Queen must 'stand up' to 'annoying' Harry's line of succession claims, says royal expert

Prince Harry's decision to not attend Prince Philip's memorial service at the end of March will have come as a "shock" to the Queen, a royal expert has said. Harry, 37, recently announced his decision not to fly to the UK and attend the memorial service for the late Duke of Edinburgh, who passed away in April last year.The event is set to take place at Westminster Abbey on Tuesday 29 March, with all other main members of the Royal Family expected to attend and pay their respects.

The Queen was reportedly only informed of the news that Prince Harry would not be attending the memorial service of his grandfather Prince Philip just 15 minutes before the public announcement was made. Prince Harry ruled out returning to the UK for his grandfather’s memorial service this week in a statement. It read: “The Duke will not be returning to the UK in late March, but hopes to visit his grandmother as soon as possible.” Harry, 37, and his wife Meghan Markle, 40, will not be jetting back to the UK for the Service of Thanksgiving on March 29 at Westminster Abbey, a spokesman confirmed on Friday 11 March.

It sounds like Kate Middleton is not quite ready to forgive and “forget” how hurt she felt after Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s bombshell interview with Oprah Winfrey last year!

Meeting your partner’s family for the first time is always a nerve wracking experience, but it was even more so for now-Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle when she met Queen Elizabeth for the first time. Meghan was first linked to Prince Harry in 2016, and the pair went on to tie the knot in May 2018.They’ve since welcomed two children together – Archie, two, and nine month old Lilibet. Archie was born in the UK, while Meghan gave birth to Lilibet in California last year.

Nadiya Hussain has revealed that she will not be attempting to bake for The Queen for a second time as her Platinum Jubilee celebrations approach.The Platinum Pudding Competition was announced in January, inviting budding bakers to come up with a new dessert to celebrate 70 years of our monarch. But the 37 year old – who baked a cake for The Queen's 90th birthday in 2016 – says she will not be putting herself forward to treat her for a second time. Speaking exclusively to OK!, The Great British Bake Off winner Nadiya said: "One competition in one lifetime, thank you very much!" Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter But she did reveal that her children – sons Musa, 15, and Dawud, 14, and daughter Maryam, 11 – want her to bake for another Royal couple.

The Queen has finally returned to face-to-face engagements as she met the Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, 50.The 95 year old monarch had been avoiding all in-person plans on her royal schedule due to an extended bout of COVID-19. Aides and medics did their best to help the Queen isolate, as she continued to present with "mild symptoms" of Covid, and she hosted a number of official figures via Zoom and video link.

There might be some new changes for the royal institution once Queen Elizabeth passes away — including the ways in which Prince Harry and Meghan Markle potentially fit into the family dynamics in the future!

It’s been almost two years since Prince Harry and Meghan Markle parted ways with the Royal Family. Having married in 2018, the newlyweds stepped down as working members of the monarchy in 2020 and moved stateside to a multi-million pound mansion in Montecito.

Our monarch has faced a challenging start to her Platinum Jubilee year. From her positive Covid test to Prince Andrew’s eye-watering settlement, the Queen has had a turbulent 2022. Sadly, one expert says her troubles aren’t over yet.

Royal fans have grown increasingly worried about the Queen in recent months. From losing her beloved husband Prince Philip to contracting Covid-19, our monarch has suffered through bouts of ill health in the past year.The 95 year old is noticeably frailer and the ever-increasing drama within the Royal Family is ‘taking a toll’, according to a palace insider. A source told People Magazine: “It's a drip-feed of negativity for the monarchy.

Kate Middleton is often seen up front and centre with the Queen at official events and on the balcony of Buckingham Palace.The Duchess of Cambridge is lucky enough to stand in a more prominent position than her husband, Prince William, and even future King Prince Charles at times! Trooping of the Colour will make a comeback this year after two years of absence from the capital - so we can expect the royals to gather on the famous balcony for the first time since 2019. Of course, the Queen will always be in the middle, but why does Kate get to stand so close to her? Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter.

The Queen is though to be helping her son, Prince Andrew, foot the whopping £12million settlement bill after he reached an agreement with Virginia Giuffre in her civil suit. And while this won't come as a surprise, with Her Majesty claiming the accolade of wealthiest woman in the world, it has raised questions as to how the Royal Family make their money.

READ MORELove Island’s Alex Beattie goes public with new girlfriend and fans are over the moonClare Skinner: everything you need to know about the Outnumbered actressLove Island star updates fans after car crash“Camilla is a strong, confident character who doesn’t put up with nonsense and really doesn’t approve of the way they’ve conducted themselves. For Harry, it’s hard to compute that the woman associated with destroying his parents’ marriage is set to be named Queen, while for Meghan, it just solidifies the feeling that the royals don’t have their backs.” Last week, days after the Queen made her momentous statement, Prince Harry spoke in praise of his late mother Princess Diana, but failed to congratulate his stepmother on her honour.