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Meghan Markle’s announcement ‘crushed’ King Charles as he had ’20 minutes’ to process it

Prince Harry is set to return to the UK next week but Meghan will not be joining him.

 

 

Charles is open to a meeting with Prince Harry next month – but not Meghan (Image: Getty Images)

It seems that history is repeating itself as Prince Harry is set to return to the UK next week for a special Invictus Games event at St Paul’s Cathedral whilst Meghan Markle will stay at home with their children in the US.

This mirrors last year when Harry attended his father’s Coronation, and his wife remained at home celebrating their son’s fourth birthday.

 

It’s said that it was ‘a blow’ Charles when he found out about the developing relationship between his son and Meghan Markle back before they were married and had two kids together.

According tothe Mirror, the then Prince of Wales was “crushed” when he was told about the romance and that it was going to be made public just 20 minutes after he’d found out, two royal authors have said.

Charles had been preparing to meet the King of Bahrain and had been on something of a delicate tour in the Persian Gulf sovereign state in November 2016 when the news was delivered.

Omid Scobie and Carolyn Durand said his team had spent months organising the tour, hoping it would be “covered significantly” by the media.

 

 

But he was then “crushed” when his tour was overshadowed by Harry and Meghan’s relationship.

The authors claim that Harry gave his dad just 20 minutes’ notice before releasing a statement that confirmed his relationship with Meghan – and then he had a go at the media to boot.

In Finding Freedom: Harry and Meghan and the Making of a Modern Royal Family, they say: “It was a critical moment that had been in the works for months.

“A statement from Kensington Palace condemning the Press and, in the same breath, confirming Harry’s new girlfriend would all but eliminate coverage of Prince Charles’s tour of the Gulf.”

The Mirror also reports the writers said: “The team at Clarence House, which had spent months putting together Prince Charles’ tour in the hopes that it would be covered significantly, was crushed.”

 

Meghan Markle breaks down in tears AGAIN in latest bombshell Netflix trailer documentary

Meghan Markle broke down in tears numerous times in the latest trailer for her £88 million Netflix documentary which was released today.

 

In a one-minute clip that will horrify courtiers, Harry airs the incendiary claim that insiders ‘leaked and planted’ stories about them, describes royal life as a ‘dirty game’ and – after footage appears showing his mother, Princess Diana – talks about ‘the pain and suffering of women marrying into this institution’.

In one section, the Duchess of Sussex can be seen in floods of tears, wiping her face with her hands while Prince Harry looks on.

In another moment, apparently filmed at the couple’s $14 million mansion, the royal mother-of-two can be seen looking up at the camera with tears in her eyes.

 

It’s for the first time footage of the Duchess crying has been released from the documentary ahead of it’s airing this week.

The first trailer saw Meghan in tears on a number of occasions.

Harry and Meghan dropped the second trailer for their bombshell Netflix documentary containing yet more barbs against the Royal Family, with the duke ominously threatening to ‘reveal the truth’ about their experience.

In one section, one person describes the couple’s experience as ‘about hatred, about race’ as a scene flashes up of an exasperated Harry, 38, holding a hand to his face as Meghan – who is seen heavily pregnant with their daughter, Lili – passes behind him.

 

The behind-the-scenes Netflix docuseries will debut on December 8, Netflix confirmed today.

In today’s teaser clip, Harry narrates: ‘It’s really hard to look back on it now and go ‘what on earth happened?’

‘There’s a hierarchy of the family, you know, there’s leaking, but there’s also planting of stories. It’s a dirty game.

‘The pain and suffering of women marrying into this institution, this feeding frenzy. I was terrified, I didn’t want history to repeat itself.

 

‘No one knows the full truth. We know the full truth.’

Billed as a Netflix global event, the streaming giant announced Volume I would be released on December 8 while Volume II will air on December 15.

The Royal Family have tried to put a brave face in recent days by insisting they would not be ‘blown off course’ by the documentary.

Contrary to claims that there are behind-the-scenes ‘crisis talks’ and plans to ‘hit back’ at yet another barrage of claims and accusations, senior royals plan a very much ‘business as usual approach’.

‘We are not going to be blown off course by squalls from across the Atlantic,’ a royal source told the Daily Mail witheringly.

 

The Mail on Sunday reported yesterday how the King and Queen Consort are ‘wearied’ by the constant attacks from the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.

