Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's "attitude" surrounding King Charles's highly anticipated speech has "showed their entitlement", a royal commentator has claimed.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex claimed they had received "no contact" from Buckingham Palace about the monarch's 75th birthday party about the monarch's 75th birthday party, just hours before Charles attended the State Opening of Parliament.
A spokesperson for the couple intended to contradict a report in the Sunday Times that claimed Harry snubbed the party invitation.
Royal commentators have criticised Harry and Meghan for taking the spotlight away from King Charles's speech - the first to be made by a male monarch in over 70 years.
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Richard Fitzwilliams said: "When he opened Parliament [on Tuesday], King Charles paid tribute to the late Queen.
"It was a historic occasion, the first time a King had opened Parliament since 1950. George VI was ill in 1951.
"The very same day, with particularly inappropriate timing, the Sussexes are back in the news.
"They deny a report in the Sunday Times that they turned down an invitation to the King's 75th birthday.
King Charles made his King's Speech on Tuesday
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"Harry, an insider tells us, will reach out to his father privately.
"A source has also suggested that the report was timed to distract attention away from the recent trip by King Charles and Queen Camilla to Kenya.
"The King certainly performed a sensitive balancing act when visiting an important ally in Africa.
"The visit, however, has been regarded as a success and this attitude shows the level of the Sussexes' sense of entitlement."
Prince Harry's spokesperson denied he was invited to King's birthday
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Fitzwilliams also told The Mail: "The rift in the Royal Family could not be wider and bemused courtiers must be wondering what comes next.
"Let us hope that the reported four-book deal with Random House does not lead to another memoir.
"Also, Netflix, when The Crown is over, may regard Harry and Meghan as expendable if they continue to produce so little. Polls in America indicate people are seeing through them."
