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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have waded into the upcoming US presidential election by issuing a new statement on voting – and it seems they’ve made a huge decision when it comes to endorsing a candidate

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have reportedly made a huge decision regarding the US presidential election, which is fast approaching.

Yesterday, the pair issued an urgent statement surrounding the race for the White House marking the first time they have waded into the 2024 vote. It was revealed that couple’s charitable foundation The Archewell Foundation marked National Voter Registration Day earlier this week with members of the charity’s team writing letters urging people to sign up to vote ahead of polling day on November 5.

However, despite sharing the post on their foundation website, it stopped short of endorsing either Kamala Harris or Donald Trump, who are both vying to to be the next president.

And according to The Telegraph, the Sussexes will remain publicly neutral throughout the campaign and have decided not to voice their support for either candidate. Instead, in a post on its website, the Archewell foundation explained how its staff “came together for a meaningful volunteer activity to support and empower our communities.”

It added: “Using Vote Forward’s impactful letter-writing tool, our team wrote personalized letters encouraging unregistered voters to take a crucial step: registering to vote.” It urged people to use their vote, adding: “Voting is not just a right; it’s a fundamental way to influence the fate of our communities.

“At The Archewell Foundation, we recognize that civic engagement, no matter one’s political party, is at the heart of a more just and equitable world. By participating in initiatives like this, we aim to amplify the message that every voice matters. Together, let’s make sure every eligible voter is informed and empowered to participate in shaping America’s future.” Working royals in the UK usually refrain from commenting on politics or voting in elections.

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However, it is not the first time Harry and Meghan have urged those in the US to use their vote. In September 2020, at the time of the last US presidential election between Joe Biden and Donald Trump, the couple appeared in a video message and urged Americans to ‘vote against hate speech’.

In the video broadcast as part of Time 100 magazine’s annual list of the top 100 most influential people, Harry also explained how he would not be able to vote and had never voted in the UK as a member of the Royal Family.

While they did not specifically mention anyone by name, the remarks were interpreted as referring to US President Donald Trump and therefore an endorsement of Mr Biden, with some claiming it was a breach of the Sandringham Summit agreement, which was written up when the couple quit their royal duties in 2020. Later Mr Trump spoke out saying he was “no fan” of Meghan.

In addition, royal aides told The Sunday Times at the time that the remarks broke the pledge, leaving the Royal Family “wringing their hands”. “The feeling is it’s a violation of the agreement,’ one source said.

Meanwhile, it has long been rumoured that Meghan could favour a career in politics one day. In 2021, she spent time cold-calling senators in the US as she campaigned for paid parental leave. The Duchess is said to have called senators Shelley Moore Capito and Susan Collins using a withheld number and told them: “This is Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex.”

Also, during the last US election campaign, Meghan joined forces with feminist Gloria Steinem as they called on Americans to vote. In an interview with Access Hollywood, Gloria said: “She came home to vote. The first thing we did, and why she came to see me, was we sat at the dining room table where I am right now and we cold-called voters.” She also said that Meghan was “so excited” to see Kamala Harris running to be vice president.

Harry was at the film star’s Santa Barbara One805Live! annual event which raises money for first responders, cutting a casual figure in a suit with no socks, as he presented an award onstage to local helicopter pilot Loren Courtney

Prince Harry took to the stage at Kevin Costner’s polo field on Friday night – with Meghan Markle notably absent due to reported sickness.

Harry presented an award to a fellow helicopter pilot in the event celebrating the heroic actions of first responders. Harry attended the event last year, with many hoping his wife Meghan would in joining his for the 2024 event.

Harry spoke to the crowd at the Santa Barbara One805Live! annual event – raises money for first responders across the county and in a suit but no socks, presented an award onstage to local helicopter pilot Loren Courtney at the start of the evening soon after he arrived at 7pm. He joked about how they both felt more at home behind the controls of a helicopter than onstage. Also performing at the event was Pink, 1980s star Richard Marx and Kevin himself.

