Prince Harry looked uncomfortable and “queasy” as Meghan Markle performed the exaggerated curtsy in the couple’s Netflix docuseries that earned her widespread backlash, but couldn’t do anything about it, a new book has claimed.

Harry and Meghan’s eponymous docuseries was released in two instalments in December 2022, breaking Netflix’s streaming record for a documentary debut and earning worldwide media coverage. It charted their fairytale romance and dramatic split from the monarchy over six bombshell-filled episodes.

While Harry & Meghan earned the couple praise from fans, several revelations sparked backlash, including Harry’s reflection that male members of the royal family tend to marry women who “fit the mold as opposed to somebody who you perhaps are destined to be with.”

One of the most standout controversies from the show was prompted by Meghan, who described to viewers that she thought the expectation that she had to curtsy to Queen Elizabeth II when first meeting her was a “joke.”

Prince Harry photographed in London, May 6, 2023. And (inset) Meghan Markle performing her curtsy re-enactment in “Harry & Meghan,” 2022. A royal biographer has described Harry’s reaction to his wife’s re-enactment as “queasy.” BEN STANSALL – WPA POOL/GETTY IMAGES/NETFLIX
“We were in the car, driving, and he’s [Harry’s] like, ‘You know how to curtsy, right?’” Meghan told viewers of the first meeting with her then-boyfriend’s grandmother. “And I just thought it was a joke.”

“I mean, Americans would understand this. We have Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament [a dinner theater]…it was like that,” she added, going on to perform an exaggerated bow while saying the words “pleasure to meet you, Your Majesty.”

After the episode was released, critics of Meghan quickly accused her of mocking British customs and for appearing to disrespect Queen Elizabeth herself.

Now, the author of the new book The Making of a King: King Charles III and the Modern Monarchy, Robert Hardman, has written that Harry likely recognized the awkwardness the moment could cause.

“One of the most contentious moments, among British viewers at least, was when a smirking Meghan performed a comic repeat of her first curtsey to the queen,” Hardman wrote of the docuseries.

“The queasy look of discomfort on Harry’s face was that of a man all too aware of the consequences yet unable to do anything about it.”

“Social media lit up once again while criticism was not confined to the usual suspects,” he continued. “Yet the king and the family said nothing.”

King Charles and Buckingham Palace adopted a blanket “no comment” position on the Netflix show and the revelations made within it. While Meghan’s curtsy comment left her open to criticism, in the months following the show’s release, a number of examples of her performing respectful curtsies to Queen Elizabeth II went viral after being shared by fans to social media.

Harry and Meghan have not commented on Hardman’s book, which also includes a number of additional observations of the couple and their relationships with Charles and other members of the royal family.

In one chapter, the author cites an unnamed “friend” of Prince William’s who said that Harry’s Netflix comment about royal men marrying women who were considered to “fit the mold” had hurt his brother.

“The clear inference that he was talking about his elder brother astonished friends of the family,” Hardman wrote, quoting the “friend” as saying:

“‘On top of all the other breaches of trust, here was Harry making a blatant attack on Catherine. For William, this was the lowest of the low.’”

The Making of a King: King Charles III and the Modern Monarchy is due to be published on January 18 by Pegasus Books.

Prince Archie’s sweet birthday wishes for his younger sister, Princess Lilibet, have become the subject of a new viral video, after home-movie footage released by Prince Harry and Meghan Markle as part of their Netflix docuseries has resurfaced on social media site TikTok.

Archie is Harry and Meghan’s eldest child, born in 2019 when both were still working members of the royal family in Britain. The couple spent Archie’s formative months at their home, Frogmore Cottage, in the grounds of Windsor Castle, before moving to the Montecito area of California in 2020.

The prince was joined by a baby sister in 2021, who their parents named in tribute to Queen Elizabeth II as “Lilibet.”

Lilibet spent her first birthday in Britain with Meghan, Harry and Archie, during the family’s first visit to the country as a foursome, to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee.

