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Prince Harry has been relegated to the third row at his father King Charles III’s coronation ceremony at Westminster Abbey in London on Saturday.
The renegade royal will be seated in between Eugenie’s husband Jack Brooksbank, and Queen Elizabeth II’s cousin Princess Alexandra, Page Six has learned.
The front row, where his estranged brother, Prince William, and sister-in-law, Kate Middleton, will be sat is for working royals only.
Harry is set to wear a morning suit for the service as a source tells us, “Harry didn’t push for a seat up front and he didn’t push to wear his military uniform.”
The Duke of Sussex flew into London early Friday and is due to leave after the coronation service to fly back to the US for his son Prince Archie’s fourth birthday.
Harry and Charles did not meet up on Friday as Charles was at Buckingham Palace, while Harry went directly to his Windsor home, Frogmore Cottage, for what will be the last time after he and his wife, Meghan Markle, were asked to vacate the property.
Last month, Prince Harry confirmed that he would be attending Charles’ coronation without the Duchess of Sussex.
Sources at the time told Page Six that Markle would instead remain home in California with their two kids — Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet — to celebrate their son’s birthday on Saturday.
Royals insiders told also told us at the time that Markle thought it would be “inauthentic” to attend given her tensions with her husband’s family.
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“They had to make a decision that felt genuine and authentic, especially after everything that has been said and all the things that have gone down,” a source familiar with the family shared.
Page Six also exclusively reported that Harry, 38, agreed to attend the coronation without knowing what his seating arrangements would be on the day of.
Princess Diana’s former butler Paul Burrell predicted that Harry would be stuck in the 10th row, however, our insider assured us that would be very unlikely.
“Harry has not been told where he’s sitting yet, but I highly doubt that [it’s as far back as the 10th row],” a source exclusively told us.
The source added, “Harry’s going to show up to support his dad. All I know is that it’s a stretch to ask much more for him … he doesn’t have any sort of agenda other than just getting in and getting out.”
And another insider shared that Harry had heard “nothing” about where he would be seated prior to RSVPing “yes.”
“For the most part, I think all parties will be focused on making the day as special as possible for the king,” the insider added.
Adding insult to injury, Harry was also not given an official role during the ceremony despite being fifth in the line of succession to the British throne.
However, William and his eldest son Prince George, 9 — who are first and second in line to the throne respectively — were both assigned special duties for the occasion.
Harry and the “Suits” alum, 41, were notoriously snubbed at Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral last September when they were seated in the second row behind the Prince of Wales, 40, and his wife Kate Middleton, 41.
And because they relinquished their roles as working royals, they were barred from standing on the Balcony at Buckingham Palace with the rest of the royal relatives during the late Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations in June 2022.
Tensions are high between Harry and his royal family members — namely William and Charles — after he repeatedly went after them in his scathing memoir, “Spare.”
While Harry is on the outs with his brother and father, we’re told he remains close with several cousins including the daughters of 63-year-old Prince Andrew – Princess Beatrice, 34, and Princess Eugenie, 33 — as well as 72-year-old Princess Anne’s daughter Zara Phillips, 41, and her husband Mike Tindall, 44.
Still, Harry won’t be sticking around to join in the festivities after Charles, 74, and Queen Camilla, 75, are officially crowned King and Queen.
Harry and Markle moved their family to Montecito, Calif., in 2020 after resigning from their royal duties amid the Duchess of Sussex’s claims that she was suicidal after marrying into the monarchy.
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