After his father’s coronation on Saturday, the Duke of Sussex flew to Los Angeles for his son’s birthday.
Prince Harry was not invited to appear on the balcony of Buckingham Palace after his father was anointed.
The palace confirmed on Saturday that he would have “no formal role” at the coronation of the King.
He was not invited to be on the balcony with working members of the Royal Family, according to the prince’s representatives, who are taking great measures today to clarify what this means.
The Queen’s sister and a lady-in-waiting, both non-royals, were on the balcony for the momentous event.
After the coronation ceremony, the Duke of Sussex hurriedly departed Westminster Abbey to make a flight back to Los Angeles.
Prince Archie spent his fourth birthday with his mother, the Duchess of Sussex, at their US house on Saturday.
British Airways flight attendants informed PA that Prince Harry was on the flight but could not discuss his trip.
Harry’s coronation attendance was his first with the royal family since his biography Spare made controversial assertions about his family.
During the coronation of the King, he was situated in the third row alongside Prince Andrew, who withdrew from public life in November 2019 after a disastrous Newsnight interview in which he discussed his friendship with pedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein.
Harry and Andrew sat behind Prince William by two rows.
Prince Harry conversed with his cousin Princess Beatrice and her spouse Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi as he entered the Abbey in the UK rain on Saturday.
He also bowed and smiled at guests as he walked behind them down Abbey’s nave by himself.
