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Shocking Revelation: Meghan Markle’s 10-Day Yacht Trip with Epstein in Italy Exposed by Karyna Shuliak

In a dramatic twist that rivals any high-stakes thriller, Meghan Markle’s connections to the world of high-profile scandals have resurfaced with a vengeance. According to YouTuber Paula M, a shocking conspiracy has emerged involving Meghan Markle, Sarah Ferguson, and some of the most notorious figures in scandalous history.

Imagine a cold winter evening a decade ago, when Meghan Markle, then an aspiring actress with a penchant for high-profile connections, met with Sunday People journalist Katie Hines. Her goal was to gain media attention and make a splash in the UK. However, the meeting was far from glamorous. Markle, amid a divorce and struggling with her personal life, appeared unimpressive and subdued. During this encounter, Markle’s interest in prominent figures, such as footballer Ashley Cole, emerged—a fascination that would eventually lead her to Prince Harry.

The plot thickens when Paula M shifts focus to a legal twist involving Virginia Roberts, who accused Prince Andrew of sexual misconduct. In a surprising development, Roberts’ lawyer suggested that Meghan Markle might be called to testify. The reasoning: Markle, with her close ties to Prince Andrew, might possess crucial information about his behavior. Despite Markle’s reputation for dishonesty, this claim hints at a deeper, darker connection between her and the royal scandal.

The intrigue continues as Paula M reveals Sarah Ferguson’s involvement in this web of deceit. Known for her controversial and often questionable behavior, Ferguson has been a recurring figure in royal scandals, from borrowing money from Jeffrey Epstein to participating in dubious events. Paula M delves into the shadows, alleging that Ferguson’s manipulative strategies played a role in introducing Meghan Markle to the royal scene. According to this narrative, Ferguson used her connections to further infiltrate the royal family, leveraging ties with figures like Epstein and Harvey Weinstein. This dark influence, combined with Markle’s own ambitions, is said to have tarnished the royal family’s image.

The narrative takes another dramatic twist with the revelation that Meghan Markle’s association with figures like Jeffrey Epstein’s former girlfriend, Karina Shuliak, is more than coincidental. Shuliak, known for her close ties with Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, reportedly traveled exclusively with Epstein and his associates. Paula M suggests that Markle’s connection with Shuliak indicates deeper entanglements with Epstein’s circles, raising questions about her true role in these scandalous networks.

In a chilling climax, Paula M exposes potential financial motivations behind Markle’s actions. Allegedly, Markle’s earnings from her role in *Suits* were modest compared to the wealth she accumulated from her yachting trip. The suggestion that Markle’s lifestyle and connections were financially motivated adds another layer to the already murky narrative.

The pièce de résistance of Paula M’s assertion is that both Sarah Ferguson and Meghan Markle have used their positions to hold the royal family hostage. According to Paula M, Ferguson’s ongoing residence in the Royal Lodge and Markle’s manipulative tactics have placed the royal family in a precarious position. The narrative concludes with a call for reform within the royal family to prevent such manipulative figures from influencing its members.

While the world is used to seeing these young royals in their picture-perfect family portraits and official engagements, a charming transformation has been quietly happening behind palace doors. A fascinating moment surfaced in a video from the Prince and Princess of Wales, where they announced the end of Princess Catherine’s chemotherapy.

In that heartwarming clip, it became clear that there is simply not enough of the future queen to go around for the Wales family. Read the story from the source

From the green Burberry coat she wore dating Prince Charles to an iconic Versace gown on the cover of Harper’s Bazaar, not to mention jewelry, LPs and a childhood teddy bear, it’s a collection of treasures from every era of Princess Diana’s life.

Author and Diana expert Renae Plant has scoured the globe to amass a cornucopia of exhibits that once belonged to the late princess – including some of the most famous gowns in the world.

Yet among the most surprising things of all is that this mesmerizing collection remains entirely under lock and key, confined to the darkness of an anonymous warehouse in Los Angeles.

While millions of Diana fans have been able to view the exhibition online, Renae believes it’s time her vast collection should seen up close and in person.

Which is why, today, she’s looking for investors to help build a physical home for this extraordinary enterprise.

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Known as the Swan Lake dress, Diana wore this beaded gown by French designer Jacques Azagury to a performance by the English National Ballet at the Royal Albert Hall, London, in June 1997.  It takes pride of place in Renae Plant’s collection

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The collection also features the ‘Washington Dress’, a red silk georgette column gown worn by the princess to a Red Cross Ball Gala dinner at the British Embassy in the capital

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The museum will even feature a ‘back-up’ version of Diana’s famous wedding dress – in case the original was damaged – by David and Elizabeth Emanuel. Diana is pictured wearing the original as she leaves St Paul’s Cathedral following her London wedding to the Prince of Wales in 1981

‘There is something magical about seeing a dress worn by Diana with your own eyes,’ explained Australian-born Renae.

‘Diana captured an era, a moment in time. You can’t help but be moved by it. ‘My dream is to find someone experienced in working with historical collections like this to help find the Princess Diana Museum a bricks and mortar home. The time has come.’

Among the 2700 separate items are a green velvet Catherine Walker dress worn to the National Portrait gallery in March 1995.

There’s also a couture beaded blue-grey silk dress by the same designer worn by Diana to a charity auction of her dresses in June 1997, shortly before her death. That, too, is instantly recognizable to fans.

Still more poignant is the Chanel wool dress jacket and belt which Diana wore to her grandmother and father’s funerals.

The collection, which can be viewed online in 3D, includes a replica of the ‘Swan Lake’ dress worn by Diana to a Royal Gala performance of the ballet at London’s Royal Albert Hall in June 1997, hand-beaded by designer Jacques Azagury with crystal bugle beads.

Then there’s the ‘Washington’ dress, a red silk georgette column gown worn by the princess to a Red Cross Ball Gala dinner at the British Embassy, Washington, in June 1997.

Renae’s museum covers every decade of Diana’s life.

A well-worn childhood teddy bear and Barbie doll sit alongside exquisite baby dresses, a paint box and an amethyst friendship ring.

From her teenage years the collection houses LP albums including favorite records by Abba, the Beatles, and Bryan Adams. There’s also an Elton John disc which, touchingly, has a heart drawn by Diana around the song ‘Candle in the Wind’ on the cover.

Elton would become one of Diana’s closest confidantes and this is the song, of course, that he would later rework into a poignant tribute played live at Diana’s 1997 funeral.

Visitors to The Princess Diana Museum can see images of the princess’s Hunter rainboots, worn during a photoshoot in Balmoral, Scotland in May 1981 with her then-fiancé Prince Charles ahead of their July 29,1981 wedding. They look particularly well worn-in.

The collection features Diana’s classic olive-green Burberry wool coat with ‘Diana Spencer’ sewn into the label.

She often wore this when dating Charles, including on the occasion when in October 24, 1980, she was photographed at Ludlow Races with Camilla Parker Bowles – the woman who would become her nemesis and of whom Diana famously said: ‘There were three people in this marriage.’

Diana’s ‘black sheep’ sweater is part of the collection as, intriguingly, is a ‘spare’ wedding dress made by designers Elizabeth and David Emanuel, a back-up in case the real dress was stolen or burned in a fire.

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Diana’s memorable ‘black sheep’ sweater features in the collection. She is pictured here watching polo at Windsor in 1980. The lone black sheep is visible among the white ones at the front

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The newly married princess wore her Hunter rainboots on honeymoon at Balmoral, Scotland in 1981

The wide-ranging collection includes more unusual items like the bicycle ridden to Kensington Palace by Diana’s friend Dr James Colthurst as he and Diana secretly taped interviews which would later be used to devastating effect by Andrew Morton in his 1992 book ‘Diana: Her True Story.’

