Prince Harry has to go to Coronation after UK court appearance …
After Prince Harry made a surprise visit in the UK for the court hearing a royal expert has shared that it would now be "very hard" for him not to attend the King's Coronation. Since the Duke and Duchess of Sussex stepped back from their roles as senior members of the Royal family, Harry has to heavily build his own brand, broadcaster Tessa Dunlop exclusively told OK!. Harry, 38, has been busy securing deals and building his life or 'brand' away from the Royal family, having reportedly secured a GBP16 million, four-book deal with Penguin Random House - the publisher of his explosive memoir Spare.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle stepped back from their senior roles in the Royal family in 2020 (Image: GETTY)
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Netflix reportedly paid GBP88 million for the Sussexes' controversial documentary as part of a multi-year contract with royal expert Tessa saying he needs to be at the Coronation "for his Netflix".
As well as this the music streaming platform Spotify was said to have paid Harry and Meghan, 41, an estimated GBP18 million to produce and host podcasts. Since the release of Harry's book Spare, which contained a number of attacks on the Royal family and his surprise appearance in the UK for the hearing in his claim against Associated Newspapers, the Sussexes' attendance at the King's Coronation on May 6 has remained somewhat of a mystery. Although it has been confirmed that they have received an invitation to the big day - the couple are yet to announce whether they are attending or not.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are still yet to confirm whether they will be attending the King's coronation (Image: Toby Melville - WPA Pool/Getty Images)
But royal expert Tessa said: "It will be very hard for Harry not to go".
She added: "Given he managed to turn up to a preliminary court hearing, he'll need to be there for his Netflix, he needs it for his own brand. "Harry has got to build his own brand, he's got a job on his hands now". Tessa went on to explain that previously Kate, William, Harry and Meghan were deemed as the "fab four" and that part of their brand was "being a family and working".
Although she added: "The fab four was concocted by us, they didn't say 'we were the fab four', we imposed all of these ideas on them and then felt disappointed when they didn't live up to reality". Explaining further about their different brands Tessa talks about Kate and how she "very cleverly" uses the infrastructure of the monarchy.
Prince Harry during his surprise return to the UK (Image: PA Wire/PA Images)
Explaining that Kate "stays within that scaffolding and therefore her work emboldens the brand of the monarchy, the same time as it emboldens her own brand, it doesn't shake the scaffolding, she works within it and she's a very clever continuity figure". Whereas Harry has moved away from his role within the Royal family and so has to work on his "own brand".
Tessa added: "It's easier for Harry to walk away than Kate, as Kate really does know what it's like not to be a princess". Speaking further about the King's Coronation and the Prince and Princess of Wales' roles on the day, including their three children Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis Tessa said: "I'm sure they'll all have a role, George will have a bigger one, they're going behind Charles and Camilla's gold carriage and don't forget the coronation is all about succession. "The hierarchy you can't get away from that and George is second in line to the throne after William, they are going to be very present, he won't have a speaking role obviously but I do think he'll be quite visible.
"But Charlotte was also there at the funeral and Charles was at the Coronation when he was four and so I think all three of them (George, Charlotte and Louis) will make an appearance".
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