Prince Archie photographed in South Africa, September 25, 2019. And (inset) the prince with his parents at Princess Lilibet’s birthday celebration in Windsor, as shown in the couple’s Netflix series, June 2022. Footage of Archie… More TOBY MELVILLE/POOL/SAMIR HUSSEIN/WIREIMAGE/NETFLIX
While staying at their former home of Frogmore Cottage, Harry and Meghan threw their daughter a private party with close friends, footage of which was revealed for the first time in the December 2022 Netflix docuseries, Harry & Meghan.

Uploaded to TikTok by user family.sussex, on January 15, a clip of the party footage has been viewed on the social media platform over half a million times so far, with the caption: “Prince Archie singing Happy Birthday to [his] little sister Princess Lilibet.”

The clip shows Archie dressed in a plain cotton shirt sitting in the garden of Frogmore Cottage as the princess is being sung to.

The clip has received in excess of 6,000 likes and 200 comments, many of which have praised the prince and the Sussex family.

“Adorable,” wrote one user, with another adding: “Cute little prince.”

A further commenter said: “Beautiful family.”

Archie will celebrate his fifth birthday on May 6, and has not returned to Britain since the 2022 jubilee visit.

In September 2022, Archie saw a major life change after the death of his great-grandmother, the queen.

Prior to this, his parents had decided to style their son as “Master Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor,” as opposed to following royal tradition and using the lesser title which belonged to his father, of the Earl of Dumbarton.

After the queen’s death, and with the accession of his grandfather, King Charles III, Archie acquired new royal titles following rules within the monarchy known as the George V Convention.

This states that the children and grandchildren (through the male line) of a reigning monarch have the right to bare the titles of Prince or Princess of the United Kingdom, with the style of His or Her Royal Highness.

As such, from September 9, 2022, Archie officially became: His Royal Highness Prince Archie of Sussex. However, since Harry and Meghan are no longer working royals, they do not use their HRH styles and likely neither will their children.

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The Wales kids memorably captured viewers’ hearts with their hilarious antics at the Trooping the Colour in June, and now, their cousins Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet could also be getting their own moment in the spotlight. Unlike Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s kids have stayed out of the public eye over the years and haven’t attended any official engagements. However, that could all change as the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are reportedly planning to bring Archie and Lilibet with them to a major outing next year.

As Harry and Markle gear up for the Invictus Games, they’re considering having their five-year-old son and three-year-old daughter come with them to make it a “family-focused” event, an inside source told Express. Following their successful and whirlwind trip to Nigeria, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are deep in planning mode for the Invictus Games opening ceremony, which will take place in Vancouver, Canada in early 2025.

“The Sussexes have been very involved with the organizational elements of the Invictus Games Vancouver Whistler events and it was very much their idea to make this a family-friendly games so that those taking part can bring their children along,” the source told the publication. Next year’s opening ceremon will reportedly include a selection of summer and winter sporting events for all ages, and then become an adults-only event for the 550 wounded veterans and serving armed forces who are expected to compete in the 2025 games.

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The insider also said that Prince Harry–who co-founded the organization back in 2014 as part of his work under the Royal Foundation–hopes Prince Archie will follow in his father’s footsteps one day and keep the tradition of the Invictus Games going.

“A patronage will one day be passed to Archie so the foundation can be kept within the family. Harry is adamant that the Invictus Games will remain a Sussex initiative,” they said.

If all goes well, the public could see Archie and Lilibet stepping out with their parents at official engagements as they navigate their lives as non-working royals. Royal author Tom Quinn previously told The Mirror that Prince Harry and Meghan are also considering bringing their kids on their upcoming tours.

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“Harry and Meghan are incredibly proud of their children, and when they are a little older and better able to travel, there is no doubt they will be taken on some of the couple’s tours,” the royal expert said.

The year started on a high note for Prince Harry, with his memoir becoming the best-selling non-fiction book of all time. However, little did we know that this account of life inside and outside the royal family would deepen the divides between Harry and his royal relatives. The public was taken aback by the intim-te details Harry shared, from personal struggles to private conversations with the Queen. Critics lambasted him for airing the Royal Family’s dirty laundry and for what appeared to be his growing resentment towards his brother, Prince William

While the memoir enjoyed commercial success, it ignited tensions within the royal family over the couple’s pursuit of financial independence after stepping back from their royal duties. Meghan and Harry signed a $25 million deal with Spotify for the Archwell Audio podcast. However, this fairy tale quickly unraveled when they parted ways with the platform in June, leading to a fallout and even receiving a rebuke from Spotify’s top executive, Bill Simmons.

