During the hour-long talk TV interview, Piers Morgan probed Rishi Sunak on whether King Charles III should invite the Duke and Duchess of Sussex to his coronation later this year. The Prime Minister, who will be in attendance, started floundering as he searched for a response.
Sunak replied to the talk TV host, 'I had a feeling you might ask me that. You know I can't talk about the royal family, but what I can say is one of the great privileges of this job is spending time with the Monarch and also championing what is an amazing British institution all around the world.
It's one of the proudest parts of my job to go around the world and champion and celebrate British institutions like the royal family,' he continued.
'There's an enormous amount of affection for the royal family everywhere I go around the world, and they do an incredible job. King Charles does an incredible job,' the Prime Minister added as self-proclaimed royalist Morgan listened.
'We're lucky to have him. The coronation is going to be superb, and we're going to have a great time,' however, Morgan, who has always been very transparent with his thoughts on Harry and Meghan, quipped, 'You don't mind if you're next to Megan and Harry?'
Sunak almost swerved the question entirely and said, 'What I'm focused on is making sure we have a great time as a country, and that is what I'm confident is going to happen.'
King Charles' coronation is taking place on May 6 at Westminster Abbey in London. During the ceremony, he will be crowned alongside the queen consort Camilla. It was reported last month that Harry declined to commit to attending the coronation.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex stepped down from their roles as senior Royals in 2020 to start a new life together in California.
