Harry and Meghan have been in the spotlight after it emerged that the couple is considering sending their children to a 'prestigious' private school.
07.06.2024 - 06:59 / ok.co.uk
The seventh Duke of Westminster, Hugh Grosvenor, is marrying Olivia Henson at what has been so far dubbed the society wedding of the year. However, two people that won't be on the guest list are his old pal, Prince Harry, and his wife, Meghan Markle.
The darlings of high society, including Prince William who will act as usher during the ceremony, will gather at Chester Cathedral on Friday, 7 June, to watch Hugh and Olivia tie the knot.
There are said to be 400 guests invited to the nuptials. Given that Prince William, 41, a longstanding friend of the Duke, is an usher, if his estranged younger brother Prince Harry, 39, attended, he could have been showing him to his seat.
However, it seems that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will stay at home in Montecito, California, despite Harry also being a longterm friend of the groom. According to the Mirror, it was previously reported that Prince Harry turned down a "save the date" to the wedding, for fear of awkward encounters with family members he is no longer close to.
US publication PEOPLE Magazine, have said they can "confirm" that the Duke of Sussex was invited to the society wedding of the year, but chose not to attend.
The magazine claims "there was an acknowledgment on both sides that it would be difficult for Harry to attend", adding that it was an "understanding between the two friends", according to a source. "The decision certainly avoided the inevitable clamour had estranged brothers Prince William and Prince Harry both attended the nuptials, eliminating the possibility of the big day being overshadowed for the couple," said the insider.
Harry and Meghan have been in the spotlight after it emerged that the couple is considering sending their children to a 'prestigious' private school.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have experienced "the biggest plummet in popularity in history" since stepping down as working royals in January 2020. Going from being the Royal Family's main attraction to selling jam in the US, according to Royal expert Hilary Fordwich. Speaking to Express.co.uk, the US-based commentator suggested that the Sussexes' controversial exit from the Royal Family was due to 'Meghan not wanting to be number two to Kate.' She stated: "It is the biggest plummet in popularity in history.To have gone from the number one most popular royals after the Queen, Harry has now gone to just above Prince Andrew." They added: "That plummeting was by choice.
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are finding it challenging to manage their £12 million mansion, according a property expert.The Duke and Duchess of Sussex purchased their nine-bedroom dream home in California after stepping back from Royal duties in 2020.The expansive mansion has everything one could desire, including a library, office, spa, gym, game room, wine cellar - and 16 baths! Situated on 5.4 acres of land, the Sussexes' estate - where they live with six year old Prince Archie and three year old Princess Lilibet - is surrounded by beautiful gardens, as well as a tennis court, tea house, children's cottage, pool, and five-car garage. However, an expert suggests that maintaining such a luxurious lifestyle comes with a hefty price tag and will cost the couple hundreds of thousands of pounds every year for upkeep.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have been urged to stop “monetizing” their links to the Windsor clan if they ever want to be welcomed back into the royal fold.The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have clung onto their royal titles despite sensationally quitting royal life in 2020.Soon after settling down in Montecito, California, the duo signed on the dotted line for a series of tell-all projects, each of which revealed bombshell details about the ongoing rift between both camps.And according to royal correspondent Russell Myers, the Sussexes won’t be welcomed back into the royal family anytime soon if they don’t change their ways.“Members from the royal family have told Harry, if he wants a relationship with the rest of the family, then first and foremost, he has got to stop talking about them,” he told Sky News Australia.“They can’t go about making money off their associations with the royal family.“They’re going to [have to] sort of realize, if they’re going to have a relationship with the rest of the royal family, they can’t go about trashing them,” Myers continued.Still, he noted that the Firm is very much “united without them” — despite the repeated digs from across the pond.“Hopefully, they’ll see that the royal family are very united without them, and if they do want a relationship, going forward, they need to take the steam out of their relationship and out of the things they say sometimes,” he added.Last week, it was reported that King Charles had “directly” asked his estranged son to stop leaking personal details about the royal family’s private life.Since their trans-Atlantic move to the US, the pair have been conducting themselves as members of the royal family whether it be in business ventures or press
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have been labelled as "ruthless" for their disregard of "ignore royal protocol", according to a commentator.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle appeared to attract attention for all the wrong reasons this weekend after a royal expert called their latest public relations efforts "ridiculous". While all eyes were on the British royal family as they marked Trooping the Colour, Meghan was accused of making an ill-timed decision surrounding the promotion of her American Riviera Orchard lifestyle products.
