King Charles III has officially invited Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to his coronation later this year as the Duke reportedly received an email from the King’s office. Still, the couple is yet to confirm their attendance.
The invite comes shortly after King Charles issued an eviction notice to Harry and Meghan from Frogmore Cottage. The strained relationship between the couple and the royal family worsened with the recent release of Harry’s memoir, Spare.
During a recent interview, Harry spoke with a trauma expert about how psychedelics helped his mental health. The Duke also revealed that he encouraged his family to attend therapy and said Meghan had “saved him.”
Read on to find out more.
King Charles Invites Prince Harry & Meghan To His Coronation
According to the Daily Mail, Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle have received an official invite to King Charles’ coronation in May. A source close to the Duke of Sussex spoke to The Times and confirmed that Harry had received an email concerning the coronation from the King’s office.
However, Harry and Meghan are yet to confirm if they will be present at the festivities, which are to hold on May 6th. That day is coincidentally the birthday of Archie, Harry’s son, who will turn four years old. There’s speculation that the couple may skip the coronation to stay home and celebrate with their first child.
King Charles Evicts Prince Harry & Meghan From Frogmore Cottage
The invite from King Charles comes shortly after he issued Harry and Meghan an eviction notice from Frogmore Cottage, their home in Britain. The eviction will make the couple’s future visits to the UK more complicated, as they’ll likely require private accommodation.
Harry and Meghan’s rocky relationship with the Royal Family has been particularly tense for the past few years, especially after their multiple interviews on the subject. King Charles’s decision to evict them has been speculated to stem from the recent release of Harry’s memoir, Spare.
In the memoir, the Duke shared intimate details about his relationship with his father and brother, Prince William. He also made multiple broadsides to his stepmother, Queen Consort Camilla, which allegedly forced the King to act by taking back Frogmore Cottage.
Prince Harry Admits To Using Psychedelics
During a recent live interview with trauma expert Dr. Gabor Mate, Harry spoke about using psychedelics to help his mental issues. Mate had asked him why he decided to use cocaine and cannabis while they talked about how people turn to drugs when struggling with life problems.
Harry then said that cocaine and alcohol were substances that didn’t help him and were “more of a social thing,” citing peer pressure. However, he clarified that “Marijuana is different, that actually did really help me.” The Prince explained that psychedelics helped him by removing “life’s filters” and was like “cleaning a windshield.”
Harry further said, per Daily Mail, “It removed it all for me and brought me a sense of relaxation, release, comfort, a lightness that I managed to hold onto for a period of time. I would say it is one of the fundamental parts of my life that changed me and helped me deal with the traumas and the pains of the past.”
He Encouraged His Family To Get Therapy
During the interview, Harry also revealed that he’d tried to get other members of the Royal Family into therapy, so they could speak and understand “his language.” Harry shared that when he was 12, shortly after his mother, Princess Diana passed away, he’d been diagnosed with PTSD because of the experience.
However, the Duke stated that he’s never seen himself as a “victim,” saying he was just stuck in the world he’d been born into. Harry also shared that Meghan was from a very “different world,” which helped her to save him by getting him out of that space and helping him heal.
During the interview, Harry criticized the British people who had failed to support their troops who fought in Afghanistan. He said, per Daily Mail, “Once you sign up you do what you’re told to do, so there were a lot of us that didn’t necessarily agree or disagree, but you were doing what you were trained to do, you were doing what you were sent to do.”
