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The Royal Family was nowhere to be seen as Prince Harry arrived at St Paul’s Cathedral alone this evening to take part in an event celebrating the Invictus Games

Prince Harry seemed “forlorn” as he arrived at St Paul’s Cathedral alone tonight following a snub from the Royal Family.

The Duke of Sussex attended a special service at the cathedral to mark the 10-year anniversary of the Invictus Games. Harry was seen walking up the steps wearing a navy suit and his military medals and he smiled and waved as the crowd cheered.

Harry was then given a warm welcome by the Dean of St Paul’s, the Very Reverend Andrew Tremlett. Body language expert Judi James believes Harry was “grateful for the reception” after a no-show from his family.

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Speaking exclusively to The Mirror, Judi said: “Despite those medals pinned to his chest and despite the couple of friendly grins he threw at the crowds, Harry’s body language here suggested a slightly forlorn and wary inner state as he exited his car and made his way up the steps to the church.

“He buttoned his jacket and then kept his hand there, even replacing it as he shook hands with the clergy, suggesting a need for a partial barrier gesture. His three waves to the crowd were relatively humble rather than royal, with the palm held out and the fingers splayed and more of an over-the-shoulder glance than any creation of a more static and deliberate pose of greeting.

“His grin suggested he was grateful for the reception and keen to create some friendly bonds with the crowds here. The way the grin widened as he turned for one last wave also suggested a possible sense of relief that he had got this very public solo arrival over.”

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Hundreds of fans had gathered outside St Paul’s Cathedral hoping to catch a glimpse of Harry. He was cheered as he made his way inside the venue.

Meghan Markle decided not to join her husband as he returned to the UK and it was reported she was “wary” of getting booed at the Invictus Games event. The Daily Mail’s Richard Eden told Palace Confidential: “She does not want to return to Britain in a hurry. There are many people here who won’t be sad about that. Meghan will be wary of getting booed at St Paul’s.”

Royal Correspondent Jack Royston also told Newsweek’s Royal Report podcast: “The centrepiece of this visit is a service of Thanksgiving for Invictus at St. Paul’s Cathedral. Now the last time Meghan went there, Meghan and Harry were booed by royalists.

“That was during Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee. There were cheers as well, but there were certainly boos, and that was during a similar service of Thanksgiving.”

Earl Charles Spencer turned up to support his nephew Prince Harry at St Paul’s Cathedral last night as they attended a special service to celebrate the Invictus Games

Prince Harry may not have had his father or brother by his side at St Paul’s Cathedral, but his uncle Earl Charles Spencer turned up to show his solidarity.

The pair joined forces for a special service to mark the 10th anniversary of the Invictus Games. It was speculated Harry would have to face the event alone, as the Royal Family decided not to attend the event.

Luckily, Earl Spencer and Lady Jane Fellowes, both siblings of the late Princess Diana, turned up to support Harry. Royal expert Tom Quinn believes the show of solidarity “speaks volumes about where their loyalties lie”.

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Speaking exclusively to The Mirror, he said: “Harry may have cut a lonely figure at St Pauls, but he did have one other family supporting him – his mother’s family. Diana’s sister Lady Jane Fellowes was there as well as her brother, Earl Spencer

“The Spencer family have always felt uncomfortable with the Royal Family after the death of Harry and William’s mother. Earl Spencer, Diana’s brother, was openly critical of the way the Royal Family treated his sister and of course that criticism largely centred on Prince Charles (as he then was).”

Princess Diana sadly died in August 1997 in a fatal car crash in Paris. Tom said there is “still a lot of bitterness around” and said the Spencers’ decision to support Harry was significant.

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The expert told us: “The fact that the Spencers were out in force for Harry on this visit speaks volumes about where their loyalties lie. Like Harry, the Spencers still see the Royal Family, to some extent, as the enemy.

“If anyone is taking sides, the Spencers will always take sides with Harry simply because they feel he was hard done by and Harry hugely appreciates their support.”

While Earl Charles Spencer and Lady Jane Fellowes attended the Invictus Games service, Harry was alone as he walked up the steps to the entrance of the cathedral. As the event took place, King Charles was flanked by a huge contingent of royals in a show of unity at this afternoon’s Buckingham Palace garden party, which took place just two miles away.

King Charles said his schedule was too full to meet his son Harry while Prince William didn’t say anything at all, choosing to keep silent instead, royal author Tom Quinn said

Prince William seems to act as if his younger brother Harry “no longer exists” and his silence is “deafening”, a royal expert has said.

