Harry yes, Meghan no: coronation plan fuels more speculation about royal rift

Is the Duchess of Sussex staying home because of Archie's birthday? Some say it points to a failure in negotiations

The Will they? Won't they?" question of whether the Duke and Duchess of Sussex would attend has hung over King Charles's coronation for months.

Even after the couple was formally invited by email one month ago, reply there came none, with the deadline reportedly passing last week, and organisers said to be increasingly impatient.