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  • Gwyneth Paltrow suddenly sent a text message to Kate Middleton amid the peak of the Royal Family feud

    Gwyneth Paltrow suddenly sent a text message to Kate Middleton amid the peak of the Royal Family feud

    Is Gwyneth Paltrow taking sides in Royal Family feud? Her message to Kate Middleton makes it all clear

    The Princess of Wales reappeared in Trooping the Colour in the midst of her cancer treatment.

    Gwyneth Paltrow (L) sent an emotional message to Princess Kate.

    Gwyneth Paltrow (L) sent an emotional message to Princess Kate.LAPRESSE

     

    In a surprising turn of events, Hollywood star Gwyneth Paltrow has seemingly chosen sides in the ongoing Royal Family feud by publicly showing her support for Kate Middleton. This unexpected move comes amidst mounting tension between the Sussexes and the rest of the royal family.

    During the recent Trooping the Colour ceremony, millions watched as the Princess of Wales, Kate Middleton, made her triumphant return to the public eye. Among the many comments and reactions to her appearance, Gwyneth Paltrow’s stood out. The Iron Man actress commented on an official Instagram photo of Kate, saying, “So happy to see you looking so happy and well.”

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    This gesture from Paltrow, known for her Goop brand, has sparked speculation that she is taking sides in the royal family rift. Royal author Phil Dampier noted, “Gwyneth Paltrow is the latest celebrity who seems to be taking sides in the Wales v Sussex standoff.”

    Prince Harry’s wife, Meghan Markle, is said to have based her new lifestyle project American Riviera Orchard on the actress’s own products “and she admires her greatly so this will hurt,” said Dampier“Gwyneth didn’t have to make any comment about Kate being at Trooping the Colour but the fact she has means she fully supports her,” the author speculated.

    Paltrow has distanced herself from the Sussexes

    Previously, Paltrow was seen getting close to Meghan and Harry, having been spotted with them at a Michelin-star sushi restaurant in Montecito in May 2023. However, according to Closer Magazine, this relationship has since cooled off, with Meghan being notably excluded from an intimate Goop dinner held at Paltrow’s Montecito home last month.

    This shift aligns Paltrow with other celebrities who have distanced themselves from the Sussexes, including David Beckham, Oprah Winfrey, and Katy Perry.

    Dampier added, “They have realized that William and Kate are the true superstars and future of the monarchy. Yes, the royals have their ups and downs, but they survive by adapting and because the public respects the institution, although not always the individuals.”

    Kate has continued working from home

    Middleton’s appearance at the Trooping the Colour ceremony was particularly significant as it was her first public engagement since Christmas, amid her ongoing preventative cancer treatment. She appeared radiant as she rode in a carriage with her three children and stood on the Buckingham Palace balcony with Prince William, King Charles, and Queen Camilla.

    Despite her health struggles, Kate has continued to work from home and plans to attend more public engagements over the summer. Kensington Palace has confirmed that she will hold meetings with palace staff and members of the Royal Foundation and Centre for Early Childhood, which will be documented in the Court Circular.

    As the royal family drama continues to unfold, Paltrow’s public support for Kate Middleton adds another layer to the complex relationships and alliances within the world of British royalty.

     

  • Gary Goldsmith makes big statement on Princess Kate, William’s future in royal family

    Gary Goldsmith makes big statement on Princess Kate, William’s future in royal family

    Gary Goldsmith makes big statement on Princess Kate, William’s future in royal family

    Gary Goldsmith breaks silence on Kate’s relationship with William, royal family

    Kate Middletons uncle breaks silence on her relationship with William, royal familyKate Middleton’s uncle breaks silence on her relationship with William, royal family

    Kate Middleton’s uncle Gary Goldsmith shared interesting details about Princess Kate’s value in the royal family.

    Goldsmith, who entered the Celebrity Big Brother house on Monday night, said it is “difficult to get hold of Kate at the best of times”.

    Princess Kate’s mom’s brother lavished praise on her niece while highlighting the future Queen’s nature and her devotion and steadfastness with her husband Prince William and the royal family in crisis.

    Former X Factor judge Louis Walsh, in scenes that will air on Tuesday’s episode, asks him if it is difficult for him to be related to famous people.

    The businessman replies: “I didn’t vote for it, it happened to me, and then suddenly there’s a spotlight on you.

