King Charles appeared on the balcony of Buckingham Palace with his wife Queen Camilla, heir to the throne Prince William and other senior royals but Prince Harry, the King's younger son, was absent.
Key points:
- Prince Harry flew in from the United States to attend the coronation of his father
- Harry and disgraced uncle Prince Andrew did not appear on the Buckingham Palace balcony
- Harry's decision to quit the royals caused a rift in the family
Harry played no formal role in the service and watched on while his elder brother William, the heir-to-the-throne, knelt before his father to pledge his loyalty as his "liege man of life and limb", a moment that was greeted by cheers from crowds outside.
He was later absent from the palace balcony as Charles and Camilla joined William and his family, two of Charles's siblings and the page boys from the service to wave to the crowds.
It had been unclear until early April whether Harry, who now lives in California, would attend the historic occasion following his well-publicised falling out with his family.
In Spare, published in January, he criticises his father, his stepmother Queen Camilla, and his brother Prince William.
Earlier on Saturday Harry, 38, was smiling as he arrived at Westminster Abbey dressed in a morning suit and with medals on his chest.
The prince is an army veteran who served in Afghanistan.
He nodded to members of the congregation as he joined the heads of state, dignitaries and representatives of the arts, military, charities and sport inside the Abbey.
During the coronation Harry also had to settle for a third-row seat behind other members of the royal family.
He sat in the same row as Prince Andrew, the Duke of York, who stepped away from his royal duties in disgrace following his friendship with late US financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and the settlement of a civil sex abuse case in New York.
Harry attended the coronation without his wife Meghan and two young children Archie and Lilibet, who remained in the United States.
Archie turned four on Saturday.
A royal rift
Prince Harry was once one of the most popular members of the royal family and his wedding to Meghan, a US actor, at Windsor Castle in May 2018 was a grand affair which drew enthusiastic crowds.
But his decision to quit royal duties and the rift with his family has divided public opinion.
Lisa Penny, 53, a supermarket worker from Dorset who was among the crowd in London on Saturday, said: "I think he's done a fair amount of damage and I think they need a bit of time to get over that. I'm pleased he is here for his father."
It would be difficult to picture Harry and Meghan on the balcony of Buckingham Palace with King Charles and other members of the royal family, she said.
"He'll always be Prince Harry to many people but for the other royal titles, no (he shouldn't keep them)," she said.
"He's not a royal anymore, he doesn't do any duties, he doesn't live in the country."
Jacqueline Brown, 28, a museum caretaker who had come from Missouri in the United States to witness the events, was still pleased to see him there.
"He's the king's son, he should be here to support him," she said.
"It's nice he's doing that despite everything."
Jeremy Roberts, 39, said "every family has their own issues, and this just plays out in the media unfortunately".
Reuters
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