A former friend of Meghan Markle has warned Prince Harry that his decision to attend his father's historical crowning as King at the upcoming Coronation next month will "backfire terribly" on the Duke of Sussex.
Lizzie Cundy first became friends with the Duchess of Sussex after the pair met at a charity dinner in 2013, and she has now weighed in on the debate of Prince Harry's expected whistle-stop appearance at King Charles's Coronation on May 6.
The TV personality said: "Prince Harry coming to the Coronation and dipping his toe in and out, he'll have a hard job walking away with any pride, he'll be on one leg as his other foot will be in his mouth.
"He's only coming to the Coronation for a fleeting moment so he can write in his next book or say in his next interview with Meghan, how poorly treated he was by everybody and how his dad didn't want him. He's done this to himself."
Meghan's former friend continued during an interview with the Mirror: "King Charles has so sweetly invited them, despite all their interviews and trashing of the Royal Family to the Coronation.
"They have taken forever to answer him and are now using the poor excuse that Meghan can't go because of Archie's birthday but Harry is still coming despite him trashing the royals and everything it stands for."
She added: "This will backfire terribly, Harry this isn't about you.
"This is about your father, his Coronation – the most monumental and historic day, many of us will never see a Coronation in our lifetime."
Earlier this year in March, during an interview with GB News, Lizzie opened up about first meeting Meghan and she claimed her ex-pal ended up 'winning the lottery' when she met Prince Harry.
She said: "I was friends with Meghan for a while and I really got on with her.
"I was asked by a friend to look after her at a charity event and I thought, 'Who is this woman?' No one actually knew who she was."
Cundy continued: "She wanted a boyfriend and wanted to get on to the showbiz scene and wanted a job in British TV, and wanted to be Made in Chelsea, actually, the show.
"So I said, 'Look if I can help you I will,' which I tried to do. I tried to hook her up with Ashley Cole, actually, the former Chelsea player, but she wasn't his type.
"I said I'd try and hook her up with a few guys, she wanted to stay in Britain. She wanted a British boyfriend.
"So she got that one in the end and won the lottery."
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