Prince Harry's 'painfully awkward' blunder with ex caused tense call with Princess Eugenie

Hot on the heels from a successful tour of Kenya and his first State Opening of Parliament, King Charles is celebrating another huge milestone this month, turning 75 on November 14th. While this will be an exciting day to celebrate with his family, it is thought that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex will be missing and will not be travelling over from California for a private gathering. Sources in the Sussexes camp have claimed they did not receive any invitation to the birthday celebration - in contrast to initial suggestions an 'olive branch' invite went unanswered.

wore his own military medals in a video — just months after he was banned from donning his uniform at his father King Charles’ coronation.His speech also took place on the same day that Charles, 74, delivered his first King’s Speech to Parliament in the UK.In his message, Harry was dressed to the nines in a crisp suit and his medallions. Three of his British army ribbons were presented to him by his late grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II.

looking to ink a similar deal for herself.And while this is still unconfirmed, royal expert and commentator Richard Fitzwilliams has urged the Sussexes to stop speaking about Harry’s family in their projects.“Harry and Meghan are supposed to have signed a four-book contract with Penguin Random House but we have only seen one released,” Fitzwilliams told Daily Express.“Meghan could write and release her memoirs but after Spare, who can you trust? That’s why the rift with the royal family is as deep as it is, for all of the reasons that we know.”“You can’t trust them. They could decide to do this, they could decide to do that, and they are so unpredictable,” he added.Fitzwilliams said that if the “Suits” alum was to release a memoir of her own, “it wouldn’t be possible to release such a book without it being sensational, and that could cause enormous problems.”The royal expert claimed that the pair’s attacks on the royals “adversely affected the value of their brand” — something they will “seriously need to take into consideration.”The Duke and Duchess of Sussex signed a lucrative four-book deal with Penguin Random House in 2021.“Harry won’t be reconciling with the royal family any time soon by the looks of things,” Fitzwilliams shared.

Prince Harry has reportedly turned down an invitation to his father, King Charles III's 75th birthday party, making it the second time he's rejected an olive branch in recent months. The Duke of Sussex, who lives in California with his wife Meghan Markle and their two children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, was invited to a celebration at Clarence House next week.

Three years on since Prince Harry and Meghan Markle officially stepped down from life in the royal family to enjoy a private life, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are said to have expressed a desire for their “normal life to be captured by cameras”. The couple, who were spotted trick or treating with their young children Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet on Tuesday, were keen to get into the Halloween spirit as they collected candy from their neighbours in Montecito, California.

told Closer magazine.“They may have moved to California, but it’s William and Kate who had the most support out there, and there is a certain level of smugness about that.”“They insist that they’d be doing this regardless of where the Sussexes live, but there is no doubt they’ll enjoy showing Meghan and Harry how Hollywood is still very much obsessed with all things royal,” the insider added.According to reports, the Waleses will be kickstarting their Earthshot initiative before planning to “tap all their celebrity friends for help.”To get the ball rolling, William — the heir to the throne — in September flew to NYC to find “trailblazing climate solutions to repair our planet by 2030.”Now, William and Kate are reportedly looking to get their celebrity pals — including Tom Cruise, Taylor Swift, and Tom Hanks — on board with the project.“Everyone wants to be around them,” a source said of the Waleses.The new report seemingly echoes PR expert Andy Barr’s recent comments about the Sussexes, claiming that they are “jealous” of William and Kate’s advantage submitting a trademark application in the US.Barr told the Mirror that Harry and Meghan would be somewhat envious of the doors that would potentially open to William and Kate — should they wish to take on the States.“Whilst Harry and Meghan have a powerful and well established network of celebrity friends and ‘fixers’, there is no substitute for being an actual, fully paid up member of the royal family,” Barr told the outlet.“The global interest and intrigue in the British Royal Family means that they are guaranteed crowds wherever they go and whatever they do.”William reportedly submitted an application to the US Patent and Trademark Office on May 12 to trademark “The Royal

