Prince Harry made an appearance at St Paul’s Cathedral last night for a celebration of the Invictus Games, but the special service was snubbed by the Royal Family
Prince Harry wore his KCVO Neck Order and Star at St Paul’s Cathedral last night, with one royal expert suggesting it was used to send a message to King Charles and Prince William.
The Duke of Sussex was at the cathedral to mark the 10th anniversary of the Invictus Games. The Royal Family decided not to attend the event, but that didn’t stop Harry from paying tribute to his time as a senior working royal.
The KCVO Neck Order and Star Harry wore is given for service to the monarchy. The medal is awarded as part of the Royal Victorian Order – a monarchical order of knighthood. Royal author Tom Quinn believes the move is a message to Charles and William that Harry offered a “valued contribution” to the monarchy.
Prince Harry was pictured wearing his KCVO Neck Order and Star(
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It could be seen as a message to Prince William and King Charles(
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Speaking exclusively to The Mirror, Tom said: “Harry was seen wearing his Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order medal at St Paul’s Cathedral for the Invictus service. The medal was given to Harry in 2015 by his late grandmother Elizabeth II for ‘services to the monarchy’.
“Wearing this was Harry’s way of reminding his family that his grandmother valued his contribution, even if his father and brother do not. Wearing the KCVO neck and star was also Harry’s way of pointing out that he’s not the bad boy he’s portrayed as being by his father and brother.
“It’s Harry’s way of saying he still supports the monarchy despite the way he feels he has been treated. Perhaps more importantly, wearing the medal is Harry’s way of saying ‘You’ve taken everything else from me, but you can’t take this!’”
The Duke of Sussex attended a service for the Invictus Games(
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Harry was knighted by his grandmother the Queen in 2015 for his service to the monarchy. He was made a Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO) privately at Buckingham Palace.
As well as the KCVO Neck Order and Star, Harry has an Afghanistan Service Medal and a Golden, Diamond and Platinum Jubilee medal, which he wore to the service. Harry’s decision to wear the KCVO Neck Order and Star comes after it was announced King Charles was too busy to meet his son.
In a statement, Harry’s spokesperson said: “In response to the many inquiries and continued speculation on whether or not the duke will meet with his father while in the UK this week, it unfortunately will not be possible due to His Majesty’s full programme. The duke of course is understanding of his father’s diary of commitments and various other priorities and hopes to see him soon.”
William was colonel-in-chief of the Army Air Corps, a military unit previously headed by Harry.
Harry will have found it ‘painful’ seeing William given his old military unit (Image: Getty)
Prince Harry will have found it “painful” to see King Charles and Prince William share a touching moment as the future monarch was handed
Earlier this week, the King made William colonel-in-chief of the Army Air Corps, a military unit previously headed by Harry.
The ceremony took place as Harry was preparing to head for Nigeria for his tour of the country alongside Meghan Markle.
The Times’ Royal Correspondent, Roya Nikkah, says that, while Harry and Meghan’s Nigeria tour will be raising eyebrows, Harry will also be pained by the sight of William bolstering his affinity with the military.
Speaking on The Royals podcast, she said: “I suspect when the Palace and the King look at those images of Prince Harry and Meghan (in Nigeria), they think ‘ooo…they are going down quite well. How does that make us feel?’
William and The King posed in front of a helicopter (Image: Getty)
“But I also think Harry looks at William in combats, being handed the colonelcy by his father, and I suspect that is painful for Harry, even though he might say it is not. I suspect it hurts him a little bit.”
A royal author has claimed this week that William was “furious” with Harry and Meghan’s tour of Nigeria
Tom Quinn told the Mirror that the couple’s trip “confirmed the worst fears” of Harry’s family.
He said: “Everything you might expect from an official royal visit was there — the receptions, the visits to schools and charities, to wounded soldiers and the disabled.
Harry and Meghan’s Nigeria tour angered the royals, it has been claimed (Image: Getty)
“Charles is said to be angrier than anyone has ever seen him.
“For Charles and William, it’s as if Meghan and Harry are saying, ‘We don’t need your permission to be working royals — we will do it on our own terms whenever and wherever we like.
