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A report from lawyer Jane Mulcahy KC was published today, sharing findings from an external review which looked into Phillip Schofield’s affair scandal and ITV exit

Phillip Schofield ‘reluctantly declined’ his invitation to be interviewed in a probe into a toxic working environment at This Morning, a bombshell report has revealed.

The investigation was brought about by Schofield admitting to having an ‘unwise but not illegal’ affair with a younger male colleague.

The findings of the external review, published today, found that ITV made “considerable efforts” to investigate Phillip’s relationship with a younger ITV colleague. The report from the external review reveals that Phillip “reluctantly declined” to take part in an interview with Jane Mulcahy KC due to his health.

The report states: “A letter from PS’s solicitor, Jonathan Coad at Coad Law, dated 4 August 2023, stated that PS “reluctantly decline[d]” my invitation to participate in the Review because of the risk to his health. I am informed that PS’s mental health has since deteriorated.”

Phillip Schofield ‘reluctantly declined’ to be interviewed in ITV’s external probe into his affair ( 
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The unnamed person Phillip had the affair with also declined to take part as the report adds: “As to PX, by an email from solicitors Mishcon de Reya dated 10 August 2023, Iwas informed that PX wanted to move on with his life and was not prepared toassist with this Review. I inquired again on 24 October 2023. I received an email from Mishcon de Reya on 1 November 2023 stating that PX had already made his position clear.”

Phillip’s lawyer said in June he would “expect Phillip fully to co-operate with any formal enquiry”, but that he had not been approached yet.

The investigation was launched following the scandal surrounding long-serving presenter Phillip Schofield. Phillip, 61, left This Morning following a string of reports and speculation of a feud between himself and co-host Holly Willoughby. Days later, he quit ITV altogether as he admitted he had an ‘unwise but not illegal’ affair with a younger colleague.

The fallen TV star also admitted to lying about the relationship to his wife, agent and viewers – as well as This Morning colleagues, too. Following the scandal, which broke in May this year, ITV instructed a lawyer to look into how the affair and Phil’s exit was handled.The report also adds that the unnamed runner’s promotion from This Morning to Loose Women “had nothing to do” with Phillip, Mulcahy found. The report also states that “only one person” interviewed by Mulcahy had knowledge of the affair – and are said to have found out in 2021 – but “did not report their knowledge at time”.

The broadcaster’s chief executive Dame Carolyn McCall revealed earlier this year ITV had looked into rumours an affair between Phillip and an unnamed colleague had started in late 2019, but those involved denied the claims and continued to as recently as the same month as Phil’s admission.

It is also understood that one of the areas Mulcahy may have investigated is as to whether HR were involved, or indeed alerted at all, in the ­investigations undertaken by ITV. A source said in June: “It’s an area that will be looked at. No stone will be left unturned.”

Also in June, ITV boss Magnus Brooke was questioned by MPs at the Culture, Media and Sport Committee about “unhappy” staff at This Morning and claims of “bullying” at the daytime show. During the hearing, Brooke admitted that comments by Martin Frizell were “extremely ill-judged” after the This Morning editor referred to aubergines when asked about allegations of a “toxic” work environment on the programme.

Frizell was approached by Sky News ahead of presenter Holly Willoughby’s return to This Morning following the furore over Phillip Schofield ’s departure from ITV after he admitted having an affair with a younger colleague.

Asked if there is a “toxic” work environment on the show, the editor replied: “I’ll tell you what’s toxic, and I’ve always found it toxic – aubergine. Do you like aubergine? Do you? Do you like aubergine, because I don’t like aubergine. It’s just a personal thing.”

Meanwhile, another probe – this time an internal one – was reportedly launched last month after it was claimed one of the show’s producers has reportedly been accused of having an affair with a contestant during the filming of a spin-off in Barbados.

The holiday dating segment pilot, which was fronted by A Place In The Sun host Laura Hamilton, saw the senior staff member reportedly having a fling with a contestant during their time in the Caribbean. Although the producer has since resigned, the incident is said to have proven somewhat of an embarrassment for the broadcaster, who promised transparency in the wake of Schofield’s departure.

A spokesperson for ITV told the Mirror last month: “We are unable to comment on the details of any specific employment-related matters. ITV sets out and upholds very clear policies with regards to raising concerns and work-related conduct amongst our people.”

