THE SUSSEXES' security row could finally be fixed for Queen's Platinum Jubilee as Prince Harry might return to the UK with Archie and Lilibet for the celebration.
Prince Harry may return to the UK with his children for the Queen’s Jubilee after being ‘reassured’ about arrangements for their security.
Sources have told the Daily Mail that a ‘hybrid’ model is now likely to be offered to Harry, Meghan and children, Archie, two, and, Lilibet, ten months, when visiting.
This could mean the royal couple would have their own private bodyguards from the US as well as a Special Escort Group (SEG) detail when travelling outside.
The SEG provides mobile armed protection to both royals and government ministers.
The duke’s barrister, Shaheed Fatima QC, previously told the High Court that Harry considers the UK ‘is and always will be his home’ and says he is keen to return to visit family and friends.
Read our Royal Family live blog below for the latest updates…
- Milica Cosic
Explained: Who are the Queen’s great-grandchildren?
The Queen has 12 great-grandchildren, ranging from school age all the way to babies.
Her Majesty had four children; Prince Charles, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew, and Prince Edward.
These children gave her eight grandchildren, who have continued to grow the royal family tree.
- Savannah Phillips, born: 2010
- Isla Phillips, born: 2012
- Prince George, born: 2013
- Mia Tindall, born: 2014
- Princess Charlotte, born: 2015
- Prince Louis, born: 2018
- Lena Tindall, born: 2018
- Archie Mountbatten-Windsor, born: 2019
- August Brooksbank, born: 2021
- Lucas Tindall, born: 2021
- Lilibet Mountbatten-Windsor, born: 2021
- Sienna Mapelli Mozzi, born: 2021
Prince William heartbroken by Harry's interview
According to a royal expert, Prince William has been left "hurt" by Prince Harry's claim he felt Princess Diana had "done her bit for William" and was now focused on giving him a helping hand from above.
The Daily Mail’s Royal Editor Rebecca English said that the remarks "show Harry's general level of resentment against his brother".
Speaking to MailPlus' Palace Confidential, Ms English said: "What William will find particularly hurtful is the comments Harry made about their later mother Diana.
"Harry commented about how he feels Diana has done her bit for William in looking after him and his children.
"And now it's time she is focused on him, which is quite a peculiar thing to say.
"I think it shows Harry's general level of resentment against his brother.
"From Williams's point of view, in the past, he has made it clear that he finds this kind of attempt of ownership of his late mother quite crass.
"I suspect he will find those particular comments by Harry quite hurtful."
Harry 'returned' Prince Charles's present
A royal author has claimed that Prince Harry returned the present bought for him by Prince Charles for his 30th birthday.
In her latest book, In her latest book, The Palace Papers, Tina Brown claims the heir to the throne asked his son whether he wanted "another dinner jacket" as a gift, to which Harry agreed.
Reporting a source, Ms Brown wrote: "So the man from Savile Row came to measure him and when the suit arrived … one arm was shorter than the other and one leg shorter than the other, so it was … returned in a box, which seemed kind of analogous to their whole relationship."
The Duke of Sussex, Ms Brown also said, was often confrontational years before he met his wife Meghan Markle.
The author wrote: "When he wasn’t venting about William, he was pouring out resentments about Charles."
- Milica Cosic
All you need to know about Queen Elizabeth…
The Queen has reigned for more than 70 years, becoming the longest-serving British monarch. But what else do we know about her?
- How old is The Queen?
- Who are The Queen’s grandchildren and great-grandchildren?
- Why was Queen Elizabeth called Lilibet?
- Who was The Queen’s father George VI?
- What properties does The Queen own?
- What does ER stand for in the Queen’s signature?
- What is Trooping the Colour?
- Were The Queen and Prince Philip cousins?
Harry ‘vented’ about William long before Megxit
PRINCE Harry “vented” about William years before Megxit and became jealous of his older brother’s conservation work, a royal biographer has claimed.
