Attacks on the royal family
The prince’s surprise appearance in London comes just over a month before his father’s coronation ceremony on May 6.
He and Meghan, who remain the Dukes of Sussex although since 2020 they cannot use their titles of Royal Highnesses or officially represent the British monarchy, were invited to the ceremony.
This will be held with great pomp at Westminster Abbey, in central London, in the presence of dozens of heads of state and government and representatives of monarchies from around the world.
However, the presence of the controversial couple has not yet been confirmed.
The last time they were seen publicly in the UK was at the funeral of Harry’s grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, last September.
Their eventual return to the country has been the subject of much speculation in recent months, following the virulent attacks they launched against the royal family.
In December, Netflix aired a six-part documentary titled “Harry & Meghan” in which they settled accounts with the British media and with members of the royal family, especially William, Harry’s older brother and 40-year-old heir to the throne, over whose press team they accused of having turned public opinion against them.
Then, in January, Henry published a controversial memoir entitled “In the Shadows” recounting sordid details of his life within the British royal family and his poor relations with his father and brother.
According to the British press, the prince does not expect to meet either of the two in the coming days.
Traumatized since adolescence by the death of his mother, Princess Diana, in a traffic accident in Paris in 1997 when she was being chased by the paparazzi, Enrique argued against the unbearable pressure of the tabloid press to leave the monarchy.
Stating that Meghan, who is mixed-race, had been the target of racist attacks and death threats on social media, she said she did not want to see her mother’s story repeat itself.
The couple, who have two children, Archie, 3, and Lilibet, 1, have launched several lawsuits against British tabloids they accuse of violating their privacy rights.