“William and Charles are scratching their heads and thinking, ‘How are we going to control this nightmare situation?’”
Royal expert Katie Nicholl says Prince William’s new military title will have been a ‘slap in the face’ for Prince Harry, but the timing was purely a coincidence.
Prince William’s new military role will have been a ‘slap in the face’ for Prince Harry (Image: Getty)
King Charles’s passing on a key military role to Prince William will have come as a “slap in the face” to Prince Harry, a royal expert has claimed. The King officially handed over the role of Colonel-in-Chief of the Army Air Corps to the Prince of Wales during a visit to its Hampshire airfield earlier this week.
The Army Air Corps is the Duke of Sussex’s former unit, in which he served as an Apache helicopter commander and co-pilot gunner during his second tour of Afghanistan in 2012.
Royal expert Katie Nicholl told the podcast Kinsey Schofield Unfiltered suggested the timing of the announcement was unfortunate for Harry. She said: “Again, when you talk about timing and the blow of that announcement about Archewell, when Harry got all this sunshine and happy and positive coverage in Nigeria, the images coming out of the UK are of Charles and William looking closer than ever, with William being honoured with the title that really should have gone to Harry.”
Ms Nicholl continued: “I think that’s going to feel a bit like a slap in the face for Prince Harry just as he’s riding high because of Nigeria. There’s just something else to keep him anchored… So, interesting timing and an accolade for Prince William. I think he’ll have been very proud of that.”
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King Charles has passed the role of Colonel-in-Chief of the Army Air Corps to Prince William (Image: Getty)
Prince William took control of an Apache helicopter during the visit to Middle Wallop (Image: Getty)
Vanity Fair’s royal editor suggested the Prince of Wales would have loved every minute of his “Top Gun moment” after William left the Hampshire base in an Apache.
She shared her view after Harry and Meghan Markle returned to the US following a three day trip to Nigeria where the couple promoted mental health for soldiers, visited local charity Giants of Africa and were hosted at Lagos State Government House.
The trip coincided with the Sussexes’ Archwell charity incorrectly being listed as “delinquent” and a delinquency notice letter being sent to the foundation for “failing to submit required annual report(s) and/or renewal fees”. By Tuesday (May 14) the status of Archewell Foundation had, however, been changed to “current”.
A spokesperson for Archewell said it had diligently investigated the situation and could confirm the foundation remained fully compliant and in good standing, with due payments made promptly and in accordance with procedures.
Asked if William being officially handed his new role was just a coincidence, as opposed to a bid to distract from the Sussexes’ trip to Nigeria, Ms Nicholl said she felt sure it was the former.
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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will have been pleased with their visit to Nigeria, experts say (Image: Getty)
The Army Air Corps is Prince Harry’s old unit (Image: Getty)
She said: “We know how far in advance royal diaries are planned so I think there’s every chance this is just coincidental timing. I don’t think there’s deliberate scheming going on here. It just seems to be quite unfortunate timing for [the Sussexes].”
The King’s decision to hand the role to William was seen as a blow to Harry when it was first announced last year.
Charles said it was a “great joy” to meet servicemen, their families and veterans at an earlier visit to the Army Flying Museum, but added the handover was “tinged with great sadness”.
He said: “I do hope you’ll go from strength to strength in the future with the Prince of Wales as your new Colonel-in-Chief.
“The great thing is he’s a very good pilot indeed – so that’s encouraging.”
William embarked on his first engagement with the Army Air Corps after the King left, receiving a briefing on its work and inspecting training and operational aircraft as well as talking to soldiers.
He was presented with gifts on behalf of the corps – a tartan scarf for the prince, a wrap for his wife Kate and three wooden helicopter models for each of the couple’s children.
Kensington Palace posted two images of the Prince of Wales during his military service on X, showing a younger William in 1998 and 2009 – standing next to a helicopter in one picture and smiling at the controls in another. The caption read: “Time flies!”
Monday’s visit came just days after Harry travelled to London to mark the 10th anniversary of the Invictus Games, without meeting up with either his father or his brother.