Loose Women star Denise Welch has admitted she’d ended up ‘s****ing’ herself after flying out to New York to see her eldest son and The 1975 frontman Matty Healy perform in Madison Square Garden

Loose Women star Denise Welch admits she suffered an embarrassing mishap after a trip to New York with her family last year.

The 65-year-old presenter shared that she visited the States to see her famous son Matty Healy, who is a frontman for the band The 1975, perform at Madison Square Garden. When she returned home from the star-studded event, the TV star says she was left red-faced after her husband realised there’d been stain marks on her cream trousers.

Denise laid bare the unfortunate incident in an interview with The Guardian. When asked to recall the most embarrassing moment in her life, Denise said: “S******* myself in New York last November. I was wearing cream trousers. We were going to see my son Matty and his band, the 1975, at Madison Square Garden, and I was walking through the streets, enjoying the sunshine, pretending I was in some kind of video – throwing my hat into the New York sky like Mary Tyler Moore.”

She continued: “I saw a couple of people turn and look at me. Now, although I’m not famous in New York, whenever Matty’s there I do get recognised as his mum, so I’m smiling and waving at them. I went back to the hotel room and bent over to get something out of the suitcase, and my husband said: ‘Do you realise you’ve shat yourself?’”

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It comes after the TV presenter revealed that she would “never forgive” her son for missing her wedding to current husband Lincoln Townley. The former Coronation Street star explained the musician had to skip the special event because it clashed with an extremely important show.

“Matty, my Matthew, he missed my wedding to Lincoln. I remember when he called me I was doing a play. And he said ‘Mum what would you say if I told you I can’t make your wedding?’ It was 10 years ago. “And I said, ‘I would never forgive you,’ and he said, ‘Even if I was supporting the Rolling Stones at Hyde Park?’

Despite being hurt, Denise understood his dilemma and gave her blessing for Matthew to pursue the opportunity. “It hurt me, but I completely understood. It was a dilemma for both of us and it was hard. But I would have never of said ‘You’ve got to,’ because the band was [on the rise],” Denise added.

She now says the two are able to joke about the situation, expressing: “This is why it became a bit of a joke because years ago when they were just four teenagers making a lot of noise in the garage. I used to say ‘Get a job! Unless you are supporting the Rolling Stones get a job’.”

Opening up about his marriage to Denise, Lincoln said: “My most brilliant achievement was persuading Denise to marry me. I turned 40 last year and I have never met anyone like Denise, never been close to anyone like Denise, never loved anyone like I do Denise,” The couple married back in 2013 and have been together ever since.

Harry and Meghan’s most recent awkward blunders explained as cracks appear in their marriage

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have slowly eased their way back into the limelight but their public appearances have come with a series of cringeworthy errors between them.

Harry and Meghan have stepped back into the limelight in recent months which has came with a series of awkward public blunders (Image: Chris Jackson – Pool/Getty Images)

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle made their shock exit from the Royal Family in 2020 and relocated across the Atlantic with their new found freedom to Montecito, California.

Despite asking for privacy to start their new lives in America with their two kids Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, the Sussexes have slowly been easing themselves back into the public eye.

In recent weeks and months, the duke and duchess have returned to the limelight after a slew of public appearances including their joint appearance at the Invictus Games in September and Meghan’s outing to a Farmers’ Market in the summer.

The former royal couple have also been seen rubbing shoulders with Hollywood A-listers during various appearances at concerts in LA and Vegas.

However, with a series of public appearances comes a string of awkward blunders which Prince Harry and Meghan Markle seem to be prone to, the Mirror reports.

From an awkward mic snatch to looking out of place, here we take a closer look at some of the couple’s most cringe worthy moments in recent months.

Meghan’s mic snatch at Kevin Costner’s party

The Sussexes attended Kevin Costner’s One805 Live! charity event back in September which was held at the actor’s $26m polo-field in Santa Barbara.

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While at the event, the couple got up on stage with Kevin, which is when the awkward moment unfolded.

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Taking to X, formerly Twitter, one page shared footage of Meghan at the event with them pointing out the cringe filled blunder.

The clip showed Meghan walking towards a woman who was heading in her direction as she reached out for the microphone the woman was holding.

As the duchess went to grab the microphone, the lady held onto it tightly before Meghan broke her grasp as the woman walked past her.

