Meghan Markle news – Sussexes ‘clearly’ not returning to the UK this Christmas as they snub King Charles ‘olive branch’
A ROYAL expert has said the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are "clearly" not making a UK return this Christmas amid the release of their controversial big-money Netflix doc.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle look set to snub King Charles' "olive branches" and remain in the US over the holiday season.
Royal author Phil Dampier told The Sun: “He’s clearly not going to come home for Christmas and I’m sure Charles will be very upset by that and the fact that his olive branches have been rejected.
“It would have been extremely difficult for Harry to rip up his Netflix contract and lose millions of dollars but that’s what he should have done to mend the relationship with his dad.”
The couple's £88million Netflix show looks set to dive into the Sussexes' "love story", and will reportedly hit screens on December 8.
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The Crown’s young Prince William is the spitting image of royal as he is spotted for the first time
Ed McVey, a 21-year-old theatre actor, has been spotted on set for the first time as he takes on the role of Prince William in the next series of the Crown.
The next series, expected to be released next year, will include Princess Diana’s tragic death.
In the previous seasons, the real-life son of actor Dominic West, who is playing Prince Charles in The Crown, played Prince William.
Born in 2004 Senan West was picked after a nationwide search for a suitable youngster to play the royal.
Now, Ed McVey will take on the key role, as the hit Netflix show looks to focus on a new generation of royals.
Exact date Meghan and Harry’s £88m Netflix documentary will be released
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s highly anticipated docuseries will be available to watch in just a matter of weeks.
The Netflix show, which gives an insight into the couple’s “love story”, will air on December 8, 2022, according to .
Sources have said the show was set to be called “Chapters”, but the couple is believed to have changed their mind.
The new title has not yet been made public.
Read the full story here.
Former flame hails Prince Harry as a ‘ brave, charismatic, incredibly funny, intelligent and lovely human being’
Catherine Ommanney, who shared a brief fling with Prince Harry when he was just 21 has hailed the Duke.
Speaking to the Sun, she said: “I hope he is happy and has found some freedom finally, because that is something he was desperately searching for back then.
“I hope Meghan looks after him and I don’t wish him anything other than happiness and success because he is a very brave, charismatic, incredibly funny, intelligent and lovely human being.”
Who is Catherine Ommanney?
Catherine Ommanney, 51, is a British reality TV star and interior designer, from London, England.
She is best known for starring in the US Bravo reality series – of D.C.
Catherine rose to fame on the show in 2010, after moving to the states in 2008 to marry her second husband, Charles Ommaney.
Despite their relationship appearing to work on screen, the couple ultimately split in 2010 and later divorced.
Catherine has two children from a previous marriage.
The divorcee has spoken exclusively to The Sun for the first time about her month-long fling with Prince Harry – when he was just 21 and she was a 34-year-old mother of two.
How did Prince Harry and Catherine Ommanney meet?
A young Prince Harry shared a fling with Catherine Ommanney when he was just 21 and she was 34.
Now, Catherine has revealed to the Sun how the pair met.
She told The Sun on Sunday: “We had some mutual friends in the property business and he introduced himself.
“Harry was wearing an Australian-style hat that made me laugh so I asked him, ‘What are you doing looking like a t*** in that?’.
“I don’t think he was used to people taking the Mickey and once we started talking, it was like there was no one else was in the room.”
Will and Kate unphased by Harry and Meghan ahead of US visit
William and Kate are reportedly unworried about Harry and Meghan’s presence while on their US tour.
Some royals fans had suggested the future King could see his trip overshadowed by his controversial brother.
But a foreign office source has insisted Wills and Kate won’t be “distracted” by the California-based couple, reports the Telegraph.
The insider told the outlet: “The Palace team are highly cognizant of Meghan and Harry, but equally, they’re not scared of their shadows on this.
“William is the future King. Harry has taken his path, she’s doing her podcast, they’ve got their issues, but the palace isn’t going to run scared of that, so kudos to them.”
Her Majesty had ‘no regrets’ before tragic passing
A NEW royal biography has revealed how Her Majesty knew she had “limited time” just days before her death.
The , written by author and broadcaster Gyles Brandreth, illuminates some fascinating details regarding the extraordinary final years of the Queen’s life, including just how much she loved her legendary meeting with Paddington bear.
The piece, titled Elizabeth: An Intimate Portrait, revealed Her Majesty knew she had limited time left and said on the weekend before her death that she had “no regrets”.
writer Brandreth wrote: “Her Majesty always knew that her remaining time was limited. She accepted this with all the grace you’d expect.”
The author claimed that he “heard that the Queen had a form of myeloma bone marrow cancer”.
Inside Meghan Markle’s £17k-a-year school
In her latest Archetypes episode, Meghan Markle headed back to her exclusive former high school and boasted of her time there.
The Duchess of Sussex attended LA’s Immaculate Heart School, where her father used his lottery winnings to pay for his daughters’ private education.
When she was nine, her dad Thomas won £560,000 on the California state lottery, setting Meghan on a path to acting success and ultimately to meeting Prince Harry.
The school is not far from where Meghan and Harry currently live in the beautiful hillside property in the Los Feliz area.
Students have access to the school’s own impressive pool worthy of a luxury holiday resort and spa, a state-of-the-art weight room and gym with a wrap around balcony overlooking the pool.