Mrunal Thakur and Mouni Roy flew to Doha to attend the 2021 Qatar Grand Prix, a Formula One motor race, held on 21 November 2021 at the Losail International Circuit.
The Bollywood divas had no idea that they would meet English football player David Beckham.
Needless to say, Mrunal and Mouni had their fangirl moment. They captured the moment from the ‘best night ever’ in their phones and shared pictures with David on Instagram.
For the 2021 Qatar Grand Prix, Mouni wore a black asymmetrical dress. She rounded off her look with smokey eyes and straight hair.
Sharing a picture with the dapper David, Mouni wrote, “What just happened !?!?” The footballer was dressed in a formal suit.
Mrunal’s caption read, “AND THIS HAPPENED! BEST NIGHT EVER @davidbeckham @f1 @fabdoha Are you jealous?”
The actress opted for a casual look and was seen in a floral shirt and jeans.
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The former England midfielder is considered a national treasure for his impressive 26 years as a footballer.
David, who now lives in the US, scored 17 goals and earned 115 caps during his international career.
The 45-year-old and his wife Victoria Beckham’s closeness to the Royal Family has been noted on many occasions.
After Meghan Markle and Prince Harry announced their decision to leave the Firm last year, David came out in support of the couple.
He said he was “proud” of the Duke after he stepped down and described him as an “amazing” person.
David, who refused to comment on the royal drama following their departure, maintained he and Harry only spoke “as friends”.
The football ace told Entertainment Tonight that the Queen’s grandson was the “person that every father wants to be”.
He noted the royal’s “loving” nature towards son Archie before Meghan announced she was expecting a daughter during their tell-all with Oprah Winfrey last month.
Despite the alleged feud between Harry, 36, and his brother Prince William, 38, David has maintained a close relationship with both.
Last year, he appeared alongside William for a campaign to promote talking about mental health in sport.
Their Zoom chat featured others including Aston Villa’s Tyrone Mings, Everton manager Carlo Ancelotti and England Women’s captain Steph Houghton.
During their candid discussion, David admitted he struggled to deal with the backlash after getting sent off against Argentina in the 1998 World Cup.
The star claimed the public reaction was “pretty brutal” and believed it would have been harder if “social media was around”.
He said: “It would have been a whole different story, but I was lucky – I had a support system within Manchester United, the manager and obviously family.”
David told William that he didn’t feel comfortable asking for help “because it was a different era”, which inspired his push to help young players to speak out.
He added: “I just felt that I had to keep it all in and deal with it myself.”
David’s closeness with William led him and Victoria to be invited to the royal wedding on April 29, 2011.
The nuptials were watched live by 17.6 million people in the UK and more than two billion viewers worldwide.
But during the royal’s big day, David suffered an unfortunate gaffe.
The blunder was reported in OK! Magazine’s Royal Anniversary Special, which celebrates 10 years of marriage between Kate and William.
Among the 1,900 guests were Sir Elton John, the Beckhams, Tara Palmer-Tomkinson, Rowan Atkinson and Guy Ritchie.
Victoria, who was pregnant with Harper, now nine, was described as having looked “stunning” in her midnight blue dress.
David was equally dressed to the nines, in a dark morning suit with a grey tie.
However, in front of the billions of people watching the ceremony, the footballer made an unfortunate error.
The star proudly showed off his OBE, which he was awarded as part of the Queen’s 2003 Birthday Honours List.
But the medal was “on the wrong side of his chest” according to OK! and went unnoticed for some time.
Eventually, courtiers approached David and “put him right”.
On the day, Her Majesty wore a primrose yellow wool crepe outfit with a hat that featured trimmed silk leaves.
OK! described the Queen bearing “a smile” that was “almost as sunny” as her dress.
On the big day, Kate wore a tightly fitted dress that “took its place in the history books and fashion archives”.
The ivory satin and lace grown, created by Alexander McQueen’s company, was described as “the very best of British craftsmanship”.
A few days ago, Becks’ second son Romeo had a debut that was considered quite successful for the Brenford reserve team.
Former midfielder David Beckham also came to the field to cheer for his only son to continue his football career.