    “They call me the buncle! Have you heard of a buncle? Bad uncle, apparently every family has them.”

    He continues: “It’s difficult to get hold of Kate at the best of times, and she’s got children and I love the fact that she’s putting family first.”

    Describing Kate and William’s future with the Firm, Goldsmith said he believes the prince and princess of Wales will be “the saviour of the royal family”.

    The discussion then turned to the Duchess of Sussex, but Kate’s uncle verdict on the Duchess has not been revealed.

  • ‘Meghan Markle’s clear message to Duchess Sophie shocked the royal family

    ‘Meghan Markle’s clear message to Duchess Sophie shocked the royal family

    Meghan Markle’s ‘clear message she didn’t need Duchess Sophie’s help as mentor’

    According to a book, the late Queen was keen to get Sophie, the Duchess of Edinburgh, to act as a mentor to Meghan Markle and show her the ropes of royal life when she married Prince Harry – but it claims Meghan thought she didn’t need Sophie’s help

    Meghan Markle with the Duchess of Edinbrugh in 2019

    Meghan Markle with the Duchess of Edinbrugh in 2019 (
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    She’s often regarded as the Royal Family’s secret weapon and a safe pair of hands when it comes to representing the monarchy.

    But it seems it wasn’t always as easy for Sophie, the Duchess of Edinburgh, to naviage public life. In fact, the wife of the late Queen’s youngest son Prince Edward, previously spoke out about how it “took her a while to find her feet” after transitioning from having a successful career in PR to a full-time royal. But now many years on Sophie, who is celebrating her 59th birthday today, appears to be one of the most popular out of all of the senior working royals.

    Meghan Markle and Sophie Wessex together at Royal Ascot in 2018
    The two women together at Royal Ascot in 2018 
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    So when it was announced that actress Meghan Markle would be marrying Sophie’s nephew Prince Harry, it seemed natural that the late Queen suggested the Duchess could mentor the royal newcomer. However, according to a book, Meghan “made it clear” she didn’t need Sophie’s help and would instead rely on her new husband.

    The Duchess of Sussex quit her acting career upon marrying Harry in 2018 and pledged to “hit the ground running” on becoming a working royal. But author and friend of the royals Gyles Brandreth in his book, Elizabeth: An Intimate Portrait, he writes: “The Queen (who, of course, had seen it all before) understood that Harry’s girl might find adjusting to Royal life ‘challenging to begin with’ (as she put it). ‘It is very jolty, but you soon get used to it’ ? that was Her Majesty’s experience going back many years.

    “To help Meghan, the Queen suggested that her daughter-in-law, Sophie Wessex, would be an ideal mentor. ‘Sophie can help show you the ropes,’ said the Queen. “Meghan made it clear that she did not feel she needed Sophie’s help. She had Harry.”

    The Duchess of Edinburgh plays table football during her visit to Community Projects at Burwell Hall earlier this week
    The Duchess of Edinburgh plays table football during her visit to Community Projects at Burwell Hall earlier this week 
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    Meghan and Sophie’s bond came under focus in September when they travelled together in the same car during the Queen’s state funeral and her coffin procession from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Hall in 2022. Sophie, who grew up in a middle-class family and founded a PR firm before joining the Royal Family, has been compared with Meghan – as they both underwent a huge transition upon joining the family.

    The former monarch also invited Sophie to several church services together and they enjoyed watching old movies together. Her late Majesty was also extremely close to Sophie’s children, her youngest grandchildren – Lady Louise Windsor and Viscount James.

    According to The Times, Sophie was the first member of the royal family to visit the Sussexes following the birth of Archie in 2019, going to the couple’s Frogmore Cottage in Windsor. In a rare interview with The Sunday Times, Sophie compared her experiences to Meghan’s.

    Speaking to the paper, she compared Meghan and Harry’s experience to hers with Edward, she commented: “Remember I’d had five years to adjust [to royal life]. And for our six-month engagement, I was even staying at Buckingham Palace. Not that you necessarily know how it will pan out.”

    Speaking about the Sussexes exit from the firm, she added: “I just hope they will be happy.? But possibly more pointedly, she said that the royal family do all they can to try to assist new members to adjust to the royal life, adding: “We all try to help any new members of the family?

