Security measures for the King’s coronation will be assessed on a “case-by-case basis”, a minister said today when asked about the potential cost in light of the Duke of Sussex’s decision to attend.
Policing minister Chris Philp told LBC there will be a “huge operation” for the event which he hopes will be similar to the “fantastic” handling of the Queen’s funeral.
Asked what effect Harry’s presence would have on security measures, he replied: “Well, those obviously get assessed on a case-by-case basis.”
Asked if there would be a significant extra cost due to the duke’s attendance, Mr Philp said: “I’m not going to get into people’s individual protection arrangements, but we’re providing protection for hundreds of foreign heads of state, overseas heads of state who are attending as well.”
Buckingham Palace yesterday confirmed Harry will attend, but the Duchess of Sussex will miss the historic occasion and stay in California with the couple’s children Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet.
Harry, who laid bare his troubled relationship with the royals in his Netflix documentary and auto- biography Spare, will be there to witness Charles and stepmother the Queen Consort crowned in Westminster Abbey on May 6.
The news ended months of speculation about whether the Sussexes would show up. May 6 is also Archie’s fourth birthday, and his cele-
brations played a part in the duchess’s decision to stay in the US, sources said.
Harry will be appearing in public with Charles, Camilla, his brother the Prince of Wales and sister in law the Princess of Wales for the first time since he lambasted the royals in his memoirs. It will also be the first time he has been pictured with the Windsors since the Queen’s funeral in September.
But he will not be attending any other coronation-related events on his brief trip.
