PRINCE Harry could be stripped of a key role by the Queen after he moved to LA three years ago.
Despite him “renewing his Frogmore Cottage lease” the Duke of Sussex may not be allowed to stand in as a Counsellor of State since he no longer resides in the UK, new papers revealed.
The House of Commons Library this week published the guidance on what happens if a monarch is unable to perform their royal duties.
The Regency Acts of 1937 and 1953 allocate four Counsellors of State to step in if the monarch can’t go about their duties.
Following the death of the Duke of Edinburgh last May, the current Counsellors of State are Prince Charles, the Duke of Cambridge, the Duke of Sussex and the Duke of York.
But crucially, the newly-published guidance states: “Under the 1937 Act, a Counsellor of State must be domiciled in ‘some part’ of the UK.”
Harry hasn’t lived in the UK since late 2019, when he and his wife Meghan Markle sensationally quit the royal family and moved to the US.
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- Louis Allwood
Meghan mocked her former Suits co-star when she saw him naked
MEGHAN Markle mocked her former Suits co-star when she saw him naked, it has been claimed.
Patrick J Adams confessed that she once made fun of him after seeing him with no clothes on.
The incident which occurred in 2011 when the Duchess turned up to watch her co-star as he performed in an LA production of Bill Cain's play 9 Circles, which features full-frontal male nudity.
Speaking to Entertainment Tonight, Patrick revealed: "She certainly was at the play where I was naked and she had a good time making fun of me after."
He then joked: "So, maybe she’d like a repeat performance."
Meanwhile, the Fashion Museum Bath announced yesterday that the Armani wrap dress the Duchess of Sussex wore during her Oprah Winfrey interview last year has been named Dress of the Year 2021.
- Louis Allwood
Who will performs at the Jubilee concert and will Prince Harry be there?
The concert at Buckingham Palace will be a mix of rock artists, pop singers, and a full live orchestra.
Over the next months it is expected more performers from across the arts, including theatre and film, will be announced as part of The Queen's celebrations.
There will also be 3D-projections across the palace and an in-person audience which you can enter a ballot to win tickets for.
Acts confirmed: George Ezra
He is expected to return to the UK for the Platinum Jubilee celebrations.
However, it's suggested he will not be accompanied by Meghan, Archie or Lilibet amid a row over the family's security arrangements.
- Louis Allwood
The Queen has the power to exclude Harry
The Queen has the power to exclude him from the chosen four if she believes he won't be present in the UK to undertake the appointments.
The Duke is no longer a working royal, but he is still within the line of succession.
As it stands, he is the third of the four Counsellors – because Prince William's children are not yet over the age of 21.
This means that if called upon, Harry can undertake "public business" in the place of the Queen – including granting royal assent to acts of parliament and approving public appointments.
- Louis Allwood
Prince Harry could be stripped of key role
THE Queen could strip Prince Harry of a key role after he moved to LA three years ago – despite him "renewing his Frogmore Cottage lease."
The Duke of Sussex may not be allowed to stand in as a Counsellor of State since he no longer resides in the UK, new papers revealed.
The House of Commons Library this week published the guidance on what happens if a monarch is unable to perform their royal duties.
The Regency Acts of 1937 and 1953 allocate four Counsellors of State to step in if the monarch can't go about their duties.
Following the death of the Duke of Edinburgh last May, the current Counsellors of State are Prince Charles, the Duke of Cambridge, the Duke of Sussex and the Duke of York.
But crucially, the newly-published guidance states: "Under the 1937 Act, a Counsellor of State must be domiciled in 'some part' of the UK."
It continues: "The Regency Act 1943 added the discretionary provision that if it 'appears to the Sovereign' that any eligible Counsellor will be 'absent from the United Kingdom or intends to be so absent during the whole or any part of the period of such delegation', then Letters Patent [a legal tool available to the monarch] 'may make provision' for excepting that person."
Harry hasn't lived in the UK since late 2019, when he and his wife Meghan Markle sensationally quit the royal family and moved to the US.
- Louis Allwood
BREAKING: Queen postpones two virtual audiences
THE Queen has today postponed two virtual audiences following after testing positive for coronavirus.