The Duke of Sussex visited the UK this week to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Invictus Games. Harry, 39, was joined for the service of thanksgiving by close relatives of his mother Diana, and a mentor who supported him after her death.

The St Paul’s Cathedral service to recognise the Paralympic-style competition the royal founded began as a few miles away King Charles met guests at the first Buckingham Palace garden party of the year. The monarch and his son have not met during Harry’s brief UK visit due to the King’s “full programme”, said the duke’s spokesman in a statement.

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And Harry did not even meet his brother William, who unlike his father, did not issue an excuse, pointed out royal author Tom Quinn. According to the expert, Harry’s visit did “nothing” to repair damaged royal relations as the duke appeared to be “publicly snubbed by his father and brother”.

Mr Quinn told The Mirror : “Harry’s visit to the UK has done nothing to repair royal relations – Harry has been very publicly snubbed by his father and brother. Despite being stricken with cancer King Charles says he is too busy to see his son; Harry’s brother doesn’t even bother to issue an excuse.

“He says nothing. It is as if Harry no longer exists. There’s been no obvious criticism from either side, but the silence from William is deafening.”

Among the guests for the Invictus service were Diana’s siblings Lady Jane Fellowes and Earl Spencer, and former army officer Mark Dyer, who acted as the duke’s mentor, playing the role of a supportive big brother figure for Harry after the princess’s death. Crowds gathered around crash barriers to see the duke’s car pull up, and there was a large number of journalists, photographers, and cameramen covering his every move.

Harry acknowledged them with a wave as he strode up St Paul’s steps and was warmly greeted warmly greeted by the Dean of St Paul’s, the Very Reverend Andrew Tremlett. Harry was inspired to found the global tournament after attending the Warrior Games in Colorado in 2013 and seeing how injured American military personnel thrived on the challenge of taking part in competitive sports that aided their recovery.

He went on to stage the inaugural games in London’s Olympic Park in 2014 and the tournament has been held across the globe from Orlando and Sydney to Dusseldorf in 2023, with the 2025 event being hosted in Vancouver and Whistler. The St Paul’s congregation of just over 1,000 people gave a standing ovation after ex-RAF servicewoman Michelle Turner, her husband John and daughter Maya each read verses of a poem that described their experiences following Mrs Turner’s medical discharge, after a tropical disease she caught while on deployment affected her heart.

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Mrs Turner, Team UK captain for the 2018 Games, told the guests: “Wounded, injured, sick, and now with no career: consumed by insecurities, the pain and the fear. Our lives were upside down, how could it be, that the little girl I was meant to protect, was now looking after me.”

At the end, after her voice broke with emotion as she said “Thank you Invictus for giving my life back”, the congregation stood and applauded. The Dean of St Paul’s echoed her words in his sermon when he said the Invictus Games Foundation, which organises the competition, was ” … not only changing lives through sport but quite literally by saving lives.”

Harry later joined some of the Invictus community for a private reception in the cathedral’s crypt. He was later reunited with his wife, Meghan Markle, at Heathrow, with the Duchess of Sussex landing on Thursday from Los Angeles and waiting for her husband in the VIP Windsor Suite of the airport.

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The Sussexes have now landed in Nigeria after travelling to Abuja on a British Airways flight. When they arrived in Abuja, other travellers were held back as they were escorted off the plane.

Nigerian officials met them at Abuja, where they were taken out of a side door onto the jetty and into a waiting minibus. In Nigeria, they will visit the country’s military headquarters and promote the Invictus Games during their trip.

Today, the couple will visit Lagos following their trip to the Nigerian Defence Headquarters. Nigerian officials said the couple’s trip will last until Monday, and a representative for the couple confirmed to The Mirror that members of the media will also be joining them on the visit.

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry spent time at the Lights Academy in Nigeria, where the Duke of Sussex gave a passionate speech on the taboo surrounding mental health struggles

Prince Harry delivered an “absolutely monumental” speech as he discussed the importance of destigmatising mental health struggles, according to an expert.

The Duke of Sussex was joined by Meghan Markle at the Lights Academy in Abuja as part of their tour of Nigeria. Addressing the room, Harry said: “There is a stigma against mental health. Too many people don’t want to talk about it because it’s invisible, it’s in your mind and we can’t see it.”

