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Photos show how Prince William and Prince Harry kept their distance at the coronation

Samantha Grindell   

Photos show how Prince William and Prince Harry kept their distance at the coronation
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Prince William and Prince Harry seemed to avoid each other at their father's coronation.    Victoria Jones - WPA Pool/Getty Images
  • Prince William and Prince Harry attended King Charles III's coronation on Saturday.
  • The brothers avoided each other in Westminster Abbey, as they weren't seated together.

King Charles III and Queen Camilla were crowned in their coronation ceremony on Saturday.

Royals descended on Westminster Abbey for the historic ceremony, including the king's sons, Prince William and Prince Harry.

The coronation marked the first time the brothers were in the same room since Queen Elizabeth II's funeral.

Although they were seated just two rows away from each other, Harry and William appeared to avoid interacting with each other at all during the coronation.

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Prince Harry walks behind members of the royal family to his seat at King Charles' coronation.      AARON CHOWN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images

Harry entered the coronation ahead of William, walking behind Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank and in front of Princess Beatrice and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi. Meghan Markle didn't accompany him to the coronation.

He was then seated in the third row of attendees with his cousins Eugenie and Beatrice and their spouses.

Harry sat directly behind his aunt, Princess Anne, and although he wasn't seated next to her, the two did chat ahead of the ceremony. The Duke of Sussex smiled as he spoke to her.

Prince Harry speaks to Princess Anne at King Charles III
Prince Harry speaks to Princess Anne at King Charles' coronation on May 6, 2023.      Richard Pohle - WPA Pool/Getty Images

William entered the ceremony with Kate Middleton, the Princess of Wales, as part of the king's procession for the event.

His youngest children, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis, followed behind him.

Prince George served as one of King Charles' attendants for the ceremony.

The Waleses entered behind King Charles, and William didn't appear to acknowledge his brother as he entered, though Harry looked in his direction.

Prince Harry looks at Prince William as he enters King Charles III
Prince Harry looked at Prince William during the ceremony.      SkyNews/YouTube

William and his family were seated in the first row of the audience for the ceremony, so the Prince of Wales was not looking toward his brother Harry while their father was crowned.

William also participated in the coronation, paying homage to King Charles after he received his royal regalia.

Harry was photographed looking in William's direction during the ceremony, seeming to eye his brother.

William and his family later processed out of the ceremony ahead of Harry, heading towards Buckingham Palace where they appeared on the balcony with other senior royals.

The Duke of Sussex did not appear on the balcony at Buckingham Palace, as he is not a working royal.

It's not known if William and Harry interacted outside of the ceremony.

Harry and William's relationship has been strained for years, with their tension reaching a peak when Harry and Meghan's Netflix docuseries premiered in December and Harry released his memoir "Spare," in January.

In the memoir, Harry referred to William as his "beloved brother" and "archnemesis," and he said William physically attacked him in 2019. The royals have not publicly commented on the contents of Harry's book.

Harry also said in the book that he and his brother barely spoke at Queen Elizabeth's funeral in September 2022.




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