Harry has vowed to make media reform part of his mission in life. The Daily Mirror revealed that it appeared he said, “hello,” “morning” and “nice to see you” when he entered the church.

Some British tabloids even consulted professional lip-readers to interpret what Harry was saying. He appeared to join the congregation in one of many refrains of “God save the king” during the pomp- and music-filled ceremony. They all sat in the same row.ĭuring the two-hour spectacle, keen attention was focused on Harry by the media and royal watchers. He proceeded along behind his cousin, Princess Eugenie and her husband, Jack Brooksbank, who followed her father, Andrew. He nodded, waved and spoke a few words to clergy and several guests already seated. An honorary cross hung around his neck and military medals were pinned to the left side of his chest. Harry entered the cavernous church in a black custom Dior three-piece suit with coattails. George served as page boy, helping to carry the train of his grandfather’s robes. William played a prominent role, kneeling at his father’s feet, pledging his loyalty and then kissing him on the cheek. He was later stripped of his honorary military titles and patronages and settled a lawsuit with a woman who said she was forced to have sex with him when she was a teenager. He accused Camilla of leaking private conversations to the media to rehabilitate her own image after marrying Charles.īuckingham Palace had announced before the coronation that Harry and the king’s brother, Prince Andrew, would not have any role in the service.Īndrew, the Duke of York, relinquished royal duties after revelations about his friendship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The book was particularly unflattering toward his stepmother, Camilla, who was once blamed for wrecking his father’s marriage to his mother, the late Princess Diana. In January, Harry dropped his bombshell book dishing family dirt along with intimate details about losing his virginity behind a pub at 17, taking drugs and killing enemies in Afghanistan. In a six-part Netflix series, they lobbed other criticisms at the royal family, alleging racial bias. in 2020 after complaining about intense scrutiny and racist attitudes from the British press. Harry and Meghan, who is biracial, left royal life and moved to the U.S.

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