King Charles' recent decision to appoint one of his senior aides to Permanent Lord in Waiting is likely to displease Prince Harry and Meghan Markle as he has given the honourable role to one of their "biggest hate figures" in the palace.
28.07.2023 - 11:53 / dailyrecord.co.uk
Prince Harry has opened up about an awkward holiday at Balmoral following a "shameful" drunken incident abroad that left him feeling worried to face his family.
The Duke of Sussex joined his royal relatives on their traditional summer trip to their beloved Scottish retreat following a trip to Las Vegas where he was caught in a scandal as he was pictured playing strip billiards in a hotel in 2012.
The youngest son of King Charles III was photographed naked with explicit images appearing in the media across the world.
During his tell-all memoir Spare, the now 38-year-old recalled how his trip to Balmoral that year after the leaked images evoked "complicated memories" for him, the Mirror reports.
The dad-of-two spoke of his feelings of shame and guilt following the scandal as he wrote: "I berated myself: How had I let it happen? How had I been so stupid?
"Why had I trusted other people? My sense of guilt and shame made it hard at moments to draw a clean breath."
He continued: "I fled to Scotland, met up with my family at Balmoral. It was August and they were all there.
"Yes, I thought, yes, the one thing missing from this Kafkaesque nightmare is Balmoral, with all its complicated memories and the pending anniversary of Mummy's death just days away."
Harry, who now resides in Montecito with his wife Meghan Markle and their two kids, went on to describe how his father "gently" reacted to the situation, which took him by surprise.
He wrote: "Soon after my arrival I met Pa at nearby Birkhall. To my surprise, to my relief, he was gentle.
"Even bemused. He felt for me, he said, he'd been there, though he'd never been naked on a front page."
Harry also explained how the royal family's Balmoral retreat holds traumatic memories for him
King Charles' recent decision to appoint one of his senior aides to Permanent Lord in Waiting is likely to displease Prince Harry and Meghan Markle as he has given the honourable role to one of their "biggest hate figures" in the palace.
As students around the country anxiously open their A-level results today, it may serve as some comfort to know that just like them, even members of the royal family have suffered with the same nail biting nerves before opening the all important envelope. From King Charles to Kate Middleton and even the most recent royal to sit her exams last year, Lady Louise Windsor, there has been no shortage of variety in grades either, with some of the senior royals performing better than others.
Soon the Royal Family will mark the first anniversary of the Queen's death, but Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are said to have "not been invited" to the gathering, according to a royal expert. Queen Elizabeth II died at the age of 96 on 8 September 2022 at Balmoral in Scotland, after reigning for 70 years. Historian, writer and broadcaster Tessa Dunlop spoke exclusively to OK! and said there's going to be a "royal gathering at Balmoral" for the family to commemorate the Queen in private, without any public events planned.
The Mirror’s recent report that Middleton, 41, “feels sorry” for Harry, 38, and supports him through secret, late-night phone calls.The relationship between the Duke and Duchess of Sussex and the Prince and Princess of Wales has been strained for years — especially since Harry and Markle stepped down as senior members of the royal family in 2020. On her podcast “To Di For Daily,”Schofield alleged that Harry is trying to act “defiant” amid the ongoing family drama.
Newsweek, Prince Harry, 38, and Meghan Markle, 42, are the most-discussed couple on TikTok, but the conversation around them trends negative.“Most people [are] being highly critical about their relationship,” Eileen Kwok, social marketing specialist at Hootsuite, told the outlet this week.Kwok noted that TikTokers like to compare Markle and Harry to Prince William and Kate Middleton, both 41, with the audience often choosing sides. “The comment section for videos revolving around the royal family are heated with advocates and critics of their every move — from their behavior and fashion sense, to their looks and interactions,” Kwok continued.The research was gathered on TikTok over a 30-day period.The number of posts per royal subject were nearly equal, with 6,000 for William, Harry and Markle and 5,000 for Middleton.But Harry had the most posts about him overall, at 140,000, and the most views at 13 billion, followed by Markle, who had 115,000 posts and 11 billion views overall.
spare?Prince Harry, 38, is still looking for an apology from his family, according to one royal expert, as tensions continue to rage on.“Prince Harry allegedly still wants and expects a full apology, [and] ‘recollections may vary’ continues to be the royals’ perspective on things as much as we can tell,” royal biographer Gareth Russell told Us Weekly this week, referencing the royal response to the couple’s 2021 blockbuster interview with Oprah Winfrey. Russell was asked if Harry and his wife, Meghan Markle, 42, will be invited to join the royal family in their commemoration of the first anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II’s death in September.“I suppose we’ll find out one way or the other someday, whether they were invited, but I would be stunned if they had said yes and went to it,” Russell said.The author of “The Palace: From the Tudors to the Windsors, 500 Years of British History at Hampton Court,” due out Dec.
persistent divorce rumors. Kate Mansfield has given her thoughts to the Mirror, saying the Duke of Sussex’s recent rip to Japan without Markle shows that the two have faith in each other.