He added: “But guess what, every single person in this room, the youngest, the oldest, every single person has mental health. So therefore, you have to look after yourself in order to be able to help other people, other people have to look after themselves in order to be able to look after you.” Mental health expert Rychel Johnson, M.S., LCPC, has told The Mirror Harry’s speech is a “breath of fresh air”.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle visited the Lights Academy in Nigeria
She said: “As someone who has been in the therapy trenches for a number of years now specialising in anxiety disorders, Prince Harry’s candid comments on mental health felt like a breath of fresh air. In my line of work, I regularly bear witness to the utterly devastating toll that bottled-up psychological struggles can unleash on every aspect of someone’s life.”

She added: “Harry was spot on in pointing out how mental health issues carry this invisible, insidious quality that allows them to fester in silence and secrecy. So many of my clients have walked through my office doors weighed down by profound shame and self-loathing precisely because their internal suffering lacks the external validation of a physical ailment or condition.

“The stigma perpetuates the suffering. That’s why I found his reassurances about the full emotional spectrum – sadness, stress, overwhelm, you name it – being totally normal, natural human experiences to be so powerfully validating.”

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In his speech, Harry said: “If you woke up this morning feeling sad, if you left school feeling stressed, if you’ve lost a loved one in your family who you usually turn to or speak to, all of these things you may be led to believe are not for conversation. We are here today to tell you that that is not the case.

“Every single one of those things is completely normal.” Rychel praised Harry for trying to break down the taboo surrounding mental health.

She told us: “Our culture has this bizarre hang-up about upholding unrealistic ideals of stoicism and rigid emotional restraint. It breeds this toxic mentality that any display of vulnerability equates to weakness or deficiency. By boldly giving voice to those “bad days” and recognising them as the inevitable emotional storms we all have to weather sometimes, Harry is extending this simple yet radical permission to embrace our messy shared humanity without disclaimer or apology.”

Rychel said Harry’s speech was “absolutely monumental”. The expert explained: “When high-profile figures lead by example with this level of emotional honesty, it inherently creates more breathing room for others to follow suit without fearing intense stigma or backlash.”

She concluded: “Having impassioned advocates like Prince Harry is vital for propelling that cultural shift toward greater openness, acceptance and resource accessibility around mental health care. It’s a powerful first step in the right direction.”

Prince Harry was joined by Meghan Markle as he spoke passionately about mental health struggles during their trip to Nigeria, which is in aid of the Invictus Games

Prince Harry spoke passionately about breaking down the stigma surrounding mental health struggles, with one expert pointing out a key message fans might have missed.

The Duke of Sussex was joined by Meghan Markle at the Lights Academy in Abuja, Nigeria, where he spoke about how mental health is “still something we are relatively unsure of”. Wellness expert and mental health mentor Sara Goode praised Harry for his openness. She pointed to a “key” statement Harry made and said it can be a great reminder for those struggling.

Harry said: “Every single person in this room, the youngest, the oldest, every single person has mental health. So therefore, you have to look after yourself in order to be able to help other people, other people have to look after themselves in order to be able to look after you. That’s the way it works.”

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Speaking exclusively to The Mirror, Sara said: “This statement is key, if each of us learns to process and deal with our own emotional needs first, we stop projecting our feelings and therefore thoughts and judgements onto others. As the saying goes, ‘healed people heal people, hurt people hurt people’.

“Taking responsibility for how we feel, and being brave enough to ask for help when we need it shows everyone around us that it is OK to not be OK, we are all vulnerable in different ways, but we can find collective strength in that vulnerability when we take ownership of it.”

Elsewhere in his speech, the Duke of Sussex added: “Every single one of those things is completely normal. It is a human reaction, whether it’s grief, stress, whatever the feeling is, it comes from experiences you have had.” Harry stressed how anyone can suffer from mental health issues “on any given day”.

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In response, Sara said: “Our vast range of human emotions is completely normal and valid. It is our experience of what happens when we express our emotions that lead us to deal with them in unhealthy ways.

“From the moment we tell boys they shouldn’t cry, because it’s not ‘manly’, or we tell little girls that are having a ‘tantrum’ that it isn’t very ladylike to be angry; we are teaching them their feelings are invalid, or wrong. Our experiences write the story of our lives and become the things we believe – if we aren’t taught to express emotions in healthy ways, they eventually erupt out of us in unhealthy reactions and beliefs.”

