The source told the Daily Beast: “Put it this way: I don’t think anyone expects Harry to get an invite to William’s Coronation.”
They added: “It’s very clear that William and Kate are now extremely important members of the institution, so their view on Harry, which is basically the further away the better, will have to be taken into account.”
Charles’ coronation on May 6 saw more than 2,000 people attend the service at Westminster Abbey, which was conducted by the Archbishop of Canterbury.
Harry, who relinquished his role as a working royal alongside Meghan in January 2020, sat in the third row of the landmark ceremony and did not have a role on the balcony of Buckingham Palace.
The day also marked son Archie’s fourth birthday, with Meghan remaining in the United States to care for their two children. Harry ensured he celebrated his eldest child’s birthday by returning to California on the same evening.
The source told The Sunday Times how the Prince of Wales has already been looking at how he can modernize his own coronation, whenever that may be, after celebrating his father’s crowning moment.
They said: “He is really thinking, how do we make his Coronation feel most relevant in the future.
“He is mindful of the fact that in 20 years time, or whenever his time comes, how can the Coronation be modern but also unifying to the nation and the Commonwealth? I think his coronation will look and feel quite different.”
William is said to want his coronation to “look and feel different” to his father’s two-hour service at Westminster Abbey – with a special emphasis on making it feel “modern” and “relevant”.
It is thought the Prince of Wales would look to get rid of the “homage to the people” included in Charles’ coronation on May 6, which was altered at the last minute when it proved to be controversial with sections of the public.
