Prince Harry Faces Backlash For Wearing UK ‘Participation’ Medals

Royal expert Richard Fitzwilliams suggested that the absence of the Coronation medal on Harry’s outfit was the prince’s way of deliberately seeking to distance himself from his old life as he makes the US his permanent home with his wife, Meghan Markle, and their two kids.

Harry was not permitted to attend last May’s festivities in military dress after stepping back from royal duties. The party is considered a privilege reserved for working members of the family.

Fitzwilliams told Newsweek: “Those eligible who were involved in the coronation were given a medal.”

“The Sussexes do nothing by chance and this clearly emphasises or is intended to emphasise his distance from the royal family,” he added. “The Sussexes are well aware that every single thing they do, everything they wear, everything they say, is all going to be examined.”