The former actress seemed to quickly recover from the snub by directing the lady in the direction she was meant to be heading instead.

However, eagle eyed critics were quick to notice the error as one wrote: “She’s all manic over the attention she thinks the lady is giving her the microphone”.

Another commented: “Omg the second-hand embarrassment” while a third said: “Ouch so embarrassing!!”

A fourth then wrote: “But she wasn’t giving her the microphone.”

Harry looking out of place

Prince Harry was raised in England and lived there for his entire adult life up until several years ago so it’s not a surprise that living in the US has been a shock to his system.

Harry was spotted looking uncomfortable at the star-studded night while Meghan appeared to be in her element (Image: Rosa Woods – Pool/Getty Images)
Since rubbing shoulders with famous faces in LA, the duke has endured many awkward moments where he appears to be out of place.

One of these moments occurred at the charity event hosted by Kevin Costner as body language expert Judi James claimed the 39-year-old prince seemed “uncomfortable” at the bash.

She explained how Harry appeared to look “less comfortable, looking rather out of place in the celebrity surroundings”, while Meghan appeared “entranced”.

Harry looking ‘uncomfortable’ at Katy Perry’s gig

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex attended a Katy Perry concert in Las Vegas earlier this month where they were again spotted with a bunch of A-listers, including Celine Dion.

Prince Harry looked uncomfortable and appeared to be unhappy to be at the gig (Image: Patrick van Katwijk/Getty Images)
Prince Harry seemed “uncomfortable”, and even looked a little angry, according to body language expert Judi James.

Speaking to The Sun, she said: “Harry might like to relish his role as the ‘cool one’ of the royal family but that is an extremely low bar, and seeing him mingling in the world of Hollywood celebrity again here his body language does define him as the proverbial fish out of water.

“It was Celine Dion getting all the fuss and star treatment here, while Harry appeared to be queuing to walk past her.

“In the UK he would have never been upstaged or outranked by a celebrity.”

Meghan breaking farmers’ market rules

Back in July, Meghan was seen out and about in California at the Santa Barbara Certified Farmers Market.

The former actress was spotted alone as she wandered round the markets to browse the fresh goods that were on offer.

However, Meghan was said to have broken a rule that the market had at the time as she was spotted with her beagle and a security guard.

In a photo shared exclusively by Daily Mail, there is a sign at the market that reads: “NO DOGS ALLOWED with the exception of recognized (sp) service animals… we thank you for your understanding and cooperation.”

There was also a Yelp page for the market, with a question that reads: “Is it dog friendly?” and a response that says: “No dogs allowed, except service animals. There are signs at every entrance.”

Awkward pub outing

Another awkward public moment for the Sussexes’ happened just days ago as they attended the opening of a new veteran centre in San Diego.

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Meghan was seen awkwardly ushering a gloomy Prince Harry forward as they joined officials to cut the opening ribbon for the new training facility.

The duke seemed to be slightly preoccupied during the visit which came after the couple said they had “no contact” from King Charles about his upcoming 75th birthday.

While the awkward usher took place, Harry was pictured with a glum expression in comparison to his beaming wife.

Meghan waved at the crowds outside before she and Harry entered the new building for a tour with the duchess seemingly leading her husband.

Loose Women star Sophie Morgan is online dating again and is on the search for the perfect partner after opening up on what it’s like to date as a person with a disability

Sophie Morgan, 38, has worked in TV for almost 20 years and has had regular stints on Loose Women.

As we mark International Day of Persons with Disabilities today, she talks about campaigning and why she loves getting out of her comfort zone: This year has been big for me. I’ve had so many dream-come-true moments – I rode across America on a Can-Am Spyder, set up a new company and even had my own TV series, Living Wild: How To Change Your Life on Channel 4, which was about taking control of your life and living it on your own terms. The series was about travel primarily, so I loved that it didn’t centre on my disability.

I’ve also launched a campaign called Rights on Flights, for better treatment of disabled people when we fly. In February, my wheelchair and power attachment were broken when I was flying home from a work trip.

Like most disabled people, I want to just be living my life but when things like this happen it impossible to do that. And it happens so often, to so many of us. The fact is, I need to travel – for work, as a travel writer and for pleasure – but every time I fly there seems to a problem. When they break our chairs it’s like they’ve broken our legs. After that, life just stops.

