Oprah Winfrey shares Coronation advice for Prince Harry and Meghan

Oprah Winfrey weighs in on whether Prince Harry and Meghan Markle should attend King Charles' coronation - and shares the advice she'd give the couple

Published: 16:55, 16 March 2023 | Updated: 17:03, 16 March 2023

Oprah Winfrey has shared her advice with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle about whether or not they should attend the Coronation.

The TV mogul has been friends with the Duchess of Sussex for several years now and was a guest at the royal wedding in May 2018, however their relationship appears to have grown even stronger after Meghan and Harry moved into a £14 million Montecito mansion, which is located just a stone's throw from Oprah's own sprawling home.

Then, in March 2021, she sat down with Meghan and Harry for a bombshell interview that aired on primetime TV, in which the couple aired a series of very damaging allegations about the royal family - including accusations that someone inside The Firm made racist remarks about their son Archie's skin tone before his birth.

Now she has weighed in on whether or not the couple should attend King Charles' Coronation in May.

Speaking on a recently released clip from Tuesday's CBS Mornings show, she said: 'I think they should do what they feel is best for them and their family. That's what I think.

Oprah Winfrey has shared her advice with Prince Harry, 38, and Meghan Markle, 41, about whether or not they should attend the Coronation

The TV mogul has been friends with the Duchess of Sussex for several years now and sat down for a bombshell interview with the couple in 2021

'That's what the bottom line comes down to. What do you feel like is the right thing for you?'

She continued: 'They haven't asked me my opinion.'

According to reports, the Duke and Duchess have been invited and are expected to be at the event on May 6.

However in recent weeks, reports have emerged that family members are privately telling friends that they will give them the 'cold shoulder'.

In a fresh snub, members of the Royal Family are reportedly hoping that the Duke and Duchess will be 'seated in Iceland' if they attend the Coronation of King Charles and Camilla as expected.

Meanwhile a report also claimed Prince Harry and Meghan's children have not been invited to the Coronation.

The Sussexes' children are considered by palace officials to be too young to attend the ceremony at Westminster Abbey, but the couple are likely to spend part of the day with Archie, who turns four on May 6, and Lilibet, now styled Prince and Princess, as they celebrate their son's birthday.

Reports have claimed Prince Harry and Meghan's children have not been invited to the Coronation

In a fresh snub, members of the Royal Family are reportedly hoping that the Duke and Duchess will be 'seated in Iceland' if they attend the Coronation of King Charles and Camilla as expected

But whether or not they have the desire to bring their young children the Coronation a decision by the palace to exclude them is likely to inflame tensions.

It is currently expected that Prince George, nine, and his sister Princess Charlotte, who will turn eight shortly before the ceremony, will attend - as the future King is anticipated to play an official role.

The decision on whether or not to bring Prince Louis, who will turn five in April, is reportedly being 'pondered' by the Prince and Princess of Wales.

However, it is likely he will make an appearance, the Sunday Telegraph reported.

Harry and Meghan will not be invited to take part in the official balcony appearance and many members of the family have no wish to socialise with the couple.

A friend of the family said: 'They will be given the cold shoulder by very many relatives.

One said to me, "I hope they'll be seated in Iceland."

'Many of the family just want nothing more to do with them.

If they have to see them at the Coronation then so be it, but they do not want to socialise with them.'

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have waged a campaign against their own family in a series of media interviews since quitting their Royal duties three years ago.

Many in the Royal Family are now bracing themselves for the arrival of the Sussexes in less than two months as the countdown to the Coronation continues.

The couple are expected to stay at Frogmore Cottage during their visit.

The lease on their home on the Windsor estate runs out at the end of March but they have been allowed to keep it going for a few months while they sort out their belongings and arrange for them to be shipped to California.