Their efforts to forge a new path outside the royal family have been met with constant scrutiny and criticism, with drama following them at every turn. One of the most shocking revelations of the year was the release of the book “Endgame,” which alleged comments about baby Archie’s skin color and who made those comments. This revelation caused a significant rift between the Sussexes and other members of the royal family, resulting in their exclusion from a high society wedding.

Meghan Markle’s 8-second gesture mocking late Queen that made Prince Harry ‘uncomfortable’

Prince Harry was left visibly “uncomfortable” in the couple’s Netflix documentary when Meghan made the exaggerated gesture, according to a body language expert.

Prince Harry was left “uncomfortable” by Meghan, one expert has said (Image: Getty)

It’s no secret that meeting you partner’s family can be daunting – for Meghan Markle, it was an unforgettable experience.

In their explosive Netflix series, Prince Harry and Meghan recall the time that the Duchess first met the late Queen Elizabeth II.

The impromtu introduction came after meeting Princess Eugenie for lunch.

Before Meghan met the late Queen, however, Harry pulled her to the side and taught her a very important lesson – how to curtsey.

In Meghan’s retelling however, one body language expert said that her exaggerated gesture left Harry “uncomfortable”.

READ MORE: Sophie ‘relieved’ she no longer has to curtsy to Meghan Markle

Prince Harry cringes at Meghan’s faux curtsey (Image: Netflix)

On the curtsey, Prince Harry told Netflix: “How do you explain that to people?… Especially to an American.” Meghan added: “I’m starting to realise this is a big deal” and described it as ‘medieval’.

Meghan then went on to reinact the specific moment, she performed an elborate curtsy and through laughter said: “Pleasure to meet you, Your Majesty.”

Body language expert Judi James, described Harry as uncomfortable and told sources that “Meghan is a natural speaker during thr interview and here she sits talking… in a gossipy style”.

Her self effacing joke lead to a one-sided smile towards an awkward looking Prince Harry.

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According to Judi, Harry then tilts his head to the side in a “cut off” gesture to Meghan.

Throughout the series, Meghan repeatedly mentions her shock at the consistent formality within the family and recalls when she first met Kate over dinner she wore ripped jeans, was barefoot and realised that hugging is “really jarring for a lot of Brits”.

Meghan said she was expecting moments when the door closed and “you can relax”, but found the formality carried over on both sides.

The documentary was released after the couple split from the Meghan and Harry stepped down as working royals in January 2020.

It followed a bombshell interview with Oprah Winfrey, in which the couple said a member of the royal family raised questions over Archie’s skin colour.

 

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were reportedly devastated when they heard that the royal family was making new plans without them. However, the general public seems genuinely elated about it. Supposedly, Prince Harry is furious because the royal family has been developing new succession plans without informing him. It has been revealed that succession planning started after the King was diagnosed with cancer. However, Prince Harry and Megan Markle were apparently left out of these plans.

Harry always believed he was only essential as a prince fulfilling his duties. However, when he married an American divorcee, he may have lost some of that importance by following a different path. Harry and Megan voluntarily stepped down as working royals four years ago, and they haven’t had a good relationship with the family since then.

In my opinion, it might be beneficial if Charles vacates his post, although I sincerely hope he recovers from his cancer and lives a long life. However, we must also consider the logistical situation. Therefore, it may be time to pass the realm to William, leaving Harry out in the cold
Furthermore, William should be mature enough to make it clear to Harry that he will never regain his former status. It’s possible that Harry should be removed from the list of counselors of State. This should be taken into consideration when the monarchy evaluates who will succeed William.

The truth is, Harry should have been removed from this list a long time ago. Keeping him on it only gives him false hope of reconciliation with the family. He has no right to participate in the planning process, especially since he is no longer in the line of succession.

