Harry and Meghan's 'tense dynamic' exposed as 'Hollywood hatred' uncovered (2024)

23 hours ago22:28 Mieka Smiles

The Royal Family's official social media channels and public communications may prioritise significant public events, official duties, and milestones over personal celebrations of extended family members.

In the past year alone, the Firm has chosen not to publicly mark the birthdays of non-working royals - such as Lilibet and her brother, Prince Archie.

Princess Lilibet, daughter of Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan Markle, is set to celebrate her third birthday tomorrow on Tuesday, June 4. She is most likely to mark her birthday at her home in California with her parents.

However, Harry and Meghan haven't publicly acknowledged their children's birthdays on social media for several years and royal fans will also notice that the Royal Family haven't either - according to US Weekly, the real reason is that there is "no protocol" to wish non-working members of the Firm birthday wishes.

The Royal Family won't publically mark Princess Lilibet's birthday (Image: Getty)

24 hours ago21:53 Mieka Smiles

Netflix's interest in Prince Harry and Meghan Markle could be waning due to a significant factor, potentially dealing a massive blow to the couple.

In 2020, Harry and Meghan chose to relinquish their roles as senior working royals. The pair then relocated to America and started building their personal brands independent of the monarchy.

One of their initial agreements was with Netflix, where the Sussexes inked a multi-million-dollar contract set to expire in 2025. However, concerns about whether the streaming giant will renew the contract are beginning to surface.

Royal commentator and expert Richard Fitzwilliams told the Mirror: "It runs out next year and Netflix are no longer producing the series of The Crown, as they previously were.

"They might therefore have less interest in the Sussexes."

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yesterday20:00 Mieka Smiles

Each year Princess Kate and Prince William mark their children’s birthdays with a sweet tradition - releasing a new picture of the young royal for royal watchers around the globe.

But Prince Harry and duch*ess Meghan have started their own major precedent - and that's marking the birthdays of their children in private.

Princess Lilibet is turning three tomorrow, Tuesday, June 4 and it's likely that the Sussexes will continue the approach.

Prince Harry and Meghan are set to celebrate Princess Lilibet's birthday in private (Image: Getty)

yesterday17:58 Mieka Smiles

There will be an “underlying sadness” as Princess Lilibet celebrates her third birthday tomorrow, according to a royal expert.

The daughter of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will no doubt have a big celebration planned for the toddler.

But now a royal author has said that there is a heartbreaking truth about the occasion that just can’t be ignored.

Princess Lilibet (Image: Duke and duch*ess of Sussex)

yesterday16:21 Mieka Smiles

Prince Harry's royal cousins could teach him and Meghan Markle a thing or two about playing their part as Princess Beatrice, Princess Eugenie and Zara Tindall quietly keep The Firm going, a royal expert has said.

Richard Palmer's comment comes amid uncertainty as to whether or not Princess Kate will attend Trooping the Colour and King Charles is expected to watch the ceremony from a dais rather than on horseback.

Prince Harry and Meghan in Nigeria (Image: Getty)

yesterday15:15 Mieka Smiles

Prince Harry's close friend Hugh Grosvenor, the Duke of Westminster, is due to get married in just four days, and he has issued a cryptic message after his pal declined an invite.

High soceity's wedding of the season will take place at Chester Cathedral on June 7, with Prince Harry nowhere to be seen despite previously being a very good friend of the groom.

While visiting the wedding venue, the Duke of Westminster spoke about receiving "support" from certain people in the run up to the big day, which has left people wondering if this is a sly dig at Prince Harry.

Prince Harry and Hugh Grosvenor (Image: Getty)

yesterday15:06 Mieka Smiles

Hi all. My name is Mieka Smiles and I'll be bringing you all the latest news and views on Prince Harry and duch*ess Meghan until late this evening.

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yesterday15:01 Aurora Bosotti

Prince Harry's "deepest upset" has been revealed by a royal expert amid ongoing tensions with the Royal Family that have been growing since his departure from royal life in 2020.

The Duke has experienced an increasingly strained relationship with his family since stepping down as a senior working royal with Meghan Markle, and subsequently making a series of bombshell claims against them.

Now, a royal author has revealed the true cost of this estrangement on other members of the family and how this has affected Prince Harry.

Royal expert Tom Quinn said the feud is now impacting Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet - their father's "deepest upset".

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yesterday14:51 Aurora Bosotti

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have been dogged by demands to renounce their titles since they stepped down from their institutional roles.

The late Queen and the King both have faced calls to strip the pair of their ducal titles as punishment for the egregious allegations they levelled at the Royal Family since stepping down.

However, author Tom Quinn argued that while the removal would hit them hard, Harry and Meghan would still benefit from the decision.

Quinn told The Mirror: ""Charles is desperate to strip Harry and Meghan of their royal titles, but he is worried that it will look vindictive and make a bad situation worse. He knows it would give Meghan and Harry’s another chance to claim they are being badly treated.

"Harry and Meghan would be hit hard by the loss of their royal titles but they would relish the publicity it would bring. They have always felt as if they are the victims in the family row and the loss of the titles would just confirm this.