In addition to his famous father, the young man’s supporter in pursuing his passion is his girlfriend Mia Regan.
Mia is the same age as Romeo, born in 2002. The beauty’s father is the supervisor of the Wiltshire air ambulance charity fund.
Thanks to her impressive figure and height of up to 1.78 m, she soon became a photo model.
Mia was discovered and signed by modeling agency Storm Management at the age of 12.
Gradually, the 20-year-old beauty had opportunities to cooperate with many big brands such as The Perfume Shop, Gucci Beauty, Baum Und Pferdgarten, British Vogue, Balmain…
In October 2019, the British pink figure appeared on the fashion catwalk of the PrettyLittleThing brand, highly appreciated by experts for her appearance and charisma. In August 2020, Mia Regan became the new representative model for Victoria Beckham.
Mia’s personal page currently has more than 600,000 followers. She often shares pictures of herself and shows off her unique fashion sense on social networks. She and her boyfriend Romeo also often interact and express their affection online.
Romeo and Mia started dating in May 2019, but four months later they announced their relationship, making fans very surprised. During their relationship, the young couple were considered talented and beautiful and were not afraid to show their affection for each other. Mia is also popular with the Becks family as she often travels together and appears at her boyfriend’s family events.
After more than 3 years of passion, in July 2022, the couple broke up due to geographical distance. Romeo was then playing for Inter Miami in the US while Mia still lived in London to work as an artist. Long distance love and not being able to arrange time made the two go their separate ways in regret.
By November 2022, the British couple officially returned and continued to travel together. When they reunited, Romeo shared a photo of his girlfriend but hid her face. However, many viewers still noticed that it was Mia. Up to now, the couple does not hesitate to share their happy moments together on social networks.
When the Beckhams moved to LA, David and Tom were inseparable. Now they are occasionally seen shaking hands politely. Curious
That whas then . . . Tom and David embrace during their honeymoon period. Photograph: Andrew D Bernstein/NBAE/Getty Images
And so to a new occasional series, Dispatches From the Showbiz Bermuda Triangle, wherein we contemplate the mysterious disappearance of various showbiz entities. This week, our subject is the Beckhams’ close friendship with Mr Tom Cruise, which has not been heard of since 2011.
Whatever happened there, pop pickers? Time was they were all inseparable. The Beckhams were among the select guests at Tom’s wedding to Katie Holmes at an Italian castle. Then, of course, there was easily the most disturbing thing Lost in Showbiz has ever seen in a football stadium – the sight of a heavily sunglassed Cruise in the stands at the Bernabéu, applauding and guffawing wildly as Real Madrid beat Mallorca to win La Liga in 2007. When the Beckhams moved to LA, Tom was forever to be found in the player’s box watching LA Galaxy and enjoying it just as much – as well someone might, if they hadn’t come for the football. As for Beckham, he later confessed to having spent “hours” on the phone to Tom trying to make up his mind over whether to join the Galaxy. He spoke to him several times a week, he added, and took his advice on pretty much anything.
Meanwhile, Cruise’s generosity toward his new best friends was as fanatical as pretty much everything else he did: he hosted them a Welcome To LA party, while on the day Beckhams moved into their new Beverly Hills home, they found a few little presents from Tom parked in the driveway – a Cadillac Escalade, a Lincoln Navigator and a Bentley Continental.
But over the past couple of years … well, the coastguard seems to have lost contact. Cruise and the Beckhams have occasionally been seen shaking hands politely and exchanging what appear to be pleasantries if they find themselves near each other in courtside seats at the Lakers, or in the VIP section at the ice hockey. But of that much-flaunted bezziedom, almost teenage in its intensity, there is no longer the slightest sign.
It is not for us to speculate on what exactly caused the cooling – perhaps it was the showbiz version of getting on famously with a couple you met on holiday only to realise they’re horrors in real life. That said, as an etiquette completist, I’d love to know at what point in a developing froideur it becomes either mannerly to return a fleet of luxury cars, or acceptable to just trade them in for less painful vehicular reminders.