  • King Charles’ chilling words that stuck in Harry’s mind after mum Diana’s death

    King Charles’ chilling words that stuck in Harry’s mind after mum Diana’s death

    Prince Harry admitted a sentence stuck in his head like darts in a board as his dad, King Charles, told him Princess Diana had been involved in a fatal crash in August 1997

    Prince Harry revealed the heartbreaking moment he found out his mum, Princess Diana, had died.

    Aged just 12, Harry was told be his father, King Charles, of the fatal crash that killed the Princess of Wales on August 31, 1997. While he explained he initially thought his mother would be okay, Harry admitted there were telling phrases used by his dad at the time that have stuck in his mind “like darts in a board”.

    Writing in his memoir, Spare, Harry told how his dad sat on the edge of his bed and put his hand on his knee to break the tragic news to his youngest son. Harry told how his dad “looked at me in a funny way, a way he’d never looked at me before” when he told him the devastating news of his mother’s death.

    William, Harry and Charles at Diana's funeral
    William, Harry and Charles at Diana’s funeral 
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    While Charles told the Duke of the crash, Harry said he still believed his mother would be okay and patiently waited for his dad to confirm that would be the case. Explaining his thought pattern, Harry wrote: “She’s been taken to hospital, they’ll fix her head, and we’ll go and see her. Today. Tonight at the latest.”

    However, he soon realised that wasn’t the case and that his mum had passed. Sharing the phrases that followed, Harry said his dad then said: “They tried, darling boy. I’m afraid she didn’t make it.”

    It’s these phrases Harry so vividly remembers and explained brought everything to a stop. “None of what I said to him then remains in my memory,” Harry continued. “It’s possible that I didn’t say anything. What I do remember with startling clarity is that I didn’t cry. Not one tear.”

    He later revealed the gift he was given shortly after his mother’s death. He revealed his aunt Sarah gave him a tiny blue box. In it, was a lock of his mother’s hair. Harry said Sarah had explained how she had clipped two locks from Diana’s head while in Paris.

  • Sweet secrets behind Prince Edward and Sophie’s trailblazing marriage that survived the odds

    Sweet secrets behind Prince Edward and Sophie’s trailblazing marriage that survived the odds

    Sweet secrets behind Prince Edward and Sophie’s trailblazing marriage that survived the odds

    The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh are celebrating their landmark silver wedding anniversary and to mark the occasion, we are taking a closer look at their marriage secrets

    When Prince Edward and Sophie Rhys-Jones walked down the aisle in St George’s Chapel in 1999, onlookers could have been forgiven for being sceptical about whether their marriage would last.

    At the time, the Queen’s other three children had all seen their own marriages end in divorces – Prince Charles and Princess Diana, Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson, and Princess Anne and Captain Mark Phillips.

    But Edward and Sophie would go on to defy the odds. This week, the couple celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary – an impressive milestone by anyone’s standards. To mark the happy occasion, we take a closer look at their long-term romance and how they have managed to remain closer than ever

    Sophie Wessex and Prince Edward waving to crowds from horse drawn carriage on their wedding day
    Sophie and Edward on their wedding in 1999 
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    Sophie, then called Sophie Rhys-Jones, first met the Queen’s youngest son at Capital Radio in 1987 – although at the time, the Prince was going out with her friend.

    They bumped into each other again in 1993 at a charity event. Sophie was working as a public relations executive, and co-owned the firm RJH Public Relations with her business partner Murray Harkin.

    After years of dating, they announced their engagement in January 1999, with Sophie giving fans a glimpse of her stunning Asprey and Garrard white gold ring. And on 19 June 1999 at St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle, the happy couple finally tied the knot.

    They went on to welcome two children, James, now Earl of Wessex, who is currently undertaking his GCSEs and Lady Louise, an English literature student at St Andrews University.

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    The couple are proud parents to Lady Louise and James, Earl of Wessex 
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    They are a very close-knit and low-key family. And friends have told the Daily Mail that it is the careful balancing of their positions as full-time working royals with a strong sense of duty, together with their life as partners and parents, that is the secret to their success.

    “They are a real team,” one life-long friend of the couple told the publication. “There’s an equilibrium in the relationship, neither one is jealous of the other. In fact they take great pride in the other’s achievements. When Sophie undertook a 450-mile cycling challenge a few years ago from Edinburgh to London there was no one prouder than the prince, I can tell you.”

