The coronation of King Charles III will be attended by a reported 2 000 people - a fraction of the more than 8 000 guests who crammed into Westminster Abbey for Queen Elizabeth II's crowning in 1953.

Here's what we know about who is expected to be there and who's not:

Prince Harry, estranged from most members of his family after quitting royal duties and airing his grievances in the Netflix docuseries Harry & Meghan and in his memoir Spare, confirmed he will attend after months of reported negotiations with Buckingham Palace.

While Harry will attend, he will not be accompanied by Meghan, who will stay at home in California with their two children, Princess Lilibet and Prince Archie, whose fourth birthday falls on the day of the coronation.

World leaders - including French President Emmanuel Macron, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Polish President Andrzej Duda, Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr and European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen - will also attend.

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his wife, Akshata Murty, along with members of the cabinet will be present, while US President Joe Biden announced earlier this month First Lady Jill Biden would attend the upcoming event.

Sarah Ferguson – the ex-wife of the king's brother, Prince Andrew, who still lives with him on the royal family's Windsor estate - will not attend the coronation ceremony, however, YOU magazine previously reported she had been invited as a VIP guest to the coronation concert that will take place on the lawns of Windsor Castle on Sunday, 7 May.

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