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Scotland Prepares for Thanksgiving Service to Mark King Charles’ Accession

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Scotland Prepares for Thanksgiving Service to Mark King Charles’ Accession

Scotland is gearing up for a grand Thanksgiving service to commemorate the accession of King Charles to the throne.

The coronation-style event will take place in Edinburgh next week, and it is expected to be a momentous occasion.

However, only one of the monarch’s sons will be present to participate in the festivities.

The royal parade, scheduled for Wednesday, will feature the Prince and Princess of Wales, also known as the Duke and Duchess of Wrothsay.

Charles and Camilla have a busy schedule during Royal Week, which includes their participation in the ceremony at St Giles’ Cathedral.

Unfortunately, Prince Harry is not expected to attend the symbolic Honours of Scotland service on July 5th, which officially marks his father’s ascension to the Scottish throne.

Prince Harry’s absence from the service highlights the strained relationship between father and son.

In May, he attended the coronation without his wife Meghan Markle, but only made a brief visit before returning to their home in California.

The lack of Harry’s presence at this significant event suggests that their bond remains less than warm.

The upcoming ceremony will involve a people’s procession comprising around 100 community groups.

These groups will collect the honours from Edinburgh Castle and proceed to the cathedral.

They will be accompanied by the Royal Regiment of Scotland and their Shetland pony mascot, Corporal Crucian IV.

Cadet musicians from the Combined Cadet Force Pipes and Drums will also provide support.

Simultaneously, a royal procession will travel from the Palace of Holyroodhouse to the cathedral, with the public lining the Royal Mile to witness both processions.

The service at St Giles’ will conclude with a 21-gun salute fired from Edinburgh Castle, after which the royal procession will return to the palace.

Despite their familial ties, King Charles and Prince Harry have experienced a further deterioration in their relationship following Harry’s bombshell memoir.

Royal expert Daniela Elsa suggests that any hope of reconciliation between the two seems bleak, as the Telegraph’s Camilla-Tominy royal relations remain at an all-time low.

In her comment piece for News.com Australia, Elsa analyzes the reasons behind this strained dynamic, particularly highlighting Harry’s criticism of Camilla in his memoir.

Elsa points out that even if Charles were willing to overlook the damage done to Camilla’s reputation, there is another key factor hindering any potential reconciliation.

The expert suggests that the revelations in Harry’s memoir could potentially be used as material for a future bestseller.

An insider previously revealed that trust is lacking within the family, making it difficult to maintain an open and honest relationship without fear of private conversations being exposed.

In other news, the Sussexes have recently vacated Frogmore, three months after being asked to leave by King Charles.

This development has led to speculation about the stability of the monarchy.

Elsa remarks that with the Sussexes seemingly running out of tales of palace woes and resorting to social media platforms like Instagram Live, their threat to the monarchy’s stability appears to have diminished.

Buckingham Palace seems to be moving on from the situation.

Furthermore, Jan Moir suggests that Prince Harry is witnessing the unraveling of his own Haurangian wagon after three years of criticizing privilege and tiaras.

Moir emphasizes the importance of impartiality and urges Harry to recognize that it is a two-way street, not a fast lane to the moral high ground.

She expresses concern that if things continue as they are, it may be the Sussexes themselves, rather than Charles and his supporters, who will be fighting for survival come November.

As Scotland prepares for the Thanksgiving service to honor King Charles’ accession, the strained relationships within the royal family continue to make headlines.

The absence of Prince Harry at the upcoming ceremony serves as a reminder of the ongoing tensions between him and his father.

Meanwhile, the Sussexes’ departure from Frogmore and their diminishing influence suggest that the monarchy may be moving forward without them.

With each passing day, it becomes increasingly evident that the wheels are coming off the Sussexes’ Haurangian wagon.

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