At the other end of the technological scale, there are electronic scrambling devices the paranoid princess attached to her phones, so convinced was she that ‘men in grey suits’ at the Palace were spying on her.

Renae, herself, has conducted hours of interviews with members of Diana’s inner circle including her security guards, designers, staff members and personal hairdresser Richard Dalton, who styled the princess’s hair for a decade.

She has co-authored a new book with Mr Dalton, ‘It’s All About the Hair: My Decade With Diana’, a 444-page tome which describes how he created some of the princess’s most memorable looks.

‘It’s so important to me that Diana’s legacy is preserved,’ said Renae.

‘Before I opened my online museum I wrote to both Prince Harry and Prince William to seek their permission, which they gave. I would never have embarked on this project without their approval.’

Renae’s passion for the princess was conceived after she met Diana as a child.

That was when Diana visited The Ginger Factory in Yandina, Queensland near Renea’s hometown in April 1983 and shook Renae’s hand – although at that stage she could hardly have known she would one day curate one of the world’s great Diana collections.

Moments later, as she walked away, the princess dropped a tiny clay model of a platypus in the dirt.

Renae recalled the moment: ‘Diana and Charles were about to get into the car and I ran over to a policemen who had shut the gate and I said: ‘Lady Di dropped this!’

‘He looked me in the eyes and said: “She must have dropped it to give it to you.”’

And Renae has treasured the tiny platypus ever since.

It has even inspired the name of her Princess and The Platypus charitable foundation, to which her Diana museum belongs.

Renae met Diana for a second time when the Prince and Princess of Wales made their 1988 tour of Australia.

‘Even thought I was born in Australia, like millions around the world I could relate to Diana,’ recalled Renae. ‘She was a princess, yet she was vulnerable and struggled like the rest of us.

‘Diana exuded a compassion for humankind. She was the first royal to remove her gloves and shake the public’s hands.

‘She helped diminish the stigma around AIDS when everyone else was scared to touch visibly ill AIDS patients.

‘Diana touched millions with her style, grace and human kindness.

‘To me this has been a legacy of love. It’s about preserving and honoring Diana both now and for future generations.’

Renae bought her first Diana dress in December 2014, a red number by designer Caroline Charles.

‘My husband Livinio and I had saved up some money and were about to invest it in a restaurant. ‘But when I saw the dress – it was one Diana was photographed in carrying Prince William in 1982 – I knew I had to buy it,’ she said.

‘I see it as my mission to preserve her legacy for future generations.

‘At some stage, Diana will become the mother of the King, when William takes over, and she will continue to be a historic figure long after we are gone.’

Renae has amassed a collection of Diana’s jewelry, too.

This features a pair of Avon gold button earrings, a present from Diana’s mother Frances Shand Kydd which Diana then gave away to raise money.

The collection also includes Venus black pearl and Venus white pearl drop earrings, both gifts from her father Earl Spencer. They, too, had been donated to charity to raise money for AIDS.

Largest collection of Princess Diana items since 1997 heads to auction

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‘There is something magical about seeing a dress worn by Diana with your own eyes,’ says Renae. Diana is pictured in Vancouver wearing a dress designed by Jacques Azagury

A striking Butler & Wilson diamond necklace given to Diana from Prince Charles has found its way to Renae’s museum by the same route.

Perhaps one of the most poignant of Renae’s exhibits is a Jacques Azagury ‘Final Goodbye’ dress in black silk georgette.

The last gown Diana ever tried on, she wore it at a fitting with Azagury, one of her favorite designers, in August 1997. Days later she was dead.

The pins are still there, sticking into the unfinished back straps, awaiting Diana’s return.

Prince Harry is pressing ahead with his legal battle against the Home Office over his tax­payer-funded security, The Mail on Sunday can reveal.

This newspaper has learnt that a two-day hearing will be held at the Court of Appeal in April in the latest dramatic twist to Harry’s three-year legal fight with the Government.

The Duke of Sussex‘s determination to restore his round-the-clock security while in the UK is understood to be part of his desire to return here more regularly.

The looming courtroom showdown comes after the MoS revealed last week how the Duke has sought advice from trusted aides in Britain on how to mastermind a return from self-imposed exile in the United States.

Earlier this year, a High Court judge ruled that Harry had ‘comprehensively lost’ a ‘frankly hopeless’ bid to appeal against a Home Office decision about his UK security.

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Prince Harry (Pictured leaving the High Court is pressing ahead with his legal battle against the Home Office over his tax­payer-funded security, The Mail on Sunday can reveal

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It comes shortly after the Mail On Sunday revealed that the Duke (Pictured) was attempting to make a return to Britain following his self-imposed exile in the United States

He had sought a judicial review over a decision made by the Royal and VIP Executive Committee (Ravec) to remove his right to automatic police protection after he left the working Royal Family.

However in May, the Court of Appeal granted him leave to challenge the High Court judgment.

Now a court official has confirmed that a date has been set for the Duke’s appeal to be heard in London, starting on either April 8 or 9.

The hearing is also listed on an official, publicly available website. It shows how the case was passed to the Court of Appeal listing office on July 12.

The King and his son are believed to be locked in a stalemate over Harry’s decision to pursue his legal fight, which has cost the British taxpayer £500,000 so far.

Charles is said to find the dispute ‘very tricky’ because it means ‘His Majesty’s son is suing His Majesty’s Government’ and wants no involvement in it.

‘Harry, however, reportedly believes that members of his father’s household influenced the decision to remove his enhanced security.

Royal biographer Ingrid Seward described Harry as ‘tunnel visioned’ and said the King knows his son is ‘very stubborn’.

‘It’s damaging to his father,’ she added. ‘It’s embarrassing to his father on a more personal level, to think that his own son doesn’t feel safe in the country in his own homeland.

‘He doesn’t let things go, Harry. That’s his nature, a bit like his mum. It’s very Diana to pursue something and Harry is just not letting go in spite of advice to the contrary. I do feel that this is certainly not helping any situation.’

Harry received full publicly funded protection before stepping back as a working royal and moving to Montecito, California, with his American wife Meghan Markle four years ago.

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King Charles III (Pictured in 2024)  is said to have found the legal dispute difficult as it means ‘His Majesty’s son is suing His Majesty’s Government’

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Harry received fully tax-payer funded protection before stepping back as a working royal and moving to Montecito, California with Meghan Markle (Pictured at San Basilio de Palenque)

He still receives protection when he returns to Britain in specific circumstances but must give 28 days’ notice of his plans.

While the Duke is not seeking a permanent return to the UK, the move to proceed with his legal fight against the Home Office is believed to be an indication that he wants to spend more time here.

Sources have told this newspaper the Duke had been consulting people ‘from his old life’, which, it is claimed, signified the first stage in a strategy to ‘rehabilitate’ him towards spending more time in the UK, repairing his fractured relationship with his father and potentially initiating a partial return to the Royal Family.

He is not believed to have seen his father since a brief meeting earlier this year when it was announced the monarch had been diagnosed with cancer.

In his recent biography of the Princess of Wales, Robert Jobson said the King and Harry spent only 30 minutes together at Clarence House. ‘Clearly not nearly enough to mend the shattered bridges, not after all the disparagement and misrepresentations echoing from Montecito,’ he wrote. ‘After a brief embrace and short conversation, they said their goodbyes.’