The Sun’s Royal Exclusive show on June 13, former BBC royal correspondent Jennie Bond said that Harry, 39, and Meghan, 42, moved so fast in their romance unlike William, 41, and Kate Middleton.“Kate was given ten years to peer into the goldfish bowl of royal life,” said Bond. “I think it was brilliant she saw all the restrictions and glare of publicity it brings.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have been left off the guest list for this year's Trooping the Colour, marking the second year in a row that they won't be attending the annual event. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, who were regular attendees in 2018 and 2019, have found themselves excluded from several key royal events since they stepped down from the monarchy and moved to the United States.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle caused a few rumblings within circles close to the monarchy after their recent rip to Nigeria was dubbed a 'mini royal tour'.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are reportedly facing a significant "challenge" as they're not being invited to A-List events in the United States, according to a Royal expert. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, who recently celebrated their daughter Lilibet's third birthday, made the move to sunny California back in the summer of 2020, and also stepped down from their senior Royal duties that same year.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are seemingly on a quest "to punish somebody" amid their ongoing rift with the Royal Family, says an expert.
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King Charles has "solved several problems at once" with his decisive action regarding Frogmore Cottage, according to a royal expert.
who died in 2022 at age 96. The toddler, who was born in 2021, officially turns 30on June 4, but her parents started celebrating early over the weekend at their home in Montecito, California, according to People. The guest list included family and Lilibet’s friends.
The Duke of Sussex's controversial memoir Spare rocked the Royal Family with its many shocking claims - but it seems it could also land Prince Harry in hot water. After writing in the book that he had used cocaine, marijuana and magic mushrooms in the past, questions were asked about whether Harry had declared this previous recreational drug use on his visa application when he relocated to the US.The Heritage Foundation, a Washington-based think tank, is in the process of suing the US government for access to Prince Harry’s immigration records, stating that it is ‘a case about whether the government provides special treatment for high profile celebrities’. The foundation is referring to the paperwork the prince filed when he landed in the US on 14 March, 2020 as most people arriving in America must answer questions related to whether they have ever used recreational drugs.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle could potentially lose their lavish £12 million Montecito home amid ongoing legal disputes over the Duke's US visa, sparked by a lawsuit from the Heritage Foundation demanding transparency on whether his past drug use was declared.
Prince William and Kate Middleton may have splashed out on a Norland nanny with a hefty six-figure salary to care for their three kids, but Prince Harry, 39, and Meghan Markle, 42, have chosen a more traditional route.
told The Mirror.“Although Harry and Meghan have little sympathy for Prince Andrew, they’ve kept in regular contact with Beatrice and Eugenie who have always been free of any associations with Meghan’s angry, bitter time in the UK.”Quinn believes Princess Catherine fears that Beatrice and Eugenie have more in common with the Sussexes as non-working royals.“They sense that Beatrice and Eugenie feel that, as virtual outcasts themselves, they have far more in common with Harry and Megan than with any other part of the family,” Quinn added.“The situation is made worse by the fact that the senior royals’ main asset — Kate herself — is effectively out of action while she continues her treatment for cancer.”Harry, 39, has remained close to Eugenie, 34, since he and Markle quit royal life in 2020.Eugenie has even visited the Sussexes in the US, with the pair seen watching the Super Bowl together back in 2022.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are caught up in a legal tussle that could see them lose their lavish £12 million Montecito home, as the controversy over the Duke of Sussex's US visa intensifies. In a bold move last year, the Heritage Foundation filed a lawsuit demanding that the Biden administration disclose Harry's US visa records, particularly to clarify if his self-confessed drug use was ever mentioned.
According to Prince Harry writing in his memoir Spare, his elder brother Prince William had just four words to say when he told him Meghan Markle was pregnant with their first child.The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were delighted when they found out they were going to become parents back in 2018.The pair decided to announce the happy news to the Royal Family in October that year at Princess Eugenie's wedding with Jack Brooksbank. Harry wrote about the moment in his tell-all book and revealed William while they were are at the reception in St George's Hall in Windsor Castle.