    Their devotion was evident earlier this year when Sophie paid a loving tribute to her husband in honour of his 60th birthday.

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    The Duchess described her husband as her ‘best friend’ 
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    Leaving Edward looking deeply emotional, Sophie described the Prince as “the best of fathers and the most loving of husbands and still is my best friend”. She sweetly added: “I am so proud of the man he is.”

    For Edward’s part, in an exclusive interview with Rebecca English to mark his landmark birthday, he notably “came alive” as he discussed his wife.

    “Well, you need a really good supportive network in this and family is incredibly important. I am just very, very lucky that Sophie is a brilliant, brilliant person in her own right,’ he told the journalist, who reported that he was “smiling from ear to ear” at the time.

    The couple share a number of interests, from skiing to walking their dogs together and enjoying low-key “bucket and spade” holidays with their family in the Isles of Scilly.

    But above all else, they laugh a lot. “There is always something for them to giggle about,” a friend revealed.

    In recent years, Edward and Sophie’s star has been on the rise. They have taken on more public duties with onlookers praising them for their no-fuss, down-to-earth appearances. They are also seen as a safe pair of hands, having quietly devoted much of their married life to the royal family without fuss or fanfare.

    Unsurprisingly, they are said to be ‘role models’ for Prince William and Princess Kate, who are said to admire the way the couple have raised their children away from the public eye. Sophie has previously spoken about wanting Louise and James to lead as normal lives as possible (Louise famously worked in a garden centre in her holidays) – including not using their royal titles.

    In an interview with The Sunday Times in 2020, the mum-of-two said: “We try to bring them up with the understanding they are very likely to have to work for a living. Hence we made the decision not to use HRH titles. They have them and can decide to use them from 18, but I think it’s highly unlikely.”

    Sophie and Kate are known to have an especially close bond – and just this week, Sophie was seen putting a reassuring hand on William’s back as a sign of support.

    As for their 25th wedding anniversary celebrations, the Duke and Duchess are said to be spending the day with close friends at Royal Ascot, although they have decided to keep a low-profile and not take part in the royal carriage procession. What’s clear is that the couple’s love and devotion to each other continues to blossom, both in and out of the spotlight.

  • Meghan has r@cy film coming out

    Meghan has r@cy film coming out

    Meghan has r@cy film coming out

    Duchess Meghan plays bedhopping, drug-snorting party-girl in never-before-seen film

    A lost film featuring Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, as a drug-snorting party girl is set to be released

    Meghan, Duchess of Sussex is set to grace our screens in a racy film where she plays a bedhopping, drug-snorting party-girl.

    She may have given up acting to marry Prince Harry, but Meghan’s 2011 TV show — The Boys & Girls Guide to Getting Down — has been picked up for film distribution in the US.

    According to The Sun, the tongue-in-cheek show follows 20-something singles clubbing and partying in LA over the course of a single night.

     

    In a far cry from her prim and proper Suits character Rachel Zane, Meghan plays single Dana, who is shown shimmying into a skin-tight dress before a night out.

    When her friend, Heather, says she didn’t think Dana was on the hunt for a new man, Dana insists: “I dress this way for me. I’m not looking for a guy tonight. Trust me.”

    A voiceover explains that Meghan’s character is also jealous of Heather’s ample bust.

    As Meghan cups her own breasts, the narrator adds: “She’s considering buying a pair for herself.”

    Meaghan Markle in The Boys and Girls Guide to Getting Down movie. Picture: Supplied.

    Meaghan Markle in The Boys and Girls Guide to Getting Down movie. Picture: Supplied.
    The two girls then head to a nightclub where Meghan’s character can be seen snorting a suspicious substance. 

    When the show was released in 2011 it only lasted one episode because TV executives decided they did not want a whole series.

    But Artist Rights Distribution is planning to re-release it as a film later this year, according to the Hollywood Reporter.

    Meaghan Markle in The Boys and Girls Guide to Getting Down. Picture: Supplied.

    Meaghan Markle in The Boys and Girls Guide to Getting Down. Picture: Supplied. 

    Meghan, Duchess of Sussex appears in this film. Picture: Supplied
    Meghan, Duchess of Sussex appears in this film. Picture: Supplied
    Shortly after appearing in the racy comedy, Meghan landed the role of Rachel Zane on Suits.

    WILL MEGHAN MAKE A CAMEO IN SUITS?