Tina Brown, the author of a bombshell new book on the Royal Family, says the Duke of Sussex grew “angry” as he felt William was “hogging the best briefs”.
According to the expert, Harry’s frustration with William began long before he announced he and wife Meghan Markle would be stepping down as senior royals in January 2020.
Almost a decade prior, Mrs Brown claims Harry “vented” about William to his then-girlfriend Cressida Bonas, who he dated for two years from 2012.
Writing in The Palace Papers: Inside The House Of Windsor — The Truth And The Turmoil, Mrs Brown claims: “When he wasn’t venting about William, he was pouring out resentments about Charles.”
The biographer says the relationship between the two brothers became strained before Meghan Markle came on the scene, as they held a rivalry over their joint interest in conservation.
“Friction between the brothers escalated over their professional alignments,” Mrs Brown writes in the book.
“William knew he had to be respectful of hierarchy when it came to his father’s ownership of the environmental platform, but he was less willing to accede to his brother.”
Why the Wessexes' tour was cancelled
Prince Edward and Sophie, Countess of Wessex's visit to Grenada was axed a few days ago. This is because the country believed it would not celebrate the Queen's Jubilee and neither would it put the country in the spotlight.
The royal couple planned to stop off at Grenada during a tour of Antigua and Barbuda, St Lucia and St Vincent and the Grenadines.
Buckingham Palace's statement, just one day before the tour began, read: "In consultation with the government of Grenada and on the advice of the Governor-General, The Earl and Countess of Wessex’s visit to Grenada has been postponed.
"The Earl and Countess hope to visit at a later date.”
Daily Express royal correspondent Richard Palmer said: "Royal tours are being revamped in the fallout from the Cambridges’ Caribbean trip.
"Grenada’s government asked for Edward and Sophie’s visit to be postponed because it felt it wouldn’t meet the twin objectives of showcasing the island nation and celebrating the Queen’s jubilee."
Peter Phillips tipped as Queen's 'special' grandson
Insiders have claimed that Peter Phillips is considered to be the Queen's "special" grandson, despite Prince Harry saying he shares a "really special" bond with his grandmother.
Prince Harry spoke of the Queen's "sense of humour" in an interview with NBC earlier this week and about his 96-year-old grandmother he said: "Her sense of humour and her ability to see the humour in so many different things.
"We have a really special relationship.
"We talk about things that she can't talk about with anybody else."
However, royal expert Richard Kay has reported that insiders told him that if there was a "special one" among her grandsons, it would be Princess Anne's son, Peter Phillips – and not Harry.
Kay said said the monarch has "always been scrupulous to avoid any accusations of favouritism when it comes to her grandchildren".
Writing in the Daily Mail, Mr Kay also added: "She has always been close to Peter and admires the way he and his sister Zara handled themselves as grandchildren of the monarch but without royal titles.
"She thinks Peter especially has inherited the resilience that is so characteristic of Anne.
"She sees him as dependable."
Meghan & Harry may finally bring daughter to UK in WEEKS
THE SUSSEXES' security row could finally be fixed for Queen's Platinum Jubilee as Prince Harry might return to the UK with Archie and Lilibet for the celebration.
Prince Harry may return to the UK with his children for the Queen’s Jubilee after being ‘reassured’ about arrangements for their security.
Sources have told the Daily Mail that a ‘hybrid’ model is now likely to be offered to Harry, Meghan and children, Archie, two, and, Lilibet, ten months, when visiting.
This could mean the royal couple would have their own private bodyguards from the US as well as a Special Escort Group (SEG) detail when travelling outside.
The SEG provides mobile armed protection to both royals and government ministers.
The duke’s barrister, Shaheed Fatima QC, previously told the High Court that Harry considers the UK ‘is and always will be his home’ and says he is keen to return to visit family and friends.
Kate previously described Prince Louis as being being “kamikaze” when he plays sport
Earlier this year, Prince Louis was described by mum Kate as being “kamikaze” when he plays sport.
