Will they or won’t they? I’m talking, of course, about whether or not Harry and Meghan will attend the King’s coronation in May. A statement from the couple suggests that, despite reports to the contrary, the couple have been invited: ‘I can confirm the Duke has recently received email correspondence from His Majesty’s office regarding the coronation,’ a spokesperson for the couple said. But it seems the Sussexes will be keeping Charles III on tenterhooks for now: ‘An immediate decision on whether the Duke and Duchess will attend will not be disclosed by us at this time,’ the spokesman added.
Britain has not been in such a state of apprehension for some time. In 1777, the resolution of Samuel Richardson’s novel Pamela – will the virtuous maiden Pamela Andrews retain her virtue and marry the wicked landowner Lord B? – was so keenly anticipated that, when Pamela triumphed, church bells across the country rang out.
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