totally “dependent” on wife Meghan Markle “for his social life,” according to a royal expert.Since stepping back as senior members of the royal family in 2020, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex hightailed it across the pond in a bid to start afresh.Since uprooting his life and starting from scratch in Montecito, Calif., the duke has apparently done the same with his friendships.And royal author Phil Dampier claims that Harry now relies on his wife’s friendships for a lot of his social interactions in the Golden State.“I get the impression he hasn’t got a circle of drinking buddies he can unwind within Montecito, which has a population of older people, and I’m sure that takes its toll,” Dampier told Fabulous Magazine (via The Mirror).“Not only has he lost his family, his royal status and military connections, but he’s also lost a lot of friends,” he said, adding that there has been “a massive cost for Harry” leaving his home soil.Dampier says that the duke, 39, now depends on Markle, 42, “for his social life.”The expert’s comments echo that of Grant Harrold, who worked for the monarch for seven years when he was the Prince of Wales.Harrold recently claimed that Harry has cut all ties with friends he once shared with brother Prince William.“I know quite a few of Harry’s friends, who don’t hear from him at all now,” Harrold remarked.The duke was famously a no-show at his friend Jack Mann’s wedding in July — despite him being in the wedding party at their own nuptials.The Sussexes’ absence came as a surprise to guests, especially since Mann — who is a longtime polo friend of Harry’s — appeared in the “band of brothers” photo at Windsor Castle on May 19, 2018.Mann, who was reportedly known as Harry’s “unofficial best man,” has

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle took their little ones, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, out for a fun-filled Halloween trick or treating in California. The family was spotted amongst other families in Montecito, with Archie holding his dad's hand and a pumpkin basket ready to collect sweets. Archie, 4, was seen dressed as a skeleton while two year old Lilibet, dressed in a cute pink outfit, was carried by Meghan.The adorable family moment was captured and shared on social media, quickly going viral.

banned from celebrating Halloween as former Queen Victoria instituted a rule that members should “uphold total class and sophistication” at all times.However, the duo play by their own rules and enjoy their American life far away from the royals in their Montecito, Calif. mansion.So, let’s take a look back at their Halloween history. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle celebrated their first Halloween together by attending an apocalypse-themed party in Toronto, alongside Princess Eugenie and her husband, James Brooksbank.

The Princess of Wales’ uncle is preparing to “set the record straight” in a tell-all memoir one year on from the Sussexes’ explosive tell-all Netflix docuseries and Prince Harry’s book, Spare. Gary Goldsmith - the younger brother of Kate’s mother, Carole Middleton - will use this as an opportunity to give the Middleton family “a voice” in the midst of accusations and criticism levelled at the House of Windsor by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.

It’s almost one year since the release of the Sussexes’ explosive tell-all Netflix docuseries and Prince Harry’s book Spare, both of which dropped several bombshells about the royal family. But now the tables look set to turn, due to a forthcoming memoir by the Princess of Wales’ uncle.

Royal parents Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have been blasted by a parenting expert for leaving their children at home while they went on holiday.The royals were recently spotted enjoying some alone time on the Caribbean island of Canouan, following another couples' getaway to Portugal, while their children Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet were nowhere to be seen, and presumably stayed at their home in Montecito, California. Parenting expert Brenda Hart revealed to Express.co.uk that it is “important” for families to holiday together and that it is significant to have a "balanced family life".The expert told the publication: “Children are adaptable and if they need to be looked after by their nanny they will accept this.

sought a judicial review of the government’s refusal of his offer to hire police officers as his private security detail, which was ultimately denied by London’s High Court in May.According to a new report from the Byline Times, Charles, 74, was not happy with his youngest son’s swift departure from the royal fold — and took away his security in retaliation.“The Sussexes had either to be safely in the tent in Britain or cast away and castigated as comprehensively as possible in order to reduce the threat of them eclipsing the rest of the family,” a source told the outlet.The insider claims that the monarch was “threatened” by another royal stealing the spotlight from him.“The greater truth is that Harry and Meghan make better headlines than the King and Camilla or William and Kate,” the source continued.