A series of unseen photographs of the Royal Family will go on display in a new exhibition at the King’s Gallery, Buckingham Palace.
Previously unseen photographs of the late Queen Elizabeth holding Prince Edward when he was just a few months’ old, will be displayed in a new exhibition at The King’s Gallery in Buckingham Palace.
Other highlights include unreleased wartime images, the Queen Mother’s personal copy of her daughter’s Coronation portrait and the earliest surviving colour photographic print of a member of the Royal Family.
The new public display, which opens on Friday, charts the evolution of royal portrait photography from the 1920s to the present day through more than 150 items from the Royal Collection and Royal Archives.
The photographs presented in the exhibition are vintage prints – the original works produced by the photographer – and most of which are on display for the first time.
Royal mothers and their babies
Other pictures capture more intimate family moments, including a never-before-seen image of four royal mothers – Queen Elizabeth II, Princess Margaret, Princess Alexandra and The Duchess of Kent – holding their newborn babies.
It was taken by Princess Margaret’s photographer husband Lord Snowdon as a personal token of thanks for Sir John Peel, the royal obstetrician who delivered all four babies within two months in 1964.
(Image: RCT)
A letter to Queen Elizabeth II
Accompanying the image was a handwritten letter from Princess Margaret to her sister, asking her ‘Darling Lilibet’ to sign a print ‘as a souvenir of an extraordinary two months of delivery’.
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Prince Charles and Princess Anne
Antony Armstrong-Jones, who was married to Princess Margaret from 1960-1978, took a picture of a young Prince Charles and Princess Anne in 1956.
(Image: Antony Armstrong-Jones)
Queen Elizabeth’s Coronation sitting
Visitors will also get to see proofs from Queen Elizabeth’s Coronation sitting, alongside a note from Martin Charteris, the Queen’s Assistant Private Secretary, recommending to Prince Philip which images should be sent as personal mementos to the Royal Family and Maids of Honour.
The photograph subsequently sent to Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, signed by Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip and Cecil Beaton, will also be on display.
(Image: Cecil Beaton)
First colour photograph
Visitors will see the earliest surviving photographic print of a member of the Royal Family produced in colour.
It shows Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester (sister-in-law to King George VI and Edward VIII) on her wedding day.
The image was taken in 1935 by Madame Yevonde, a pioneer of colour photography and champion of women photographers.
(Image: National Portrait Gallery)
Previously unseen photographs of the late Queen Elizabeth holding Prince Edward when he was just a few months’ old, will be displayed in a new exhibition at The King’s Gallery in Buckingham Palace.
Other highlights include unreleased wartime images, the Queen Mother’s personal copy of her daughter’s Coronation portrait and the earliest surviving colour photographic print of a member of the Royal Family.
The new public display, which opens on Friday, charts the evolution of royal portrait photography from the 1920s to the present day through more than 150 items from the Royal Collection and Royal Archives.
The photographs presented in the exhibition are vintage prints – the original works produced by the photographer – and most of which are on display for the first time.
Princess Kate’s birthday picture
Visitors will also see Paolo Roversi’s memorable 40th-birthday portrait of The Princess of Wales released in 2022.
In the picture Kate’s dress and pose bear a striking visual resemblance to an 1864 portrait of Alexandra, Princess of Wales by Franz Xaver Winterhalter from the Royal Collection, which will hang nearby.
(Image: Paolo Roversi)
Handwritten note from Martin Charteris
A note from Martin Charteris, the Queen’s Assistant Private Secretary, recommending to Prince Philip which images should be sent as personal mementos to the Royal Family and Maids of Honour.
(Image: Royal Collection Trust)
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Princess Elizabeth in 1942
A wartime picture of Princess Elizabeth will be on display, taken by Cecil Beaton.
(Image: Cecil Beaton)
Previously unseen photographs of the late Queen Elizabeth holding Prince Edward when he was just a few months’ old, will be displayed in a new exhibition at The King’s Gallery in Buckingham Palace.
Other highlights include unreleased wartime images, the Queen Mother’s personal copy of her daughter’s Coronation portrait and the earliest surviving colour photographic print of a member of the Royal Family.
