The King is a loving father, and it is understandable that he should want his younger son to be present on such an occasion. He hopes to give the world the impression that the Royal Family is reconciled.

If only it were! The truth is that Harry has fired torpedo after torpedo at members of the Royal Family, most notably at the Queen Consort Camilla and his brother William, who is said to have misgivings about a deal to lure the Duke and Duchess of Sussex to the Coronation.

There's no evidence that Harry is remotely contrite. More books, and doubtless further television interviews and self-serving documentaries, lie ahead, and neither Harry nor his wife shows any sign of intending to desist.

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It is surely unimaginable, though, that this could happen without an assurance from Harry and Meghan that their broadsides will cease for good — and it seems extremely unlikely that such an undertaking will ever be given by the vengeful Sussexes.


And even if they gave an assurance, how would that be enforced? And why would anybody believe it?

After the Oprah interview, they claimed they were done, they were moving on, living their best life, blah, blah, blah. Obviously that wasn't true, because their docuseries contained scenes that were obviously filmed after the interview.

In the docuseries, Harry claimed that he had made peace with the fact that his family would never see things their way and take responsibility for what they had done. But that after the book was released, they hoped to reconcile with Charles and the rest of the family.

But in the interviews given to promote the book, Harry didn't give the impression of a man that was ready to move on. Instead, he made threats regarding the possibility of a second book, demanded a public apology from his family to his wife. He's got a long list of demands that he wants met before he'll condescend to attend the coronation.

And yet, British reporters think that if he'd just give his word, everything will be fine.