Prince Harry allegedly has enough material for another book, following the publication of his controversial memoir Spare at the beginning of this year. Now residing in California away from his royal relatives with wife Meghan Markle and their two young children, the 39-year-old Duke of Sussex unleashed revelation after revelation within Spare's pages, much to the apparent upset of dad King Charles III and brother Prince William.

hardest working royals around — but she wasn’t given the honor of being Prince Harry’s godmother at his 1984 christening.In turn, the 73-year-old opted to miss the holy event at the time. But why did the Princess Royal decide to skip the momentous occasion?It started when she asked her big brother King (then Prince) Charles to be a godparent for her first child, Peter Phillips, in 1977.Charles, 74, obliged at the time but in 1982, when his first son and heir Prince William was set to be baptized, Anne was not picked to be godmother.Royal author Robert Lacey penned in his book Battle of Brothers how Charles reportedly “did not return the compliment when it came to William.”“According to [a] rumor, [Charles] had very much wanted to invite his sister, only to be blocked by his wife [the late Princess Diana].”Lacey claimed that Anne was irritated by the Princess of Wales, especially whenever her name came up in conversation.A palace source had told Lacey for his book that Anne often called Diana “The Dope” and how her sister-in-law seemed to get much of the limelight despite undertaking less royal engagements than her.“Anne made her feelings obvious on the day.

bestselling memoir, “Spare,” despite Morgan’s focus on the royal family in his Emmy winning Netflix show. “I’ve not read a word of it,” Morgan told Variety.“Not that I wouldn’t be interested. But I didn’t want his voice to inhabit my thinking too much.

sensationally shut the door on royal life in 2020, they’ve managed to damage most of their personal relationships with members of the Firm.What’s more, Owens believes the couple’s antics have dented the royals’ image of being the “best of British family life.”“The story is a slightly tragic one as it has damaged this idea of a family monarchy. This idea that this is a united group who embody, if you like, the best of British family life,” he said on the Mirror’s “Pod Save The King” podcast.“Originally King Charles III’s reign was going to be based around him being supported by his two trusty lieutenants — William and Harry.”“But when that went so disastrously wrong in early 2020 because of Harry and Meghan’s decision to leave Britain, it really put paid to that vision of the family monarchy,” he added.Owens, who wrote “After Elizabeth: Can the Monarchy Save Itself?” continued, “And then of course we’ve had the Sussexes airing their dirty laundry in public for the best part of three years — and again it has done much damage to that narrative of happy family life.”“So why not, as I suggest in my book, do away with this family narrative once and for all? We don’t need to have this big royal family presenting themselves as moral exemplars,” he went on.“King Charles is uniquely placed because he knows first-hand that the ideal of the family rarely matches the reality of the family monarchy.”Harry and Meghan’s move sparked several high-publicity projects such as their six-part Netflix documentary, their bombshell sit-down interview with Oprah Winfrey, and Harry’s protocol-shattering memoir, “Spare.”In “Spare,” which has become the fastest-selling nonfiction book of all time since its release on Jan.

Princess Eugenie knows unflattering photographs are at times taken of her, so when commoners address snapshots they’ve seen of her, the exchange can get a bit awkward.The royal, 33, described how people might see a “terrifyingly ugly photo of us coming out of a bar” or “action shots” that are “not the nicest photos” during a recent appearance on an episode of U.K. TV personality Kate Thornton’s White Wine Question Time podcast.“I have people come up to me sometimes and say, ‘Oh you’re much better looking in real life,’” she recalled.

Princess Eugenie has shared a look inside her life as a mother, including the one strict parenting rule she learnt from Meghan Markle. The 33 year old, who shares two sons, August, two, and Ernest, four months, with husband Jack Brooksbank, 37, gave an insight into being a mum of two boys. Speaking on the White Wine Question Time podcast, hosted by Kate Thornton, Eugenie said: "My kids are so wonderful.

A body language expert has claimed that Prince Harry pushed Meghan away from Prince William and Kate in their last public appearance. The two couples appeared together at Windsor Castle to look at floral tributes for the late Queen Elizabeth II and greet crowds after her death- and it was seen as a significant moment of unity. But now, body language expert Jesús Enrique Rosas has analysed footage from the day and claimed that the appearance was not as unified as people thought.