I personally hope Harry remains in exile forever, and I believe that’s what Prince William will ensure once he takes the throne. It brings me a sense of satisfaction to see Harry angry about this situation. It’s exactly what he deserves as a consequence of his actions.

It was supposed to be a quiet, romantic evening between Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle. However, when Harry decided to borrow Meghan’s

phone to look something up, he stumbled upon a discovery that would rock the very foundations of the Windsor family.
According to whispers emerging from the inner circles of the Royal Palace, Harry was left wide-eyed and slack-jawed when he noticed that Meghan had secretly deleted all intimate photos of herself and Prince Andrew, Harry’s controversial uncle, from her cloud storage and phone. When confronted about the purge, sources say Meghan immediately became defensive and tense, her face flushed with what appeared to be a mixture of guilt and irritation. Harry’s eyes were said to have turned a deep, bloodshot red, suggesting a heated argument had taken place between the royal couple.

The speculation is that Meghan deleted the photos to prevent Andrew’s current girlfriend from discovering them, though the exact nature of Meghan’s relationship with the disgraced Prince remains unclear. Some whispers even suggest that the photos may have been taken during a scandalous tryst between the two. Of course, the accuracy of these reports cannot be fully verified; the royal family is notoriously tight-lipped, and Buckingham Palace has yet to issue any official statement on the matter.But that hasn’t stopped the rumor mill from churning at full speed, with everyone from tabloid journalists to armchair royal enthusiasts weighing in on this latest royal drama. So, what are we to make of all this? Is Meghan Markle hiding a dark secret, or is this simply much ado about nothing?

Meghan Markle is being tipped to join Prince Harry at awards show

The Duke of Sussex is set to attend a glitzy awards show in Los Angeles

Meghan Markle is being tipped to join Prince Harry at a major event tomorrow despite the public backlash.

The Duke of Sussex is set to be given a memorial award set up in the name of Pat Tillman in Los Angeles on July 11.

However, there has been a furious reaction to Harry’s nomination for the award, including public criticism from Tillman’s mother Mary.

A petition demanding the TV network ESPN rethink its decision has been launched, claiming the Duke of Sussex had been “involved in controversies that call into question his suitability to receive an honour of this magnitude”.

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It has since reached 70,000 signatures.

The duke, 39, was nominated for the award due to his work as the founder of the Invictus Games.

It has not been confirmed whether or not Meghan Markle, 42, will accompany her husband to the glitzy awards show in LA.

Gareth Russell, a royal commentator, spoke exclusively to GB News to explain the likelihood of the Duchess of Sussex making an appearance.

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He said: “It’s certainly a big celebrity event, and that’s, of course, the environment in which the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are circulating at the moment.

“She has accompanied him to events similar to this in the past, so it’s possible that she’ll be there.

“Certainly, it’s a very high-profile event, I imagine, for many in America.”

A source close to Harry told The Telegraph the duke has been left stunned by the backlash to his nomination.

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Prince Harry is facing an uncomfortable situation as a petition to stop the Duke of Sussex from receiving an award has reached 70,000 signatures

GettyThe source said: “Harry’s legacy on Invictus, the things he has achieved, that’s his real passion. This is the space in which he truly feels at home, it is something he deeply cares about. The reaction certainly took the shine off the award.”

Last week, ESPN released a statement highlighting the Duke of Sussex’s achievements with the Invictus Games following the backlash.

The organisation said: “ESPN, with the support of the Tillman Foundation, is honouring Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, specifically for the work of The Invictus Games Foundation as it celebrates its 10th year promoting healing through the power of sport for military service members and veterans around the world.

“While we understand not everyone will agree with all honorees selected for any award, The Invictus Games Foundation does incredible work and ESPN believes this is a cause worth celebrating.”g

Prince Harry will “return to the UK permanently” without wife Meghan Markle as he feels “angry and lonely” in America, it has been claimed.

Royal author Hugo Vickers has suggested that the Duke of Sussex will make the return to his homeland “solo” and that King Charles will “hold the door open for him”.

When asked by The Sun where he sees Prince Harry in 20 years, Vickers said: “I think he’ll come home – and if he comes home, we must be very nice to him, because he won’t particularly want to. He’s quite angry.