Buckingham Palace sources said that there was ‘mounting frustration and exhaustion’ at the barrage of complaints that Harry and Meghan relentlessly and publicly make about their alleged treatment by members of the Royal Family.

 

 

The late Queen famously made clear that ‘recollections may vary’ over many of the couple’s claims – and that view has not changed.

Throughout the royal households there is a sense of ‘here we go again’ over the series.

But there is hope among the family that the ‘Sussex squall’ will blow itself out by the time the series ends and Harry’s upcoming memoir is published in January.

‘It’s likely to be a difficult few weeks but really after that what on earth more can they have to say?’ another insider asked.

‘It’s all going to start to become very “end of the pier” show if they are not careful, hawking around the same complaints on talk shows and documentaries.

‘Surely a time will come when even they realise they have got to get on with their lives? The rest of the family certainly want to.’

Indeed the King and the Queen Consort have a busy week ahead with several significant and long-planned engagements. Tomorrow the monarch is in Luton meeting community leaders and voluntary organisations who promote inter-faith harmony, something he has been promoting for 50-plus years.

At Luton Town Hall, he will be reunited with Festus Akinbusoye, Bedfordshire’s Police and Crime Commissioner, who was previously supported by his Prince’s Trust.

His Majesty will also visit the newly built Sikh Guru Nanak Gurdwara, speaking to volunteers and learning about their programmes for the community.

On Wednesday, the Queen Consort will invite seriously and terminally ill children from Helen & Douglas House and Roald Dahl’s Marvellous Children’s Charity to decorate the Clarence House Christmas tree.

She holds the magical event each year, personally serving up sausages and mash for the youngsters and this year has arranged a surprise visit from Father Christmas and his reindeer. ‘Their Majesties are getting on with what’s important,’ a source added.

Royal sources told The Mail on Sunday that Charles and Camilla were ‘not worried but wearied’ by the continued outbursts from the Duke and Duchess.

Since quitting as working royals and moving to California, they have criticised the Royal Family in interviews, including a high-profile show with Oprah Winfrey, and recorded the Netflix series.

Meghan Markle slammed for branding herself ‘one of the most influential women’

The new Sussex website was the topic of a panel discussion on Talk TV.

Meghan Markle has been criticised after referring to herself as one of the “most influential women in the world” on the new Sussex website. The Sussex.com website which is titled “The Office of Prince Harry & Meghan, The Duke & Duchess of Sussex”, says it aims to shape the future “through business and philanthropy”.

The new site launched with four sections. One about general information, one about Harry, another about Meghan, and one more called “news” where the couple share their latest updates on the events they attend, writes The Mirror.

In the section about Meghan, she is described as “a feminist and champion of human rights and gender equity” and someone who keeps advocacy for women and girls as “a constant thread” in her work.

The description goes on to say: “She has been named one of the most influential women in the world in rankings including TIME Magazine’s Most Influential People, The Financial Times’ 25 Most Influential Women, Variety Power of Women, and British Vogue’s Vogue 25.”

The new website was the topic of a panel discussion on Talk TV, with Ian Collins, JJ Anisiobi, Emma Woolf, Penny Smith, and Kevin O’Sullivan sharing their views about the rebrand, reports the Express.

Meghan and Harry in Canada together on Valentine’s Day (Image: Andrew Chin/Getty Images)

While some have criticised Harry and Meghan for using their royal crests as well as their “Duke and Duchess” titles, Ms Woolf said: “A. She was given that royal crest on her marriage and apparently she’s allowed to use it. B. They’re not flogging any mugs or tea towels yet on the website. They’re not yet ‘cashing in’.”

Meanwhile, Mr O’Sullivan criticised Meghan’s description as one of the most influential women, even though she did not make it up herself, but simply mentioned the awards and nominations she was given by the likes of TIME Magazine and Vogue.

The journalist said: “On that website, there are these absolutely pompous biographies of each other in which Meghan describes herself as ‘one of the influential women in the world’. No, you’re not!”

He added: “And they’re not allowed to use the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. It’s a royal title, he agreed not to use it. It’s a royal title, that’s true. Don’t peddle lies.”

Meghan Markle’s Touching Moment With King Charles Goes Viral

Meghan Markle’s relationship with her father-in-law, King Charles III, has become the focus of a new viral video after footage from the royal’s 2018 wedding to Prince Harry resurfaced on TikTok.

