Preparations are well underway for the elaborate coronation of King Charles III this year, but an errant son is threatening to disrupt the palace's best-laid plans.
The ceremony, marked by pomp and pageantry and steeped in religious tradition, will symbolically mark the passing of the crown to the new sovereign.
In reality, Charles is already acting as King, navigating his new role amid political upheaval, a cost-of-living crisis in the UK and war in Europe.
But the biggest challenge he may face as ruler may be more personal: a rift between his two sons.
There has been hurt on both sides since Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, stepped away from the royal family in 2020.
Senior royals expressed their disappointment at the decision, while Prince Harry confessed to Oprah Winfrey he had felt let down by his father, who had cut him off financially and did not return his phone calls.
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