Prince Harry and Meghan's kids get no official coronation role

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's children have no been handed roles at King Charles' coronation so far - but Camilla's family has. Prince George has been handed a crucial role for his grandad's big day, unlike his cousins Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet. It is believed the three-year-old and his one-year-old little sister have not even been invited, with sources citing that the children are "very young".

READ MORE - Radford family's 'war of words' kids who moved on and those who won't appear on show Charles' accession to the throne means the youngsters, who live in California with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, have taken up their titles as Prince and Princess, but have seemingly not been asked to attend, reports the Mirror. Whether the youngsters are included on the day has allegedly been a major sticking point for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, who themselves appear to still be considering whether they make an appearance.

As it stands, Archie and Lilibet seemingly won't play any part in the day itself, but their cousins and Queen Camilla's grandchildren will be integral. Prince George, nine, will have a starring role, while Princess Charlotte, seven and Prince Louis, who turns five next month, will join their grandfather and the Queen as they leaver the Abbey. George has been handed a central role for the King's Coronation as a Page of Honour, carrying his his robes as he enters and leaves Westminster Abbey.

The King and George's father, Prince William, were keen for the young prince to have an important role on May 6 and decided he will be front and centre. George and seven other boys named Pages of Honour will "attend their majesties", the King and Queen, during the service. The honour is usually granted to teenage sons of members of the nobility and gentry, and especially of senior Royal Household members.

The boys are either family friends or relatives of Charles and Camilla and despite it usually being lads aged 12 to 15, young George was given the task after showing a "deep interest" in the ceremony. The King's other Pages of Honour will be Lord Oliver Cholmondeley, 13, Nicholas Barclay, 13, and Ralph Tollemache, 12. The Queen Consort's Pages of Honour will be her grandsons, twins Gus and Louis Lopes, and Freddy Parker Bowles, along with great-nephew, Arthur Elliot.Palace insiders say roles for -Camilla's granddaughters, Lola, 15 and Eliza, 13, will be confirmed.

An insider told OK! that a major sticking point was how the Sussex children Archie, three, and one-year-old Lilibet were to be included on the day. But the source explained that their inclusion in the ceremony has "never been a bone of contention" because small children don't attend royal events of this scale "due to restlessness and tantrums". During the Queen's Coronation, Charles made history as the first child to witness their mother's crowning, but Princess Anne was deemed too young to attend at the age of two-years-old.

According to royal historian and author Dr Tessa Dunlop, it would be "odd" if Archie has not been invited to the event. She told True Royalty TV's The Royal Beat: "If you look at the footage of the 1953 Coronation, who was very prominent, albeit briefly? Prince Charles.

He was four. "Archie on his fourth birthday is definitely not too young to attend the Coronation. And if you want Meghan there, you need to invite her son."

Harry and Meghan's children have been named prince and princess on the Royal Family website - and we asked Mirror readers what they thought of the news.

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To sign up to any of our newsletters, visit this link here. The young royals are now listed as Prince Archie of Sussex and Princess Lilibet of Sussex on the official webpage, with Harry and Meghan calling it their "birthright". It comes after the couple announced the christening of their one-year-old daughter last month, in a statement that called her by the royal title.

This marked the first time Lilibet has been publicly called a princess and confirms that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex will use royal styles for their children. We asked Mirror readers if they think Harry and Meghan are right to use Archie and Lilibet's titles, and 88 percent said 'No'. Meanwhile, 10 percent of respondents selected the option 'Yes - It is their birthright', and backed up their reasoning in the comments.

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