The new public display, which opens on Friday, charts the evolution of royal portrait photography from the 1920s to the present day through more than 150 items from the Royal Collection and Royal Archives.
The photographs presented in the exhibition are vintage prints – the original works produced by the photographer – and most of which are on display for the first time.
Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother in 1939
(Image: Cecil Beaton)
Coronation pictures
An intimate picture of the late Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip with handwritten instructions.
(Image: Antony Armstrong-Jones)
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Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip on Coronation Day
This signed copy was sent to Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother
Previously unseen photographs of the late Queen Elizabeth holding Prince Edward when he was just a few months’ old, will be displayed in a new exhibition at The King’s Gallery in Buckingham Palace.
Other highlights include unreleased wartime images, the Queen Mother’s personal copy of her daughter’s Coronation portrait and the earliest surviving colour photographic print of a member of the Royal Family.
The new public display, which opens on Friday, charts the evolution of royal portrait photography from the 1920s to the present day through more than 150 items from the Royal Collection and Royal Archives.
The photographs presented in the exhibition are vintage prints – the original works produced by the photographer – and most of which are on display for the first time.
The Royal Family at Royal Lodge
Unreleased wartime images by Cecil Beaton – who photographed the Royal Family for 60 years – will be on display for the first time, demonstrating how King George VI and Queen Elizabeth used photography to project a sense of stability and hope for the nation.
A photograph of the royal couple inspecting bomb damage at Buckingham Palace in 1940 shows them smiling comfortingly at each other amidst the debris, while a 1943 portrait taken at Royal Lodge in Windsor shows them gathered around the King’s desk with Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret, conveying a reassuring sense of domesticity and calm.
(Image: Cecil Beaton)
Princess Margaret
Photographs taken during sittings to mark royal birthdays through the decades will be among the highlights of the exhibition. This picture of Princess Margaret was taken in 1949.
(Image: Cecil Beaton)
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Andy Warhol
Modern pieces will also be on display, to showcase how colour and digital photography has revolutionised since the 1980s.
This includes Andy Warhol’s 1985 portrait of Her late Majesty, sprinkled with diamond dust to make it sparkle in the light.
Previously unseen photographs of the late Queen Elizabeth holding Prince Edward when he was just a few months’ old, will be displayed in a new exhibition at The King’s Gallery in Buckingham Palace.
Other highlights include unreleased wartime images, the Queen Mother’s personal copy of her daughter’s Coronation portrait and the earliest surviving colour photographic print of a member of the Royal Family.
The new public display, which opens on Friday, charts the evolution of royal portrait photography from the 1920s to the present day through more than 150 items from the Royal Collection and Royal Archives.
The photographs presented in the exhibition are vintage prints – the original works produced by the photographer – and most of which are on display for the first time.
A picture of Princess Margaret taken in 1967.
(Image: Snowden)
Polly Borland’s Golden Jubilee portrait of the late Queen set against a glittering gold backdrop
(Image: Polly Borland)
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Queen Elizabeth and Princess Margaret in 1980.
Previously unseen photographs of the late Queen Elizabeth holding Prince Edward when he was just a few months’ old, will be displayed in a new exhibition at The King’s Gallery in Buckingham Palace.
Other highlights include unreleased wartime images, the Queen Mother’s personal copy of her daughter’s Coronation portrait and the earliest surviving colour photographic print of a member of the Royal Family.
The new public display, which opens on Friday, charts the evolution of royal portrait photography from the 1920s to the present day through more than 150 items from the Royal Collection and Royal Archives.
The photographs presented in the exhibition are vintage prints – the original works produced by the photographer – and most of which are on display for the first time.
Queen Elizabeth in 1952
Visitors will be given a free multimedia guide, narrated by Dame Joanna Lumley, to enhance the experience.
It also features contributions from royal photographers Hugo Burnand, Rankin and John Swannell.
(Image: Dorothy Wilding)
Royal Portraits: A Century of Photography is at The King’s Gallery, Buckingham Palace, from 17 May to 6 October 2024.