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Sometimes I question whether or not I am using my voice in the most effective way. There are so many barriers facing disabled people, and being able to fly at all is a privilege. But it’s a human right and, after all, we all need to be fully part of society.

Additionally, I am addicted to travelling. I love getting out of my comfort zone, going to new places and feeling free. I’ve always wanted that feeling of disappearing into the world -– anonymity and meeting new people and discovering yourself. I live for it.

I particularly love being in America because access is so much better there. The laws created for disabled people are more widely enforced so I find myself in a very different frame of mind. I’m much happier and less anxious, and the domino effect of that is I work better and live better.

I also feel like I can date again. I would never date in the UK because of the ableism I experience – for example the anxiety of somebody planning a first date in a place where I can’t get in or use the loo. In America it feels less intimidating and more possible, so I’m excited to spend more time there and see what’s possible.

My main goal in life is to make space for disabled people. After 20 years of working my ass off, I feel I finally have the platform I need and that thankfully, people are listening. So I have to do something with that.

One thing I’m doing in the States is working with my new company, Making Space, which I’ve set up with my business partner, Keely Cat-Wells. We’re both determined to increase representation of disabled people in employment and entertainment. I feel like I won the lottery working with Keely. She’s incredible.

We’ve recently partnered with US TV channel NBC. I had the joy of delivering training to a selection of aspiring disabled presenters for NBC earlier this year. I think it was the greatest sense of achievement I’ve ever had, being able to pass on what I’ve learnt in the 20 years since I became disabled and started working in telly to the next generation of disabled talent. Making Space is creating lasting change.

We’re also working with Netflix and our production company, Making Space Media, has partnered with Reese Witherspoon’s production company, Hello Sunshine, too. Our productions will aim to centre disabled voices.

The younger generation of disabled people makes me so excited. They have so much less internalised ableism and so much more disability pride – something I’m only getting now. They already know their value, so it’s about helping them be heard.

It’s not all work, though. I see my family and friends a lot and obviously travel a lot. I’ve also got an art studio that I’m working on, so I’m going to start painting again. I listen to music – I’m learning to mix – and I’m learning to tattoo at the moment as well. I’m obviously tired. But I feel we’re at a precipice, me personally, and also the general community. I can’t help feeling there’s something in the air. It’s not tokenism, but a genuine drive towards inclusion. So I won’t stop.

Sometimes I wonder what life would be like if we didn’t have to spend so much time fighting for equity and inclusion. But then I think, just hold on, we are getting close and then, when I have some big wins – like influencing change in the UK aviation law or going to the White House to meet the US President or someone reads my book, Driving Forwards – and things feel good, I think to myself, “This is the reason why I was made disabled. So I’d better keep going.”

Loose Women host Denise Welch has shut down bizarre false claims she has died after false reports circulated on Sunday that she had been in a fatal accident

Denise Welch has confirmed that she’s “alive and well”, after being left baffled by false reports circulating on Sunday night that she had died.

The Loose Women host took to X, formerly known as Twitter, shortly before 9pm this evening to assure her 557k followers that she was not dead after her Wikipedia page was hijacked with the disinformation.

An unknown Internet user updated Denise’s biography on the online encyclopaedia with the untrue claim that the 65-year-old had been fatally run over by a mobility scooter. Another edit to her Wikipedia profile, which has since been amended to include only accurate details, also claimed that the former EastEnders star had ‘died of explosive diarrhoea’.

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Denise was quick to shut down the rumours, writing, “I’m alive and well and about to watch the jungle”, before thanking the public for their concern. The update has been met with widespread relief from her fans, many of whom replied with sweet messages after discovering it was only a false alarm. “Great to hear! I was worried for a second!” one person said, while another wrote, “How cruel some people can be! Glad you’re safe and well.”

The death hoax comes a day after Denise, who is the mother of 1975 frontman Matty Healy, revealed she’d accidentally defecated on the streets of New York while wearing cream trousers. “I saw a couple of people turn and look at me,” she told the Guardian. “Now, although I’m not famous in New York, whenever Matty’s there I do get recognised as his mum, so I’m smiling and waving at them. I went back to the hotel room and bent over to get something out of the suitcase, and my husband said: ‘Do you realise you’ve shat yourself?’”