     

    She fast became a fan favourite and rumours are swirling she’ll make a cameo in the show’s final season (airing later this year).
    Suits creators have not confirmed whether Meghan, Duches of Sussex will make a cameo in the final season of Suits. Picture: NBCUniversal
    Suits creator Aaron Korsh is giving nothing away.

    He told website Popsugar he’d love if she reprised her role, but he’s “not currently pursuing asking Meghan to leave her position with the royal family and join us”.

    After seven seasons on the legal drama, Meghan’s character Rachel Zane made her last appearance in the episode titled Goodbye in April 2018.

    Prince Harry and Meghan Markle leave Windsor Castle in a carriage after their wedding at St. George's Chapel in Windsor, near London, England. Picture: AP Photo/Matt Dunham, file
    Prince Harry and Meghan Markle leave Windsor Castle in a carriage after their wedding at St. George’s Chapel in Windsor, near London, England. Picture: AP Photo/Matt Dunham, file
    Just one month later she tied the knot with Prince Harry at St George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle.

    The royal couple are now expecting their first child together.

    This article first appeared in The Sun and is republished with permission.

  • Meghan’s dad preparing to expose her.bb

    Meghan’s dad preparing to expose her.bb

    Meghan’s dad preparing to expose her

    Meghan Markle’s dad Thomas threatens to reveal more explosive extracts of his daughter’s letter to him

    Meghan Markle’s estranged father Thomas is ready to release more shocking details from the private letter his daughter sent him.

    Thomas Markle is prepared to release more details from a bombshell letter daughter Meghan wrote to him criticising his wayward behaviour.

    Meghan accused him of “creating so much pain” and “exploiting” her relationship with Harry in an explosive five-page note.

    Meghan, 37, also begged him to stop lying and let them “live our lives in peace”.

    Her comments were laid bare by 74-year-old Thomas Markle, but he has yet to release them all. His daughter Samantha, 53, told The Sun : “It was nasty. Dad is prepared to release more of it.”

    Pals of Meghan told a US mag she had written, asking to heal the rift which opened before her wedding last May.

    Meghan Markle’s fractious relationship with her father has been laid bare. Picture: AFP
    Meghan Markle’s fractious relationship with her father has been laid bare. Picture: AFP
    But Samantha, Meghan’s half-sis, says that was a PR move which “isn’t working”.

    In elegant handwriting Meghan tells her “daddy”: “Your actions have broken my heart into a million pieces.

    “You have manufactured such unnecessary and unwarranted pain, but by making the choice not to tell the truth as you are puppeteered in this. Something I will never understand.

    “If you love me … allow us to live our lives in peace. Please stop lying, please stop creating so much pain, please stop exploiting my relationship with my husband.”

    The letter, dated last August, revealed her fury over CCTV that proved her father staged pre-wedding photos.

    Meghan wrote: “We all rallied around to support and protect you from day 1, and this you know.

    “So to hear about the attacks you’ve made at Harry in the press, who was nothing but patient, kind, and understanding with you, is perhaps the most painful of all.

    “For some reason you choose to continue fabricating these stories, manufacturing this fictitious narrative, and entrenching yourself deeper into this web you’ve spun.

    “The only thing that helps me sleep at night is the faith and knowing that a lie can’t live forever.

    “I believed you, trusted you and told you I loved you. The next morning the CCTV footage came out.”

    Meghan told of her hurt at Samantha’s “lies”. She wrote: “You fixated and clicked on the lies they were writing about me, especially those manufactured by your other daughter, who I barely know. You watched me silently suffer at the hand of her vicious lies. I crumbled inside.”

    Thomas Markle gave his first interview after Meghan and Harry's wedding to IT's Good Morning Britain. Picture: ITV

    Thomas Markle gave his first interview after Meghan and Harry’s wedding to IT’s Good Morning Britain. Picture: ITV
    She also rubbished claims that he never asked her for money.Meghan wrote: “You’ve said I never helped you financially and you’ve never asked me for help which is also untrue; you sent me an email last October that said: ‘If I’ve depended too much on you for financial help then I’m sorry but please could you help me more not as a bargaining chip for my loyalty.”

    She even claimed he ignored her after his heart attack last year. She wrote: “I have only ever loved, protected, and defended you, offering whatever financial support I could, worrying about your health … and always asking how I could help.