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A source at the event said: “We were all hoping Meghan would attend like she did last year but the word is that she is sick and could not make it.” Harry is expected to travel to New York over the weekend to attend a series of events including the Diana Awards and an event held by the Halo Trust which Diana worked with before she died.

He is also due in the UK for an event on September 30. It comes after Edward Coram-James, a PR guru, believes the couple have made communication and branding errors, which have attributed to “their fall-from-public-favour”. Concluding in a blunt nine-word statement, Mr Coram-James added: “It’s just that they had a bad PR plan.”

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Harry and Meghan have seen a massive plunge in popularity since they moved to the US, a poll showed earlier this month. It was suggested Harry’s explosive claims against the royals were a big contributing factor to his declining popularity.

But Mr Coram-James has now offered his take on the research. He said: “To be fair to the Sussexes, they seem to have learned the lessons from bad PR, and appear to have turned the page.

“I attribute much of their fall-from-public-favour purely as a reflection of what can happen with bad PR. It does not mean that they’re bad people. For all we know, The Sussexes could be kind, caring and incredible people.”

The professional, who works for firm GoUp, believes Harry and Meghan have learned from their experience of “bad PR,” which he says can swiftly affect any celebrity or company in the public eye.

The professional, who works for firm GoUp, believes Harry and Meghan have learned from their experience of “bad PR,” which he says can swiftly affect any celebrity or company in the public eye. ( 
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“That’s the thing with PR: if it goes wrong, the public can, fairly or unfairly, decide that it makes you a bad person, where, when it goes right, the public can decide that you’re a good person. Its why communications are so key,” Mr Coram-James told Express.co.uk.

The survey found Harry maintains a stronger appeal to the younger generation. In a new poll conducted by Ipsos, 1,097 British adults – all aged between 18 and 75 – were asked whether they would support Harry if he were to return.

The survey, which was conducted between October 8 and 9, showed that 34 percent said they would support Harry – with 46 percent of the responders being aged between 18 and 35.

Meghan Marke was defended by an insider who claimed the latest allegations regarding her attitude towards her staff are “fabrications”.

Allegations regarding Meghan Markle‘s “difficult” attitude and reported mistreatment of her staff by a prestigious US publication have been brutally shut down by Archwell insiders, who described them as “fabrication” and “total nonsense”.

The Hollywood Reporter, one of America’s prestigious entertainment news sources, recently published a scathing report labelling the Duchess of Sussex “Duchess Difficult” and claiming that her staff are allegedly “terrified” of her and her “belittling” behaviour towards them.

The outlet cited sources saying that Meghan “marches around like a dictator in high heels, fuming and barking orders”, with one source adding: “I’ve watched her reduce grown men to tears”.

Also included in the report were allegations regarding the duchess’s “noisy tantrums” and “angry 5am emails” that earned her the nickname “Duchess Difficult”.

But now a new report by GB News claims that insiders of the Archewell Foundation have lashed out at the alleged claims and insisted that the “Duchess Difficult” moniker has never been used.

Meghan Markle was defended by an Archewell source (Image: Getty)

An Archewell source told the outlet: “The duke and duchess work from Montecito, and we’re based in Hollywood. They likely think we’re all in the same office and that this quote would fly, but the circumstances don’t even allow for it.

“If she’s ‘marching around’ and ‘barking orders’, no Archewell employee could factually claim that… It’s total nonsense.”

A source initially told the Hollywood Reporter: “Everyone’s terrified of Meghan. She belittles people, she doesn’t take advice.

“They’re both poor decision-makers, they change their minds frequently. Harry is a very, very charming person — no airs at all — but he’s very much an enabler. And she’s just terrible.”

Regarding Meghan’s “angry” 5am emails, another source claimed: “Who hasn’t sent an email when they can’t sleep or are awake early?

“I’ve never once ever gotten an email from either of them at that hour – and even if I did, the duchess specifically notes in her email signature that everyone has a different working day, and to not feel obligated to respond outside of normal business hours. These source quotes don’t make any sense!”