The Duchess of Cambridge made the revelation during an England training session as patron of the Rugby Football Union (RFU).
Speaking to the players, proud mum Kate said George, eight, plays rugby and netball with girls and boys at his school, Thomas’s Battersea.
She added: “Now that there is a move towards co-ed sport, so it’s not just girls playing netball, but other sports like rugby, which is great.”
Of her children’s enthusiasm for rugby, she added: “They’re all enjoying it, Louis is kamikaze, we’re worrying about when he gets older, he’ll be in the middle of everything.”
- Milica Cosic
Charles ‘was not happy’ about Harry meeting with Queen
According to a royal expert, Prince Charles has “reached the end of his tether” with son Prince Harry.
Speaking about Prince Charles’ meeting with Harry and Meghan at Windsor Castle, royal expert Robert Jobson has claimed: “Charles was not particularly happy about doing it and he only agreed to do the meeting if nothing was said about him whatsoever on American TV.”
He added: “Prince Charles has reached the end of his tether, they haven’t been in contact and had they have started blurting about that meeting, that would have been the end of it.”
- Milica Cosic
Thank you for reading my coverage this evening. Louis Allwood will be back with you tomorrow morning.
- Milica Cosic
Kate 'carving royal path in own right'
According to a royal expert, Kate Middleton is fast claiming her ground as a "royal in her own right" – away from her husband Prince William.
Pauline Maclaren, co-author of Royal Fever: The British Monarchy in Consumer Culture believes the Duchess of Cambridge could follow in Princess Anne's footsteps to live a dedicated life of service to the Crown.
The consumer expert told Express.co.uk: “Princess Anne has always been this, of course, but the signs are that Kate is also to become more independent, seen as a royal in her own right and not always as part of a couple, playing second fiddle to William as it were.
“I think these pairings are a way of modernising the royal brand by moving away from the traditional focus either on a royal couple or a single individual.
“In pairing up Princess Anne and the Duchess of Cambridge they are showing two women working together which resonates with the current times.
“We have heard that Kate is going to be given more single duties to perform and who better to learn from than her aunt who has frequently been praised for her dedicated service.
“Kate will therefore benefit from Anne’s expertise and Anne’s work will gain a higher profile with Kate by her side.”
- Milica Cosic
All you need to know about Queen Elizabeth…
The Queen has reigned for more than 70 years, becoming the longest-serving British monarch. But what else do we know about her?
- How old is The Queen?
- Who are The Queen's grandchildren and great-grandchildren?
- Why was Queen Elizabeth called Lilibet?
- Who was The Queen's father George VI?
- What properties does The Queen own?
- What does ER stand for in the Queen's signature?
- What is Trooping the Colour?
- Were The Queen and Prince Philip cousins?
Explained: Who are the Queen’s great-grandchildren?
The Queen has 12 great-grandchildren, ranging from school age all the way to babies.
Her Majesty had four children; Prince Charles, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew, and Prince Edward.
These children gave her eight grandchildren, who have continued to grow the royal family tree.
- Savannah Phillips, born: 2010
- Isla Phillips, born: 2012
- Prince George, born: 2013
- Mia Tindall, born: 2014
- Princess Charlotte, born: 2015
- Prince Louis, born: 2018
- Lena Tindall, born: 2018
- Archie Mountbatten-Windsor, born: 2019
- August Brooksbank, born: 2021
- Lucas Tindall, born: 2021
- Lilibet Mountbatten-Windsor, born: 2021
- Sienna Mapelli Mozzi, born: 2021
Prince William heartbroken by Harry's interview
According to a royal expert, Prince William has been left "hurt" by Prince Harry's claim he felt Princess Diana had "done her bit for William" and was now focused on giving him a helping hand from above.
The Daily Mail’s Royal Editor Rebecca English said that the remarks "show Harry's general level of resentment against his brother".
