Prince Harry and Meghan will not appear on the Buckingham Palace balcony for King Charles' coronation - and there will be "little room for sentiment", sources have said.
Detailed plans seen by The Mirror reveal how the monarch has chosen to thank the nation alongside his most loyal family members, while also showing “the heartbeat and future of his family”.
The final group of 15 shows there is no place for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, should they even decide to attend the coronation, for which the RSVP deadline has passed.
A source with knowledge of the plans said: “The King has been very clear who he wants to represent the monarchy.
"There is little room for sentiment, this is a State occasion, not a family occasion and it is right that only the working members of the family are there at the big public moment."
Harry and Meghan have still not responded to an official invitation by the King, although rumours of their demands to be included on the balcony are said to be “wide of the mark”, according to palace insiders.
Disgraced Prince Andrew, 63, who was forced to step back from royal life last year after being embroiled in a sex abuse scandal which he denied, will also be banished from appearing at the monarch’s side during his big moment.
Following the ceremony, Charles and Camilla will travel from Westminster Abbey in the Gold State coach back to Buckingham Palace, joined in procession with the chosen group.
Future king and queen, the Prince and Princess of Wales, will appear with their three children - Prince George, nine; Princess Charlotte, seven and Prince Louis, four.
The revelations come after invitations for the coronation were sent to more than 2,000 guests, using the title Queen Camilla for the first time in an official capacity.
US President Joe Biden informed Buckingham Palace that he would not attend the May 6 ceremony in a phone call on Tuesday night, but said his wife, First Lady Jill, will attend on his behalf.
Future king Prince George will play an important role in the coronation of his grandfather alongside seven schoolboys, with all named as Pages of Honour who will "attend their majesties during the coronation service".
The group are either family friends or close relatives of Charles and Camilla, including three of the Queen's grandchildren, and will be expected to carry the robes of prominent figures during the day.
With the coronation almost a month away, a new double portrait of the King and Queen has been released showing them smiling in Buckingham Palace's blue drawing room.
A royal source said: "It made sense to refer to Her Majesty as the Queen Consort in the early months of His Majesty's reign, to distinguish from Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
"'Queen Camilla' is the appropriate title to set against 'King Charles' on the invitation. The coronation is an appropriate time to start using 'Queen Camilla' in an official capacity. All former Queen Consorts have been known as 'Queen' plus their first name."
The invitation was printed on recycled card and elaborately decorated with foliage in a design by heraldic artist and manuscript illuminator Andrew Jamieson, a Brother of the Art Workers' Guild which the King is an Honorary Member.
It reads: "The Coronation of Their Majesties King Charles III & Queen Camilla - By Command of the King the Earl Marshall is directed to invite...to be present at the Abbey Church of Westminster on 6th day of May 2023."