Meghan Markle was branded ‘Duchess Difficult’ by the Hollywood Reporter (Image: Getty)

At the time of the publication, a Sussex source dismissed the claims and told the Sunday Express: “Everyone is deeply concerned over the timing of the article because it was published just days before Harry’s birthday.

“There are fears that there could be a disgruntled former member of staff who is putting out mistruths which are designed to make them look bad.

“The focus for Camp Sussex now is to build on the success of the last year and to take that positive momentum forward into 2025 and beyond.”

A PR expert has explained why he believes Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are so unpopular.
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A PR expert has shared why he believes Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have become so unpopular to the public – and it isn’t down to them being “bad people”.

Although claiming that Meghan and Harry have appeared to learn from their experience of “bad PR”, GoUp’s Edward Coram-James has said that this experience is likely why the pair have become so unpopular.

The expert believes that Meghan and Harry are likely “kind, caring and incredible people” but their failures in communication and branding has attributed to “their fall-from-public-favour”.

Speaking to Express.co.uk, the expert said: “To be fair to the Sussexes, they seem to have learned the lessons from bad PR, and appear to have turned the page. I attribute much of their fall-from-public-favour purely as a reflection of what can happen with bad PR. It does not mean that they’re bad people. For all we know, The Sussexes could be kind, caring and incredible people.

Concluding in a blunt nine-word statement, he added: “It just that they had a bad PR plan.”

Discussing how bad PR can affect people in the public eye, Mr Coram-James added: “But, that’s the thing with PR: if it goes wrong, the public can, fairly or unfairly, decide that it makes you a bad person, where, when it goes right, the public can decide that you’re a good person. Its why communications are so key.”

Although they don’t appear to have a good reputation amongst the older generation, Harry appeals more to the younger generation.

In a new poll conducted by Ipsos, 1,097 British adults – all aged between 18 and 75 – were asked whether they would support Harry if he were to return.

The survey, which was conducted between October 8 and 9, showed that 34 percent said they would support Harry – with 46 percent of the responders being aged between 18 and 35.

Harry and Meghan now reside in the US (Image: GETTY)

Prince Harry is set to return to the UK later this month – his fourth visit to Britain this year.

This visit comes with a poignant reason as the Duke will be attending the annual WellChild awards in London on September 30.

The royal, who now resides in the US, has been a patron for the charity for 16 years and has attended the award ceremony many times. Although she is not expected at the award ceremony this year, Meghan attended alongside her husband in both 2018 and 2019.

King Charles is likely to be ‘further embarrassed’ over Amazon Prime’s A Very Royal Scandal, looking at Prince Andrew’s infamous Newsnight interview, says a royal expert

The Duke of York’s notorious Newsnight interview with Emily Maitlis is once again under the spotlight, this time in a second high-profile TV drama within less than a year. Amazon Prime’s new three-part series, A Very Royal Scandal, delves into the events leading up to and following Prince Andrew’s controversial interview where he was questioned about his association with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

This fresh series, hot on the heels of Netflix’s Scoop released back in April, revisits the saga as a top royal expert examines why Prince Andrew remains the “problem that refuses to go away”, causing further “embarrassment” for King Charles and the rest of the Royal Family, reports OK!

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As the show hits the screens, former BBC royal correspondent Jennie Bond explains how the Firm might react to the interview resurfacing in the news. “Andrew really is the problem that refuses to go away,” Jennie comments. “I’m sure the King, and indeed Andrew, wish the interview had never taken place, even though Andrew was so pleased with it immediately after the filming.”

Discussing how this show differs from Netflix’s Scoop, Jennie suggests that Emily Maitlis’ involvement is key. “As Emily was so involved with this show as opposed to the last one it’s getting much more publicity than I imagined it would. It promises to fill in quite a few blanks around the making of the interview and Andrew’s demeanour before, during and afterwards. I don’t imagine the King will watch it, but he will be made aware of its contents and any repercussions I’m sure. It’s bound to be a further embarrassment for all concerned.”