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Getty Images)Elsewhere in the interview, Denise admitted she wished she could apologise to the people she hurt when she was “suffering with addiction to alcohol and cocaine.” She also credited her husband, Lincoln Townley, for getting sober with her and being her “anchor” in recovery. Denise married the millionaire artist in 2013 in the Algarve, Portugal, two years after meeting him at Soho’s Jet Black nightclub. At the time of their fairy tale wedding, Lincoln called “persuading Denise” to accept his marriage proposal his “most brilliant achievement.”

“I turned 40 last year and I have never met anyone like Denise, never been close to anyone like Denise, never loved anyone like I do Denise,” he gushed to the Mail Online. Denise divorced from her second husband, Benidorm star Tim Healy in 2012, after 24 years of marriage. Before this, she was married to David Easter for three years. The two split in 1985, with Denise later admitting she had ‘no chemistry’ with the Brookside actor.

Nella Rose has the support of today’s Loose Women panel, with the ITV show’s presenters all uniting to condemn the vile online abuse the I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! star has been subjected to

Today’s Loose Women panel of stars admitted their fears for I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! contestant Nella Rose amid a barrage of online abuse aimed at the young YouTube.

The four women on the ITV panel today mused how famous women often have a tougher time on reality TV shows and highlighted some of the cruel comments being directed towards Nella on social media.

Nella, who was the victim of an “insensitive” Moonpig card stunt last week, angered many I’m A Celebrity viewers at the start of this year’s series of the ITV show, thanks to a misunderstanding with First Dates star Fred Sirieix. However, many of the Catfish presenter’s fans have since argued it’s time to give the young star a break.

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Christine Lampard, Brenda Edwards, Judi Love and Jane Moore opened today’s edition of Loose Women with a discussion about Nella and women on reality TV in general, with a recent article arguing female contestants often have a tougher time on shows like I’m A Celebrity brought up.

Kicking off the chat, former X Factor star Brenda recalled her own time on a popular reality TV show and revealed she was often asked why people “don’t vote for women, older women and even Black women” on talent shows – noting she fell into all three categories during her time competing on the now-defunct singing competition.

“I think women do find it hard and Nella will have factors that make it even harder,” Judi added to the debate. “From what I’ve seen online, the fat-shaming, women have issues if they’re older and another layer [for Nella] is race. Unfortunately it looks like Nella won’t be given as much grace as other women.”

Judi continued: “So of the stuff we’ve seen on the internet and on social media is absolutely vile. From talking about her skin complexion to her shape, saying they gave her the easiest Bushtucker Trial, so yes, it does feel like there was an issue at the beginning between her and Fred and how she handled that – many of feel that wasn’t the right way – but people need to understand with any women that go [on these shows] there are other layers to their personality.

The panel discussed the fact Nella has suffered major losses and grief at such a young age, with Christine admitting she’s been loving watching Nella in the camp over recent days. Jane added she saw Nella as her winner after the first couple of episodes of this year’s series of I’m A Celebrity, with the entire panel in agreement that they worry about how Nella will feel when she leaves the jungle and reads some of the hateful comments written about her online.

Nella’s fans rejoiced over the weekend as the YouTuber avoided being the first celebrity to be voted out of camp by the public, with jockey Frankie Dettori being the one sent home early following hosts Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly delivering the news to the star-studded camp. Some of Nella’s fans predict the tide is turning for the young star and she could survive longer than expected thanks to her loyal fanbase.

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ITV Loose Women star Denise Welch celebrated maintaining her two stone weight loss for the past 10 years. The TV star originally wanted to slim down for her wedding to Lincoln Townley in 2013

ITV Loose Women panellist Denise Welch has won widespread support from fans and her celebrity pals alike as she posted an incredible swimwear snap to Instagram.

The presenter and actor, 65, regularly shares updates with her fans on social media, and this time she is celebrating maintaining her two stone weight loss for 10 years. The former Coronation Street lost the weight in two months before her wedding to partner Lincoln Townely in 2013 using meal replacement shakes Lighter Life.

She shared the photo, which shows her leaning on a chair, wearing a coral swimsuit, smiling and posing, with matching sandals and red nails. Poking fun at her pos, she captioned the snap: “The old perching comfortably on the one inch arm of a very hard chair for the gram!!! @lighterlife #10years #ambassador”

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Denise’s fans went wild for the holiday photo, with some familiar faces making their way to the comments section to cheer her on.