“I personally think that he looks like he’s petrified of losing her [Meghan] and looks slightly petrified of her.”

Prince Harry is ‘eyeing up a UK return’ as he feels ‘lonely’ in America, new reports claim

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Discussing the remarks on GB News, royal commentator Kinsey Schofield said Harry would “not leave his children in California”, but agreed with Vickers that possibly in 20 years, Prince Harry will make his return to royal life.

Schofield explained: “Hugo Vickers said Harry could come back in 20 years, which I think it would be. Prince Harry is not going to leave his children alone in the United States of America, there is no way.”

Sharing her thoughts on Prince Harry’s possible UK return, host Isabel Webster said the Duke has had a “culture shock” in stepping back from senior royal life to be with Meghan in the US.

Isabel said: “I can only imagine the culture shock that Prince Harry has faced arriving there. This is a kid that has grown up in castles, went to Eton College, holidayed across British country estates… It is plausible that he could be very lonely.”

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Schofield agreed with Isabel, noting that before the move his life was “handed to him”, and now he has “had to learn how to pay the phone bill”.

Schofield told GB News: “If you think about Prince Harry’s life four years ago, his schedule was handed to him, somebody else was managing his day, somebody else was managing his money.

“And now he goes to bed every night with his head on the pillow, worrying about how he’s going to pay the mortgage, how he’s going to pay for security and his incredible PR team.”

Schofield was then asked by host Eamonn Holmes if Meghan Markle “is the problem” for Prince Harry, to which she admitted: “I think that she has created a lot of roadblocks.”

Eamonn fumed: “She calls the shots, it’s quite obvious. It’s where her career is going what she is interested in, who she wants around her – it’s all about her!”

Kinsey Schofield says Prince Harry may ‘return to the UK with his tail between his legs’

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In agreement with Eamonn, Schofield offered an example to “support his point”: “Prince Harry has always shied away from cameras, microphones and attention. The Hollywood Flashbulbs are not necessarily his desire, but Meghan is actively pursuing that.

“She’s got a brand new cooking show coming out on Netflix, we believe within this Netflix cooking show launch, we’re also going to see the official launch of American Riviera Orchard. The only way to have a successful launch in Hollywood is media, media, media.

“She’s going to have to put herself out there. And those are the types of things Prince Harry dreads, avoids – I doubt he enjoys that aspect.”

 

Meghan Markle ‘wants to make peace with Princess Kate’ as Duchess of Sussex has ‘regrets’

The wives of Prince William and Prince Harry have not seen each other in two years

Meghan Markle “wants to make peace with Princess Kate” as the Duchess of Sussex has “regrets”, according to royal insiders.

The wives of Prince William and Prince Harry last saw each other in 2022 at Queen Elizabeth II’s state funeral.

 

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex stepped down as working royals in 2020 and subsequently settled in Montecito, California.

Since stepping back from royal life, Harry, 39, and Meghan, 42, have made several comments about the Prince and Princess of Wales that could be taken negatively.

Kate and Meghan Markle have not seen each other in two years

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For instance, the duchess told Oprah Winfrey in 2021 during an explosive interview that Kate “made her cry” following an argument over bridesmaid dresses.

In the Sussexes’ Netflix docuseries from 2022, Meghan implied that the Waleses’ were not big huggers and were “formal” behind the scenes, which “surprised” the duchess.

However, in recent years, tensions between the two women have seemingly mellowed.

In March this year, the Princess of Wales announced she had begun a course of preventative chemotherapy.

Princess Kate announced in March that she had been diagnosed with cancerKensington Palace

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex responded with a public statement which read: “We wish health and healing for Kate and the family, and hope they are able to do so privately and in peace.”

A source told In Touch that Meghan is ready to reconcile with Kate.

They said: “She wants to make peace with Kate. She doesn’t want any bad blood between them.

“Meghan’s friends say she regrets how things went down and she never meant any harm to Kate.

Harry and Meghan issued a statement following Kate’s cancer diagnosis wishing the princess ‘healing’

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