One source last night said Harry’s apparent refusal to drop the legal case risks undermining a possible rapprochement with his father, adding: ‘Getting the trust back is a huge issue.’

Ms Seward added: ‘It’s not going to help any reconciliation because it will upset the King. But he knows his son and probably realises Harry isn’t going to let go.’

Harry believes that he is currently unable to bring his wife, Meghan, or their two children, Prince Archie, five, and Princess Lilibet, three, to the UK.

His lawyers argue he’s been treated unfairly by the changes to his police protection, because he still faces significant security threats.

Lord Justice Bean gave Harry the green light to appeal as there was a ‘real prospect of success’ in the Duke’s argument that Ravec should have followed its written policy.

But he rejected a move to expedite the appeal, saying Harry should not ‘jump the queue because of his status’.

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One source said Harry’s (Pictured at the coronation of King Charles III) supposed refusal to drop the legal case risks undermining a possible reconciliation with his father

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The Duke of Sussex is reportedly believed to inherit millions of pounds from his the late Queen Mother (Pictured with Princess Diana in 1992) on his 40th birthday

Is he in line for millions from his great gran?

Prince Harry is to receive millions of pounds from the late Queen Mother when he celebrates his 40th birthday next Sunday, reports say.

The Queen Mum is believed to have deposited £19 million into a trust fund for her great-grandchildren in 1994.

Reports at the time suggested that William and Harry would claim their shares in two payments – on their 21st and 40th birthdays.

Royal experts suggest Prince Harry will be in line for a bigger share than his brother as compensation for not being a sovereign.

A former Palace aide told The Times the trust ‘was a way of passing a slice of her estate down in a tax-efficient way’.

Zara and Peter Phillips and the Duke of York’s daughters Beatrice and Eugenie are among the other beneficiaries.

The King faced a “rollercoaster” second year as sovereign, with the Queen proving herself the “star of the show” thanks to her support for her husband and the monarchy, a royal expert has said.

Sunday is the second anniversary of Charles’s accession to the throne and the loss of his mother, the late Queen Elizabeth II.

The year 2024 looked set to offer a chance for the King and the royal family to settle in amid the aftermath the late Queen’s death and the King’s accession in 2022 and the hectic demands of the coronation in 2023.

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The aftermath of Elizabeth II´s death marked a turbulent period for the King (Danny Lawson/PA)

But the health blows faced by Charles and the Princess of Wales torpedoed any plans for a run-of-the-mill year.

Joe Little, of Majesty magazine, said: “Nobody saw those things coming and they had a profound impact.

“It has been a rollercoaster year for the King, not just for him, but for his family, and it will have been of great concern to the Queen.

“Nonetheless he has been remarkably active for someone with his condition and given his age.

“He hasn’t really let the treatment hold him back, but I’m sure he hasn’t done anything near as much as he would have liked to have done.”

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The King uses a pair of gardening shears to officially open the Royal Horticultural Society of Aberdeen´s 200th Flower Show at Duthie Park, Aberdeen (Jane Barlow/PA)

Mr Little said the nation had got to know Camilla in a different way after she forged ahead with engagements, and took on some of the King’s, in the wake of his health announcement.

“Camilla has really been the star of the show since the time of the King’s diagnosis,” he said.

“She has undertaken a lot of stuff that wouldn’t normally fall on her to do so, such as the distribution of the Maundy money in Worcester just before Easter.

“She’s had quite a busy agenda at times. She has stepped into the breach and has made an extremely good job of it.”

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Queen Camilla met well-wishers following the Royal Maundy Service at Worcester Cathedral (Justin Tallis/PA)

He added: “There will always be a reaction when you say ‘the Queen’, people think ‘Queen Elizabeth II’, and I don’t think that will change any time soon, but I think that people now know and understand Camilla in way that perhaps they didn’t previously, and now realise what an incredible asset she is to the royal family.”

News of the King’s cancer – undisclosed in its form – came on February 5, after it was discovered while he was treated in hospital for an enlarged prostate.

Charles cancelled all face-to-face public duties, and the Prince of Wales, who was caring for Kate after she had major abdominal surgery in January, returned to work, with the Queen and the Princess Royal also holding the fort.

The King, who continued working behind the scenes, resumed his weekly audiences later that month with the then-prime minister, and told Rishi Sunak the public’s “wonderful” get well messages had “reduced me to tears most of the time”.

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The King reads cards and messages, sent by well-wishers (Jonathan Brady/PA)

His nephew Peter Phillips revealed at the time the King was “frustrated that he can’t get on and do everything that he wants to be able to do”.

Mr Phillips added: “But he is very pragmatic, he understands that there’s a period of time that he really needs to focus on himself.”

Sarah, Duchess of York meanwhile was diagnosed with malignant melanoma skin cancer, just months after facing breast cancer. She was later given the all-clear after treatment.

Online conspiracy theories began to escalate about Kate’s health, with the princess in the end delivering a bombshell video message to the nation in March revealing she was undergoing chemotherapy after post-operative tests showed she also had cancer.

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The Princess of Wales recording her message announcing she was having treatment for cancer (BBC Studios/PA)

Well-wishes flooded in from around the world and the King was said to be  “so proud” of his “beloved daughter-in-law” for her courage in speaking out about her diagnosis.

Charles, who made an appearance at church on Easter Sunday, returned to public-facing duties in April by visiting a cancer centre in London, with his medical team “very encouraged” by the progress he had made.

The first completed portrait of the King since his coronation – by Jonathan Yeo – was unveiled, depicting the monarch bathed in red with, at Charles’s suggestion, a butterfly at his shoulder, symbolising his metamorphosis from prince to King.

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Artist Jonathan Yeo and the King at the unveiling of Yeo´s portrait (Aaron Chown/PA)

The King and Queen attended moving D-Day 80th anniversary commemorations in Portsmouth and Normandy, where they were overcome with emotion as they listened to the sacrifices made by those who fought.

High profile appearances included Trooping the Colour, with Charles in a carriage rather than on horseback because of his illness, and a welcome brief return for Kate, who said in an update that she has “good days and bad days”, but was “not out of the woods yet”.

Some engagements were postponed thanks to the first general election of Charles’s reign, but, unusually in the run-up to a vote, the King and Queen hosted an incoming state visit, for the Emperor of Japan.

Charles made cultural references to Hello Kitty and Pokemon in his banquet speech, telling guests: “The Pokemon phrase, gotta catch ’em all, may resonate with my grandchildren, but for me it is, perhaps, aspirational.”

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Kate and Charles with the royal family on the Palace balcony after Trooping the Colour in June (Jonathan Brady/PA)

There was a further health blow for the royal family in late June when the Princess Royal was rushed to hospital after being struck by a horse while out walking on her Gatcombe Park estate.

Anne suffered concussion and mild head injuries and spent five nights in hospital, before she returned gradually to public duties three weeks later, when she was hailed as a “super trooper” by William and Kate.

After a Labour landslide, Charles appointed Sir Keir Starmer as the new Prime Minister, telling him “you must be “utterly exhausted and nearly on your knees”.

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The King speaks with Sir Keir Starmer during an audience at Buckingham Palace, London, where he invited the leader of the Labour Party to become Prime Minister (Yui Mok/PA)

And when the England men’s football team lost the Euro 2024 final to Spain, the King urged them to “hold your heads high”.

Duty called when the State Opening of Parliament, straight after a packed whirlwind two-day official tour to the Channel Islands, fell on Camilla’s 77th birthday.

