Prince Harry was suspicious of Palace staff, would hold ‘loyalty tests’: author

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have been described as "poor D-Listers by Hollywood standards," according to a royal author. Harry, 38, and Meghan, 41, moved to a sprawling £12.65million ($14m) mansion in Montecito, California, in 2020, after sensationally stepping down from their senior roles within the Royal Family and embarking on a new life in America.They boast famous neighbours such as Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom in their exclusive residential area, however, rumours have been swirling that they wish to move to a bigger property.

Prince Harry is reportedly writing a last-minute chapter on the Queen's funeral for his new memoir, which is supposedly being released before the end of the year. Royal author Jeffrey Archer, who was friends with the late Princess Diana, has said that Harry, 38, will be including some extra material in his book, which will cover his grandmother's death and her funeral. Jeffrey spoke of his concerns that the book will further damage the already-strained relations between Harry, his wife Meghan Markle, 41, and the rest of the Royal Family.

Courtiers: The Hidden Power Behind the Crown, Prince Harry, 38, used to be “quite a wild lad” before he married Meghan Markle, 41, in 2018.Low wrote about how Harry and his brother Prince William both lead very different lives, carved out with the help of their former private secretary Jamie Lowther-Pinkerton.According to the book, Lowther-Pinkerton helped William, 40, “steer a course through life.”However, with Harry, a certain path was “more complex”.“Eventually, of course, the problem would resolve itself, but not in a way that Lowther-Pinkerton or anyone else imagined. The wild lad died the day Harry met Meghan Markle,” Low penned.The Invictus Games founder lived a hard-partying life before settling down and having his two kids, Archie and Lilibet.

An author has claimed that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle carried out “loyalty tests” on staff during their time in Buckingham Palace, in a bid to see if the workers were “still fighting for them”.Times royal correspondent Valentine Low discusses in his new book Courtiers: the Hidden Power Behind the Crown how these “tests” were initially brought forward by Harry, 38, before dating Meghan, 41, to check if the staff had “Palace syndrome”. According to Mr Low, this referred to whether staff had been “institutionalised” by the royal household, and the author claims workers nicknamed themselves the “Sussex Survivors’ Club” following the tests.

Buckingham Palace advisers have been asking if it's possible to stop Prince Harry from publishing his memoirs, amid fears the book may end up containing damaging information, according to reports. As King Charles' reign has began, advisers are said to have developed a strategy to ensure his first 100 days as Monarch go smoothy.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are said to be in conversation to try and edit their Netflix docuseries in order to delay its release. Prince Harry, 38, and Meghan Markle, 41 are filming a $100million series about their lives with Netflix and it was previously thought to be scheduled for a December release, following The Crown series five going live on November 9.

Netflix has put out a last-minute call for an actor to play Prince Harry in season six of The Crown, with filming scheduled to start in November. Anyone who looks like Prince Harry (or knows someone who does) is being urged to come forward – and no acting experience is necessary.There is a two-week deadline and entrants need to send a short video of themselves doing “something they love” by email and whoever the future star will be has been promised “a great deal of support”.The call-out sheet reads: “Robert Sterne, Casting Director of the Netflix series THE CROWN, is searching for an exceptional young actor to play Prince Harry in the next series." It continues: “It is a significant role in this award winning drama and we are looking for a strong physical resemblance.

Meghan Markle has given fans an insight into her wedding day with Prince Harry. In a recent interview with The Cut, the mother-of-two shared: "The piece of my life I haven't been able to share, that people haven't been able to see, is our love story." The Duchess of Sussex then confirmed to The Cut interviewer what she had said in her wedding speech.

Prince Harry feared he would become a has-been when his nephew Prince George turned 18, a source claimed. The Duke of Sussex was “fixated” before he met now-wife Meghan Markle that he had a “shelf life". According to a source in a new royal book entitled Courtiers: the Hidden Power Behind the Crown Valentine Low, Harry had fears of becoming "irrelevant".

Prince Harry made sure his family knew who his priority was while in the UK for Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral.

It’s been almost a week since Prince Harry said a sad goodbye to his grandmother, the Queen at her funeral on 19 September. The Duke of Sussex, 38, joined the rest of the royal family to put her late Majesty to rest in a State Funeral and Committal Service earlier this week. While it’s not known how long at present Harry and Meghan Markle will stay in the UK before heading back to the US, they at least have a strong support system over here.

John Boyega is dishing the British royal tea! The 30-year-old staple appeared on Thursday's and was asked by fans who was cooler on the set of — Prince William or Prince Harry. «I definitely think it was Harry. Harry is just more casual, isn't he?» Boyega said of the 38-year-old Duke of Sussex. The royal brothers visited the set in 2016 and even filmed a cameo as Storm Troopers, which was eventually cut from the final film. «I don't know why. Maybe the royal family were like, 'Nah, leave them out of the universe,'» Boyega speculated of the cut footage. «But we never would have known,» host Cohen argued. «There's something about royalty,» Boyega joked in an affected posh accent.

The New Royals,” that King Charles III wants to read the Prince’s bombshell memoir before granting his kids — Lilibet Diana and Archie Harrison — royal HRH titles.In an excerpt published by Vanity Fair, Nicholl claimed Charles has allegedly been “reluctant” to make any title changes for Archie, 3, who earned the right to be a prince and one-year-old Lilibet, a princess.“We know titles matter to Charles, and he reportedly wants to limit them to the top tier of royals,” the excerpt read. “He is also reportedly reluctant for his brother Prince Edward to take the title Duke of Edinburgh, even though it was their late father’s wish.”When Charles, 73, became monarch after the passing of Queen Elizabeth II on Sept.

A bittersweet goodbye. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are back home in California with their children following Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral, Us Weekly can confirm.

Queen Elizabeth’s funeral on Monday after some time away amid rumors of tensions.Now, a lip reader revealed what the clashing bros have said to each other during the elaborate service.Oral translator Jacqui Press told Daily Mail that she saw the two having a conversation at about 4:20 p.m. Monday in St George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle for the late monarch’s committal service.The new Prince of Wales, 40, appeared to allow Harry, 38, and his wife Meghan Markle to go into the church pew first.The Duke of Sussex allegedly asked him: “Shall we go through first?” William was standing by the pew entrance.William nodded “yes” before telling his wife Kate Middleton to “let them go through first.”Middleton, 40, said “OK,” as Harry and Markle, 41, strolled past her and her children Prince George, 9, and Princess Charlotte, 7.The Fab Four had also managed to avoid an awkward reunion as Charlotte and George separated the adults and seemingly barred them from public interaction.Earlier that morning, for the funeral procession at Westminster Abbey, Harry and the “Suits” actress were reportedly snubbed, seated in the second row behind the royal family.Queen Elizabeth reigned for 70 years and was head of state for the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth Realms.She passed away on Sept.

Resting place. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle returned to their wedding venue – St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle — to give their final farewell to Queen Elizabeth II.

Prince William made an unmistakable gesture to Prince Harry during Monday's funeral for their grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, at St. George's Chapel. While settling in for the committal service, William clearly waved to Harry and his wife, Meghan Markle, inviting them to come and be seated with him, Kate Middleton and their children, Prince George and Princess Charlotte.