During her chat on LBC about the drama where she took the helm as executive producer, Emily lauded Michael Sheen’s portrayal, remarking: “He takes it away from anything that looks like comedy villain, anything that looks like a sort of slam dunk idiocy. He’s not.”

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She depicted Andrew as “a father figure, an approachable dad, a loyal ex-husband… and a devoted son and a former hero”, highlighting his return “to adoration” after his stint as a helicopter pilot in the Falklands war.

Reflecting on the period leading up to the notorious interview, Emily shared with LBC her empathy for Andrew “on a human level”, despite the serious accusations against him. She confessed: “I feel uncomfortable at moments, and I feel concerned, and I think I’m also conscious… that it’s not just the ramifications [for] Andrew, it’s everyone around him.. it’s the loyalties to others and the women in his immediate periphery, as well as, of course, to the Epstein victims that [are] the heart of this story.”

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In the aftermath, Emily expressed her concern about the interview gaining so much attention without any legal repercussions. “We don’t actually have closure,” she shared on the programme. “We didn’t get a trial. We did this forensic interview, which could be used as a document of public record, but it actually never… went to court… we will never know.”
“None of the Epstein victims ever, as it were, got their moment to hold Epstein to account. And… one of them clearly laid charges at allegations at Andrew as well. And so there’s always that sense of unfinished business, which I think… naturally makes you ask more questions”.

King Charles has told how he has b

King Charles has issued a statement revealing his profound shock and sadness about a catastrophic event.

The King released his message after learning of the destruction and devastation caused by the catastrophic flooding in central Europe. Several nations have been hit by severe flooding, including Austria, the Czech Republic, Poland and Romania, leaving 23 dead so far. Charles said he and Queen Camilla send their “deepest and most heartfelt condolences” to those who have lost loved ones as he issued a message of support to people affected by the crisis.

een left shocked and saddened by the news of severe flooding across central Europe in countries including Austria and Poland, which has left 23 people dead

In a written message signed Charles R, he said: “My wife and I are profoundly shocked and saddened to see the destruction and devastation caused by the catastrophic flooding in central Europe.

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“Many people in the United Kingdom have strong, enduring and personal ties to the region, and, together with them, my wife and I send our deepest and most heartfelt condolences to all those who have so tragically lost their loved ones, their homes and their livelihoods.

“We have immense admiration for the sheer courage and dedication of the emergency services across the region who have clearly worked relentlessly to provide desperately needed support, relief and assistance to the countless people whose lives and properties have been dreadfully disrupted.”

In northern Italy, more than 1,000 people were evacuated overnight in the Emilia-Romagna region and the Lamone River has overflown its banks near Bagnacavallo. The European Union’s head office warned this week that the combination of floods in central Europe and deadly wildfires in Portugal are joint proof of a “climate breakdown” that will become the norm unless drastic action is taken.

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The King’s message comes just days after it was revealed Prince Harry will be back on UK soil for an extremely poignant event – and many have been wondering whether he will meet up with his father, the King.

It has been officially announced that in his role as patron of the WellChild charity, the Duke of Sussex will be attending its annual awards ceremony in London later this month on September 30. Harry has been a patron of the charity for 16 years, which supports seriously ill children and their families. He is a regular at their annual awards ceremony, attending last year, and this year will present one of the inspirational winners with their awards and also deliver a speech.

Confirmation Harry will be in London for the awards comes just days after his 40th birthday, which saw his estranged royal relatives’ official social media accounts send him best wishes. The message, especially the one from his estranged father has been seen as an olive branch from him over their feud.

However, there is currently one sign that shows that father and son are unlikely to meet despite both being in the UK – and it is down to the King’s schedule. Just days before the WellChild Awards on September 28, Charles and Queen Camilla will attend the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh to mark its 25th anniversary.

According to The Telegraph, the King is likely to spend the days after the engagement north of the border in Scotland. Harry’s event is in London, meaning they will be hundreds of miles apart – although there is still time for plans to be made to faciliate a meeting between the pair.

