On December 10, 1851, the French Government, having set the date for the coronation, customarily sent invitations to ambassadors of various governments, inviting them to attend the coronation ceremony of the French Empire on December 12.
All first-class Great Powers except the Russian Empire politely declined the invitation from the French Government for various reasons, even the British Envoy who had tacitly accepted the reestablishment of the French Empire was no exception.
As for the ambassador of the Russian Empire, upon confirming the news of Jerome Bonaparte's coronation and understanding Tsar Nicholas I's temper, Vladimirovich immediately took it upon himself to leave Paris. Vladimirovich's abrupt departure was tantamount to breaking off diplomatic relations, and the French Government had no need to specifically invite a country that had severed communication.