Prince William is now in charge of Prince Harry’s former military unit — by order of their father, King Charles III.
King Charles III has bestowed new military titles to Prince William, the next in line to the British royal throne and his eldest son, as well as his wife, Kate Middleton. Buckingham Palace announced this week that William now holds the titles of Colonel-in-Chief of The Mercian Regiment, Colonel-in-Chief of The Army Air Corps, and Royal Honorary Air Commodore of the RAF Valley.As for Kate, she is now Commodore-in-Chief of the Fleet Air Arm, Colonel-in-Chief of the 1st Queen’s Dragoon Guards, and Royal Honorary Air Commodore of the RAF Coningsby.Other members of the royal family to receive new military titles include King Charles himself, his wife, Queen Camilla, the king's youngest brother, Prince Edward, his wife, Sophie, Charles' sister, Princess Anne, and the late Queen Elizabeth II's cousin, Prince Richard.
Buckingham Palace has announced that several senior members of the Royal Family will be taking on new military roles. It has been said that the new appointments will continue to reflect the close relationship between the Armed Forces and the Royal Family in King Charles' reign.
The Duke of Sussex was spotted trying on sunglasses as he shopped for a souvenir gift to take home to his wife Meghan during his solo trip to Japan. While Meghan was believed to be enjoying a girls' night out with her friend Lucy Fraser to watch a Taylor Swift gig in LA, Prince Harry enjoyed a day out shopping with polo player friend Nacho Figueras.The sportsman posted on Instagram that they were 'shopping for our wives' in central Tokyo and posed for a photograph wearing sunglasses, said to retail at $175.The picture, where the two cross arms and are donning matching outfits of a polo shirt and casual jeans, made eager fans flock to the comments to share their love for Harry and his friend.
King Charles III, Prince William and Princess Kate are figuring out how to honor the late Queen Elizabeth II on the first anniversary of her death later this year.
Prince William and Kate Middleton are to lead the tributes to the late Queen on the first anniversary of her death.
grand exit from the royal family back in 2020, but they’re still pretty tight with two certain members nowadays.The couple are “so close” and are “still the best of friends” to Harry’s cousins Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie, according to a family insider. The source divulged to People that the foursome “talk constantly” despite the heated feud between the Sussexes and the rest of the Firm.The insider revealed that the tensions between the duke, 38, the duchess, 42, King Charles and Prince William have been particularly hard for Beatrice, 34, and Eugenie, 33.“This whole drama between him and Meghan and the rift with the rest of the family has been really stressful for the girls.
The Royal Family has an impressive portfolio of homes around the country, including Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle, Sandringham House and Balmoral Castle - which they are expected to return to any day now. As well as the vast 50,000 acre estate in the rolling hills of Aberdeenshire, there is another stunning Scottish home that was bought for a shockingly low price.The castle has never been lived in full-time and has frequently been used as a summer home for the King and Queen when they were still styled as the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will not be joining their family to honor Queen Elizabeth II next month…
There have been reports suggesting Prince Harry and Meghan Markle may have been left out of a Balmoral family gathering to mark the 1-year anniversary since the Queen’s death. However, ET Canada understands that’s not the case.
Balmoral Castle in Scotland.This summer marks the first time that the Firm has returned to the residence since the passing of Queen Elizabeth last September.However, exiled royals Prince Harry and Meghan Markle won’t be joining the family, following their move to Montecito, California, in 2020.According to expert and royal broadcaster Katie Nicholl, the Duke of Sussex, 38, “must miss his family more than ever” this year as he’s “not coming back to the UK for the summer.”Nicholl also told Closer Magazine, per the Mirror, that Harry wants his children, Lilibet and Archie, to “have a special relationship with their cousins” as he did.The former army man and his brother, Prince William, have had an icy relationship for the last several years. Nicholl added that Harry’s life in the United States with Markle, 41, and their kids is “very different” from that of his relatives.“You have to wonder whether the novelty of that has worn off,” she said.But the former actress and the Invictus Games founder were reportedly given an “open invitation” by King Charles to visit Balmoral, according to the Daily Mail.Royal editor Rebecca English wrote for the publication late last month: “All family members, I am told, are expected to stay at some point over the next few weeks.
an unidentified source told People in this week’s issue. “Meghan is always supportive of it though.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were all smiles as they made a surprise appearance doing special phone calls to a variety of young people as part of their latest campaign project. The couple have recently been plagued by rumours surrounding their marriage, after a tumultuous couple of years following their decision to move to California in the USA. Some royal fans became convinced that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, who are parents to Prince Archie, four, and Princess Lilibet, two, have been struggling to maintain their relationship in the spotlight.