Meghan Markle's pal has shared an adorable snap of Princess Lilibet on Instagram to mark her second birthday.
19.05.2023 - 11:25 / ok.co.uk
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s wedding anniversary "will not be ignored" by the Royal Family, King Charles’ former butler has claimed. Grant Harrold, who worked for the King for seven years, said that The Firm tends to acknowledge such occasions privately - unless it is a landmark number of years. Harry, 38, and Meghan, 41, were celebrating their fifth wedding anniversary on Friday, 19 May.The couple - who decided to step back from senior royal duties in 2020 - married in a lavish occasion at Windsor at Windsor on Saturday 19 May, 2018.
Grant said that the Royal Family would not “go big” on marking the anniversary, however, as that is not their way. Speaking on behalf of Slingo, he added: “The Royal Family will never ignore anniversaries, as they tend to celebrate them privately. However, it could look that way when it isn’t celebrated as publicly.
"If it’s a special anniversary for a certain amount of years and depending on the family member, it could be more public. Although gifts will still be given privately. “For example, the King might receive some of his favourite music from the Queen - or the Queen might receive some jewellery she likes.” Grant said the late Queen Elizabeth II and her husband Prince Philip had some big anniversary celebrations over the years as they were married so long.
He added: “We have the 20th wedding anniversary of the King and Queen Camilla in a couple of years' time, and I expect there will be a big celebration for that. But normally, they are quite private and they like to celebrate it privately at home. “There isn’t a need to go big.
Meghan Markle's pal has shared an adorable snap of Princess Lilibet on Instagram to mark her second birthday.
It was revealed last year that King Charles is planning the largest ever series of official tours in the UK, the Commonwealth and to other countries around the world to "extend a hand of friendship and support.” While it has been understood that the monarch will prioritise visits to the United States, Australia, New Zealand and a number of Commonwealth realms in the Caribbean, there are a number of countries that will also be high on the agenda such as India, Pakistan and Bangladesh.The King and Queen undertook their first visit to Germany before the Coronation, but are expected to make several more trips in the coming few years. While Their Majesties will carry out many of the visits themselves, they are ably supported by key senior royals, such as The Prince and Princess of Wales, who are thought to be instrumental in The King's plans for future foreign tours.
The King and Queen have both seen an enormous rise in their popularity ever since His Majesty acceded to the throne and took on the job he had waited his entire life for. The couple have been married for 18 years and have worked incredibly hard to prepare for their leading roles ever since.
The Prince and Princess of Wales have made a surprise visit to Jordan to attend the wedding of the country’s Crown Prince and his Saudi Arabian bride. William and Kate are among a host of foreign royalty attending the nuptials of Crown Prince Hussein, 28, and architect Rajwa Alseif, 29 today, Thursday 1 June.The ceremony will take place later at the Zahran Palace, the same venue chosen by the Crown Prince’s father, King Abdullah II, and his grandfather, the late King Hussein.The wedding comes after a difficult period for Jordan’s monarchy, including a public rift between the king and his half-brother, with some commentators interpreting the national celebrations as a way of shoring up public support at a time of persistent economic difficulties.
King Charles III thanked Armagh for the warm welcome he and Queen Camilla received during the second day of their visit to Northern Ireland.The son of the late Queen Elizabeth II attended a service at St Patrick’s Cathedral attended by various religious leaders while wife Camilla visited the Armagh Robinson Library and Museum, which is home to a number of local archaeological items. At the library Camilla met children from Drelincourt Primary School and volunteers from Dementia NI, before signing a commemorative photograph for the museum.
Firebrand,” a historical drama that follows the marriage of the king and Queen Catherine Parr, his sixth and final wife — played by Alicia Vikander.In order to get into the role, the actor had a repulsive perfume blended from “blood, fecal matter and sweat” specially made to wear while shooting the movie.“I read several interesting accounts that you could smell Henry three rooms away. His leg was rotting so badly.
As monarch, King Charles’ schedule is bursting with royal engagements. From hosting heads of state to meeting representatives of different charities and organisations, no two days for His Majesty ever look the same.
Just one week on since the formal Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla, Buckingham Palace has officially released two new photos to commemorate the historic occasion.The images, which were perfectly captured by photographer Hugo Burnand featured both the monarch and his wife as they posed for photographs in the Throne Room at Buckingham Palace. In the first image shared by the palace, the King could be seen seated alongside the two future Kings of the UK, Prince William and his son Prince George.
Queen Elizabeth II would have wanted Prince Andrew and Prince Harry on the Buckingham Palace balcony following King Charles’ Coronation, a royal expert claimed. Former royal butler Grant Harrold said the late Queen would have been “sad” that her son and grandson did not appear during the iconic balcony moment because she was “all about family”.