The mental health expert also said Harry’s speech was “incredibly important”. She added: “For high profile figures to talk about their own struggles, it shows true leadership when you can open up and show people that vulnerability does not mean weakness.

“There is huge bravery in speaking out and asking for help; fear and courage are just opposite extremes of the same emotion, and the more people show this courage, the less everyone else fears the stigma.”

Prince Harry released a strongly-worded statement about ‘racial undertones’ in reporting of his relationship with his then-girlfriend Meghan Markle in 2016, but last week the Royal Family removed it out of the blue

The Royal Family have started the process of “expunging Prince Harry and Meghan Markle from history”, according to a royal expert.

The Duke of Sussex issued a strongly-worded statement against the press in November 2016 as he slammed certain news opinion pieces for having “racial undertones”. The statement was released by Kensington Palace just days after Harry’s relationship with Meghan was made public and it was live on the royal.co.uk website for more than seven years until it was removed out of the blue last week.

And now royal author and expert Tom Quinn exclusively tells The Mirror that the Royal Family had “long wanted to remove the statement” and “gradually expunge” the Duke and Duchess of Sussex from royal history.

“Removing Prince Harry‘s 2016 statement about Meghan from the royal website tells us a lot about how the senior royals are determined to forget the past – and Prince Harry’s part in it,” Quinn tells us. “The statement was an attack on the press for writing about his then girlfriend Meghan Markle in a way that Harry thought was deeply unfair, but if Harry wrote the statement, it was very much inspired by Meghan.”

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle announcing their engagement in 2017 during an official photocall at Kensington Palace ( 
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Before Harry’s relationship with Meghan he was one of the country’s most eligible bachelors and had two public relationships with Chelsy Davy and Cressida Bonas. Quinn continued: “Harry’s previous girlfriends had always been subject to huge press speculation and Harry knew this just went with being a royal or being the girlfriend of a royal. He was surprised and delighted when Meghan insisted they should fight back and they have been fighting back ever since.”

Quinn insists the royals’ decision to remove the statement hints at a bigger motive. “The senior royals’ plan is to gradually expunge Harry and Meghan from royal history,” Quinn claims. “They have long wanted to remove the statement, but needed to do it during a quiet time to reduce the chances of Harry and Meghan crying foul and claiming they were yet again being punished.” The Mirror has contacted Buckingham Palace for comment.

Harry’s statement was released by former Kensington Palace communications secretary Jason Knauf and came following an article in The Mail on Sunday which read: “Harry’s girl is (almost) straight outta Compton: Gang-scarred home of her mother revealed—so will he be dropping by for tea?”

In response, Harry’s statement read: “The past week has seen a line crossed. His girlfriend, Meghan Markle, has been subject to a wave of abuse and harassment. Some of this has been very public—the smear on the front page of a national newspaper; the racial undertones of comment pieces; and the outright sexism and racism of social media trolls and web article comments. Some of it has been hidden from the public—the nightly legal battles to keep defamatory stories out of papers; her mother having to struggle past photographers in order to get to her front door; the attempts of reporters and photographers to gain illegal entry to her home and the calls to police that followed; the substantial bribes offered by papers to her ex-boyfriend; the bombardment of nearly every friend, co-worker, and loved one in her life.

“Prince Harry is worried about Ms. Markle’s safety and is deeply disappointed that he has not been able to protect her. It is not right that a few months into a relationship with him that Ms. Markle should be subjected to such a storm. He knows commentators will say this is ‘the price she has to pay’ and that ‘this is all part of the game.’ He strongly disagrees. This is not a game—it is her life and his.”

A superstar couple’s child was said to be a guest at the plush party for Princess Lilibet. Meghan Markle and Prince Harry went all out to make sure their daughter had the perfect day

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle celebrated their daughter Lilibet turning three this week.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are believed to have welcomed a major celebrity child to Princess Lilibet’s birthday party at the weekend and while the Royal Family didn’t attend the party, close friends and family of the Sussexes were there as well as some of Lilibet’s friends.

Royal author Tom Quinn has claimed celebrities including Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom with their daughter Daisy were also at the bash. It was said to be ‘awash’ with famous faces.

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In an exclusive chat with The Mirror, Tom said: “Rather than go for a low-key celebration Harry and Meghan have spent the past weekend enjoying a pre-birthday bash for their daughter Lillibet’s third birthday – hugely expensive presents have been ruled out but the couple’s mansion in California was awash with celebrities including Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom and their daughter Daisy who is just a few months older than Lilibet.”