    ‘PLEASE STOP LYING’

    “So the week of the wedding to hear about you having a heart attack through a tabloid was horrifying,” Meghan wrote.

    “I called and texted … I begged you to accept help — we sent someone to your home … and instead of speaking to me to accept this or any help, you stopped answering your phone and chose to only speak to tabloids.”

    She goes on: “You haven’t reached out to me since the week of our wedding, and while you claim you have no way of contacting me, my phone number has remained the same. This you know.

    “No texts, no missed calls, no outreach from you — just more global interviews you’re being paid to do and say harmful and hurtful things that are untrue.”

    Thomas wrote back, denying he ever attacked Harry, who was at Twickenham to watch England.

    He added: “I wish we could get together and take a photo for the whole world to see. If you and Harry don’t like it? Fake it.”

    Royal expert Ingrid Seward said: “I wouldn’t have thought there was any chance of a reconciliation now.”

    Kensington Palace declined to comment.

  • Prince Harry reveals he ‘wanted to go home’, but Prince Williams’ three-word response left him stunned

    Prince Harry reveals he ‘wanted to go home’, but Prince Williams’ three-word response left him stunned

    Prince Harry reveals he ‘wanted to go home’, but Prince Williams’ three-word response left him stunned


    Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have been facing criticism since they stepped down from their Royal roles and moved to the United States to start a new life. Following an extraordinary fallout with his family, especially King Charles and estranged brother Prince William, the Duke of Sussex described what transpired after he extended

    an olive branch to The Prince of Wales.

    Harry remembered how he felt after talking to his brother and leaving his homeland and the mother country, for which ” I’d fought and been ready to die.”(AP)

    According to Harry, Prince William showed no sympathy or emotions and rather told him three words that he wasn’t hoping for.

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    “You left, Harold,” William told him, as per Harry’s memoir Spare.

    Harry, who was stunned with his brother’s response, replied, “Yeah – and you know why.” To this, William said, “I don’t”.

    Also Read: Prince Harry invited royal family members to Invictus Games celebration but ‘received no response’: report

    Prince Harry expresses pain of leaving mother country

    According to GB News, Harry expressed the pain in an excerpt from his book, stressing: “My beloved brother, my arch nemesis, how had that happened? I felt massively tired. I wanted to go home, and I realized what a complicated concept home had become.”

    Prince Harry even said, “Willy, this was supposed to be our home. We were going to live here the rest of our lives.”

  • After marrying Prince Harry, Meghan attended her first ever Trooping the Colour ceremony, and made an awkward joke about the occasion to sister-in-law Kate

    After marrying Prince Harry, Meghan attended her first ever Trooping the Colour ceremony, and made an awkward joke about the occasion to sister-in-law Kate

    Kate Middleton’s tense reaction to Meghan Markle’s failed Trooping the Colour joke

    After marrying Prince Harry, Meghan attended her first ever Trooping the Colour ceremony, and made an awkward joke about the occasion to sister-in-law Kate

    It’s no secret that Kate, the Princess of Wales, and her sister-in-law Meghan do not have a close relationship.

    Kate Middleton with her back to Meghan Markle on the balcony of Buckingham Palace during Trooping The Colour 2018

    While William’s wife has stuck to the royal mantra, ‘never complain, never explain’, Meghan has raised eyebrows with past comments about her sister-in-law, including claims Kate made her cry before her wedding, and her surprise at how ‘formal’ the future Queen is, even behind closed doors.

    And now, with relations between the Sussexes and the royals at an all-time low, it seems unlikely the rift will ever be healed. Indeed, just this weekend, Meghan came under fire for seemingly releasing two new products from her lifestyle range to coincide with Kate’s return to the public eye at Trooping the Colour – a move labelled “silly” by experts.

    But according to Prince Harry, cracks in the ladies’ relationship were evident back in 2018, when Meghan made her Trooping the Colour debut.

    Writing in his book Spare, Harry claims that his wife was left red-faced at the event, when she tried to crack a joke with Kate, but did not get the reaction she was expecting.

    Kate reportedly asked newlywed Meghan what she thought of her first Trooping the Colour, to which Meghan just said: “Colourful.”

    Although Meghan’s answer was short and to the point, it did not get a positive reaction, with Harry writing in his memoir: “A yawning silence threatened to swallow us all whole”.

