Prince Harry blocked by Princess Anne’s big feather in another coronation snub
He’s seeing red.
Prince Harry’s view of his father King Charles III’s coronation was massively obstructed by a big red feather atop Princess Anne’s hat on Saturday.
The Duke of Sussex, 38, can be seen in visuals from the grand royal event strategically trying to move his head around the giant plume in order to see the ceremony better.
His wife Meghan Markle — who did not attend the coronation — was coincidentally also blocked at Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral by a large candle last September.
Anne’s interference, however, appeared unintentional since she was seen chatting wth fellow guest, seemingly unaware that she was blocking her nephew’s face behind her.
Charles’ only sister — unlike other women at the coronation — was dressed in a military uniform because of her official role at the coronation.
She was the Gold-Stick-in-Waiting — the person entrusted with the monarch’s personal safety on the big day.
“I have a role as the Colonel of the Blues and Royals in the Household Cavalry regiment as Gold Stick [in Waiting]. And Gold Stick was the original close protection officer,” the Princess Royal, 72, explained to CBC earlier this week.
“So that is a role I was asked if I’d like to do for this coronation, so I said yes. Not least of all, it solves my dress problem.”
Harry, unlike his aunt, does not have any formal roles at the coronation, and has seemingly gotten the short end of the stick in many ways.
The “Spare” author was seated Saturday in the third row of the pews inside Westminster Abbey, where his father’s crowning event took place.
He was placed between Princess Eugenie’s husband Jack Brooksbank and Queen Elizabeth II’s cousin Princess Alexandra, as the front row was reserved for working royals.
Harry and Markle, 41, stepped back from their senior duties as royal family members in 2020. They made their exit official the following year.
Harry will also not be present when family members join Charles, 74, on the balcony at Buckingham Palace later in the day.
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However, the Archewell founder — who arrived in London just Friday — did not plan to stay in the UK for long.
A source previously told Page Six that Harry will return to Los Angeles two hours after his father’s event in order to make it on time for his son Prince Archie’s 4th birthday.
Markle is in California currently with their son and 1-year-old daughter, Princess Lilibet.
The Duchess of Sussex reportedly skipped out on Charles’ coronation in order to “protect her peace.”
