Prince Harry risks ending his Royal Family relationship with potential fresh snub
The Duke of Sussex has been invited to King Charles's Coronation in May 2023
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Prince Harry risks ending his relationship with the Royal Family if he snubs his father's invitation to the Coronation, according to a royal expert.
The Duke of Sussex and his wife Meghan Markle have been invited to the historic ceremony.
However, despite releasing a statement confirming they had received the invitation, the Sussexes have not indicated whether they will attend the Coronation.
Royal commentator Alexander Larman stated that not going to the ceremony could mark the end of the Duke of Sussex's relationship with his family.
Prince Harry unexpectedly attended three out of four days of a privacy hearing against Associated Newspapers Limited in London last week.
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Larman told Us Weekly: "If he [doesn’t] go to the Coronation, he’s essentially saying, ‘I am not gonna have any relationship with my family ever again'."
It comes as Prince Harry unexpectedly attended three out of four days of a privacy hearing against Associated Newspapers Limited in London last week.
The Duke of Sussex's statements in the High Court made headlines last week as he claimed the Royal Family "withheld information" from him regarding the phone hacking claims against News Group Newspapers (NGN).
He said: "The Institution was without a doubt withholding information from me for a long time about NGN's phone hacking and that has only become clear in recent years as I have pursued my own claim with different legal advice and representation."
Despite being in the UK, Prince Harry was unable to hold face-to-face talks with King Charles, who was "too busy" to see his son as he prepared for a landmark state visit to Germany.
The Duke of Sussex is one of several high-profile individuals to bring claims against ANL for misuse of private information.
None of the claimants, including Prince Harry, were formally required to be at the hearing.
ANL, the Daily Mail's publisher, has described the allegations as "preposterous smears".
The Duke of Sussex is one of several high-profile individuals to bring claims against ANL for misuse of private information.
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The preliminary hearing considered legal arguments and a judge will decide whether it will go any further.
In a statement released in October when the legal action was announced, the newspaper group said: "We utterly and unambiguously refute these preposterous smears which appear to be nothing more than a pre-planned and orchestrated attempt to drag the Mail titles into the phone hacking scandal concerning articles up to 30 years old.
"These unsubstantiated and highly defamatory claims - based on no credible evidence - appear to be simply a fishing expedition by claimants and their lawyers, some of whom have already pursued cases elsewhere."