It is the first exhibition to open at the newly renamed The King’s Gallery, Buckingham Palace, previously known as The Queen’s Gallery.
(Image: Cecil Beaton)
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Cecil Beaton’s charming 25th-birthday portrait of Princess Margaret, dressed in an evening gown with her dog Pippin in her lap
Looks like the Beckhams are no longer friends with the Sussexes. Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle used to be very good friends with David Beckham and his wife Victoria,
but this relationship is said to be now in the past. According to various news reports, ties between them were severed when Meghan
and Harry accused David and Victoria Beckham of leaking private information about the former royals to the media. These reports reportedly made the Beckhams “furious”.
David and Victoria have been accused by Harry and Meghan of revealing sensitive information about the Sussexes in the middle of their public battle with the rest of the royal family.
The Beckhams are said to be the British Royal family’s sympathisers and disagreed with the Sussexes’ attacks on the royal family.
At the time, Meghan and Harry gave public interviews, including one with Oprah Winfrey
and then their documentaries made several claims against the royal family for being racist and discriminatory against them.Meghan Markle might retaliate
According to a new report, Meghan Markle has now gotten more friends in the US and will soon retaliate. Reports suggest that the best way they can retaliate is by launching a campaign against them, just as they did against the royal family.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are currently living in the United States. They moved away from the UK after they gave up their royal life.
MEGHAN Markle and Prince Harry’s camp were branded “hypocrites” after wading into Princess Kate’s photoshop drama despite their own blunders.
The Princess of Wales was forced to publicly apologise on Monday after she admitted to editing a sweet Mother’s Day snap of her and Prince William’s kids.
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The Sussexes’ Valentine’s Day image shared to mark Meghan’s pregnancy with Lilibet was heavily doctoredCredit: Reuters
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Meghan and Harry were questioned by royal fans over a Christmas card they put out in 2019, where Meghan’s face seems sharply in focus compared to HarryCredit: PA
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The Princess of Wales was said to be ‘very sad’ that a happy family photo to celebrate Mother’s Day had triggered a global furoreCredit: Kensington Palace
However, a source close to the Sussexes waded into the storm yesterday, telling Page Six: “If Harry and Meghan had ever encountered the same issue they would have been annihilated.
“The same rules do not apply to both couples. This isn’t a mistake that Meghan would ever make. She has a keen eye and freakish attention to detail.”
But Kate was not the first member of the royal family to be embroiled in photo controversy.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have apparently forgotten that some of their most memorable photos were also edited.
These are the photographs of Meghan and Harry that have been accused of being edited:
Tree added to pregnany announcement
Discrepancies in their Christmas card
Harry is mocked over a People Magazine cover
Harry has a full head of hair in photos for BetterUp
Their photographer pal Misan Harriman has claimed that a picture they sent out to announce the Princess Lilibet pregnancy was not completely true.
A different backdrop including a giant willow tree was added in 2021 by Harriman, who later admitted: “It’s amazing what you can do with technology.”
Harriman confirmed in 2022 that edits were made to the couple’s official photo, said to have been taken under a huge tree in the Sussexes’ garden in Montecito, California.
He was asked on BBC Radio 3 podcast Private Passions: “They weren’t actually under a willow tree, but they were lying outside in a meadow, weren’t they, Harry and Meghan, when you took the photograph of them?”
Like Kate’s photo, the Sussexes’ black and white snap was shared around the world with no indication it had been digitally altered.
The pair have also come under suspicion over other alleged edits, including a Christmas card put on a “kill list” by a photo agency.
They had been called out for editing their own image back in 2019, when royal fans spotted odd discrepancies in their Christmas card.
It was claimed the snap – of Harry, Meghan and baby son Archie – was edited to make the Duchess’s face look clearer.
Experts also suggested her appearance may have been copied from another photo, with Harry and Meghan’s bodies seemingly out of focus.
Meanwhile, Harry was apparently afforded more hair in others.
Last year Harry appeared with a full head of thick, darker hair in portraits for coaching platform BetterUp, where he serves as “Chief Impact Officer”.
Agency photos taken just days later from a conference in Tokyo showed significant bald patches.