"There would be a rush to give interviews filled with renewed complaints about how the family has once again kicked them in the teeth."

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yesterday14:41 Aurora Bosotti

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle may target a move to Canada if they're forced to leave the US over the Duke's ongoing visa row, a royal commentator has claimed.

Harry publicly admitted past drug use in his January 2023 tell-all memoir Spare, and it has led to questions over whether this was admitted on his American visa application.

Speaking to OK!, former BBC royal correspondent Jennie Bond said she ultimately couldn't imagine the US throwing out the royal.

She said: "Lawyers would find some way around it, I think.

"But it must be an unnecessary worry and embarrassment for Harry at the moment."

"I suppose if the worst came to the worst, they would have to find somewhere else to live but I doubt that it would be the UK."

Bond added: "Perhaps Canada would look kindly on them. But I don’t think it will come to that."

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yesterday14:16 Aurora Bosotti

One month before her passing, the late Queen Elizabeth II made a shocking remark about Meghan Markle that stunned attendees at a royal event in Balmoral, Scotland, an insider has claimed.

The source claimed that the monarch, aged 96, labelled her granddaughter-in-law "evil".

Speaking to The Spectator, the source said the alleged incident occurred at a Balmoral reception in August 2022.

The source explained: "It was out of character for the Queen to use such a word as 'evil' to describe Meghan, but she saw straight through her.

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yesterday13:50 Aurora Bosotti

Thomas Markle is likely "very sad" to be missing out on yet another special family occasion because of his strained relationship with Meghan Markle and Prince Harry, a royal expert claimed.

The former television lighting director has been effectively estranged from his youngest daughter since after her wedding to Harry in 2018.

He was due to fly to the UK to walk her down the aisle, but news of an agreement with the paparazzi paired with a heart attack days before the ceremony prevented him from attending.

Markle is not believed to have seen the duch*ess of Sussex since – and he has repeatedly complained about never meeting his grandchildren, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet.

With Lilibet's birthday looming, royal expert Phil Dampier spoke of the distress Mr Markle shares with King Charles as he misses out on yet another special occasion.

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yesterday13:14 Aurora Bosotti

The Duke and duch*ess of Sussex's recent trip to Nigeria was "The Meghan Show" with Prince Harry relegated to "the side", according to a leading royal expert.

Speaking to OK! Duncan Larcombe explained that despite the trip to West Africa ostensibly being about the Prince's Invictus Games, Harry very much played "second fiddle" to Meghan.

The author of Prince Harry: The Inside Story told the outlet: "Meghan is a very strong character, very driven, extremely ambitious, and those are the kind of characteristics that mean she will almost always inevitably outshine Harry and grab the attention from him."

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yesterday12:23 Aurora Bosotti

The annual Royal Family outing marking the sovereign's official birthday is one of the most anticipated events on the royal calendar.

However, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have been noticeably absent from this eagerly-awaited moment right after Trooping the Colour since their dramatic departure from the Firm in 2020.

While they did attend the traditional parade and flypast marking the late Queen's Platinum Jubilee two years ago, they remained away from the public eye and the balcony.

The pair have been excluded from the popular tradition under a ruling issued by Elizabeth II restricting balcony appearances to working royals only.

However, the late Queen made an exception and allowed a lesser-known, non-working royal to join her and the rest of the family as she celebrated her final official birthday.

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yesterday11:43 Aurora Bosotti

The Invictus Games has shared a video on its social media marking it's 10th anniversary, and Prince Harry makes a special appearance.

Taking to X, the account a caption alongside the video, which read: "Thank you to everyone who joined us earlier in May to celebrate 10 years of changing lives and saving lives at the #InvictusGames Foundation.

"Here's a look back at the Service of Thanksgiving from St Paul's Cathedral to celebrate that #IAM10 and #IAMHere."

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yesterday11:16 Aurora Bosotti

Prince Harry is said to be "very cross" after a letter he wrote was removed from the Royal Family website.

The Duke of Sussex penned the notice back in 2016 confirming his romance with Meghan Markle and defending her from comments in the press.

But now this has been removed and according to one royal commentator, he is not too pleased to see it go after seven years on the site.

The “strong, angry, honest” statement was said to have been released as Harry was "terrified that Meghan would leave him".

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yesterday10:40 Aurora Bosotti

Prince Harry was once "terrified" that Meghan Markle would leave him, it has been claimed.

In 2016, around the time that their relationship became public, Harry defended his now-wife in a letter to the media.

The letter read that Harry was "worried" about Meghan's safety and that she should not have been "subjected to such a storm" - especially so early in their relationship.

Harry's letter had been live on the Royal Family's website, but the link has been inactive since the end of 2023.

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2 days ago09:47 Aurora Bosotti

Daniel Martin, Meghan Markle's "best friend" and celebrity makeup artist, has confessed he hasn't worked with her for two years.

He stated that the duch*ess of Sussex did her own makeup during her recent tour of Nigeria.