Prince Harry is said to feel ‘lonely’ in Montecito, California, which is where he resides with his wife Meghan Markle and their two kids, and ‘aches for the world he left behind’

Prince Harry is said to be “lonely” in Montecito, which comes after he spoke about him not believing that his two children would be safe in the United Kingdom.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex moved to Montecito, California, from the UK in 2020. The pair, along with their young son Prince Archie, moved to the States mere months after revealing they would be stepping down as working members of the Royal Family. Since moving to America, the Duke and Duchess have set up lives for themselves and their young family, with them even welcoming a daughter, Princess Lilibet. The family now rub shoulders with the great and powerful in Hollywood, but maybe not all is as rosy as it seems.

Kinsey Schofield has spoken to GB News about Prince Harry and how he is likely struggling to settle in an environment lacking in family and friends. The royal reporter says the Duke of Sussex is struggling to settle in an environment lacking in family and friends. Asked by Patrick Christys whether Harry is feeling lonely in California, Kinsey said: “100%”.

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She went on to add: “Even without knowing what I know, you have to imaging that this is a young man that grew up in an all boys school with a bunch of rambunctious guys. A lot of really deep, fun, silly friendships. They experience something that normally people didn’t experience. Going away to school and waking up with your friends every day, then Christmases in a castle where every room is filled with your cousins. Today, he’ll wake up and celebrate a birthday with four people in the room. His children, his wife and his mother-in-law.” She later added: “I do believe he aches for the world he left behind.”

The Duke of Sussex Prince Harry has been given the green light to appeal against a High Court ruling dismissing his challenge over a decision to change the level of his personal security when he visits the UK by a Court of Appeal judge. The Duke has claimed he and his family are not safe.

The Court of Appeal has now said it will listen to his challenge following a direct application from Harry’s lawyers, who said the prince had been granted permission to appeal. Harry first began the action after the Home Office, the ministry responsible for policing, in February 2020 cut off his right to automatic personal police security while in the UK.

Harry, in addition to other senior royals, had received full publicly-funded security protection until he chose to step back from his royal duties and moved to California with Meghan Markle back in March 2020. It was after this that the Executive Committee for the Protection of Royalty and Public Figures (Ravec) decided In April not to allow Harry the same amount of protection as he previously had been given after he stopped being a “full-time working member of the royal family”. Ravec was entitled to come to this conclusion, according to judge Sir Peter Lane, who then also ordered that Harry should pay 90% of the Home Office’s “reasonable costs” in defending the case. The government’s total outlay was not stated, however.

Judge David Bean, when granting permission for an appeal, said he was persuaded “not without hesitation”, that Harry’s challenge on the grounds that Ravec had not followed its own stated policy had a real prospect of success. The court also found that Sir Peter may have been mistaken in concluding that Harry was not in a position comparable to those in an “Other VIP Category”, who do receive state security.

After the Royal Family sent birthday wishes to Prince Harry, many saw it as an olive branch from his father King Charles but one expert says a previous birthday phone call left the monarch ‘really disappointed’

Prince Harry’s imminent trip to the UK has left many wondering whether a meeting with his estranged father King Charles could be on the cards.

It has been officially announced that in his role as patron of the WellChild charity, the Duke of Sussex will be attending its annual awards ceremony in London later this month on September 30. And his trip will come just weeks after the royals made the surprise move of sending public birthday wishes to Harry when he turned 40 last week.
Much has been made of the relationship between father and son, especially in the aftermath of the release of Harry’s controversial memoir Spare, where he railed against his family and revealed things about them in some of their most private moments.

On the Daily Mail’s Palace Confidential show, royal editor Rebecca English says that Charles remains angry but will always be open to reconciliation with his son. However, when wondering whether the pair spoke when Harry turned 40, she said the aftermath of a phone call left the King “really disappointed”.

She explained: “Charles is angry and he is hurt but he is still his son at the end of the day, which is why it’s always been said as much as he is keeping distance at the moment, he will never entirely shut that door to him.