Meghan’s relationships with members of the royal family were pulled into focus in 2020 after the duchess stepped down as a working member of the monarchy alongside Harry and moved to the U.S. 

Meghan joined the royal family upon her marriage to Harry at St. George’s Chapel, Windsor, Berkshire, in England, on May 19, 2018. The couple met in 2016 and became engaged a year later. In 2024, they will celebrate their sixth wedding anniversary, and together they have two children: Prince Archie, 4; and Princess Lilibet, 2.

Little is known about Meghan’s relationship with her father-in-law, the king. In her 2022 Netflix docuseries, she described Charles as “charming,” but she did not attend his May 2023 coronation in London with husband Harry; it happened to take place on her son’s fourth birthday.

Uploaded to TikTok by user @europeanroyals_ on March 28, one of Meghan’s most-touching exchanges with Charles has gone viral, spotlighting the moment the then-Prince of Wales walked her down the aisle at her wedding.

 

Captioned “Meghan Markle walking down the aisle to marry Prince Harry,” the video has been viewed over 215,000 times on the platform so far. It features footage of Charles and his future daughter-in-law walking arm in arm as they approach the high altar at St. George’s Chapel where Harry was waiting.

 

The decision for Charles to walk Meghan down the aisle was an unusual one and received widespread coverage at the time. It followed a highly publicized set of events, which saw Meghan’s own father, Thomas Markle, miss the high-profile event following a paparazzi collaboration and medical emergency.

The father of the bride traditionally walks her down the aisle at her wedding. In Markle’s absence, there was speculation that Meghan’s mom, Doria Ragland, would step in to fulfill the role.

 

However, on the day, Charles met his future daughter-in-law halfway through her walk at the chapel and guided her to Harry. 

The viral clip has received in excess of 11,200 likes and over 140 comments, many of which have praised the royals and their interaction.

“The love the King shows Meghan is so special,” wrote one TikTok user.

“This was such a touching moment with the king. You can tell he liked Meghan. I’m sad she didn’t go to the coronation,” posted another, with a further comment reading: “Gorgeous wedding. The best royal wedding of all time.”

Main picture: The Duchess of Sussex smiles in the Netherlands, April 15, 2022. And (inset) with King Charles III at the royal wedding, St. George’s Chapel, Windsor, Berkshire, England, May 19, 2018. The now-monarch walked… Samir Hussein/WireImage/Dominic Lipinski/ – WPA Pool/Getty Images

It was in the 2022 Harry & Meghan docuseries that Meghan revealed she personally asked Charles to walk her down the aisle at her wedding.

“Harry’s dad is very charming,” she told viewers, before going on to note her own father’s absence.

“I said to him, like, ‘I’ve lost my dad in this.’ So, him as my father-in-law was really important to me,” Meghan said.

“So, I asked him to walk me down the aisle, and he said yes,” she added. “The whole thing was surreal.”

Charles has made few public comments about Harry and Meghan since their split from the monarchy. However, in his accession speech, given in the days after he became king, he made a touching reference to the couple.

“I want also to express my love for Harry and Meghan as they continue to build their lives overseas,” Charles said.

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Prince Harry says Meghan is ‘so similar to’ Princess Diana: ‘She has the same confidence’

The Duke of Sussex said his wife and late mom have the same “compassion” and “empathy”

Prince Harry sees a lot of similarities between Meghan Markle and Princess Diana. The Duke of Sussex spoke on Netflix’s new documentary series Harry & Meghan about his wife having the same confidence and empathy as his late mother.

“So much of what Meghan is and how she is, is so similar to my mom,” Harry said. “She has the same compassion. She has the same empathy. She has the same confidence. She has this warmth about her.”

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Prince Harry said Meghan has the same confidence as Princess Diana

The Duke added, “I accept that there will be people around the world who fundamentally disagree with what I’ve done and how I’ve done it, but I knew that I had to do everything I could to protect my family. Especially after what happened to my mom. You know, I didn’t want history to repeat itself.”

In one scene in the series, Meghan is seen holding, presumably, son Archie Harrison up to look at a photo of Princess Diana, saying, “That’s your Grandma Diana.”

Harry’s mother passed away in 1997, twenty years before Harry and Meghan got engaged in 2017. During their engagement interview—which Meghan referred to as an “orchestrated reality show” on the Netflix series—the Duke revealed that he designed Meghan’s engagement ring with little diamonds from his mother’s jewelry collection “to make sure that she’s with us on this, on this crazy journey together.”