Speaking to MailPlus' Palace Confidential, Ms English said: "What William will find particularly hurtful is the comments Harry made about their later mother Diana.
"Harry commented about how he feels Diana has done her bit for William in looking after him and his children.
"And now it's time she is focused on him, which is quite a peculiar thing to say.
"I think it shows Harry's general level of resentment against his brother.
"From Williams's point of view, in the past, he has made it clear that he finds this kind of attempt of ownership of his late mother quite crass.
"I suspect he will find those particular comments by Harry quite hurtful."
- Milica Cosic
Harry 'returned' Prince Charles's present
A royal author has claimed that Prince Harry returned the present bought for him by Prince Charles for his 30th birthday.
In her latest book, In her latest book, The Palace Papers, Tina Brown claims the heir to the throne asked his son whether he wanted "another dinner jacket" as a gift, to which Harry agreed.
Reporting a source, Ms Brown wrote: "So the man from Savile Row came to measure him and when the suit arrived … one arm was shorter than the other and one leg shorter than the other, so it was … returned in a box, which seemed kind of analogous to their whole relationship."
The Duke of Sussex, Ms Brown also said, was often confrontational years before he met his wife Meghan Markle.
The author wrote: "When he wasn’t venting about William, he was pouring out resentments about Charles."
- Milica Cosic
Harry ‘vented’ about William long before Megxit
PRINCE Harry “vented” about William years before Megxit and became jealous of his older brother’s conservation work, a royal biographer has claimed.
Tina Brown, the author of a bombshell new book on the Royal Family, says the Duke of Sussex grew “angry” as he felt William was “hogging the best briefs”.
According to the expert, Harry’s frustration with William began long before he announced he and wife Meghan Markle would be stepping down as senior royals in January 2020.
Almost a decade prior, Mrs Brown claims Harry “vented” about William to his then-girlfriend Cressida Bonas, who he dated for two years from 2012.
Writing in The Palace Papers: Inside The House Of Windsor — The Truth And The Turmoil, Mrs Brown claims: “When he wasn’t venting about William, he was pouring out resentments about Charles.”
The biographer says the relationship between the two brothers became strained before Meghan Markle came on the scene, as they held a rivalry over their joint interest in conservation.
“Friction between the brothers escalated over their professional alignments,” Mrs Brown writes in the book.
“William knew he had to be respectful of hierarchy when it came to his father’s ownership of the environmental platform, but he was less willing to accede to his brother.”
- Milica Cosic
Meghan & Harry may finally bring daughter to UK in WEEKS
THE SUSSEXES' security row could finally be fixed for Queen's Platinum Jubilee as Prince Harry might return to the UK with Archie and Lilibet for the celebration.
Prince Harry may return to the UK with his children for the Queen’s Jubilee after being ‘reassured’ about arrangements for their security.
Sources have told the Daily Mail that a ‘hybrid’ model is now likely to be offered to Harry, Meghan and children, Archie, two, and, Lilibet, ten months, when visiting.
This could mean the royal couple would have their own private bodyguards from the US as well as a Special Escort Group (SEG) detail when travelling outside.
The SEG provides mobile armed protection to both royals and government ministers.
The duke’s barrister, Shaheed Fatima QC, previously told the High Court that Harry considers the UK ‘is and always will be his home’ and says he is keen to return to visit family and friends.
- Milica Cosic
Why the Wessexes' tour was cancelled
Prince Edward and Sophie, Countess of Wessex's visit to Grenada was axed a few days ago. This is because the country believed it would not celebrate the Queen's Jubilee and neither would it put the country in the spotlight.
The royal couple planned to stop off at Grenada during a tour of Antigua and Barbuda, St Lucia and St Vincent and the Grenadines.
Buckingham Palace's statement, just one day before the tour began, read: "In consultation with the government of Grenada and on the advice of the Governor-General, The Earl and Countess of Wessex’s visit to Grenada has been postponed.
