Finally! Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have kept to their own timetables for sharing anything personal — as is their prerogative after leaving life as full-time Royals.
18.05.2022 - 12:29 / ok.co.uk
Meghan Markle took part in a staged kidnapping as part of intensive personal protection training in the lead-up to her wedding to Prince Harry.The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, who stepped back from royal duties in 2020, celebrate their fourth wedding anniversary on Thursday, May 19. However, ahead of their 2018 nuptials, former actress Meghan, 40, took part on in a special two-day training course, led by the British Army's most elite unit the SAS.
It was designed to help her deal with a potential hostage situation and other security threats which may arise due to her drastically increased profile following her engagement to the Prince in November 2017. All major royals have reportedly completed the course, including the Duchess of Cambridge, Meghan's sister-in-law Kate Middleton, when she became a member of the royal family, reports the Star.
However the "unusually high" number of received by the Sussexes meant unlike Kate, Meghan was told to complete before her wedding to Harry in May 2018.The claim is made in a book co-authored by royal journalists Omid Scobie and Carolyn Durand, Finding Freedom. "Meghan took part in a staged kidnapping, where she was bundled up in a car by a 'terrorist,' taken to a different location, and then 'saved' by officers firing fake guns (the kind used in Hollywood films) for realism," the book says.
"During the mock kidnapping, Meghan was taught to develop a relationship with the enemy. She was also instructed on how to drive a car while in pursuit.
" The training - which as well as driving under pressure, teaches key skills such as noticing anything unusual in your surroundings, and passing on coded messages - is designed to "frighten the life out of anyone" according to The Sun. The
.Finally! Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have kept to their own timetables for sharing anything personal — as is their prerogative after leaving life as full-time Royals.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are ‘unlikely’ to move back to the UK, according to an expert. Royal expert Russell Myers appeared on ITV’s Lorraine on Monday to discuss the events of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, celebrating 70 years of the Monarch’s service.
The Post’s Piers Morgan was watching closely. The outspoken British commentator — who has long been a vocal critic of the former “Suits” star — took to Twitter to share a snarky joke about Markle’s royal return, which quickly blew up online.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle had a playful moment during the Trooping the Colour ceremony. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were seen playfully shushing the younger royals while watching the parade during Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations. Harry was seen holding his finger to his mouth as he bent down next to his cousin, Lena Tindall, 3. His wife, Markle, echoed a similar gesture to the group of young girls, including Zara Tindall's children, Lena and Mia, 8, and Peter Phillips' daughter Savannah, 11.The girls playfully mimicked the Duchess’ motion back to her. Prince Harry shushed some of his cousins during the Trooping the Colour ceremony. He did a similar gesture during the 1990 ceremony.
Queen’s Jubilee celebrations on Thursday. The couple — who notoriously quit royal life back in January 2020 — have returned to the UK for their first joint public appearance since they spectacularly trashed the royal family in an infamous televised interview with Oprah Winfrey 14 months ago.
A family affair. Queen Elizabeth II kicked off her Platinum Jubilee with a showstopping appearance on the Buckingham Palace balcony during Trooping the Colour on Thursday, June 2.
Queen Elizabeth will begin her Platinum Jubilee celebrations on Thursday morning with the Trooping the Colour parade to mark her 96th birthday, an annual event which has been postponed the last two years due to the coronavirus. Elizabeth became the first British Monarch to celebrate a Platinum Jubilee earlier this year following 70 years of service to the people of the United Kingdom, Realms and the Commonwealth. After a grand military display including horses, carriages, a flypast from the Royal Air Force and hundreds of musicians parading down The Mall to Horse Guard’s Palace, the queen is expected to appear on the Buckingham Palace balcony to greet the public. Historically, the British monarch has taken the salute to her troops, known as the Household Division on Horse Guards Parade. Queen Elizabeth II is photographed at Sandringham House to mark the start of Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee Year, on February 2, 2022 in Sandringham, Norfolk. Only working senior members will appear on the balcony at Trooping the Colour parade.
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry will be attending the Queen’s Trooping of the Colour for her Platinum Jubilee.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have arrived in the UK ahead of the Queen’s highly anticipated Platinum Jubilee celebrations, according to reports. Meghan, 40, hasn’t been in the UK since leaving her husband’s home-country in early 2020, while Harry’s first time back on British soil was last year for his late grandfather’s Prince Philip’s funeral.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will be receiving taxpayer-funded security in London for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Weekend, as it turns out.
All eyes will be on the Duke and Duchess of Sussex as they travel across the pond for the queen’s Platinum Jubilee. In May, a spokesperson for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle confirmed that they’ll be heading to the UK with their son Archie and daughter Lilibet for the celebrations.The trip will mark the first time Lilibet, who was born in California a year ago, is in her father’s homeland. She will likely even celebrate her first birthday — June 4 — during the voyage.
The Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebrations are set to start on Thursday 2 June, meaning Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's arrival in the UK is imminent.The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are set to fly over to London from their home in California with their two children, Archie, three, and Lilibet, eleven months, to attend the celebrations, marking the first time they have travelled to the UK as a family of four. Meghan, 40, and Harry, 37, are believed to be staying at their former home of Frogmore Cottage in Windsor during their visit, according to the Daily Mail, with current tenants Princess Eugenie and her husband Jack Brooksbank having reportedly headed to Portugal.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have renewed lease at Frogmore Cottage where they will stay this week for Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee, a Royal source tells ET.The source says that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have quietly renewed their lease at Frogmore Cottage, where they briefly lived after getting married.Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank had been using the premises while Harry and Meghan live in California, but have now left the property, according to the source. The Sussexes will stay at their home when they return for Platinum Jubilee celebrations this week.The move will renew speculation on whether Harry and Meghan intend to spend more time in the UK as the Queen gets older.
Piers Morgan reignited his feud with Meghan Markle on his new show as he claimed that the Duchess will “hijack headlines” along with Prince Harry when the Platinum Jubilee celebrations take place next week. The 57 year old launched a bitter tirade about Meghan, 40, on his programme Uncensored on Thursday, bringing Harry, 37, into his negative rant as he complained that the couple would “make the Jubilee all about themselves”.
Meghan Markle’s father Thomas Markle has been rushed to hospital after 'suffering a stroke' on Monday 23 May.The 77 year old was pictures wearing an oxygen mask and struggling to speak as he arrived at hospital. It is believed he had suffered a stroke.This incident comes just days before he said he was supposed to travel to the UK for the Queen's Jubilee celebrations, where he was looking forward to meeting Prince Charles.Thomas had also suffered a health scare in 2018, when he had a heart attack just before Meghan's wedding to Prince Harry. He was forced to pull out of the celebrations, and so wanted to thank Prince Charles for walking his daughter down the aisle in his place.
Meghan Markle‘s father, Thomas Markle, was rushed to a hospital following a “possible stroke,” according to TMZ.