Meghan Markle’s biographer Omid Scobie has claimed Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis were ‘to blame’ for the Prince and Princess of Wales being late to the Coronation.
On Saturday, King Charles and Queen Camilla arrived at Westminster Abbey five minutes before the historic ceremony was due to start.
But as the royal couple drew up in the Diamond Jubilee State Coach, the Prince and Princess of Wales had yet to arrive with their three children Prince George, nine, Princess Charlotte, eight, and Prince Louis, five.
Writing for Harper’s Bazaar, author Omid Scobie, 41, who penned the royal biography Finding Freedom, said the family had joined the official procession ‘late’ – which is why they were behind the King and Queen.
He wrote: ‘The room for error was nil. And thankfully, due to the weeks of rehearsals that the royals took part in ahead of the Coronation, the day went ahead smoothly.’
The Prince and Princess of Wales arrived at Westminster Abbey with their children after the King and Queen on Saturday
However, the expert claims a royal source told him that Prince William and Kate Middleton’s ‘children were to blame’ for the slight hold-up on the morning of the Coronation.
While Prince George served as a Page of Honour for his grandfather during the service, Princess Charlotte matched her mother in an Alexander McQueen dress and ornate silver headpiece.
After carefully considering whether Prince Louis should attend the ceremony, the couple’s youngest child delighted fans as he yelled to crowds from the carriage to Westminster Abbey and put on an animated display on the Buckingham Palace balcony.
Ahead of the Coronation, Buckingham Palace released a detailed Order of Service – which confirmed the Wales family were supposed to arrive before Charles and Camilla.
It read: ‘Their Royal Highnesses The Prince and Princess of Wales, Princess Charlotte of Wales and Prince Louis of Wales arrive at the Great West Door and are conducted to their seats in the Lantern. All remain seated.
‘Their Majesties The King and The Queen arrive at the West Gate. A fanfare is sounded. All stand.’
While waiting for the rest of his family to arrive, a lip reader claimed King Charles complained ‘we can never be on time’ as he sat in the Diamond Jubilee State Coach with Queen Camilla.
Prince George, nine, Princess Charlotte, eight, and Prince Louis, five, pictured on their way back to Buckingham Palace on Saturday
Meghan Markle’s biographer Omid Scobie claims Kate and William’s children ‘were to blame’ for the family being late
Prince William and Kate were said to have been late and ended up having to join the King’s procession through the church because they were unable to overtake to get ahead of him.
Lip reader Jacqui Press, who studied footage of Charles earlier on during the carriage procession, told MailOnline that she believed he said: ‘I’m worried about time, I mean it’s been longer this time and, well, erm, I mean look! I know.’
Another lipreader told Sky News that the King said: ‘We can never be on time. Yes, I’m… this is a negative. There’s always something’.
Most of the 2,300 guests – including world leaders, royal dignitaries, celebrities and everyday heroes – had already taken their seats inside the church two hours before the ceremony began.
Following the historic occasion, a member of the clergy admitted there were ‘one or two’ hiccups during the King’s Coronation service.
King Charles III and Queen Camilla arrive in the Diamond Jubilee State Coach outside Westminster Abbey on Saturday morning
King Charles and Queen Camilla at Westminster Abbey on Saturday morning
Speaking outside St Margaret’s Church next to Westminster Abbey, the Bishop of Chelmsford, Dr Guli Francis-Dehqani, 56, said: ‘There were one or two things that didn’t go strictly to plan.’
Pushed for details, the bishop said: ‘I’m not going to embarrass anyone in particular.’
Yesterday, the Prince and Princess of Wales took their three children to a Big Help Out event in Slough – where Prince Louis got stuck into some shovelling while Princess Charlotte showed off her archery skills.
The Big Help Out scheme, which aims to inspire a new generation of volunteers by giving people a taster of what they can achieve, has been backed by celebrities across the country.
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