King Charles reportedly 'dismissed' the idea of inviting Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to Trooping the Colour out of fear they would 'cast a dark shadow.' The couple last attended the ceremony in 2019.
, an annual event that celebrates the British sovereign's birthday . While he was surrounded by many royal family members, his son Prince Harry and daughter-in-lawthat the question of extending an invitation to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex was brought up, but immediately shut down.
"There was a brief discussion among the senior royals about inviting Harry and Meghan to Trooping the Colour," he told the publication. "But the idea was quickly dismissed, because even if the couple accepted the invitation there is a feeling that they cast a dark shadow over everything."The Sussexes last attended the ceremony in 2019, just months before they stepped down as senior royals the following January.
, who made her first public appearance in six months amid her cancer battle. She stepped out with William and their three children, Prince George, 10; Princess Charlotte, 9; and Prince Louis, 6; and put on a sweet, united front on the palace's balcony. After a tiresome back and forth over whether she would attend, Kate set the record straight on June 14 with a. She announced she would be present at the birthday parade, but added that she is"not out of the woods yet.
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