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Where will Prince Harry sit at King Charles III's coronation?

Prince Harry is attending his father King Charles' coronation ceremony

Hannah Watkin
Content Writer
Updated: May 6, 2023
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Prince Harry has arrived at Westminster Abbey for King Charles III's coronation. However, His Majesty's son will likely not be getting a front row seat for the ceremony.

So where will the 38-year-old royal, who now lives in California with his wife Meghan Markle and their children Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, be sat for the historic ceremony? HELLO! looks into all we know so far about King Charles and Queen Camilla's coronation seating plan.

Where will Prince Harry sit at King Charles III's coronation?

Prince Harry smiling at Princess Anne in Westminster Abbey© Getty
Prince Harry smiling at Princess Anne in Westminster Abbey

There was no official confirmation about where Prince Harry will sit for the coronation of his father and his step-mother - but now that he has taken his seat, it has been revealed Harry is sat in the third row of the church. It was assumed Harry would not be sat further forward as we knew that the Duke of Sussex was not going to have any official role in the coronation.

This suggested he would not be seated at the front of the church along with other members of his family such as his brother the Prince of Wales and his children. Some publications including The Mirror reported that Harry was due to be seated in the third row of guests for the coronation, although others reported he may be sat even further back.

Charles' invite for Harry to join his family at the coronation shows that not all ties have been cut between the two despite Harry's recent controversial interviews and his tell-all memoir  Spare in which he criticized his family.

Where will Harry stay for the coronation?

frogmore cottage view
Frogmore Cottage

The Prince is expected to stay at Frogmore Cottage for the duration of the trip - the Sussexes' UK residence which they have been requested to vacate this summer, in a move sanctioned by King Charles. 

SEE: How to watch King Charles III's coronation and what time is it on? 

This could well be the last time that Harry stays in his former home, which is where his son Prince Archie spent the first few months of his life. This would also be a chance for him to collect any last belongings in the house, for the couple to transport to their Montecito mansion. 

Frogmore is located in Windsor, which is conveniently located for Harry to travel into central London for the coronation celebrations. It hasn't been announced for how long Harry will be in town, and when he will return home to America, but the couple's statement did only reference Saturday 6 May.

Why is Meghan Markle not attending King Charles III's coronation?

meghan markle in nude pink© Getty
Meghan Markle announced she wouldn't be attending the coronation in April

Meghan Markle is staying in the US to look after the royal couple's two children Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, so it seems likely that she will remain at their Montecito mansion. It is Prince Archie's birthday on 6 May, so it is likely they will be celebrating this privately as well as potentially catching up with King Charles III's coronation ceremony.

MORE: King Charles III coronation: the confirmed guest list 

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