Friend and fellow TV star Carol Vorderman wrote: “Lols to the perching. Looking hot as hot Dens.” While pal, author Donna Ashworth added: “Now it feels like Christmas!”

Denise’s fan base couldn’t wait to compliment her either. One commented: “Looking fabulous Denise,” and another gushed: “Oooo lala look at this sexy mama whoo hoo!” A third wrote: “Looking gorgeous as usual!”

And while Denise was all smiles in the stunning snap, she was recently less impressed with long-standing foe Piers Morgan, after their ongoing feud kicked up another notch. Never one to be afraid of standing up for what she believes in, Denise commented on Morgan’s scathing review of Omid Scobie’s new book, Endgame. Scobie, who is said to be friends with Meghan Markle, caused uproar with the publication, which made claims about the Royal Family.

In his column in The Sun, Morgan said: “I can’t speak for Charles, Camilla, William, or Kate, but if two close members of my family had spent the past few years trashing the rest of us on global media platforms, the only way I’d want to spend Christmas with them is if they were human chestnuts roasting on my open fire.”

Denise went on to share a screenshot of the review with her followers, highlighting the section where Morgan makes a thinly veiled threat to Harry. She wrote: “Today’s piece by Piers Morgan. Yet again totally justifying Harry’s decision to move away and protect his wife.”

Her fans were equally disgusted, with some tagging the Met Police in the hope they would investigate the comments.

Meghan has been secretly ‘texting King Charles’ with updates on Archie and Lilibet amid feud

The Duchess of Sussex has reportedly been keeping in contact with King Charles by sending him life updates about her children Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, according to a royal biographer.

Meghan has been texting King Charles in secrecy according to a royal author (Image: Mark Cuthbert/UK Press via Getty Images)

Meghan Markle has reportedly been texting King Charles updates of Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet amid her and Prince Harry’s ‘feud’ with the royals.

It’s been alleged that the Duchess of Sussex has been sharing snaps of her adorable two kids with their estranged grandfather, according to claims made in royal biographer Omid Scobie’s new book Endgame.

The royal author admitted that he was “surprised” to learn that the former Suits actress had kept in touch with the monarch.

Meghan and Harry made their shock exit from the Firm over three years ago now and have had a tense relationship with the royals ever since, the Mirror reports.

Things went from bad to worse after the Sussexes made a number of bombshell claims about The Firm in their explosive Netflix docuseries, Harry & Meghan which was then followed by the duke’s tell-all memoir Spare.

The Duchess of Sussex has reportedly been contacting the monarch with updates on her and Harry’s two kids, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet (Image: Alexi Lubomirski/Instagram)
Omid said that Meghan had not been sending the pictures of her children “directly” to Charles but insisted there is a “willingness there” from the duchess to have her children bond with their grandfather.

However, the same can unfortunately not be said for Harry who is the youngest son of the monarch.

Speaking to People, the royal author claims that the duke still has “unfinished business” with his relatives.

Omid added: “His challenge will be to find something that balances that out so we can see him working in a space that isn’t connected to the ties that bind from the past”.

His comments come amid reports Meghan and Harry have not received an invitation from the Royal Family to spend Christmas with them at Sandringham.

According to a friend of Harry’s, the couple “would love to” spend the festive period in the UK with the duke’s relatives as Charles has never spent the Christmas period with his two grandkids.

Harry and Meghan have not spent Christmas with the royals since 2018 but are keen to return to the UK for the festive period according to a source (Image: Stephen Pond/Getty Images)
The last time the Sussexes’ spent a Christmas with the royals at Sandringham was in 2018 before they left the Firm and relocated to the US.

A source told The Sunday Times: “I can’t imagine the Sussexes would decline an invitation to spend time with His Majesty. As of yet, there have not been any invitations for the holidays”.

Despite the Christmas snub, it’s been reported that Harry and Meghan did make a private phone call to Charles on his 75th birthday last week.

The couple are said to have shown the King a sweet video of Archie and Lilibet singing Happy Birthday for him which is said to have been a “turning point” in their frosty relations.

Prince Harry and Meghan humiliated at Golden Globes by host Jo Koy’s savage joke

The Sussexes did not attend the awards ceremony in LA last night but were brutally mocked alongside the rest of the Royal Family who were described as ‘rich, white and dysfunctional’ in the comedian’s opening speech.