Scotland beckoned for the couple on their summer break, where they were joined by family.

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The King and Queen during the State Opening of Parliament on Camilla´s birthday (Kirsty Wigglesworth/PA)

The King made a solo trip to Southport in August to meet survivors of the fatal knife attack on a Taylor Swift-themed dance class, and the next day sat down privately in Clarence House with the parents of Bebe King, six, Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, and Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine, who were killed.

Camilla gave an insight into the King’s treatment this week when she opened a new cancer centre in Bath, revealing he was “doing very well”.

And the King and Queen are set to embark on a long haul overseas tour of Australia and Samoa in the autumn, with Charles’s health said to be “heading in a very positive trajectory”.

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The Duke of Sussex leaves St Paul´s Cathedral in May after attending a service of thanksgiving to mark the 10th anniversary of the Invictus Games (Yui Mok/PA)

Meanwhile there was no sign of rapprochement with the Duke of Sussex, who made a transatlantic dash to see his father following his cancer diagnosis to spend just 45 minutes with him.

Harry, who hits his milestone 40th birthday in a week’s time, told an ITV documentary that his determination to fight the tabloids over allegations of phone hacking was a “central piece” in destroying his relationship with his family, and the Sunday Times reported that his legal battle with the Home Office over his security while in the UK has “frustrated” the King.

William and Harry’s estrangement continued, with the brothers said not to have spoken to one another when they attended the funeral of their uncle Lord Fellowes in Norfolk, just days before the 27th anniversary of the death of their mother, Diana, Princess of Wales.

The King is attending church near Balmoral for prayers and reflection in memory of his mother Queen Elizabeth II on the second anniversary of her death.

Charles and Queen Camilla arrived at the tiny granite Crathie Kirk, where the late Queen was a regular and devout worshipper, on Royal Deeside in the late summer sunshine for the Sunday morning service, two years on from Charles’s accession to the throne.

The King could be seen, with his window slightly open, in the back seat of the maroon state Bentley with Camilla at his side as they headed to the place of worship at 11.25am.

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The King and Queen arrive at Crathie Kirk (Aaron Chown/PA)

The vehicle made its way slowly up the short drive, past the traditional red phone box which stands on the corner.

Camilla, dressed in a green jacket with red and green tartan lapels and a green hat decorated with a feather, smiled at awaiting photographers and camera crews as she held her handbag on her lap.

The King, who had a pink flower in the lapel of his grey jacket, was seen adjusting his cuffs as he prepared for poignant service.

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The King and Queen sat next to one another as they arrive at the church (Aaron Chown/PA)

The King, 75, has been staying on his Aberdeenshire estate in the Highlands, where the late Queen died peacefully at the age of 96 on September 8 2022.

He faced a personally challenging second year as sovereign, marked by the difficult double health blow of his cancer diagnosis and that of his daughter-in-law the Princess of Wales.

One of a small group of wellwishers who gathered to see the monarch was Diane Brandish, a tourist visiting Scotland from Christchurch in New Zealand.

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A view of Crathie Kirk, Balmoral in Scotland (Andrew Milligan/PA)

Diana and her husband saw the King waving at the crowd as he entered the church, saying “he was very gracious”.

She said catching sigh of the King was an unexpected “bonus” in her holiday, saying: “We happened to be coming by and I didn’t realise that King Charles would be here.”

She added: “Most people in New Zealand follow the royal family quite closely and are aware of the anniversary.”

Tributes were paid to the late Queen to mark the anniversary, with the monarchy’s official social media account posted a photograph on X of the late Queen smiling happily at a summer Buckingham Palace garden party in 2019.

The image of the monarch, in a pale pink hat and matching outfit, appeared alongside the words: “Remembering Queen Elizabeth II, 1926-2022.”

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer meanwhile hailed the “70 glorious years of her reign”.

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The late Queen Elizabeth II died of old age at Balmoral Castle on September 8 2022 (Steve Parsons/PA)

“Today marks two years since the passing of Queen Elizabeth II,” Sir Keir said in a message posted on social media.

“The late Queen’s dedication to the UK and Commonwealth taught us that whatever challenges our country faces, the value of service always endures.

“For the 70 glorious years of her reign, she was at the heart of this nation’s life. Today we honour her memory.”

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Charles, as the Prince of Wales, with his mother Queen Elizabeth II at the Chelsea Flower Show (Sang Tan/PA)

Accession Day is a deeply personal time for the King being the anniversary of the both the historic start of his reign as Charles III and the sad loss of his beloved mother.

Kate Middleton has made a sweet nod to the late Queen Elizabeth II in her newly released stunning three-minute-long video detailing her cancer recovery.

The Princess of Wales cut a strikingly similar image to the Queen as she drove her Land Rover near the families country residence of Anmer Hall in Norfolk in an the emotional short film.

The clip of the princess turning the wheel of the vehicle and changing the gears was very similar to footage of the Queen doing the same in the 1992 BBC documentary Elizabeth R: A Year in the Life of the Queen.

In the resurfaced clip the Queen, then 66, can be seen driving in a wooded part of the Sandringham estate in Norfolk saying to her companion she ‘loves this bit’ as they travel in the picturesque countryside.

The Queen was regularly seen driving around her various royal estates in Land Rovers over the years, and in the documentary confidently pulls over to speak to speak with her staff who were out culling rabbits.

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Kate Middleton cut a strikingly similar image to the Queen as she drove her Land Rover on Anmer Hall estate in the emotional short film

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The clip of the princess steering the wheel of the vehicle and changing the gears was very similar to footage of the Queen doing the same in the 1992 BBC documentary Elizabeth R: A Year in the Life of the Queen

Kate shares intimate glimpse into her family life in moving video

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Queen Elizabeth II pictured while driving her Range Rover as she attends the Royal Windsor Horse Show in 2021

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Kate has paid homage to a resurfaced clip the Queen, then 66, which showed her driving in a wooded area of the Sandringham estate in Norfolk

The two clips show how Catherine is now also driving in a Land Rover through the same estate as the Queen more than 30 years after the late monarch.

The Queen became so well known for her Land Rover adventures over the years, the 2006 film The Queen, which starred Helen Mirren, featured a scene of her driving around Balmoral in Scotland following the death of Princess Diana.

Later in Kate’s video, published this afternoon, she revealed she has finished her course of ‘preventative chemotherapy’ following her health crisis earlier this year and plans to undertake a ‘light programme’ of public engagements over the coming months.

However she warns that ‘doing what I can to stay cancer free is now my focus’ and admits that the last nine months have been a ‘scary and unpredictable’ time for her family.

The experience, Catherine says, has reminded her and her husband, Prince William, to ‘reflect and be grateful for the simple yet important things in life, which so many of us often take for granted. Of simply loving and being loved.’

The princess’ personal message to the nation was part of the longer video, which was shot last month, showing her and William in Norfolk with their three children Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis.

It shows the family playing happily on the beach and in the woods, William and Catherine laying entwined on a blanket, hugging their children – and kissing.

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The video shows Catherine confidently changing gears as she drives through the estate

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Anmer Hall is a Georgian country house in the village of Anmer in Norfolk, England

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Queen Elizabeth II drives her Range Rover to the Royal Windsor Horse Show in 2017

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Queen driving her iconic Range Rover in Sandringham, Norfolk, in January 2020

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Kate pictured changing gears while behind the wheel of the Range Rover in the newly released video

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The Queen became so well known for her Land Rover adventures over the years, the 2006 film The Queen, which starred Helen Mirren (pictured), featured a scene of her driving around Balmoral following the death of Princess Diana

In her message the princess says: ‘As the summer comes to an end, I cannot tell you what a relief it is to have finally completed my chemotherapy treatment. The last nine months have been incredibly tough for us as a family. Life as you know it can change in an instant and we have had to find a way to navigate the stormy waters and road unknown.

