Prince William’s only brother, Prince Harry, is set to be excluded from one of his brother’s most important life milestones, claims a new book. According to author Tom Bower’s new biography, the revelation was made by a “guest” who attended King Charles’s Coronation reception.
In ‘Betrayal: Power, Deceit and the Fight for the Future of the Royal Family’, it is written, “William had decided that afternoon not to invite Harry to his coronation”. Prince Harry attended his father King Charles’s Coronation without his wife Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, or their children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet.
Prince William and Harry haven’t been seen publicly together since August 2024. The Prince of Wales and Duke of Sussex both attended a memorial service for their mother’s brother-in-law Lord Robert Fellowes.
According to the Sun, the brothers “kept their distance” at the service and were not seen to speak to each other due to an ongoing rift since Prince Harry quit duties as a senior working royal in 2020.
Lord Fellowes was married to Lady Jane Spencer, Princess Diana’s sister, for more than 40 years. They had three children together and he was uncle to Prince William and Prince Harry.
They said Bower’s “commentary has long crossed the line from criticism into fixation”.
They added: “This is someone who has publicly stated, ‘the monarchy in fact depends on actually obliterating the Sussexes from our state of life’, language that speaks for itself.
“He has made a career out of constructing ever more elaborate theories about people he does not know and has never met. Those interested in facts will look elsewhere; those seeking deranged conspiracy and melodrama know exactly where to find him.”