Her Majesty, 95, who is said to have 'mild' symptoms, held her weekly telephone meeting with Boris Johnson yesterday after contracting the virus on Sunday.
Buckingham Palace confirmed that the Queen has postponed two more virtual audiences in the wake of her Covid diagnosis.
Earlier this week, the Queen cancelled her planned engagements following the news that she contracted the virus.
- Milica Cosic
Fans have urged Prince Charles to protect Harry
Sussex fans have urged Prince Charles to protect his son as the row over Prince Harry's UK security continues. The Duke of Sussex is making a claim against a Home Office decision that ruled he was not allowed to pay for police protection for himself.
Taking to Twitter, Sussex fan defended Harry, with a lot of fans takingswipe at Prince Charles.
One user wrote: "His father is about to be king. Protect him."
Another said: wrote: "Imagine if Charles, just this once, showed support for his son and his two small grandchildren. A little letter of support from him can make the difference. I could never be that kind of parent… God forbid."
In a statement released late Saturday evening, Prince Harry's legal spokesperson wrote: “The UK will always be Prince Harry's home and a country he wants his wife and children to be safe in… With the lack of police protection comes too great a personal risk.”
- Milica Cosic
Expert calls Meghan Markle 'most inspirational Royal'
Lawyer and activist Dr. Shola Mos-Shogbamimu said in an exclusive chat with The Daily Express that she sees Meghan Markle as the most inspirational royal, but the Queen as the most influential.
“I don’t think Meghan is a past royal,” she said.
“She’s still royal, as she’s married to the Duke of Sussex, who is the grandson of the Queen – so she is absolutely still royal. Is she inspiring? I think so."
Mos-Shogbamimu continued to say: "It’s on a larger scale for Meghan because she’s got the global eye amplified to her. But what they are doing to her is what they do to us, too.”
Discussing The Duchesses way of life before entering The Firm, Dr. Shola said: "Meghan was an independent woman and a millionaire before she met Harry. Therefore, they weren’t giving her anything that she didn’t already have. So I would definitely say that Meghan, in 2022, is the most inspirational royal.”
“I think Harry probably wanted to do more and wanted more flexibility,” she also said. “Meghan being in his life gave him the wings he needed to fly.”
- Milica Cosic
Meg & Harry to be ‘part of’ slimmed-down monarchy
A royal commentator has claimed that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are expected to have a “part” in Prince Charles’s new plans for a slimmed-down monarchy.
Royal correspondent Christine Ross has since claimed the Prince of Wales would want his son and Meghan to be present at the Buckingham Palace balcony picture, when he becomes King.
Speaking on Us Weekly’s Royally Us, Ms Ross said: “I don’t think it’s going to be about family rifts as much as it’s going to be about the future of the monarchy.
- Milica Cosic
Prince Harry's memoir and who's really excited about reading it
The golden era of the royal family seems to be long forgotten and though many are still fans of the Queen, do we care about Prince Harry's memoir?
The book, published by Penguin Random House, is set to be released this year.
A lot of the prince's life seems familiar to the public, but so much has happened that the Duke of Sussex wants to explain.
He and his wife, Meghan Markle, a successful actress in her own right, left the UK for the US in a bid to gain privacy from the press.
According to YouGov, though a quarter (25%) of Americans would be interested in reading the memoir compared to only 14% of Britons.
- Milica Cosic
Will King Charles find a way to remove Harry and Meghan for good?
For now, as Prince Charles and first in line to the throne, he poses little threat to to the Sussexes but perhaps that will change once he’s monarch.
It wasn’t clear who Harry and Meghan were alluding to in their interview when they spoke of racism, but were adamant it wasn’t the Queen.
Suggestions began to flood social media with Charles seeming a likely culprit.
With the likelihood of Charles having a long reign being slim, it may be that he would rather it was as smooth as possible.
If so, he may be happier with his youngest son remaining in the US.
- Milica Cosic
Larry David snaps up home next to Meg & Harry
Comedian Larry David, 74, snapped up a $5.7million four-bedroom, four and half bath Montecito home, just blocks away from Meghan and Harry's turf in Montecito.
