Is the Duchess of Sussex staying home because of Archie’s birthday? Some say it points to a failure in negotiations.
Quoted in The Guardian, Robert Lacey said:
With the invitation going out a month ago, “it seems the result of the best part of a month’s discussions and negotiations have not worked,” said the royal historian and author Robert Lacey.
The invitation had been on the table for a month, so negotiations were likely, said Lacey, “because it was possible for the Sussexes to reply a month ago”.
Harry was reportedly not happy over his seating at the Queen’s platinum jubilee service, said Lacey. “It’s all about negotiating over the Abbey equivalent of Siberia as to where Harry was going to be seated,” he added.
“There are invitations. And there are invitations,” said Lacey, adding that the seating plan “may have been the substance of what has not been resolved to their [the Sussexes’] satisfaction”.
Read the full article in The Guardian: Harry yes, Meghan no: coronation plan fuels more speculation about royal rift | Monarchy | The Guardian
