s bombshell memoir and has a firm plan in place to deal with him on what will be the most important day in their father’s life.
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Prince Harry’s biographer says William will snub his brother at tomorrow’s Coronation.
Speaking to GB News, Angela Levin said: “He’s furious with him. He invaded his privacy while he was suing other people for invading his own.
“He wants to protect Catherine and he’s realised that it’s been very difficult for her, she’s had to learn how to donate herself to the royal family, which he has done absolutely brilliantly.
“He doesn’t want some snippet attacking her and being unkind,” she said.
With Prince Harry estranged from many members of the Royal family, his visit and attendance at the Coronation could be awkward at the very least, if not even a little lonely.
The Duke of Sussex won’t be taking part in many parts of the Coronation day, including the processions to and from Westminster Abbey and standing on the famous Buckingham Palace balcony alongside his family.
And he won’t have the support of wife Meghan Markle. The Duchess will be staying at home in California with Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet.
But determined to be there for the biggest day of his father’s life, he will have a few members of his inner circle to lean on as well as some famous friends and the wife of a world leader.
Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank
Daughter of Prince Andrew and ex-wife Sarah Ferguson, Eugenie grew up with Prince Harry.
They are only a few years apart in age and have become very close over the years.
The Princess and her husband, Jack Brooksbank, currently live in Harry and Meghan’s former royal residence Frogmore Cottage in London.
The 33-year-old Princess also made an appearance in the couple’s Netflix series and has stayed with her cousin and his wife at the Sussexes new home in California.
She was the first and possible only royal visitor to see the Sussexes when they moved to California.
The bond between Eugenie and her husband and the Sussexes has often been seen in public as they shared a laugh at royal events.
Tiggy Legge-Bourke
Alexandra Pettifer, better known as Tiggy Legge-Bourke, was Harry and William’s beloved childhood nanny.
Tiggy was said to be the boys’ favourite nanny and she was also Charles’ personal assistant from 1993 to 1999.
Tiggy, who has remained close to both the princes up until the present day, once referred to the pair as “my babies”.
It has also been widely reported that Tiggy was chosen to be one of Archie’s godparents.
Whether she has been invited to the Coronation or not, she would be a great support to Harry and William.
Harry also revealed that Tiggy was one of his inner circle of loved ones who chastised him for doing the bombshell Oprah Winfrey interview in 2021.
Mark Dyer
Royal aide, and former Welsh Guard officer Mark Dyer, has long been part of Prince Harry’s trusted inner circle and was at one time designated to be his protector.
Marko as he was affectionately known to the Prince became mentor and they spent a lot of time together.
Marko was also seen by the young prince as a ‘second dad’ and won his respect for owning his extreme ginger looks.
The 56-year-old was a companion to Harry during his gap year and they apparently travelled together in Australia, Lesotho and Argentina.
Harry is also godfather to Mark’s son Jasper and Marko was an usher at Harry and Meghan’s wedding in 2019.
Ant and Dec
Ant McParland and Dec Donnelly were probably seen as unlikely guests at the Coronation ceremony – but they have close connections to the monarchy and will be part of the congregation inside the Abbey.
The duo have been ambassadors of The Prince’s Trust for more than 20 years and have hosted The Prince’s Trust Awards 10 times and made a documentary with King Charles in 2015.
The royal connection extends to Harry and William, who ribbed each other during an interview with Ant and Dec in 2006.
Harry pointed out to his dad that the two men chatting to them were actually hit artists PJ and Duncan.
The Britain’s Got Talent hosts have thrown their support behind Harry commending the important work he has been doing around World Mental Health Day and could be a big support to Harry on Coronation day.
Jill Biden
The US First lady is representing America at the Coronation instead of her husband and US President Joe Biden.
The Professor of English and the Prince first formed a bond a decade ago over their shared interest in veterans – and both of the Bidens have attended Harry’s Invictus Games.
During a tour of the US, Prince Harry attended a reception of American and British wounded service members along with Jill, who was second lady at the time.
Harry has said it was that trip that gave him the inspiration to start the Invictus Games – and Dr Biden cheered the US team on at the inaugural event in London in 2014.
She also attended events in Florida in 2016 and in Toronto in 2017 along with her husband, who has joked about how close his wife and Harry had become.
The US President has joked about his wife’s involvement in the inaugural Games, saying “Jill went to London for the last Games. She spent too much damn time with Prince Harry!”
He also joked about how easily the pair had hit it off, saying at the time: “I read in the Guardian, or one of them, and it says — I’m paraphrasing — ‘everywhere Prince Harry went, he had this blonde woman on his arm.’ The vice-president’s wife! I’m a little worried here, you know what I mean?”
Dr Biden has spoken highly of Harry in public, specifically citing his military service and work with veterans.
Dynamo
The Illusionist, whose real name is Steven Frayne, is another famous and friendly face who has been invited to the Coronation.
They have known each other since 2014 and have a mutual admiration.
In the past Dynamo has praised The Prince’s Trust’s Enterprise programme for helping change his life and has gone on to become an ambassador.
And the Duke of Sussex is one of his biggest celebrity fans.
Harry was so impressed by his illusionary skills he offered Dynamo the Crown jewels in exchange for learning how he pulls them off.
“Harry is very cool. He came to a performance I did at The Olympics,” revealed Dynamo at the time.
“He was trying to get my secrets by trying to bribe me with the Crown Jewels.”
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