The 2,858 square-foot Normandy-style home boasts an open beam ceiling, cozy fireplace, formal dining room, charming kitchen with a butler's pantry, with a patio and spacious garden with citrus trees.
David now joins several A-listers in the affluent community where homeowners include Oprah Winfrey, Ellen DeGeneres, and most notably, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.
- Milica Cosic
Meghan & Harry enjoy dinner with Eugenie
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were seen sharing a meal with Princess Eugenie and her husband Jack Brooksbank in Santa Barbara over the weekend, as TMZ shared snaps of the royal couples.
They were pictured dining inside a covered and heated outdoor patio in the local area, as they looked to be in high spirits and all were pictured laughing.
Meghan Markle wore an oversized white pantsuit, while Eugenie donned a stunning black sequin jumpsuit.
- Milica Cosic
Harry's cousin stars in milk advert
Peter Phillips, often referred to as "the Queen's favourite grandchild", has starred in a milk advert for Chinese television stations. He appears on the 30-second television advert with the caption "British Royal Family member Peter Phillips".
The unedifying scenes show Harry's first cousin, Peter — now 15th in line to the throne — in dinner jacket and bow tie staring out of the window of a palatial house as a state carriage draws up.
It suggests he is watching the arrival of the monarch at a royal palace. The ad is spliced with images of a country pile, thought to be Longleat House in Wiltshire, and a replica of a royal carriage.
Dad-of-two Peter, 42, tells viewers: "As children, we used to spend a lot of time down at the dairy.
"There was a herd of Jersey cattle at Windsor and we were brought up on it [the milk]. And it was always much fuller of flavour, much creamier than other milks we had growing up."
It is not known if he was paid for his appearance, but he could command a fee in the tens of thousands. The ad has raised questions about royals for rent and how members of the wider family should earn a crust without tarnishing the Windsor brand.
Peter's toe-curling promo is a stark warning to Harry and Meghan of the perils of swapping a royal life for the commercial world.
And, after all, now that Meghan and Harry are independent of the Royal Family there is nothing to stop them indulging in similar commercial deals.
- Milica Cosic
Harry also embroiled in litigation against the Home Office
Harry, 37, is also involved in litigation against the Home Office over his security arrangements when he is in the UK.
He is bringing a High Court challenge against a Home Office decision not to allow him to personally pay for police protection for himself and his family while in the UK.
Harry wants to bring his son Archie and baby daughter Lilibet to visit from the US, but his lawyers say he and his family are "unable to return to his home" because it is too dangerous.
- Milica Cosic
Harry launches libel action (continued…)
It follows an incident in London in the summer of 2021 when his security was compromised after his car was chased by paparazzi photographers as he left a charity event.
His wife, the Duchess of Sussex, previously brought a successful privacy claim against ANL over articles which reproduced parts of a "personal and private" handwritten letter to her estranged father, Thomas Markle.
Meghan was awarded £1 nominal damages, along with an undisclosed sum which she donated to charity, after winning her case.
ANL was also ordered to issue a front-page apology and pay the duchess's legal costs.
An appeal by ANL was dismissed by senior judges in December last year.
A spokesperson for the duke said: "I can confirm the duke has filed a complaint against Associated Newspapers Limited."
- Milica Cosic
Harry launches libel action against Daily Mail publisher
The Duke of Sussex has launched a High Court libel action against the publisher of the Daily Mail.
Court filings show Harry filed a claim against Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL) on Wednesday afternoon.
It is understood the claim relates to an article published by The Mail On Sunday on Sunday February 20 relating to issues on his family's security, under the headline "Revealed: How Harry tried to keep his legal fight over bodyguards secret".
The duke is currently bringing privacy claims against News Group Newspapers, which publishes The Sun, and Mirror Group Newspapers, now Reach, which publishes The Mirror, over alleged phone hacking and unlawful information gathering.
Harry, 37, is also involved in litigation against the Home Office over his security arrangements when he is in the UK.
He is bringing a High Court challenge against a Home Office decision not to allow him to personally pay for police protection for himself and his family while in the UK.
Harry wants to bring his son Archie and baby daughter Lilibet to visit from the US, but his lawyers say he and his family are "unable to return to his home" because it is too dangerous.
