There are reportedly fears that Prince Harry could still pull out of the Coronation with just days to go.
Organisers are said to be in the dark about the Duke of Sussex’s plans, with the big event less than one week away.
They reportedly don’t know when he’ll arrive, where he’s staying or if he’s happy with where he’ll be sitting in the Abbey.
After weeks of silence and reports of negotiations between The Firm and the two self-exiled Royals, Harry eventually announced he was going to attend the Coronation whilst Meghan was going to stay at home with their children.
A spokesperson for the Palace said: "Buckingham Palace is pleased to confirm that The Duke of Sussex will attend the Coronation Service at Westminster Abbey.
"The Duchess of Sussex will remain in California with Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet."
But now the Mail on Sunday have reported that organisers have been left tearing their hair out at not knowing the Duke’s plans.
It has been reported that he doesn’t intend to hang around after the event, with some suggestions he could be jetting back to America as soon as a couple of hours after the ceremony.
One source told the outlet: “He has not been responding other than in a "We acknowledge your email'' holding manner. It's like trying to communicate with Mars – it was easier to deal with Sinn Fein.”
The comment comes in reference to Michelle O’Neill, Sinn Fein’s vice president and leader in Northern Ireland, who accepted an invitation to the Coronation.
The source reportedly added: “Harry seems to be adopting a High Noon approach, making everyone sweat about his movements.
“While the Royals are confident that he will show up, others involved are not quite so convinced.”
This comes as the Sunday Mirror revealed that King Charles’ Coronation will cost a whopping £250million.
Brits, as they struggle with the cost of living crisis, will fund Charles’ lavish ceremony even as he claims to want a slimmed down, more cost effective monarchy.
A huge chunk of this, around £150million, is to pay for security, deploying thousands of police officers and protection squads, an insider revealed.
The rest goes on staging the ceremony and three days of celebrations.
It cost Britain £1.57million to stage the Queen’s Coronation in 1953 – around £47million in today’s money. But ever-increasing security threats and a series of planned domestic protests have sent costs for Saturday’s event – codenamed Operation Golden Orb – soaring way above earlier estimates of £100million.
Home Office sources revealed last night that a special air traffic control schedule has been drawn up for dignitaries flying in.
Security will be tightened at landing spots, which include RAF Northolt in Middlesex and RAF Biggleswade, Beds, from Thursday.
It comes amid fears that climate change protesters could target the private jet arrivals.
A major operation to stop activists sabotaging Coronation Day itself will see huge numbers of armed officers on the streets, snipers on rooftops, and police drones monitoring crowds for suspicious activity.
Groups like Just Stop Oil and Republic could team up to cause disruption.
Special Forces will also be on standby as part of the UK Counter Terrorism Defence Mechanism, with Blue Thunder 2 helicopters poised in the event of an attack.
A well-placed Home Office insider said: “Security alone will be up to £150million, possibly more. It’s a crazy sum, but this is one of the biggest public events in recent history.
“Thousands are involved – many working overtime. Just getting dignitaries into the country and to their accommodation is a hell of an operation in itself. They will mostly be taken by police escort from the airfields.
“That’s one small cog in this gigantic security machine – there is so much more to the operation.”