Princess Kate apologises for “confusion” caused by inconsistencies in family image
Princess Kate is pictured with Prince William leaving Windsor Castle this afternoon in a black Land Rover
Piers Morgan calls for the Palace to share the unedited photo to quell internet sleuths
Kate’s uncle Gary Goldsmith gives his verdict on Mother’s Day picture as he speaks out after CBB eviction
Photo agencies release ‘kill notice’ on Princess Kate’s Mother’s Day picture
Twitter’s warning over Princess Kate photo inconsistencies
King Charles releases video message saying he’ll ‘continue to serve you, to the best of my ability’ amid cancer battle
The Sun says lay off Kate – she just made a mistake
Harry’s headshot has since been changed on the US firm’s website.
And the Duke was also mocked over a People Magazine cover to promote gripe-ridden autobiography Spare last year.
The Duke’s sun-kissed skin, vivid eyes, and longer locks left many readers wondering if it had been touched up.
One posted: “Great work in the graphics department. He totally looks like a man who’s not bald in the middle.”
Meanwhile, the pair’s Time Magazine cover in 2021 was branded by one critic as “the most airbrushed photo I have ever seen”.
Another joked: “How nice they gave Haz lots of new hair. Maybe he is a hair-growth influencer.”
KATE’S HEALTH BATTLE
The row comes amid hurtful speculation about Kate’s health.
Kate, 42, spent two weeks at Marylebone’s London Clinic after undergoing a “planned abdominal surgery” before being discharged on January 29.
Kensington Palace announced she would step back from all official duties while she recovered in the Wales family’s Windsor home, and last week insisted she was “doing well”.
But she has not been seen at any royal events since Christmas Day, with her absence leading to speculation about her health and whereabouts.
WHY WERE ‘KILL NOTICES’ ISSUED?
News agencies ordered a “kill notice” on the picture late Sunday night.
The removal orders were sent after “manipulation” on the image was discovered.
AP’s order said the reason for killing the story was: “At closer inspection it appears that the source has manipulated the image.”
The order then directs those who have used the photo to remove it from all platforms, including social.
Agence France-Press ordered the “mandatory kill” due to an “editorial issue” and directed that the image may no longer be used.
Reuters said the photo “has been withdrawn following a post publication review.”
Getty Images said: “For editorial reasons, please remove the following image(s) from your system and do not use in any manner.”
Getty said its picture desk “identified a problematic image” provided by the palace and removed it from its site “in accordance with our editorial policy.”
PA said: “Like other news agencies, PA Media issued the handout image provided by Kensington Palace of the Princess of Wales and her children in good faith yesterday.
“We became aware of concerns about the image and we carried a report about it last night, and made clear that we were seeking urgent clarification about the image from Kensington Palace.
“In the absence of that clarification, we are killing the image from our picture service.”
Each of the news agencies have their own editorial guidelines which govern how they treat images.
AP says that pictures “must always tell the truth” and that it does not alter or manipulate the content of a photograph in any way.
Its guidelines say: “The content of a photograph must not be altered in PhotoShop or by any other means. No element should be digitally added to or subtracted from any photograph.”
However, AP says minor adjustments are allowed, they include cropping, colour adjustments, and light adjustments.
If Kate recuperates according to schedule then her first engagement back could be at the family service at St George’s Chapel, Windsor, on Easter Sunday, March 31, 2024.
However, sources have claimed her commitment to her royal duties could see her get back into work as soon as she can.
Following her operation in January 2024, a statement from Kensington Palace said: “Based on the current medical advice, she is unlikely to return to public duties until after Easter.”
Meanwhile, Kate’s hubby Prince William is to attend the 25th anniversary of the Diana Legacy Awards at London’s Science Museum today.
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Harry and Meghan have been embroiled in their own photoshop sagasCredit: EPA
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Editing rumours have also surrounded the pair’s Time Magazine cover in 2021Credit: Reuters
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A version of the photo lightened by The Sun (right) seems to show even more clearly that Meghan’s face had been added on
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PA Media sent out a ‘Picture Kill’ notice for media outlets to stop using the snapCredit: PA
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