‘The cancer journey is complex, scary and unpredictable for everyone, especially those closest to you. With humility, it also brings you face to face with your own vulnerabilities in a way you have never considered before, and with that, a new perspective on everything.

‘This time has above all reminded William and me to reflect and be grateful for the simple yet important things in life, which so many of us often take for granted. Of simply loving and being loved.’

Referring to her plans for the coming months, Catherine continues: ‘Doing what I can to stay cancer free is now my focus. Although I have finished chemotherapy, my path to healing and full recovery is long and I must continue to take each day as it comes. I am however looking forward to being back at work and undertaking a few more public engagements in the coming months when I can.

‘Despite all that has gone before, I enter this new phase of recovery with a renewed sense of hope and appreciation of life. William and I are so grateful for the support we have received and have drawn great strength from all those who are helping us at this time. Everyone’s kindness, empathy and compassion has been truly humbling.’

And she ends it with a deeply moving and emotional message to fellow cancer patients and their families, saying: ‘To all those who are continuing their own cancer journey – I remain with you, side by side, hand in hand. Out of darkness, can come light, so let that light shine bright.’

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In an uplifting video message shared today, the Princess of Wales revealed she has finished her course of ‘preventative chemotherapy’

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The princess’ personal message to the nation is accompanied by a stunning three-minute long video showing her and William in Norfolk with their three children

Meet the filmmaker behind Kate Middleton’s intimate family video

Palace source emphasised that while the princess is looking forward to undertaking a ‘handful’ of public engagements over the coming months, her focus is on being ‘cancer free’ and her journey to full recovery ‘is long’.

Her programme of engagements will be ‘light’ but is likely, as previously revealed by the Daily Mail, to including Remembrance Sunday at the Cenotaph and other events around it.

She will not accompany Prince William to his Earthshot Prize awards in Cape Town in November, emphasising she wanted to remain in the UK to support her young family for whom the year has been difficult too.

She has already started to work from home on ‘passion projects’ such as her early childhood programme and will continue to do so for the rest of the year.

A source stressed that the entire Wales family are ‘immensely grateful for the kind and thoughtful wishes they have received over the past nine months’ and are grateful to the media for its cooperation in affording her space and privacy.

The princess was first admitted to hospital in January for what has only been described as planned abdominal surgery.

It was later discovered by doctors that cancer had been present and she embarked on her treatment in late February.

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Catherine is featured in a stunning shot among a seat of summer grasses

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William interacts with Princess Charlotte in a scene that appears in the video

Kensington Palace has not confirmed whether the princess expects to return to a full programme of duties next year. It is understood that decisions about 2025 will be taken in line with medical advice.

However sources told the Mail tonight that the Princess hopes to do a small number of engagements shining a light on some of the causes, issues and charities that are closest to her heart over the coming months.

They are only likely to be announced last minute as they will depend as and when Her Royal Highness feels able to carry them out, with sources stressing repeatedly that every ‘cancer journey is different’.

It is understood that she is also working with staff on plans for her annual carol concert in December.

The new video of the princess and her family – an unprecedented piece of deeply personal footage – was filmed in Norfolk by one of their favourite film-makers, Will Warr.

The setting of the footage is deeply symbolic, drawing on the strength Catherine has drawn from her family and loved ones and from spending time on the things which bring her joy, particularly the sanctuary she has found in the natural world.

It also features her parents, Michael and Carole Middleton, who have been an unwavering source of support.

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Kensington Palace has not confirmed whether the princess – seen with William – expects to return to a full programme of duties next year. It is understood that decisions about 2025 will be taken in line with medical advice

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Catherine and William hug each other on a picnic blanket in an adorable moment from the video

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Kate Middleton’s family featured in the emotional three-minute video

Catherine announced publicly five months ago that she had been diagnosed with cancer and has been undergoing ‘preventative’ chemotherapy.

‘I am well and getting stronger every day by focusing on the things that will help me heal; in my mind, body and spirits,’ she said at the time, in a highly emotional and unprecedented video message.

The message followed the major abdominal surgery Catherine had in January, where she spent two weeks at the London Clinic in Marylebone.

She made her first public appearance since the bombshell announcement in June when she joined the Royal Family to celebrate the King’s official birthday.

Her appearance at Trooping of the Colour had been in doubt after she missed the final rehearsal the weekend prior to the celebration, with confirmation that she would attend only given at 6pm the evening before.

In her second public appearance, the mother-of-three attended Wimbledon alongside her daughter, Princess Charlotte and her sister, Pippa Middleton.

She was greeted with a standing ovation as she headed into the Royal Box during the tennis tournament in July.

The Princess passed the trophy to Carlos Alcaraz who defeated Novak Djokovic in straight sets on centre court.

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Catherine spoke of her ‘relief’ at her programme of chemo finally coming to an end

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The princess walks through the woods under dappled sunlight during the video released alongside her statement

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Catherine appeared happy and relaxed in the video, which will delight her millions of supporters

Before Catherine and Charlotte took their seats in the Royal Box, they met with female tennis stars, including Emma Radacanu, who presented the Princess of Wales with a bouquet of flowers.

US Open winner Raducanu said it was ‘amazing’ to have the royal’s support and ‘see her here looking so healthy and happy’.

Catherine – who enjoys taking part in sporting events and showing her support for athletes – also made a surprise appearance alongside Prince William with a star-studded message to Team GB last month.

Dressed in a classic black and white striped top, the tennis fan beamed as she said: ‘From all of us watching at home, congratulations to Team GB.’

The Prince of Wales, wearing an official blue Team GB top, then briefly added: ‘Well done to Team GB you’ve been an inspiration to us all.’

The news that Catherine is set to return to public duties in the autumn comes after it was revealed yesterday that the King’s health is also heading in a ‘very positive’ direction.

King Charles was diagnosed with cancer in January after undergoing treatment for an enlarged prostate.

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Catherine and William lark around on the beach in a delightful scene from the video

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The footage is one of the intimate insights into family life that Catherine and William have provided so far

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Delightful scenes show the family enjoying each other’s company in nature

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The Cambridges and their three children clamber over tree trunks near their Norfolk home

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The Cambridge children run through the woods as William walks alongside them bouncing a tennis ball on a cricket bat

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Catherine walks through bracken in a reflective moment during the footage

The King and Queen are gearing up for an important tour to Australia and Samoa in the autumn – their first major overseas trip since news of Charles’s cancer was announced.

Down-time will be incorporated in Australia and Samoa, with not too many back to back meetings, consideration given to the time difference, and a hoped-for trip to New Zealand removed to reduce the travel demands, but Charles’s programme is still expected to be ‘pretty full on’

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‘Health has to remain the number one priority, albeit heading in a very positive trajectory,’ a source said.

Camilla also gave an insight into the King’s treatment this week when she opened a new cancer centre in Bath, revealing he was ‘doing very well’.

The King spent around three months away from public-facing duties when he was diagnosed with cancer in January.

He then returned to work in April with a visit to a cancer centre in London where he met with fellow patients.

The King’s aides took the opportunity to point out that not all recovery programmes for cancer patients are the same.

