Fergie not invited to the coronation

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I'm surprised given shes attended other Royal events recently like the Queen's funeral and seemed to be back in the fold
https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/royal-family/coronation-sarah-ferguson-duchess-fergie-b2318687.html

I've not been invited either 🤷‍♀️
She's an ex at the end of the day

She divorced the guy, down the pecking order and probably a liability although a few levels down the other pair they need to deal with.

I do wonder if this coronation thing is worth all the hassle, money, time and care (as in risk) of all of us the people. What is the upside

Charles wants to have his coronation. Too late to change that. The next coronation, if there is one, needs to be very very different.

But she is not an ex, they live together.

The next coronation, if there is one, needs to be very very different.

I thought that about this one. It's a ridiculous obscenely expensive spectacle. No slimming down at all. The only reason there aren't 8,000 in the Abbey is because of H&S, not because he didn't want it.
And the only reason it's a shorter embarrassing golden carriage route to wave to the peasants, is because they are worried there won't be the crowds there to make it look like we are all fainting with delight at catching a glimpse of a real life king sat in a gold carriage They are managing to put tiered seating in for the optics because of this

Roll on May the whatever when it's all over

To be "disinvited" Fergie must have been invited originally. Is this actually true?

To be fair they did offer her a space at the back of Westminster Abbey to set up a trestle table to flog copies of her latest book. The offer was rescinded however when Harry got wind of it and said it wasn’t fair that he wasn’t included as three of the rooms at his house were jam packed with unsold copies of Spare and selling them would have helped to offset the cost of his flight.

To be even fairer they could have added the books that both Harry's dad and mum contributed to.

From Time Mag Jan 2023:

"Harry’s father, the current sovereign King Charles III, and his mother Princess Diana provided letters and materials to royal biographers.."

I wrote that she should have been invited but since changed my mind. Someone posted about a loan from Epstein, which I had forgotten about.

She has not been invited because of the optics ....what it'll look like. Which is all BS given she lives on our dime on a massive Royal Estate with her ex of 27 years.

You couldn't make it up! To be honest, the whole arrangement is very weird. Why doesn't she move out to that £8m Mayfair property she so say stumped up for?

Being there would draw attention to the disgraced Royal Andrew which is why she's blacklisted

Its a State Occasion its not a private family party. The smaller the spotlight on Andrew the better.

Camilla is also being crowned, and the King / Queen are a blended family so of course it makes sense for her children and grandchildren to be there.

But it wouldn't surprise me if she's at a private family party later.

Fergie doesn’t need to be there. Let’s hope Andrew’s presence is a small one.

I’ve just learnt that a former all black captain was invited 😂😂 but Fergie who lives in Windsor lodge can’t go!

He's described as being part of the New Zealand delegation to the Coronation, consisting of the Prime Minister, him (holder of Order of NZ - the country's highest award) Willie Apiata (NZ Victoria Cross0 and Abdul Aziz (holder of NZ Cross). Looks like the Kiwis decided for themselves who they wanted to send.

@WinnieTheW0rm the PM yes, not us kiwis! I think it’s ridiculous he is going. Who tf is he? He’s done nothing special but play a game.

Like him or not, Wheanui, as captain of a double Rugby-World Cup winning side, World Rugby Player of the decade for 2010 -2020, most international capped Rugby-Union player ever and most successful captain ever in what is seen as New Zealand’s national sport, he has a great deal of mana.

Better ask your own government why they chose who they did!

@Serenster not to everyone. Everything you’ve listed is just about playing a game, he was fortunate with the timing as he says. Sir John Kirwan has done more for NZ, as an all black he didn’t go on the cavaliers tour, but his work in mental health which he is still doing makes him far more worthy of being part of the contingent representing NZers because what he does actually is for all of us. Richie played alongside abusers without ever saying a word, I don’t think he has a great deal of mana at all.

Fair enough, no-one is universally popular! Richie McCaw probably falls into the category of popular with the majority of New Zealanders and internationally well-known too, which makes him for many people a good choice. Just not you. 😀

(For what it’s worth I liked the approach that the Australians took when they got to bring a delegation to the Platinum jubilee service, when they invited 10 community workers. In the same way that Charles has severely limited the number of dignataries to invite more ordinary people)

@Serenster Richie is mainstream popular, doesn’t mean a majority of kiwis like him at all. There’s an impression given that NZ is absolutely all totally obsessed with rugby and with him. He hasn’t played for years! And boys signing up for rugby is decreasing year after year. The majority don’t watch rugby anymore, if that was ever the case and I don’t remember that it was. That’s why they had to sell a chunk of NZR to an American company. But it’s a small place and so certain things dominate based on what mainstream media focus on. Are you kiwi too? I think so? I could be imagining that you’re from Eketahuna or confused you with another poster?! !! Anyway I think there are better choices and this one looks a bit embarrassing to me. Sir John Kirwan with his work in mental health would have been fitting considering the RF are patrons for so many such charities.

Not Eketahuna, no. The sound of my home town has a truly sacred ring, if that means anything to you.😀

@Serenster oh someone else then… hmmm… I think I get you! 😉😬😐 poor old eketahuna, the butt of all our jokes

This made me laugh-

I'd like to hear jilly cooper commentate actually, not realising she is miked up.

You'll get a better view on the telly anyway. No wonder SF is happy to stay home.

There’s some hypocrites among them, that’s for sure.

I can absolutely imagine Charles wittering on about inviting the Black Eyed Peas ‘blah blah … diversity … blah blah … celebration of talent’ and a hapless flunky sending invitations to the Duchess of York and Ashley Banjo.

She’s good enough to look after the corgis but apparently too embarrassing for the coronation (if you believe certain newspapers). Really, with all the goings on lately, she’s one of the least embarrassing people either royal or connected to the royals by marriage. Beatrice and Eugenie should have told them all to shove off years ago when she was banished.