    Harry and wife Meghan stepped down as working royals back in January 2020. Prior to that, the couple made two highly-anticipated appearances at Trooping the Colour; in 2018 shortly after their wedding, and in 2019, following the arrival of the couple’s eldest child Archie.

    The event was then scaled down dramatically in 2020 and 2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic and took place at Windsor Castle without a large gathering of the royal family.

    In previous years, the late Queen had been joined by her wider family with extended members of the royals joining more senior royals for the traditional Red Arrows fly-past.

    But that all changed in 2022. The Queen decided to limit the Platinum Jubilee Trooping the Colour balcony appearance to just working members of her family for the first time, with Prince Andrew and Harry and Meghan omitted from the royal line up.

    The monarch’s decision to only include royals carrying out official public duties was taken “after careful consideration”, Buckingham Palace said at the time.

    The symbolic move was interpreted ato be a snub to Harry and Meghan, who had quit the monarchy for a new life in the US, and to Andrew, who was cast out of the institution over his civil sexual assault case.

    The Sussexes are understood not to have been invited to attend since.

    Prince Harry most recently returned to his home country in May to celebrate 10 years of the Invictus Games. However, he did not reunite with his father. He cited the King’s ‘full schedule’, but this was called into question by claims that Charles had offered Harry royal accommodation, which was refused.

    The father and son last saw each other in February when Harry flew to London to see the King amid news of the monarch’s cancer diagnosis. Their meeting lasted just 45 minutes.

  • ‘Gives me chills’ cry fans as they spot amazing similarities between Princess Charlotte and another royal

    ‘Gives me chills’ cry fans as they spot amazing similarities between Princess Charlotte and another royal

    PRINCESS Charlotte looked more grown up than ever as she joined her family for Trooping of the Colour.

    And while she bore a strong resemblance to both her parents, royal fans were quick to point out the spooky resemblance between the young princess and another family member.

    Royal fans spotted Charlotte's spooky resemblance with another family member during yesterday's Trooping the Colour
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    Royal fans spotted Charlotte’s spooky resemblance with another family member during yesterday’s Trooping the ColourCredit: Rex

    Fans said they couldn't believe the strong resemblance between Charlotte and her late grandmother Diana
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    Fans said they couldn’t believe the strong resemblance between Charlotte and her late grandmother DianaCredit: Getty
    Taking to Twitter, royal superfan Prie shared a side by side snap of Charlotte, 9, and her late grandmother Princess Diana.

    Captioning the snap she wrote: “Princess Diana lives on in her granddaughter 🤍

    “Princess Charlotte’s photograph from Trooping The Colour reminded me of her granny, Princess Diana.

    “They both have the same mannerism, smile, and stare.”

    She accompanied the post with a photo of Charlotte riding in the glass carriage yesterday and Diana also in a carriage as she attended the opening of parliament in 1982.

    The tweet has since gone viral, receiving hundreds of replies from fellow royalists with many agreeing the images have given them ‘chills.’

    Responding, one wrote: “Spencer genes are strong with this one.”

    “That’s some really strong genes shining through…wow!” another added.

    Meanwhile a third wrote: “Oh my …This gives me the chills! Extraordinary!”

    Thousands of fans lined the streets yesterday to catch a glimpse of the Royal Family – including Kate who has made a comeback after her cancer diagnosis.

    Adorable moment Charlotte tells Louis to ‘stop’ as he dances along to music
    She beamed on Saturday as she made her first public appearance in months with doting husband Prince William and their kids at her side.

    Kate looked stunning dressed in white as she laughed and chatted away to her family.

    The Waleses engaged, waved and smiled at adoring fans during their journey.

    It was the first time the Princess had headed along to a royal event since Christmas and she had a smile ear-to-ear.

    In the carriage on the way, George, 10, appeared eager to catch his mum’s attention, telling her: “Look over there ma.”

    Lip reader Gaby Lane told The Sun Kate and William’s eldest “looked so happy” as the family waved and smiled at fans during the procession.

    In full mum-mode, brave Kate was desperate to show her three youngsters all of fans’ loving banners and flags.

    She told George, Charlotte and Louis: “Right, look at that,” before turning her head in unison with her kids.

    King Charles also beamed from his carriage with Queen Camilla by his side.

    As the showers appeared to dry up over London, he told Camilla: “It’s brightening up.”