"The Earl and Countess hope to visit at a later date.”
Daily Express royal correspondent Richard Palmer said: "Royal tours are being revamped in the fallout from the Cambridges’ Caribbean trip.
"Grenada’s government asked for Edward and Sophie’s visit to be postponed because it felt it wouldn’t meet the twin objectives of showcasing the island nation and celebrating the Queen’s jubilee."
- Milica Cosic
Academic warns Royal Family their days are ‘done’
Speaking to Mark Dolan on GB news, Dr Lisa McKenzie told the host that the Royal Family's days 'are done'.
The anarchist and Research Fellow at The University of Durham argued that “once the Queen goes” that “will be the end” for the Royal Family, adding that “it really is over” and “we just need to give it up”.
She said: “You know what, I'm not a royalist at all. So you know I watch the Royal Family with mild amusement in the same way that I watch Eastenders or Coronation Street."
- Milica Cosic
Peter Phillips tipped as Queen's 'special' grandson
Insiders have claimed that Peter Phillips is considered to be the Queen's "special" grandson, despite Prince Harry saying he shares a "really special" bond with his grandmother.
Prince Harry spoke of the Queen's "sense of humour" in an interview with NBC earlier this week and about his 96-year-old grandmother he said: "Her sense of humour and her ability to see the humour in so many different things.
"We have a really special relationship.
"We talk about things that she can't talk about with anybody else."
However, royal expert Richard Kay has reported that insiders told him that if there was a "special one" among her grandsons, it would be Princess Anne's son, Peter Phillips – and not Harry.
Kay said said the monarch has "always been scrupulous to avoid any accusations of favouritism when it comes to her grandchildren".
Writing in the Daily Mail, Mr Kay also added: "She has always been close to Peter and admires the way he and his sister Zara handled themselves as grandchildren of the monarch but without royal titles.
"She thinks Peter especially has inherited the resilience that is so characteristic of Anne.
"She sees him as dependable."
- Milica Cosic
Afternoon, Milica Cosic taking over the blog. I'll be bringing you the latest updates until 10pm tonight.
- Louis Allwood
Meghan Markle ‘oblivious’ to royal pecking order
Meghan ‘seemed oblivious’ to the pecking order existing within the Royal Family as she joined the Firm as one of its working members, a royal author has claimed.
Royal author Tina Brown has claimed in her new book Meghan and Prince Harry shared the desire, prior to their wedding in May 2018, of “being the instruments of global transformation who, once married, would operate in the celebrity stratosphere once inhabited by Princess Diana”.
However, according to Ms Brown, this wish risked clashing with the pecking order within the Royal Family, an existing hierarchy to which the Duchess appeared to be “oblivious”.
Ms Brown wrote in her new book The Palace Papers: “In the ranking system of the entertainment world, star power — wattage — equals leverage … Alas, she seemed oblivious to the one critical factor that would determine the outcome of her plans for the future: primogeniture.”
- Louis Allwood
Prince Harry announces location of 2025 Invictus Games
Prince Harry has revealed the Invictus Games will be returning to Canada in three years' time.
Harry announced in three years' time the Games will take place in Vancouver and nearby Whistler for a “winter-hybrid” style variation of the event.
Speaking to an audience on the final day of the games in The Hague, Harry said: “As Invictus continues to adapt and evolve, I am extremely excited to announce that the Invictus Games Foundation has selected Canada to host the first-ever Winter Hybrid Games in 2025.”
He said that the Games will “offer a global platform to expand the range and profile of winter adaptive sports”.
- Louis Allwood
Who is Prince Louis?
The youngest member of the Cambridge clan is little Prince Louis Arthur Charles, born April 23, 2018.
Prince Louis has only just turned four, which the royals celebrated by posting photos of him on the beach.
The photos, which show the young prince laughing, were taken by the Duchess of Cambridge herself on a family trip to Norfolk earlier in April.
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