Discussing having Diana’s stones in the interview, the Duchess said, “I think everything about Harry’s thoughtfulness is, and the inclusion of that and obviously not being able to meet his mom, it’s so important to me to know that she’s a part of this with us.”

Harry admitted at the time that he believed his mother and Meghan would have been “thick as thieves.” He said, “I think she would be over the moon, jumping up and down, you know, so excited for me,” adding that Diana probably would have been “best friends with Meghan.”

Meghan Markle ‘won’t set foot in the UK ever again’ despite Prince Harry’s hopes for May

Meghan Markle has been a huge supporter of The Invictus Games since she started dating Prince Harry and attended her first Games in in Toronto in 2017 but her appearance at a London ceremony hangs in the balance

Meghan Markle is thought to have already given her verdict on a trip to the UK in May – and it’s not looking good, according to a royal expert.

The Duke of Sussex will return to his homeland at the beginning of May as he attends a celebration of ten years of the Invictus Games. His visit is set to include a special service at St. Paul’s Cathedral on May 8 but Meghan’s attendance at the event is still ‘to be confirmed’.

Meghan is always at Harry’s side for Invictus events, holding his hand, waving to crowds and hugging participants as she brings her brand of friendly American charm to proceedings. But Harry might be forced to ride solo to the next batch of events for the international multi-sport event first held in 2014, for wounded, injured and sick service personnel.

Meghan Markle is usually at Prince Harry’s side for Invictus events (
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“I’m of the opinion that Megan won’t set foot in the UK ever again,” Charles Rae, former royal correspondent for The Sun said. “I just don’t think she wants her to have anything to do at all with this country.”

Rae said he initially saw Meghan enjoying being a part of the royal family but claims she changed her mind. “I don’t believe that she she understood the pecking order of the royal family. You’ve got the monarch, you’ve got the the the Prince of Wales And then you’ve got everyone else under that she wanted to be the star and that I think it was that simple that she thought she just picked up her toys and decided to go off to America.”

Meanwhile, Prince Harry is thought to be having “sleepless nights” over his upcoming visit to the UK next month. “Harry and Megan are having sleepless nights about what they should do when Harry visits the UK later this year – he will have to do something to acknowledge the huge difficulties his family is going through, but he won’t want to do or say anything that seems to imply anything less than wholehearted support for his permanently aggrieved wife,” royal expert and author Tom Quinn told us.

The last time Harry visited the UK it was to meet with his father King Charles after his cancer diagnosis but Meghan stayed in Montecito, California, with their two children – Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet. It’s thought she will swerve a visit to the UK once again next month.

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Meghan Markle mentions Archie and Lilibet in letter vowing to return to Nigeria with Prince Harry

Meghan said she is ‘looking forward’ to returning home to Nigeria with her family

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The Duchess said that she was thankful for the ‘opportunity to understand my heritage’

Meghan Markle has said she “looks forward” to returning “home” to Nigeria with her husband and her children Archie and Lilibet.

The Duchess wrote a letter to the Imperial Majesty thanking him for his country’s hospitality during her recent trip to the African country, where she was grateful for the “opportunity to understand my heritage”.

Prince Harry and Meghan travelled to Nigeria last month for a three-day tour largely to continue their work around the duke’s Invictus Games.

In 2022, the former actress discovered through a DNA test that she is 43 percent Nigerian, calling the African nation “my country”.

Meghan said she is ‘looking forward’ to returning home to Nigeria with her familyReuters/Netflix

In a letter obtained by the Western Post, Meghan wrote to the Oluwu of Iso, Oba Abdulrosheed Akanbi: “Your Imperial Majesty, Thank you for your warm welcome to Nigeria… Our visit to Nigeria was important for many reasons, but not least because it gave us an opportunity to explore and understand my heritage, which extends to our children. We look forward to coming back home one day.”

During the visit, the Duchess of Sussex was also given the traditional Yoruba name of Adetokunbo, a blessing that left her “deeply humbled”.

She added in the letter: “I am deeply humbled by your blessing of the traditional Yoruba name, Adetokunbo. I treasure the name and appreciate your trust in me to carry it with grace and dignity.”

Meghan and Harry were invited by Nigeria’s highest-ranking military official, Christopher Musa.

After meeting him at the Nigerian Defence Headquarters, the duchess signed a guest book thanking officials for “welcoming me home”.

