Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have reportedly been left off the invite list for Trooping the Colour once again – and it’s a major issue, an expert warned.

Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan will reportedly not attend King Charles’s official birthday (Image: Getty)The bitter ongoing feud between Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, and the Royal Family, has turned into a “public spectacle”, an expert has claimed.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are believed to have once again been left off the invite list for Trooping the Colour next weekend.

The pair have attended the annual event in years gone by – including as recently as 2022 when they watched the event in a room with other non-working royals.

But this year it doesn’t seem like they will make an appearance at Trooping the Colour next Saturday – and it’s a major issue for their status and clout, according to one expert.

It’s the second time in a row Harry and Meghan haven’t been invited to King Charles’s official birthday celebrations.

Prince Harry and Meghan were not present at Trooping the Colour last year (Image: Getty)

Publicist Michael Levine said the snub is a “stark reminder” of the ongoing tensions within the family.

He told The Mirror: “This continued exclusion of Meghan and Harry from Trooping the Colour is a poignant reflection of their ongoing estrangement from the core of the British monarchy.

“Their absence for the second year running underscores the deep rifts that persist despite the pageantry and tradition that define the Royal Family.

“It’s a stark reminder that personal conflicts can ripple through the public spectacle even in the most revered institutions.”

Michael said the lack of an invite is a “significant problem” for Harry and Meghan.

The couple attended Trooping the Colour in both 2018 and 2019. The event was scaled down in 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

In 2022, the pair travelled to the UK for Trooping the Colour but didn’t join the Royal Family on the Buckingham Palace balcony.

Instead, they watched the festivities from a room above the Horse Guards Parade, along with other non-working royals.

Wider members of the Royal Family are expected to make an appearance on the Buckingham Palace balcony and join in with the celebrations for King Charles’s second official birthday as reigning monarch.

The major fixture in the royal calendar will see over 1,400 parading soldiers, 200 horses and 400 musicians come together in a great display of military precision, horsemanship and fanfare.

The display closes with an RAF fly-past, watched by members of the Firm from Buckingham Palace.