He had a high profile run of engagements through the next few months with D-Day 80th anniversary commemorations in Portsmouth and Normandy, Trooping the Colour, the incoming Japanese state visit, a short trip to Jersey and Guernsey, the appointment of a new Prime Minister after Labour’s landslide general election, and the State Opening of Parliament.

Victoria Beckham has revealed how she copied Linda Evangelista after becoming ‘completely obsessed’ with the supermodel..

The fashion designer, 50, opened up about her admiration for Linda, 59, in an episode of new documentary In Vogue: The 90s.

The documentary, which features a star-studded look at the fashion industry during that decade, will start streaming on Friday on Disney+.

During the interview with the former Spice Girl, Victoria explained that she became so interested in the 90s icon that she went to the same salon Linda used and even emulated her haircut.

She said: ‘[Linda] was the reason why I cut my hair, the reason why I dyed my hair lots of different colours. I was in New York, and I went to Garren, who was Linda’s hairdresser.

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Victoria Beckham has revealed how she copied Linda Evangelista after becoming ‘completely obsessed’ with the supermodel in a new documentary (pictured in 2008)

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Victoria explained that she became so interested in the 90s icon that she went to the same salon Linda used and even emulated her haircut (Linda pictured in 2008)

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She said: ‘[Linda] was the reason why I cut my hair, the reason why I dyed my hair lots of different colours. I was in New York, and I went to Garren, who was Linda’s hairdresser.’

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The former Spice Girl said: ‘When he cut all my hair off. I was channeling my inner Linda.’

‘When he cut all my hair off. I was channeling my inner Linda.’

The former pop-star also revealed in the documentary how fashion brought her and her husband, David Beckham together.

She told the camera: ‘When I first met David in 1997, he’d heard that I was the Spice Girl that liked the designer clothes.

‘So after me going to a couple of football matches – I would say I was pursuing him, he’d probably say it was me stalking him – we arranged to go out on a date together.

‘He thought, “She’s the one who likes designer clothes,” and so he actually went out and bought himself a full Prada look for our first date to impress me. Which it did.’

In the revealing six-part series, Kate Moss opened up about the abuse she received by worried mothers.

The supermodel, 50, who became the poster girl for the trend in the Nineties, said that people would approach her in the street and accuse her of promoting ­eating disorders.

She told the Disney+ documentary: ‘Parents would come up to me and say, “My daughter’s anorexic”. It was awful.

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The star has modelled a range of colours and haircuts over the years including a platinum blonde style

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Linda walking at London Fashion Week for Giles Deacon modelling a blonde look

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The documentary In Vogue: The 90s, which will start streaming on Friday, is a star-studded look at the fashion industry during the decade

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In the revealing six-part series, Kate Moss, 50, opened up about the abuse she received by worried mothers over their daughters’ health (pictured in June 2024)

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The six part series speaks to former Vogue editors including Edward Enninful and celebrities such as supermodel Naomi Campbell

‘I think because I was just skinny, and people weren’t used to seeing skinny. But if I’d been more buxom, it wouldn’t have been such a big deal. It’s just that my body shape was different from the models before me.’

The documentary also speaks to former Vogue editors including Edward Enninful and celebrities such as supermodel Naomi Campbell, actress Gwyneth Paltrow and Sex And The City star Sarah Jessica Parker.

It also features designer Stella McCartney who revealed the advantage she had being the daughter of The Beatles star Paul.

Describing her graduation show from Central St Martin’s fashion school in London, Stella  recalled: ‘All the other students were choosing their models, then they were getting their mates. I had mates, but my mates were the supermodels.

‘I was like, ‘Everyone’s gonna hate me if I do that…’ but life’s too short, and they were genuinely my mates. Those girls were the hottest girls on the planet. They were doing every show in every city, and they did a little college fashion show, for me. That was amazing.’

Disney+ goes behind the scenes of Vogue 90s fashion in bold series

Disney+ documentary In Vogue will showcase rare, never-before-seen archives from key figures in the industry and reveal the untold story of the decade’s most celebrated pop cultural moments and movements.

Other contributors will include designers Tom Ford, Marc Jacobs and Jean Paul Gaultier, actress Claire Danes, models Amber Valetta and Tyson Beckford, director Baz Luhrmann and politician Hillary Clinton.

The new series was announced by The Walt Disney Company EMEA at the Edinburgh TV Festival last year.

Stream In Vogue: The 90s ­exclusively on Disney+ on Friday September 13. 

MORE SHOWBIZ SECRETS… 

Kim Kardashian and Madonna’s surprise relationship 

During the nineties, the reality TV queen was neighbours with Madonna.

Kim admitted she used to walk the pop star’s dog when she was eight-years-old.

One day, she gave her and her sister Courtney a shoebox of ‘neon, rubbery bracelets’.

She said: ‘We went to school and we were wearing all this neon stuff and everyone was saying “where did you get that?”

‘And I was like “Madonna gave it to me”.

‘They were like “Yeah right” and I’m like “No seriously, Madonna gave it to me.”‘

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During the nineties, reality TV queen Kim Kardashian was neighbours with Madonna. Kim admitted she used to walk the pop star’s dog when she was eight-years-old

Liz Hurley and THAT dress 

The actress and model took the Tube to pick up her infamous black Versace number held together with large gold safety pieces.

She wore it to the London premiere of Four Weddings and a Funeral with then-boyfriend Hugh Grant in  1994.

She said: ‘I’d never heard the name Versace before and it looked pretty precarious.

‘But I remember touching my toes and stretching up in it, and nothing moved, so I galloped down the stairs and that was that.’

She adds: ‘The next day we were on the front page of every newspaper and I’m like, “What the hell is this?”.

‘I hadn’t really realised how daring a dress it was.’

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This year marks the 30th anniversary of the premiere of the film Four Weddings And A Funeral, when Liz Hurley wore THAT dress

Diana tears up Galliano’s gown 

British designer John Galliano’s first couture client was Princess Diana.

He dressed her for the New York Met Gala in 1996 in a silk dress with negligée trim.

Vogue called it ‘her most unroyal look to date’.

But John has now revealed Diana took the dress apart, transforming the look.

He says: ‘Everything was correct in the fittings, then it got to the event and I remember her getting out the car. I was shocked.

‘She’d ripped the corset, she didn’t want to wear it. She felt so liberated that she tore the corset up, and the cameras went mental.’

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John Galliano’s first couture client was Princess Diana. He dressed her for the Met Gala in 1996 in a silk dress with negligée trim (pictured with fashion editor Liz Tilberis)

Princess Diana is remembered to the world as a doting mother, glamorous activist and an international icon.

However, what many don’t know about the blonde beauty is that she was also a dancing queen.

In 1981, Anne Allan, a ballet dancer with the London City Ballet, received a shocking request: to teach the Princess of Wales how to pirouette.

What followed was nine years of secret sessions that saw the Princess and Anne forming a close bond, with Diana divulging every aspect of her private life – including her rocky marriage and her battle with an eating disorder.

Now, the dancer who guided the Princess through her most difficult years has released an explosive memoir titled, Dancing With Diana, that tells all there is to know about the secrets the royal spilled and her heartbreaking moments.

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Princess Diana (seen in 1995) is remembered to the world as a doting mother, glamorous activist and an international icon

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However, what many don’t know about the blonde beauty is that she was also a dancing queen (seen dancing with Charles in 1985)

In a copy of the tell-all shared with DailyMail.com, which was released on September 10, Anne recalled how her classes became an outlet for Diana’s deepest struggles and how the cracks in her marriage affected her.

