Real reason Princess Anne sat in front of Prince Harry at King Charles’s Coronation

Prince Harry at King Charles' Coronation in 2023

Prince Harry attended the King’s Coronation in 2023 without his wife (Image: Yui Mok – WPA Pool/Getty Images)

has made headlines again this week following a published just days ago.

The article looked at the life of the prince, 40, and his wife , 43, since they quit the Royal Family five years ago.

As part of the feature, Harry’s bombshell memoir Spare – which was published in 2023 – was mentioned, with one source saying they don’t think the Duke of Sussex really expected the memoir to cause the fallout it did between him and his royal relatives, especially his older brother .

However, while the book did cause ripples in the relationships between Harry and his family, it did not stop the prince from being invited to his father, King Charles’ Coronation, that same year in 2023.

While Meghan did not join her husband as he flew from back to the UK for the big day, Harry received plenty of attention from Coronation viewers as they spotted him at the ceremony, with many finding the fact he was sat by Princess Anne – who was

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Although some believed at the time that the decision to seat Harry behind the King’s sister Anne, 74, and her hat was intentional, this was not the case.

In his book King Charles III: The Inside Story, royal author Robert Hardman claims Anne was never actually meant to sit in front of her nephew and instead sat there as she needed a speedy exit.

This was because she rode on horse back to the Palace after the ceremony as part of the procession.

Hardman said: “Not only do the Lord Chamberlain’s Office not think like that, but the Princess Royal has only switched to that seat following her request for a speedy exit.”

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Prince Harry leaving the King's Coronation in 2023

Harry did not speak to his brother at the King’s Coronation (Image: Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images)

While Harry was just rows away from his brother , it is believed the brothers did not speak and

The brothers have also not met even on Harry’s brief visits to the UK, including after the monarch announced he had cancer.

Despite this frosty relationship between the brothers, Harry is reportedly on talking terms with other royal relatives including his father and cousins, especially who remains close to the prince and Meghan.

Harry’s next visit to the UK is as his trial against News Group Newspapers on matters regarding privacy intrusion is set to begin.

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