- Milica Cosic
How Harry tried to keep his legal fight a secret
The Mail on Sunday revealed that Prince Harry tried to keep the details of his legal battle a secret from the public, in which he tried to reinstate his police protection.
High Court documents show he fought for a far-reaching confidentiality order on the documents and witness statements surrounding his case against the Government.
However, the Home Office argued for transparency, saying “there must be a sufficiently good reason, in the wider public interest, to justify the departure from open justice that such an order involves”.
Both sides agreed that some papers would be made public, with the Home Office agreeing to carry out a ‘confidentiality exercise’ to determine what would be kept secret.
The revelations of this are a crushing blow to Harry as he has always implied he had always been willing to foot the bill.
Following this, royal author David McClure, tweeted: “Once more confusion about the accuracy of messages coming out of the Sussex camp. First Harry offers to pay, then when he visits the UK, he does not.”
- Milica Cosic
Margot Robbie to invite Harry for dinner
Margot Robbie has revealed she backs pal Prince Harry’s decision to step back from royal duties — and plans to invite him and Meghan to dinner in Los Angeles.
The Hollywood A-lister, who met Harry four years ago, said the couple “have their reasons” for walking away from HRH titles and starting a life in Canada, saying: “It something that is taken lightly.”
Margot, 29, has said that she and her director husband cannot wait to catch with the royal couple in person, saying: “I have known Prince Harry for a while and he is a great guy.
“I know as much as anybody a big decision it is to move halfway across the world.
“I still miss London a lot had my reasons for moving they have their reasons for the decision.
‘You can’t prankcall royalty.
“It isn’t something taken lightly. If they are going spend more time in LA, would love to have dinner with them.”
- Milica Cosic
Queen’s charity website promotes Harry’s firm
A leading Commonwealth charity which has the Queen as its patron is promoting the online coaching business that employs Prince Harry as its chief impact officer.
The coaching, by BetterUp, is described as “truly phenomenal” in testimony by one user on the website of the Queen’s Commonwealth Trust (QCT). Prince Harry was previously president of the trust.
One branding expert said the endorsement was valuable publicity for the startup, which is now valued at $4.7bn (£3.5bn) and is described as “the largest mental health and coaching company in the world”.
- Milica Cosic
Meghan had 'disastrous' secret night out with Eugenie
We've all had a night out that was set to be a great one that didn't quite go to plan…
After four months of dating in relative secret, the press crashed a night out the royal couple were having with Harry's cousin, Eugenie.
In November 2016, it was leaked that the American actress and everyone's favourite royal bad boy were dating.
Despite using Halloween to their advantage so they could enjoy themselves in disguise, Prince Harry received a call telling them they'd been outed.
He was told that the press knew of their relationship and it would be announced the following day.
Meghan Markle recalled the day and the call that changed their lives forever.
- Milica Cosic
William left red faced after a surprise from Diana
Prince William recalled how he was left red-faced as a teenager when Diana gathered his favourite supermodels to say hello to him.
The duke was wracked with embarrassment, because he had pictures of Naomi Campbell, Cindy Crawford and Christy Turlington on his wall.
Speaking on the ITV documentary Diana, Our Mother in 2017 he said: “She organised, when I came home from school to have Cindy Crawford, Christy Turlington and Naomi Campbell waiting at the top of the stairs.
“I was probably a 12 or 13-year-old boy who had posters of them on his wall.
“And I went bright red and didn’t quite know what to say and sort of fumbled. I think I pretty much fell down the stairs on the way up. I was utterly sort of awestruck.
“But that was a very funny memory that’s lived with me forever about her loving and embarrassing and being, sort of, the joker.”
- Milica Cosic
Meghan Markle's Oprah interview dress goes on display
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's interview with Oprah created shock waves through the country when it landed on our screens.
Now a version of the black and white silk dress which was worn by the Duchess during the interview is now on display in Bath's Fashion Museum.
The dress is featured within their 2021 'Dress of the Year' section.
Visitors to the Fashion Museum are able to view the famous dress for themselves as it is the final item in the headline exhibition 'A History of Fashion in 100 Objects'.
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