“One thing I did find out is how really disappointed the King was back in November when Harry did call him to wish him not just a happy 75th birthday but also his children did a little video singing happy birthday to the grandpa they barely even see.

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“And within hours of that happening that was leaked from the Sussex side to favoured media and that really crossed the line in the sand for the Royal Family because so very little of their lives is genuinely private. So much is lived in public or even surrounded by staff watching everything they do. So private conversations, particularly private phone calls are really considered just that.”

And t here is currently one sign that shows that father and son are unlikely to meet despite both being in the UK – and it is down to the King’s schedule. Just days before the WellChild Awards on September 28, Charles and Queen Camilla will attend the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh to mark its 25th anniversary.

According to The Telegraph, the King is likely to spend the days after the engagement north of the border in Scotland. Harry’s event is in London, meaning they will be hundreds of miles apart – although there is still time for plans to be made to faciliate a meeting between the pair.

Harry was last in the UK several weeks ago to attend the funeral of his late uncle Lord Robert Fellowes, the husband of Princess Diana’s sister Lady Jane Fellowes. On that occasion, he did not meet up with his dad, although the event was also attended by Prince William – but the two warring brothers are said not to have spoken to each other.

Before that, Harry was in the UK in May for a 10th-anniversary service for the Invictus Games at St Paul’s Cathedral in London, with the King also in the capital on the same day. It had been hoped that father and son were on the road to begin repairing their rift, especially after they met when Harry dashed to the UK after it was announced that Charles had been diagnosed with cancer in February.

However, eyebrows were raised at the time, with a statement from Harry suggesting his father was too busy to see him and reports later claiming the King had offered his son a place to stay in a royal residence.

With Prince Harry due in the UK in the coming days, attentions have turned to whether he will meet up with King Charles on his visit – and one expert believes there has been a huge sign that the Duke of Sussex is keen for this to happen

All eyes will be on Prince Harry and whether he sees his father King Charles on his next trip to the UK.

In his role as patron of the WellChild charity, Harry will be attending its annual awards ceremony in London later this month on September 30. His trip will come just weeks after the royals made the surprise move of sending public birthday wishes to Harry when he turned 40 last week. Much has been made of the relationship between father and son, especially in the aftermath of the release of Harry’s controversial memoir Spare, where he railed against his family and revealed things about them in some of their most private moments.

Harry was last in the UK several weeks ago to attend the funeral of his late uncle Lord Robert Fellowes, the husband of Princess Diana’s sister Lady Jane Fellowes. On that occasion, he did not meet up with his dad.

Before that, Harry was in the UK in May for a 10th-anniversary service for the Invictus Games at St Paul’s Cathedral in London, with the King also in the capital on the same day. It had been hoped that father and son were on the road to begin repairing their rift, especially after they met when Harry dashed to the UK after it was announced that Charles had been diagnosed with cancer in February.

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However, eyebrows were raised at the time, with a statement from Harry suggesting his father was too busy to see him and reports later claiming the King had offered his son a place to stay in a royal residence.

But despite them being unable to meet on past visits, royal historian Hugo Vickers notes that Harry has made many trips to the UK this year – maximising his chances of a meeting with his dad.

He told The Sun: “Well, he does seem to be coming quite often, doesn’t he? Which in some ways is a good sign, I think. If he keeps coming at least there is a chance at some stage he’ll meet up with his father, and you know, maybe this can be a step towards some sort of reconciliation. I think there’s quite a long way to go but it’s nice that he feels he can come here anyway.”

However, there is currently one sign that shows that father and son are unlikely to meet despite both being in the UK during Harry’s return – and it is down to the King’s schedule. Just days before the WellChild Awards on September 28, Charles and Queen Camilla will attend the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh to mark its 25th anniversary.

According to The Telegraph, the King is likely to spend the days after the engagement north of the border in Scotland. Harry’s event is in London, meaning they will be hundreds of miles apart – although there is still time for plans to be made to faciliate a meeting between the pair.