During her first dance lesson, Anne was touched by Diana’s wonderful personality, which was apparent when she insisted her instructor refer to her by her first name and not ‘Your Royal Highness.’

Throughout their classes together, Diana is said to have cried, laughed and celebrated as she threw on a black leotard and pink tights, and twirled the duties of a Royal out of her mind.

However, the problems at the palace soon became too overwhelming for a ballet number to solve.

And so Anne found her new pal crying on the studio floor as she revealed that her marriage with Charles was coming apart at the seams – and it was due to another woman.

The Princess of Wales had previously told her dance teacher about her husband and her desperate desire to make him happy.

‘I do love him so and want to make him happy and to be proud of me as his wife,’ Anne recalled Diana telling her.

Her comments cut deeper when within a short matter of time, Anne found the Princess of Wales in a fit of tears as she was overcome with emotion.

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In 1981, Anne Allan, a ballet dancer with the London City Ballet, received a shocking request: to teach the Princess of Wales how to pirouette

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What followed was years of secret sessions that saw the Princess and Anne forming a close bond, with Diana divulging every aspect of her private life (seen with Charles in 1981)

As tears streamed down her face, Diana told her dance teacher: ‘You must think me awful.’

According to Anne, Diana said that the ‘establishment’ found her difficult before revealing that her husband had been having an affair with Camilla Parker Bowles – now Queen Camilla.

She claimed Diana said: ‘I know he is seeing Camilla again. Am I expected to accept that, like the other Princesses of Wales before, one just turns a blind eye to husbands having a mistress! Why does he not love me? I really don’t understand. I have tried everything, I tried to conform to his wishes even though I don’t always agree.

‘There is no affection between us, and I am always on my own. I just want to be loved. I can’t keep going on like this. They are really expecting me to just say nothing and keep going? How do I do that?!’

Despite her growing sadness towards Charles’ affair, she continued to dance, ensuring it not get in the way.

Anne writes that Diana wanted nothing more than her husband to see what she was ‘capable’ of and to be ‘proud’ of her.

However, as the Princess of Wales graduated from plain leotards and ballet shoes to colorful outfits and jazz shoes, her issues outside of the studio only grew.

Following a lesson, Diana dropped onto the floor and couldn’t contain herself, tears began flowing out of her and pure sadness took over her body.

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Now, the ballet pro that guided Diana through her most difficult years has released an explosive memoir titled, Dancing With Diana (Seen dancing with John Travolta in 1985)

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The Princess of Wales (seen in 1997) had previously told her dance teacher about her husband and her desperate desire to make him happy

The dance teacher recalled that Diana cried: ‘I just don’t know what to do, Anne. I find myself in an unbearable situation. I haven’t seen Charles for weeks and he doesn’t want to talk to me. I thought he come back to me, and we could work things out. How do I go on when I’m not wanted?’

Despite her heartache at the situation, Diana felt like she had to hold on to Charles – desperately clinging to the hope that her husband would come back to her.

Anne said that Diana felt she had no other choice but to stay with him as she didn’t want to break up her family or have her sons, William and Harry, see their love story come to an end.

‘Keeping my family together is the most important thing to me,’ Diana added, according to Anne.

During each of their lessons, the Princess of Wales repeatedly told her dance instructor of her heartache and her frantic attempts to make Charles happy.

She once told Anne that she had set up a picnic in Charles’ favorite garden in hopes that the two of them would have some alone time to rekindle their love affair.

However, when he saw the table outside, he dropped Diana’s hand and demanded a butler take everything inside because he ‘doesn’t eat outside,’ Anne recalled.

The Princess explained that although the pair put on a loved-up display for the press, they were becoming unhappier each day.

‘We manage to put on a good official front, but it’s getting more and more difficult, as I find it very hard to not show how I feel if I am upset.  Charles seems to want us to lead separate lives. Anne, he runs off to Camilla whenever he can. It’s not at all what I want,’ the instructor recalled Diana as saying in her memoir.

‘I’d the marriage to work, but it just isn’t for now. Do I just put up with it, hoping he will change?

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According to Anne, Diana said the ‘establishment’ found her difficult before revealing that her husband had been having an affair (Diana and Charles seen dancing in 1988)

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During each of their lessons, the Princess of Wales repeatedly told her dance instructor of her heartache and her frantic attempts to make Charles happy

‘All I want is to be with Charles and be loved by him, there’s just emptiness now.’

She also described the moment she confronted Camilla at a 1980s party.

Diana explained that while mingling, she noticed Camilla and Charles were missing so she went upstairs.

She found the pair chatting in a room along with another group of men.

The Princess of Wales asked everyone – including Charles – to exit the room so she could have a word with Camilla.

According to Anne, Diana told her: ‘Camilla, I’d just like you to know that I know exactly what’s going on. I know what’s going on between you and Charles and I just want you to know that.’

Camilla apparently replied: ‘You’ve got everything you’ve ever wanted. All the men in the world fall in love with you. You’ve got two beautiful children. What more could you want?’

‘I want my husband,’ the Princess said, according to Anne.

Following her exchange with Camilla, Diana told Anne that she had confronted her husband’s mistress.

‘I did it, I did it, Anne! I feel a tremendous shift, Anne, in myself,’ she said, her instructor wrote in her memoir.

Anne wrote that the Princess of Wales had revealed that she and Charles had driven home together from the party and that ‘he was all over me like a little boy who has done something wrong and is wanting back in your good books.’

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Diana and Charles announced their separation on December 9, 1992, after having been married for 15 years (Diana and Camilla seen in 1980)

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Although Diana’s (seen with Charles in 1981) love life was heavy on her mind, her dance instructor revealed that it wasn’t the only thing that weighed on her

However, the joy was only temporary, and Diana and Charles announced their separation on December 9, 1992, after having been married for 15 years.

Although Diana’s love life was heavy on her mind, her dance instructor revealed that it wasn’t the only thing that weighed on her.

The daily pressure from the Royal Family, her duties as a Princess and the constant attention from the press had drove her to develop an eating disorder.

She had previously told Anne that the press had been tormenting her – adding that she never felt good in enough while in the public eye.

‘I feel sure they are all just waiting on me to make more mistakes,’ Diana explained, according to Anne.

And as the attention surrounding her failed marriage grew, Anne said she noticed Diana had becoming worrisomely thin.

One day, the Princess broke down as she admitted she had been suffering from bulimia, an eating disorder in which people make themselves throw up the food they eat.

‘I am so ashamed, Anne, but I need to tell you that I suffer from bulimia. I am so sorry I haven’t been able to admit it to you, until now,’ she said, according to Anne.

The Princess of Wales revealed that her eating disorder began when she started to attend important dinners.

She was so nervous that she couldn’t keep her food down. When the evening ended, she would go home and throw up.

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The daily pressure from the Royal Family, her duties as a Princess and the constant attention from the press had drove her to develop an eating disorder (Diana and Charles in 1981)

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Princess Diana (seen in 1997)  died after a tragic car accident. She was just 36 years old at the time of her passing

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Eight years after her death, Charles – who is now the King of England – married Camilla (seen in 2024)

Diana explained that meeting people and striving to be so perfect overwhelmed her so that she would often resort to making herself throw up in an effort to ’empty herself’ of her food and emotions.

Anne supported Diana through her journey to healing, becoming increasingly angry when she thought about whether the ‘establishment’ knew about this.