Harry and Meghan were humiliated after a savage joke about them at the Golden Globe Awards in LA last night (Image: Patrick van Katwijk/Getty Images)

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry were not in attendance at the 2024 Golden Globes last night but still found themselves at the brunt of a savage joke.

The Duchess of Sussex was a hot subject before the annual ceremony took place in LA yesterday evening, with one former co-star revealing she’s not in the Suits star’s group chat.

The former royal couple were mocked by host Jo Koy during the comedian’s opening speech which also took aim at the ‘rich, white and dysfunctional’ Royal Family.

He said: “Succession has nine nominations. Just a great series about a rich, white, dysfunctional family, all scheming — oh, wait, that’s The Crown. I’m sorry.”

Host Jo Koy took aim at the Sussexes’ during the 81st Golden Globe Awards as he poked fun at their Netflix deal (Sonja Flemming/CBS via Getty Images) *** Jo Koy *** (Image: Sonja Flemming/CBS via Getty Images)

Koy then decided to target Meghan and Harry specifically as he made a dig at their lucrative Netflix deal which even left CEO Ted Sarandos laughing, the Express reports.

Koy said: “Harry and Meghan Markle got paid millions for doing absolutely nothing. And that’s just by Netflix.”

His digs came after former Suits co-stars Patrick J. Adams and Gabriel Macht discussed the possibility of Meghan returning to the show.

It has previously been reported that the 42-year-old is in “advanced talks” over a massive TV come back as her character of Rachel Zane in the American legal drama.

When to pushed to respond over whether Meghan would appear in any future Suits projects, Adams said: “Sure. Mike and Rachel in Seattle. They gotta come down to L.A., they gotta fix some stuff.”

Adams added: “She’s pretty popular right now,” to which the ET interviewer then replied: “I don’t know why?”

The cast of Suits had a mini reunion on stage last night as they presented an award (Image: Sonja Flemming/CBS via Getty Images)

Adams responded: “Did you hear about Meghan? I’ll tell you later. There’s been a lot of stuff going on.”

The Duchess of Sussex was not present when the Suits cast had a mini reunion on stage at the Golden Globes as they presented an award.

Suits star Gina Torres, who plays Jessica Pearson in the show, also revealed on the red carpet that Meghan is not involved in the “insane” texting group chat they have.

She said: “Our text thread is insane right now, so it’s very exciting.”

However, when asked if Meghan was also involved in their conversations, she replied: “We don’t have her number. We just don’t.”

Meghan Markle reportedly has serious ambitions to run for president

Meghan Markle harbors serious ambitions to run for president of the United States, according to a report.

After the Duchess of Sussex and husband Prince Harry dumped royal duties with their historic Megxit this year, the 39-year-old former “Suits” star now has her eye on the White House, a close friend told Vanity Fair.

“One of the reasons she was so keen not to give up her American citizenship was so she had the option to go into politics,” the unidentified friend told the mag.

“I think if Meghan and Harry ever gave up their titles she would seriously consider running for president,” the friend added of rumors of a 2024 run.

Her biographer, Omid Scobie, also previously claimed that the former actress “has her eyes set on the US presidency.”

“Meghan is the embodiment of the American dream. One day we may see Meghan become president,” the author of “Finding Freedom: Harry, Meghan and the Making of a Modern Royal Family” previously told a documentary, Vanity Fair said.

Harry and Meghan already sparked scandal with a video urging people to vote that heavily hinted that she was against President Trump, despite the long-standing practice for royals to remain politically neutral. She reportedly has also been cold-calling Americans, urging them to vote.
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Buckingham Palace distanced itself from the scandal — insisting the comments were “in a personal capacity” and stressing that the pair were no longer working royals — while Trump said he was “not a fan of hers.”

“I wish a lot of luck to Harry, because he’s gonna need it,” Trump said at the White House on Wednesday.

Meanwhile, some royal watchers are already writing off her chances of ever surviving a brutal presidential election race.

“I would state categorically that she has no chance of ever running for president. She would be eaten alive,” Andrew Morton, author of “Meghan: A Hollywood Princess,” told Vanity Fair.

“You need the skin of a rhino to run for office especially in America which is an utterly polarized nation. Look what happened to Hillary [Clinton], and she has lived and breathed high-octane politics since college.

“Americans don’t want lectures from Brits — royal blood or not. Just as we don’t want lectures from well-meaning Americans.”