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LIVE – Updated at 16:32The lineup for the forthcoming coronation concert was unveiled this week, with British pop band Take That and US star Katy Perry to headine. The official coronation takes place on Saturday 6 May, with a coronation concert taking place the following day on Sunday 7 May. Also on the line-up are Italian opera singer Andrea Bocelli and Welsh bass-baritone Sir Bryn Terfel.

Sex Pistols singer John Lydon criticized how Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have been handling their royal exit.  "So messy," the British singer-songwriter said during an interview with The Telegraph. "If you want to be normal and outside of [the Royal Family], then f--k off. Just f--k off and shut up," he suggested.  Although the musician has sympathy for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex with their decision to part from the royal family, Lydon pointed out that they aren’t leaving quietly.  "I’ve had to make decisions like this in the past.

Meghan Markle is said to be 'focusing on parenting' ahead of missing the King's Coronation to stay in California for Prince Archie's fourth birthday next month. On Wednesday it was confirmed that the Duchess of Sussex, 41, will not be at the King's Coronation on 6 May when Prince Harry, 38, makes his way across the pond to attend.

Meghan Markle was "never likely" to attend King Charles' Coronation next month after being put in an "impossible position". It was announced earlier this week that after weeks of speculation, Prince Harry would attend the historic event while Meghan stayed in America with their two children - Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet.

reportedly relieved that Meghan Markle is skipping King Charles’ upcoming coronation, one expert believes the Duchess of Sussex made the move to benefit her own brand. Royal biographer Ingrid Seward told The Mirror on Thursday that Markle’s decision to forgo the festivities means she can portray herself as a “martyr” who was persecuted by the monarchy.

Meghan Markle is not attending King Charles' Coronation next month and there are many reasons that could have influenced this decision.

A brand new book which details the life of King Charles III is to be released, which includes details about tensions among the Royal Family and Charles' reign. In a new book called Our King Charles III: the Man and the Monarch, veteran royal correspondent Robert Jobson shares many bombshells about the Firm, from the Royals' 'shock' at Prince Harry's behaviour when Queen Elizabeth II died to Prince William's 'tactic' to deal with his younger sibling. The author looks into tensions between William, Harry and their father Charles, as well as the late Queen's feelings towards grandson Harry and his wife Meghan Markle.

Piers Morgan posed an incendiary tweet directed at Prince Harry and Meghan Markle for apparently not yet deciding whether to attend King Charles's coronation, which falls on the same date as their son Archie's birthday. As fans quizzed whether the ex-royals would opt for a birthday party for him in the USA instead of jetting over to Britain to watch Harry's father being crowned in Westminster Abbey, 58-year-old Piers took to Twitter to give his views.

After Prince Harry made a surprise visit in the UK for the court hearing a royal expert has shared that it would now be "very hard" for him not to attend the King's Coronation. Since the Duke and Duchess of Sussex stepped back from their roles as senior members of the Royal family, Harry has to heavily build his own brand, broadcaster Tessa Dunlop exclusively told OK!.

When The Duke and Duchess of Sussex's Netflix documentary 'Harry & Meghan' aired last year, many were shocked to see how much home footage of the couple's children was included. Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet - whose princely titles were officially recognised in March - played a starring role in the six-part series as the family adjusted to life away from the UK.

Meghan Markle found royal life “very difficult” because of the Queen Mother’s “well-worn mantra”, an expert said. The Duchess of Sussex, 41, rose to fame playing Rachel Zane in US legal drama Suits and her celebrity background meant she had freedom to express herself as she wished - often through her now defunct social media blog, The Tig.

Prince Andrew is determined to hold onto Royal Lodge, an insider has claimed. The source explained that Prince Andrew, 63, was handed the keys to Frogmore Cottage by King Charles two months ago but is allowing his daughter Princess Eugenie to stay there when she visits the family.

Prince Harry is in London, England, this week amid a High Court hearing in a lawsuit against Associated Newspapers Ltd (ANL). The hearing is part of the case in which Harry and other public figures claim they were hacked.

Sargon of Akkad as the first regent to rule, an orphan turned royal cup bearer with a goddess on his side, Sargon conquered and unified Mesopotamia some four thousand odd years ago.In ancient Egypt, pharos wore crowns to connect them to depictions of their deities and to invoke the power they possessed. These days, crowns and kings are more about pageantry than pagan veneration and only twelveEuropean nations maintain a form of monarchy; Andorra, Belgium, Denmark, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, the Vatican and of course the UK and its colonies which we now call territories because colonialism was and is the scourge of humanity, owed in large part to the monstrous monarchs that propagated it.

The Duke of Sussex has made a surprise return to the UK for the first time since the late Queen’s funeral – but is not expected to meet with his father King Charles or his brother, Prince William. Prince Harry's trip – for a High Court hearing in London in his claim against Daily Mail publisher Associated Newspapers over allegations of unlawful information-gathering – will be seen as demonstrating the strength of his determination over the legal action.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's very public arrival to a fancy Hollywood club on the day it emerged that they had been evicted from their UK base Frogmore Cottage is far from coincidental, according to a source. The move has been described as "bold" after the high-profile couple arrived in A-list style to San Vicente Bungalows in West Hollywood on the same day they received the news about Frogmore.

King Charles’ Coronation will have its ‘dignity protected’ as organisers work to prevent a clash between Prince William and Prince Harry, a royal expert said. Commentator Richard Fitzwilliams, speaking exclusively to OK!, added the Prince and Princess of Wales will have a “pivotal role” to play on the big day. He went on to say, if the Duke and Duchess of Sussex choose to attend, they will not be a “large part of it”.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s eviction from Frogmore Cottage will be “just the start” of King Charles’ plans to modernise the monarchy, sources have said. The King is said to be carrying out a shake-up of The Firm that will see more royals funding and fending for themselves.

A scathing parody version of Prince Harry's bombshell memoir Spare is set to be released in a couple of weeks, it's been revealed. The Duke of Sussex, 38, released his explosive autobiography in January and the book proved to be highly controversial, bringing a series of attacks on the Royal Family, with criticism directed towards Prince William and Queen Consort Camilla as well as King Charles and Kate Middleton. Now, a spoof version of Spare, titled Spare Us! A Harrody, is set to land on shelves on April Fool's Day and will poke fun at all of the details Harry shared about his private life.

The Coronation of King Charles will take place at Westminster Abbey in just under six weeks, and the final stage of planning is well underway with reports revealing which royals will take a prominent role in the historic ceremony. It's been 70 years since the last coronation, that of the late Queen Elizabeth II, meaning it's the first time that many in the country will have seen such a spectacle.