Anne and Diana’s working relationship came to an end in 1989, when Anne moved to Scotland.

Although their contact faded over the years, Anne was devastated to hear about her friend’s tragic death in 1997.

She revealed that she was attending a work event in Toronto when she heard of Diana’s death on the news.

Anne wrote:  ‘Her life ended on August 31, 1997. Like the rest of the world, I was in total shock. My first cohesive thoughts were of William and Harry. How do you tell two young people that they are never going to see their mother again? I sobbed for them. I also wept for Charles, who would suffer deeply, regardless of the divorce. The circumstances of the death were horrendous.

‘On the day of her funeral, I joined millions of other people from around the world in watching the service and procession on television.

‘Afterwards, I held my own private vigil at home, surrounding myself with candles, flowers, and Diana’s dance photos and letters.’

Princess Diana died after a tragic car accident. She was just 36 years old at the time of her passing.

Eight years after her death, Charles – who is now the King of England – married Camilla.

Since he married Meghan Markle, he’s been striving to be known as a ‘humanitarian’, mental health campaigner and environmental activist. 

Prince Harry, who turns 40 tomorrow, has certainly changed a lot since his younger days.

Gone is the wild young prince of old, and with us now is the more serious, at times embittered, Duke of Sussex.

But there have been plenty of times in the past that Harry – whose cheeky sense of humour used to be regularly on display – has made us all laugh.

Below, we reveal 40 such occasions to mark the Duke of Sussex’s milestone birthday.  

40 times Harry made us smile as he celebrates milestone birthday

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A three-year-old Prince Harry sticking his tongue out at photographers outside of the Portland Hospital in London in 1988, after visiting Sarah Ferguson and his newborn cousin Princess Beatrice

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Queen Elizabeth II can’t help but grin proudly at her grandson as she inspects soldiers at their passing-out parade at Sandhurst Military Academy in 2006. Prince Harry responds with a small smile himself when she walks by

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Prince Harry makes his sister-in-law Kate, then the Duchess of Cambridge, laugh on the Buckingham Palace balcony during Trooping the Colour, 2014

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Harry jokingly points the head of an African rock python snake towards Prince William, who pulls away hesitantly during their joint trip to South Africa in June, 2010

Harry turns 40! Wills and Harry’s bromance before royal rumble

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Prince Harry closes his eyes and grins as he tries out a bright orange immersion suit while taking a dip in the Arctic in 2011. He was with the Walking with the Wounded team in Spitsbergen, Norway, as they prepared to walk to the North Pole

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Prince Harry, aged 13, grinning as he meets the Spice Girls during a visit to South Africa, where they were performing a concert, 1997. He clutches the hands of Emma Bunton and Victoria Beckham while the then Prince Charles stands nearby

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Prince Harry, then aged three, sticks his tongue out while being held by his mother, Princess Diana, on the Buckingham Palace balcony during Trooping the Colour in 1988. In front of the pair are Prince William, Lady Gabriella Windsor and Lady Rose Windsor

Prince Harry at 40: Duke of Sussex hits a milestone birthday

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Harry ending his Invictus Games promotion video with the Queen with a hilarious mic drop in 2016

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The young prince, then aged five, couldn’t resist peeking out of a window at Buckingham Palace during Trooping the Colour in 1990

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Harry wraps his arm around a wooden skeleton during his time as a student at Eton College, 2003. He studied at the school from 1998, following William who started three years before

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Harry, wearing a blue school jumper and shorts, peeks through homemade binoculars at photographers after finishing his first day at Mrs Mynor’s nursery in Notting Hill, London on September 16, 1987

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Prince Harry smiles as a dinner lady kisses his hand during a visit to the Osmani School in London, September 2002

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Just six years old, Harry wears a white t-shirt and shorts as he sprints to the finishing line with a big smile during his school sports day on June 11, 1991

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Say cheese! Harry cheekily squints during a family photo with his parents and brother Prince William at Kensington Palace, December 1986

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The young prince grins as he attempts to balance a bucket of water on his head during a visit to the Osmani School in September 2002

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Marking the end of his studies at Eton in 2003, Harry, 18 at the time, smiles next to a bronze statue of Perseus holding the gorgon’s head in a garden at the school

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Princess Diana closes her eyes and Harry grins as water splashes against the pair while they slide down the Depth Charge ride at Thorpe Park, April 1992

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With ‘Wales’ written across his head, Harry stands grinning in a diving suit during a visit to the Royal Navy’s fleet diving squadron at Horsea Island, October 2007

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Prince Charles picks Harry up to place him on the back of a family dog as King Juan Carlos, his wife Sofia, Princess Diana and William look on during a holiday in Palma, Majorca in 1986

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Harry plays with children in South Africa during a visit in 2006 to launch his charity Sentebale. He opens his mouth at a laughing child while another places her hand on his jaw

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Harry wraps his arm around his cousin Zara Tindall’s shoulder, giving her an affectionate hug on the wedding day of Peter Phillips and Autumn Kelly at St. George’s Chapel on May 17, 2008

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Prince Harry can’t help but smile as his aunt Princess Anne presents him with an Afghanistan war campaign, May 2008

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Anne playfully picks up a young Harry so he can see over the balcony at Buckingham Palace after Trooping the Colour in 1986

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Covered in mud and standing in the pouring ran, Harry grins to his fellow Young England polo players as he waits to receive his trophy after winning a match in 2003

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A barefoot Harry, wearing an adorable corduroy dungaree set, takes his first steps at home in the playroom of Kensington Palace in October 1985

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Harry, wearing a laidback cap, jeans and unbuttoned shirt, seems to find something amusing at the Guards Polo Club in Windsor, 2004

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Harry, with a mischievous grin, holds a child wearing sunglasses and carrying a lollipop during his visit to Lesotho in 2004

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Prince Harry makes his grandfather Prince Philip laugh as they watch the Rugby World Cup Final, 2015

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Harry, aged eight, smiles while wearing a helmet during a visit with Diana to Germany in 1993

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Prince Harry smiles eagerly alongside his brother Prince William on his first day of prep school, September 1989

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The young price looks comfortable holding a baby as he makes members of the public laugh during a visit to the University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff in 2008

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With a bewildered expression, Harry poses with a copy of Hello! Magazine featuring his brother Prince William and Kate during a visit to University Hospital of Wales on June 5, 2008 in Cardiff

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Prince Harry, right, playing on a fire engine in Sandringham during an adorable moment with his brother William, 1988

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William, Harry and Philip all laugh while the Queen looks somewhat disgruntled during the wedding of Lady Tamara Grosvenor and Edward Van Cutsem, 2004

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In a sweet father and son moment, Charles zooms down a slope with Harry on a sled during a skiing holiday in Klosters, Switzerland, 1997

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Harry, wearing a ‘Haiti we care’ t-shirt, shows off his dance moves at a concert in Barbados in aid of the Haiti earthquake disaster in January 2010

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Harry takes a call and seals a £10billion City deal during a charity day for international brokerage firm ICAP, 2008. He’s surrounded by workers in fancy dress

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With a cheeky smile on his face, a 12-month-old Prince Harry shows off his piano skills with Prince William by his side at Kensington Palace in 1985

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Prince Harry shows his nurturing side in Barbados and cradles seven-week-old baby Jean-Luc Jordan during a visit to the Queen Elizabeth II Hospital in January 2010

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After setting off early and winning a race against Usain Bolt, Harry poses with the sportsman and the pair perform the runner’s trademark celebration during a visit to Jamaica, 2012