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Prince Harry joined the royal family at Charles’ coronation

  • By Matt Murphy & Andre Roden-Paul
  • BBC News

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WATCH: Prince Harry arrives at Westminster Abbey

The Duke of Sussex has joined the rest of the royal family at Westminster Abbey for his father Charles III’s coronation.

Prince Harry appeared relaxed as he arrived at the Abbey and was seen chatting with his cousins ​​Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie.

It is thought to be the first time he has seen his family since the release of his controversial memoir Spare.

He arrived in London on Friday but is said to return to the US after his son’s birthday party.

Prince Archie is staying with his mother, the Duchess of Sussex, in Los Angeles, where he will celebrate his fourth birthday.

“Prince Harry wants to make every effort to make it back for Archie’s birthday,” a source told US outlet Page Six.

As he entered the abbey, dressed in morning robes and wearing medals, the prince appeared relaxed and smiled at guests as he walked through the middle of the abbey before chatting with several family members.

He patted Princess Beatrice’s husband Edoardo Mabelli Mozzi on the back with a smile before taking his place next to Jack Brooksbank, Princess Eugenie’s husband, in the third row. In the third row was Prince Andrew, Duke of York.

She watched the ceremony wearing a garter belt in the second row, behind the king’s sister Princess Anne and Queen Elizabeth II’s first cousin, the Duke of Kent.

They were preceded by the Prince and Princess of Wales and their children Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis, as well as the King’s brother, the new Duke of Edinburgh – Prince Edward – and his wife Sophie.

Previously, Prince Harry sat in the second row – directly behind the monarch – at Westminster Abbey for the funeral of the late Queen Elizabeth last year.

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Prince Harry, third row right, looks on with Princess Eugenie’s husband Jack Brooksbank

After landing at London’s Heathrow Airport on Friday morning, the prince is said to have stayed at Frogmore Cottage in the grounds of Windsor Castle on Friday night – the home where he and Meghan live has been asked by the king to vacate.

Buckingham Palace confirmed last month that only Prince Harry would attend the ceremony.

Unlike other members of the family, he never wore clothes or a military uniform — despite serving in the military for a decade, including two tours of duty in Afghanistan.

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Prince Harry arrived at Westminster Abbey in a morning suit with medals

Meghan is staying in America

Relations between Prince Harry and other members of the family have been strained since the publication of his memoir.

The book clearly revealed the fallout and disagreements with relatives, and that he feels “different” from the rest of his family.

Meghan’s decision to decline the invitation was widely seen as part of these ongoing, unresolved family tensions.

Last month, it was revealed the monarch was trying to block legal action against newspapers for hacking Prince Harry’s phone.

In a witness statement revealed by court documents, Prince Harry was “summoned to Buckingham Palace” and told to drop the cases because of the impact on the family.

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