Photo: Yui Mok - WPA Pool/Getty
Queen Elizabeth’s grandchildren are coming together forKing CharlesandQueen Camilla’s coronation day.
Wearing a morning suit,Prince Harry was all smilesas arrived at Westminster Abbey and entered the ceremony with his cousins, Beatrice and Eugenie, and their husbands. Once inside, he took his seat in the third row betweenPrincess Eugenie’s husband, Jack Brooksbank, and Princess Alexandra.
PHIL NOBLE/POOL/AFP via Getty Images
Aside fromPrince William, Lady Louise and James were the only grandchildren ofQueen Elizabethto take part in the Coronation Procession and Buckingham Palace balcony appearance. That’s because their parents — Prince Edward and Sophie, the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh — are working members of the royal family.
While Princess Anne is also a working royal and participated in the Coronation Procession on horseback, her children — Peter and Zara — did not join the procession or palace balcony appearance.
The grandchildren of Queen Elizabeth andPrince Philiplast publicly united in an emotional moment before the late monarch’s state funeral in September. There, the cousinsstood vigilat her coffin while it laid in state in Westminster Abbey on Sept. 17.
Owen Humphreys/PA Images via Getty Images
“The grandchildren, at the King’s invitation, are very keen to pay their respects — just as theirparents are doingthe evening before,” a royal source told PEOPLE at the time.
Dan Charity - WPA Pool/Getty Images
While most of the grandchildrenlast stepped out togetherfor church on Easter at Sandringham in April, the coronation marks a royal reunion forPrince Harrywith his brother and his cousins.
The Duke of Sussex’s last royal outing was the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth in September, which he attended with wifeMeghan Markle. The couple had been in Europe for a series of charitable events when Buckingham Palace announced the Queen died “peacefully” at age 96 atBalmoral Castlein Scotland on Sept. 8, hours after her doctors said they were “concerned” for her health. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex extended their trip abroad and remained in the U.K. for thefunerary eventsthat followed before returning home to California.
Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images
Prince Harry later made asurprise solo tripto London in March for court hearings that will determine whether his lawsuit against Associated Newspapers for alleged illegal information gathering goes to trial. PEOPLE understands that Harry informed King Charles and Prince William that he would be in the U.K. for the proceedings, though it’s unlikely that the father and sons got together. King Charles was abroad in Germany for thefirst overseas visitof the new reign, while Prince William spent time with wifeKate Middletonand their three children during their school spring break.
While other members of the royal family play a visible role in the coronation service, such asPrince George’s prominent position as aPage of HonorandPrince William’sceremonial step forwardto pay homage to the King,Prince Harryhas no official role and is not expected to participate in any of theplanned eventslike the Buckingham Palace balcony appearance. The Duke of Sussex isexpected to leave the U.K.shortly after the church coronation wraps,The Sunreported, traveling back to his family to be there for Archie’s birthday.
RELATED VIDEO: 5 Unexpected Style Secrets About Queen Camilla Ahead of Coronation Day
Can’t get enough ofPEOPLE’s Royals coverage?Sign up for our free Royals newsletterto get the latest updates onKate Middleton,Meghan Markleand more!
Whatever happens during Harry’s time in the U.K., “he will look back on it and think it is better to come and play his part and say, ‘I saw my father crowned,’ " a source close to the royal household previously told PEOPLE. “And tell his children about it.”
source: people.com