Meghan and Harry became neighbours with Katy and Orlando when they moved to their home in Montecito after stepping down from the Royal Family. They also live close to Ellen DeGeneres, Gwyneth Paltrow and Oprah Winfrey.

While there were plenty of celebrities at Lilibet’s birthday party, members of the Royal Family weren’t invited. Tom said: “Shockingly no invitations to Lilibet’s party were issued to members of the Royal Family.

“One of Harry’s old army friends said: ‘Harry knew they wouldn’t come anyway and he was pretty sure he would not have wanted them there. But he is really sad that Archie and Lilibet cannot have any kind of relationship with their cousins while his feud with his family continues’.”

Lilibet has only met the Royal Family once; when Harry and Meghan brought their children to the UK for the late Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations. The event coincided with Lilibet’s first birthday.

Her family held an intimate backyard picnic at Frogmore Cottage to celebrate. Photographer Misan Harriman was one of the few people on the guestlist. He shared snaps from the party on social media and wrote: “It was such a privilege to celebrate the 1st birthday of Lilibet with my family and hers! Joy and face painting all around!”

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will be in Nigeria until Monday after they were invited to visit the country by its Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa

Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle have attended a volleyball match as their 72-hour-whistle-stop trip to Nigeria continues, with the couple positively glowing while greeting bystanders and accepting gifts.

The Duke of Sussex and his wife were seen arriving for an exhibition sitting volleyball match at Nigeria Unconquered, a local charity organisation that supports wounded, injured, or sick servicemembers, in Abuja. This comes as part of their visit to Nigeria as part of celebrations of the 10th Invictus Games anniversary.

The Sussexes were invited to Nigeria by the Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, who met Harry last September at the Invictus Games in Düsseldorf, Germany. Their invite came after Meghan found out about her Nigerian heritage.

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Meghan could be seen looking glamorous in a black and white printed dress, while her husband looked dapper in some smart trousers as he kept it casual with an Invictus Games polo shirt. The couple beamed as they walked hand-in-hand, with Meghan donning some sunglasses and holding onto the skirt of her dress.

Other photos saw Meghan chatting to bystanders, with her crouching down to speak to children, who looked content in her company and awestruck to meet the Duchess.

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In one sweet snap, Meghan could be seen looking at a hand-drawn and painted picture, with the Duchess beaming brightly and smiling wide. She held onto the frame of the picture while kneeling down while surrounded by onlookers.

Another snap from the second day of their tour saw Meghan cuddling a young child who had given her some red roses. Meghan looked very taken aback by the sweet gesture, with the young girl looking excited to have gifted the Duchess some flowers.

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This comes after Harry gave a moving speech about mental health while the couple visited a school on Friday. Speaking to the children and addressing the room, the Duke said: “In some places around the world, more than you would believe, there is a stigma against mental health. Too many people don’t want to talk about it because it’s invisible, it’s in your mind and we can’t see it.”

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He added: “There is no shame to be able to acknowledge that today is a bad day. Okay? If you woke up this morning feeling sad, if you left school feeling stressed, if you’ve lost a loved one in your family who you usually turn to or speak to, all of these things you may be led to believe are not for conversation.

“We are here today to tell you that that is not the case. Every single one of those things is completely normal. It is a human reaction, whether it’s grief, stress, whatever the feeling is, it comes from experiences you have had.”

Harry and Meghan watched a volleyball match today in Nigeria ( 
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Lynn Carratt from Press Box PR said told The Mirror the couple would likely want to “generate some positive stories” during their trip, with their security at the forefront of their minds. She explained: “Nigeria is a country where Meghan and Harry are celebrated, and they’ll want to generate some positive stories for the visit. I’m sure as they are with any overseas trip to any country, security will be [at] the forefront of their mind and will be meticulously planned.”

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The Sussexes’ trip to West Africa comes after Harry jetted from America to the UK for a service of thanksgiving for the Invictus Games on May 8 in London. Harry gave a speech and was supported by his aunt and uncle during his brief visit, which came as his father was “too busy” to meet with him.

Meghan Markle faces heartbreak this weekend as she misses out on Mother’s Day in the United States while in Nigeria on tour with her husband Prince Harry

Meghan Markle is facing a heartbreaking weekend as she misses out on Mother’s Day with her two children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, who are proud parents to two young children, are currently in Nigeria for their “unofficial royal tour”. The former senior royals touched down in the West African country in the early hours of Friday morning, with them now embarking on day two of their 72-hour brief visit.

