All night gone

Duke to skip Lionel Richie, Take That and Katy Perry in extravaganza to fly home

- RUSSELL MYERS

PRINCE Harry will skip the King's Coronation concert to fly back home to the US just hours after watching Charles being crowned.

The Duke of Sussex has told his father he will not stay for the weekend of celebrations following the historic ceremony on May 6.

Now planners will not need to reserve a seat for Harry at the musical extravaganza featuring All Night Long singer Lionel Richie, Take That and Katy Perry.

Instead of attending the May 7 gig at Windsor Castle, he will rush to be with his family in California and belatedly celebrate his son Archie's fourth birthday, sources revealed.

After weeks of dithering, Harry, 38, finally confirmed last week that he would attend his father's Coronation.