Prince Harry Says He’ll Never Bring Meghan Markle Back To The UK Prince Harry has no plans to return to his homeland. In the ITV documentary Tabloids on Trial, which aired on July 26 and explores several legal battles against U.K.

newspapers, the Duke of Sussex voiced safety concerns about bringing his wife Meghan Markle, and their two children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, back to Britain

“It’s still dangerous, and all it takes is one lone actor, one person who reads this stuff to act on what they have read,” he said in the doc.

“Whether it’s a knife or acid, whatever it is, and these are things that are of genuine concern for me. It’s one of the reasons why I won’t bring my wife back to this country.”

Harry announced in January 2020 that he and the Duchess of Sussex would be stepping back from their royal duties. In June of that year, the couple moved to California, where they currently reside with their two children.

After retreating from royal life, Harry and Meghan’s right to police security in the U.K. was removed by the Executive Committee for the Protection of Royalty and Public Figures. In 2023, the Duke challenged the decision in court, offering to pay for police protection himself.

In a court statement at the time, Harry said he and Meghan “felt forced” to leave the U.K. due to safety concerns. His statement came after the former head of counterterrorism for the Metropolitan Police, Neil Basu, said the agency had found “disgusting and very real” threats to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.

In February 2024, Harry lost his case against the U.K. government, but is able to appeal the court’s decision about his family’s access to police protection.

Harry’s Royal Rift

In the recent Tabloids on Trial doc, the Duke also spoke of his recent legal battles with British tabloids, which included taking a newspaper group to court over the alleged hacking of his phone.

Harry explained that his legal challenges have been a “central piece” in his rift with senior members of the royal family. However, he stands by his decision to call out the “torrent of abuse from the press.”

“It would be nice if we did it as a family,” he said in the doc. “I believe that from a service standpoint and when you’re in a public role, that these are the things that we should be doing for the greater good.”

Meghan Markle Says Opening Up About Her Mental Health Was “Worth It”

Trigger warning: This piece contains references to suicidal thoughts.

Meghan Markle keeps getting candid about her mental health. On Aug. 4, the Duchess of Sussex and Prince Harry were interviewed on CBS Sunday Morning to talk about their latest project, The Parents Network, which aims to support parents whose children have been “affected by social media harms.”

During their sit-down, host Jane Pauley asked Meghan about her 2021 interview with Oprah Winfrey, in which she shared that she “didn’t want to be alive anymore” during her time as a working member of the royal family. While the duchess “wasn’t expecting” to be asked about the famed interview, Meghan said she stands by her decision to open up to Winfrey about her struggles with mental health and thoughts of suicide at the time.

“When you’ve been through any level of pain or trauma, I believe part of our healing journey, certainly part of mine, is being able to be really open about it,” she said, adding that she hasn’t “really scraped the surface” about her experiences in the British monarchy following her and Harry’s exit from the royal sphere in early 2020.

“I would never want someone else to not be believed,” Meghan continued. “If me voicing what I have overcome will save someone, or encourage someone in their life to really, genuinely check in on them, and not assume that the appearance is good so everything’s OK, then that’s worth it.”

Following Harry and Meghan’s 2021 interview with Winfrey, which was watched by 17 million viewers in the United States alone, the royal family released a statement addressing the duchess’ comments about her mental health, among other revelations.

“The whole family is saddened to learn the full extent of how challenging the last few years have been for Harry and Meghan,” a Buckingham Palace statement read. “While some recollections may vary, they are taken very seriously and will be addressed by the family privately.”

Prince Harry Was “Devastated”

The Duke of Sussex previously spoke of his wife’s mental health struggles in the couple’s 2022 Netflix documentary, Harry & Meghan, revealing that he was “devastated” to learn she had been experiencing suicidal ideation.

“I never thought that it would get to that stage,” he said. “The fact that it got to that stage, I felt angry and ashamed. I didn’t deal with it particularly well. I dealt with it as ‘institutional Harry’ as opposed to ‘husband Harry.’ And what took over my feelings was my royal role.”