A new royal podcast from The Times and The Sunday Times launched today, The Royals with Roya and Kate, raising the “extraordinary” question as to whether William would invite his brother Harry to his future Coronation.

The podcast is hosted by two of Britain's most experienced royal editors, Roya Nikkhah of The Sunday Times and Kate Mansey of The Times.

In the podcast, Roya Nikkhah asked: “If we were to have another coronation in the next few years, would Harry be there? I'm not sure.”

Kate Mansey replied: “No way.”

Roya said: “I don't think William would invite him. And I don't think Harry would come. And that's an extraordinary thing, isn't it?”

Kate continued: “I think that Harry is still part of the family while his father's still alive. I think when we move on to King William, I think it's a very different picture. Obviously, he's still part of the family and, you know, his birthright and all that sort of thing. But in terms of any invitations to Trooping the Colour, any kind of official coronation, I think it'd be very difficult for William to invite him to that. I just don't think it's going to happen.”

The Royals with Roya and Kate aims to provide listeners with unparalleled insight into the ever-evolving world of the British monarchy, with new episodes delivered weekly on a Friday. 

The pair also discussed how the story over the past week was whether the King would meet his son Harry, and not whether William would meet Harry.

Kate Mansey said: “I thought there was a really telling point this week, because no one was talking about, ‘Will William meet Harry while he's over here?’ It was all about, ‘will the King meet Harry while he's over during his visit?’. From a journalist's perspective, that's quite interesting, because last time the story was William saying he had no plans to meet him, but now the rift is so deep and so widely accepted that that's not even a story anymore. No one assumes that William and Harry will ever meet. And I think that's really sad. But also the story has moved on, the narratives moved on, and it's just now ingrained in people's minds. They don't talk. There's no way back.”

To listen use the following podlink: https://podfollow.com/the-royals-with-roya-and-kate

The Times and Sunday Times are growing their portfolio of leading podcasts known for original reporting, engaging interviews and authentic insights. Last month a refresh of the flagship daily news podcast was announced. Now known as The Story, it has a new look, new music and William Hague joined the presenter line-up.