After several years of , a question mark hovered for months over whether Harry and Meghan, the Duke and
Duchess of Sussex, would make the journey from
California to
London for the coronation. But last month, Buckingham Palace said in a clipped statement that
Prince Harry would attend — alone. Meghan is remaining in the
United States with the couple’s children, Prince Archie, who turns 4 on Saturday, and Princess Lilibet, 1. Since Harry and Meghan withdrew from royal duties in 2020 and moved to the United States, the
Duke of Sussex has attended a few royal events, including the funerals of his grandmother in September and his grandfather in 2021. But his attendance at his father’s coronation, and that of Harry’s wife and children, had been a subject of constant speculation after interviews, documentaries and portrayed a growing rift in the
Royal Family. News of Harry’s brief return to the royal fold came one month after he and Meghan were , their five-bedroom house on the grounds of
Windsor Castle.
Queen Elizabeth had offered the house to the couple at the time of their wedding in 2018, and it served as their home base when they visited
Britain after moving to Montecito, Calif.