Their trip to West Africa comes after Harry’s brief visit to the United Kingdom when he flew to his former country of residence the day after his son, Prince Archie, turned five, for an Invictus Games event. And now, after likely cutting Archie’s birthday celebrations short, the family will celebrate Mother’s Day apart due to Harry and Meghan being in Nigeria, and Archie and Lili being in Montecito, California.

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Although Mother’s Day took place earlier this year in the United Kingdom, in the United States, which is where Meghan hails from and where the Sussexes reside with their young family, Mother’s Day is celebrated on the second Sunday in May.

According to reports, Archie, five, and Lilibet, two, are currently staying with their maternal grandmother Doria Ragland. But despite Meghan being apart from her two children, she has mentioned them while giving talks in Nigeria.

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The Duchess of Sussex spoke about Princess Lilibet and Prince Archie after joining schoolchildren taking part in a song and dance session on day one of her and Prince Harry’s tour of Nigeria. The couple joined in with a riotous version of “jump up, turn around” alongside kids from Abuja’s Lightway Academy, before Meghan told them: “We’re so honoured to be with you. We have got to acknowledge those amazing dance moves! My husband was excited to jump up!”

After Harry, 39, asked pupils: “Is singing and dancing your favourite class?”, former Suits star Meghan said: “That’s Lili’s favourite class…maybe it’s all the jumping around!”

Former Coronation Street star Denise Welch, 63, has been soaking up the sun in Greece after her ITV show Loose Women was hit with hundreds of Ofcom complaints

Loose Women star Denise Welch didn’t let recent Ofcom complaints dampen her spirits as she showcased her fabulous figure in a form-fitting swimsuit. The TV host jetted off to Greece for some sunshine, just days after it was revealed that the broadcasting watchdog had received 263 complaints about a discussion on the Royal Family on her ITV show.

She appeared to have left all the drama behind as she struck a pose on deck and made the most of her time away from the spotlight. Documenting her holiday on social media, an Instagram snap showed Denise in a daring black swimming costume with a dramatic plunge neckline. Sporting black wedges and striking a pose with one knee bent on the back of a chair, she looked stunning.

The star had painted her nails red to match her lipstick and looked incredibly glamorous and significantly younger than her 65 years as she threw her head back and rested one hand on her stomach. “Yes it’s the perch comfortably on the edge of the chair moment! ! ” she joked, adding the hashtag “#rhodes” to her post.

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“Hot mumma,” one fan labelled the TV presenter after she posted the sizzling image, while another called Denise a “stunner”. “You are the most beautiful Queen of The Ocean,” gushed another fan, as others flooded the comments with fire emojis, reports the Daily Star. One follower wrote: “You never miss Denise! This pose is everything.” “Omg you look so slinky… wish I looked like this,” confessed another. Another fan dubbed the TV star “a babe”. “Oh my goodness Denise, you look lush hun! ! ! ” exclaimed another admirer.

Loose Women faced a backlash from viewers following an episode that aired on May 6, which saw Denise defending Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, leading to a heated exchange with guest Dickie Arbiter, the former press secretary to the late Queen and King Charles.

In the conversation, Dickie brought up Harry’s memoir, Spare, and stated: “[Prince] Harry has been rubbishing the family since he walked out in 2020.”

Loose Women Denise Welch looked sensational as she jetted off for a well deserved holiday just days after being slammed with 103 Ofcom complaints ( 
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ITV1)Denise retorted: “Do you not think there is a reason why [he] did such a thing? ” She then referenced events from Prince Harry’s life, including the death of his mother Princess Diana when he was just a child. Then he has a wife who is continually trashed by the media, including your good self, if I may say – when she is on a world stage, doing a lot of good for a lot of people. I am just sick to death of the bashing that this woman gets.”

Following the influx of complaints, Denise took to Instagram to express her support for Meghan, stating she was “appalled that this woman is abused and berated by the public and media on a daily basis”. “Not many people could mentally cope with the hate she contends with,” she added. “No wonder her husband took her away and despite everything they are thriving. Their reception in Nigeria has been wonderful to see. She concluded: “Last week I defended them against one of their detractors on TV and received 103 complaints from Ofcom! ! ! Good. Also utterly pathetic.”