King Charles is still clearly in high spirits from his Coronation weekend as he beamed while taking up his first role since officially being crowned.The 74-year-old was crowned as Westminster Abbey in London on Saturday in a televised event which was watched by over 20million people across the country. But it was back to work as usual on Tuesday as he met with academics and aviation leaders on a tour of the new facility at the Whittle Laboratory in Cambridge.The monarch was dressed smartly in light grey suit for his visit as he learnt about the laboratory, which aims to accelerate the path to zero carbon flight.
King Charles III's coronation, and one family member was noticeably missing.In the new portrait, shared to the royal family's official Twitter account Monday, Prince Andrew was noticeably left out of the shot. The photo did, meanwhile, see Charles' other siblings, Princess Anne and Prince Edward in their royal regalia alongside the newly crowned king and Queen Camilla.Also included in the group photo were the rest of the senior royal members -- Prince William and Kate Middleton, Princess Anne's husband, Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, Prince Edward's wife, Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh and Princess Alexandra.Andrew's absence does not come as a major surprise, after he stepped back from his royal duties in November 2019 amid his controversial connection to disgraced billionaire Jeffrey Epstein, who died in jail in August 2019.In addition to keeping him out of the photo, the embattled fourth sibling was also kept in the background throughout the weekend's coronation proceedings.
Long before he became King we'd heard talk of the then Prince Charles' plans for a 'slimmed down' Royal family. And as the official photographs of King Charles and Queen Camilla's Coronation are released, we now get to see what that looks like in practise.
rom young boys bonded by their unique positions and the tragic death of their mother, to grown men with obvious tension, Prince William and Prince Harry‘s relationship has become more strained in recent years.
Prince William and Prince Harry's relationship has become more strained in recent years. Even before Harry and his wife, Meghan Markle, made the decision to step away from royal life and relocate to America in 2020, the brothers showed signs of a serious rift. Today, the sons of King Charles III and the late Princess Diana are more divided than ever — but it wasn't always like that.Harry and William both attended their father's coronation on Saturday, May 6, 2023, at Westminster Abbey in London, England, marking the first time they were together since their grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II's funeral last year. The brothers did not speak or have any interaction with one another.Harry attended the coronation solo -- while Meghan and their two children — Archie, who turned 4 on Saturday, and Lilibet, 1 — remained at home in California. After attending the ceremony, the Duke of Sussex made a quick exit to the airport, presumably on his way home to America.The youngest son of King Charles III was absent from the royal family balcony after the coronation and had no notable role during the ceremony. He also skipped Sunday's coronation concert, celebrating the newly crowned king and queen.Now, ET delves into what went wrong in the brothers' relationship and where they stand today.We didn't expect a royal reconciliation at King Charles III's coronation.
Princess Kate and Prince William were in great company Sunday for King Charles III coronation concert at Windsor Castle. Their two eldest children, Prince George and Princess Charlotte, appeared to be having a blast while sitting in the royal box to watch the show with 20,000 revelers. The family cheered along as Nicole Scherzinger took the stage to sing before Katy Perry and Lionel Richie performed for the new king and queen.
Ed Sheeran has claimed he never received an invite to perform at this evening's Coronation Concert this evening, as fans begin to flood to central London for the special music event. Speaking earlier this month, the Thinking Out Loud singer, 32, expressed his desire to "set the record straight" after reports began circulating that he'd rejected the opportunity to perform before the newly crowned King and Queen.
Royal fans think they have worked out the reason for a last minute change to the Coronation ceremony's order of service.They're speculating that the Prince and Princess of Wales and their children were late to Saturday's celebration at Westminster Abbey, meaning that they were seated after King Charles and Queen Camilla.The planned order of service issued by Buckingham Palace showed that William and Kate were supposed to arrive and be seated before them. It read: "Their Royal Highnesses The Prince and Princess of Wales, Princess Charlotte of Wales and Prince Louis of Wales arrive at the Great West Door and are conducted to their seats in the Lantern.
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s son Archie received no birthday love from the royal family on social media over the weekend!
The King's lavish Coronation service yesterday will be followed by a concert tonight, Sunday, May 7. The show will take place in front of around 20,000 at Windsor Castle and will be attended by the newly-crowned King and Queen.
King Charles and Queen Consort Camilla looked "anxious" at today's historic Coronation earlier today, Saturday, 6 May, says a royal expert.The ceremony began at 11am and lasted for two hours but Royal expert Jennie Bond exclusively told OK! she was “worried” about how the pair looked during the ceremony. She said: "I was surprised by the the weirdness of some of the rituals and I was not surprised, but a bit worried, about how anxious both the King and the Queen looked." Jennie also questioned if the royals even enjoyed themselves due to the complexity of the ceremony, and said she would have liked to see them be more “relaxed”.