Previously, Meghan admitted that her trip to Nigeria will always occupy a special place in her heart. She told People Magazine: “It was such warm hospitality and it was a really meaningful trip. It was incredibly memorable and special. That alone is the best souvenir to take with us – all the memories we’ve made.”

The couple travelled without their two children, five-year-old Prince Archie and two-year-old Princess Lilibet.

After their three-day trip, Harry hinted that he and his family will carry out more overseas trips.

He said to the American outlet: “It is hugely important for us to meet directly with people, supporting our causes and listening, in order to bring about solutions, support and positive change.”

Harry and Meghan recently undertook a three-day tour of NigeriaReuters

During the visit, Meghan was also given the traditional Yoruba name of Adetokunbo

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“There’s only so much one can do from home and over Zoom, so we look forward to travelling more because the work matters.

“Whether it’s the Archewell Foundation, Invictus or any of our other causes, there will always be reasons to meet the people at the heart of our work.”

The couple travelled to the African country back in May to promote both the Archewell Foundation, and the Invictus Games, which Nigeria joined for the first time last year.

The duke continued: “I’m so happy with the growth of Invictus and to include Nigeria.

“You know what Africa means to me over the years. It is a very, very special place, and to be able to include Nigeria now [in Invictus], I’m very happy.”

KIM Kardashian has shown off a dramatic new beauty transformation.

The Skims founder posed for her hair stylist Chris Appleton in new photos shared on Instagram on Tuesday.

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Kim Kardashian said goodbye to her natural brunette for a bold new lookCredit: Getty

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The star visited her hairstylist Chris Appleton and opted for a white blond transformationCredit: Instagram/kimkardashian

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The star posed for Chris in a tight black gown, with her hair style in a messy updoCredit: Instagram/kimkardashian
In the post, the celebrity hair pro captured photos of Kim, 43, as she pouted in a skintight black dress.

The Hulu star wore a full face of makeup, and ditched jewelry to draw attention to her new look.

Kim’s hair was styled in an updo, with choppy bangs and loose layers.

In contrast to her natural brunette, Kim’s hair was almost white in comparison to her dark roots.

“Babewatch,” Chris captioned the photos.

In the comment section, however, fans weren’t keen on Kim’s bold look.

“She looks way way older with blonde,” one person said.

“The blonde makes her look harder. It’s not flattering,” said a second social media user.

“I’m sick of her white hair… it’s not pretty,” said a third.

“Please ditch the platinum. Otherwise, hot,” another fan weighed in.
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MARILYN MODE

Kim previously went a very light blonde while channeling Marilyn Monroe at the 2022 Met Gala.

Kim dyed her hair blond in 15-hour sessions for the event, in a “tedious” process taking two days.

However, fans didn’t think that the intense process was worth it, and claimed that the bleach ruined Kim’s real hair.

Kim revealed her blond hair without extensions in a TikTok with her daughter North West, 10.

Oh my god you guys, I just got Priscilla’s new hair extensions. I’ve been using Priscilla for the last, like, six months? And I’m obsessed.

Kim KardashianInstagram, 2021

“I can’t get over how thin it looks now,” one person said of her hair on Reddit.

“Her hair has definitely gotten thinner over the years. It’s not just the bleaching.

“It’s also the heat damage daily, the tight slicked back styles, wearing her hair super tight under wigs,” said a second.

Kim has been open about her frequent use of extensions and wigs.

“Oh my god you guys, I just got Priscilla’s new hair extensions. I’ve been using Priscilla for the last, like, six months? And I’m obsessed,” she once gushed on Instagram, referring to Keratin bond extensions from Priscilla Valles.

MET MISS

Kim also went blond for this year’s Met Gala, but didn’t win over fans with her look.

The Kardashians in attendance were all slammed for their “boring” looks, but Kim was particularly criticized.

For the red carpet event, she wore a silver archival John Galliano gown with a dramatic corset, and opted for a gray shawl over her shoulders.

On X, formerly known as Twitter, fans blasted the unusual look.

“She looks like she just woke up,” one critic wrote.

“All that, and she couldn’t do her hair?” asked a second.

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Fans weren’t won over by the look, claiming Kim looked ‘harder’ and ‘older’Credit: Instagram/kimkardashian

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The star also turned to Chris back in 2022 to go blond in Marilyn Monroe’s dress at the Met GalaCredit: Getty

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Kim again went blond this year, despite fans begging her to look after her ‘thin’ hair