Martin highlighted his long association with Meghan as her makeup artist during her Royal days, including for her glamorous 2018 wedding to Prince Harry.

However, during the duch*ess's visit to Nigeria earlier this month, she chose to take charge of her own beauty routine.

Martin told Us Weekly: "She's in Nigeria right now. It's just her. There's no stylist, there's no hairdresser. She's doing everything herself and she's so good at it."

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2 days ago09:25 Natalie Crookham

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2 days ago09:08 Aurora Bosotti

Prince Harry has been offered a crucial piece of advice on how to repair his strained relationship with King Charles.

The father and son have been embroiled in a bitter feud since after the Duke of Sussex announced he would be stepping down from his institutional role alongside his wife Meghan Markle in 2020.

The pair have met on several occasions over the years but questions about the state of their relationship reignited last month after they failed to meet during Harry's brief stay in the UK.

Royal expert Robert Hardman shared his insight on how Harry could reconcile with the King, suggesting that the initial step should be to "normalise" their relationship.

Speaking at Hay Festival, the expert noted it was particularly "telling" when Harry made a swift return to the UK in February following the King's cancer diagnosis, prompting questions about why he didn't stay longer or speak to his father.

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2 days ago08:26 Aurora Bosotti

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle need a "miracle" to renew their deal with Netflix. Their five-year contract with the streaming giant is up next year, and the pair appear unlikely to see the arrangement, worth more than £70m, continue past 2025.

A royal expert warned the couple's deal could be "axed".

The Duke and duch*ess of Sussex, both in the midst of filming their own polo and cooking shows respectively, need to get back into the royal fold if they want to keep Netflix's interest, according to a leading commentator.

Louise Roberts, a columnist for News Corp in Australia, told Sky News Australia host Caroline Di Russo: “I think their Netflix deal would be axed if they don’t come up with the royal tidbits, the royal inside information.

“That's why Netflix signed them up to the deal in 2020 when they left the Royal Family, and of course, that deal was a five-year deal for $100 million, and that expires next year.

“So, unless there’s suddenly some miracle and they're back in the fold of the Royal Family, I can’t see the deal continuing.”

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2 days ago08:02 Aurora Bosotti

Prince Harry must "regret" talking about his past drug use in his memoir, Spare, as his US visa row intensifies, a royal expert has claimed.

The Duke of Sussex spoke about previously using recreational drugs like cocaine, marijuana and magic mushrooms in his book but he found himself in hot water after questions were asked about whether he had declared that on his visa application when he relocated to the US.

Former BBC royal correspondent Jennie Bond told OK!: "Harry must regret having been so frank about drugs in his book. It really wasn’t a necessary part of the narrative although I understand that he was trying to explain his mental health issues. But admissions like that can have consequences and, right now, he must be feeling the heat.

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2 days ago07:38 Aurora Bosotti

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will be "throwing themselves under the bus" if the Duke of Sussex releases a second book, a royal expert has claimed.

Speaking of a potential second tell-all memoir on the horizon, Pandora Forsyth claimed another Spare would cause further damage to their ongoing feud with the Royal Family because the monarchy was not "put in the best light" with the first book.

Although a new biography has not been confirmed, there is speculation about a second book from Prince Harry - as well as a solo memoir by Meghan Markle.

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2 days ago07:35 Aurora Bosotti

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle upset the late Queen Elizabeth when they brought a photographer along to their meeting with her and Princess Lilibet at Windsor Castle, who was prevented from entering.

This was the first time that the Queen met her youngest great-granddaughter, as she was born in California following Harry and Meghan's decision to step down as working royals.

There was a family reunion when the Sussexes all flew over for the Platinum Jubilee in June 2022, but according to royal expert Phil Dampier the Queen was less than pleased with their apparent plan to spin the sweet moment for their own ends.

He told The Sun: "I think the main fear that the late Queen had was that when they [Harry and Meghan] turn up, they do tend to turn up with a Netflix film crew or a photographer in tow.

"You always get the feeling that whatever happens, whatever the discussions are, that it's sooner or later going to end up on a programme or some sort of podcast or whatever."

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2 days ago07:29 Aurora Bosotti

Meghan Markle has vowed that she and Prince Harry will return to Nigeria in the future, and next time they may bring Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet with them.

The duch*ess of Sussex revealed on an episode of her podcast Archetypes that she is 43 percent Nigerian and was thrilled to learn more about her heritage during her and Harry's recent tour.

In a letter obtained by the Western Post, Meghan wrote to the Oluwu of Iso, Oba Abdulrosheed Akanbi: "Your Imperial Majesty, Thank you for your warm welcome to Nigeria...

"Our visit to Nigeria was important for many reasons, but not least because it gave us an opportunity to explore and understand my heritage, which extends to our children. We look forward to coming back home one day."

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2 days ago06:37 Max Parry

Good morning from London. With Harry and Meghan once again under pressure, as their Netflix deal appearing to hang by a thread, the Express.co.uk will keep you up to date with the latest goings on with the Montecito pair.

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