Students can also enjoy the ground’s garden oasis which they claim is “conducive to learning, creativity & reflection”.
Read more here.
Prince Harry’s ex reveals the odd reason she gave him the nickname ‘baby’
Catherine Ommanney said she dated the Prince when she was 34 and he was just 21.
Catherine, now 51, told The Sun on Sunday they acted like teenagers and kissed passionately during dates.
She says she affectionately nicknamed him “baby” because he had a habit of sucking on lollipops.
Her Majesty’s response to Prince Andrew’s disastrous Epstein interview revealed in new biography.
A new royal biography written by author and broadcaster Gyles Brandreth illuminates the extraordinary final years of the Queen’s life.
One such detail is how the monarch responded to Prince Andrew’s disastrous Jeffrey Epstein interview in 2019.
According to the piece: “The Queen took a firm grip of things. To use the military jargon, there were only few days between flash and bang. Action was called for it and she took it.”
Her Majesty saw it as her ‘Christian duty’ to carry on after Phillip’s death
A new royal biography written by author and broadcaster Gyles Brandreth illuminates the extraordinary final years of the Queen’s life.
An excerpt shared by the examined how the Queen saw it as her “Christian duty” to carry on after Prince Phillip’s death.
“Life goes on. It has too,” she reportedly said.
Get Prince Harry’s provocative memoir Spare for free this Black Friday weekend
Prince Harry’s memoir had already been halved in price before its release, causing some embarrassment, but now you can get it for free from Amazon on Black Friday, but only virtually.
Online retail giant Amazon has added Spare to its list of free audiobooks when you take out a trial on its Audible service.
It is possible to download the book ahead of its January 10, 2023 release date and then cancel the trial, meaning you get it for free when officially released.
‘Racist’ tweet about Meghan Markle by royal author who wrote Prince Harry biography
Angela Levin, author of Harry: A Biography of a Prince, is in hot water over tweet she posted yesterday to “look how white Meghan’s skin colour looks” in 2018 photograph taken during visit to Ireland.
Twitter users were quick to condemn Levin, who is a vocal critic of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.
Christopher Bouzy, founder of data analysis firm Bot Sentinel, told Newsweek: “Angela Levin’s comments were racist and reprehensible, and her constant attacks aimed at the duchess helps to add fuel to the onslaught of abuse from online trolls.”
Credit: The Mega Agency Exact date Meghan and Harry’s £88m Netflix documentary will be released
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s highly anticipated docuseries will be available to watch in just a matter of weeks.
The Netflix show, which gives an insight into the couples “love story”, will air on December 8, 2022, according to .
It also reported sources said the show was set to be called “Chapters”, but the couple are believed to have changed their mind.
The new title has not yet been made public.
Read the full story here.
Where to find Meghan Markle’s podcast
Meghan Markle has ventured into the popular world of podcasting as she hosts Archetypes – her very own show.
Listeners can find Archetypes exclusively on Spotify for free.
Meghan’s latest episode was released yesterday.
Will you be tuning in?
Royal Family relieved Harry and Meghan not coming home for Christmas
Royal biographer Angela Levin believes the Royal family will want to have a positive first Christmas without the Queen, and Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s presence might “dampen” that.
Speaking with the Sun, Levin said: “Harry and Meghan aren’t coming, which I think will be a huge relief for the rest of the family.
“The family will want to make it a very positive day after the Queen’s death and I think the Sussexes’ presence would most certainly dampen that.”
King Charles’ rude comment about reporter to Princes Harry and William exposed
During an interview in 2005, then-Prince Charles seemingly forgot his microphone was still on during interview with BBC royal correspondent Nicholas Witchell.
When asked by Witchell how he felt about his upcoming nuptials to Camilla, Charles’ tongue-in-cheek response was “I’m very glad you heard of it anyway,” and his face could be seen pulling an irritated grin.
The future king was then heard saying to Princes William and Harry, through gritted teeth: “Bloody people. I can’t bear that man. He’s so awful. He really is.”
In 2014, when speaking about the incident, Mr Witchell said: “There has never been an apology, and why should there be? He was probably quite right. You know, awful man.”
He added: “You could take the view it was the best thing that happened to me, because it showed that it is our job as BBC journalists to report fairly and accurately, but not to seek approval. We’re not there to be liked.”
Prince Harry & Meghan Markle convinced they were being sidelined over Queen’s Christmas speech photo omission
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were furious a photo of themselves and baby Archie was not visible during the Queen’s speech in 2019, according to the biography Finding Freedom.
Finding Freedom authors Omid Scobie and Carolyn Durand said Harry and Meghan felt they “had long been sidelined by the institution and were not a fundamental part of its future.”
They wrote: “One didn’t have to look further than the family photos displayed during the Queen’s Speech on Christmas Day.
“In the Green Drawing Room at Buckingham Palace, where the Queen delivered her address, viewers glimpsed photos of the Cambridges and their children, Charles and Camilla, Prince Philip, and a black-and-white image of George VI.
“Noticeably absent was a photo of Harry, Meghan, and their new baby, Archie.”
Credit: The Mega Agency Prince Harry & Meghan Markle in difficult position over award
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle due to receive Ripple of Hope award on December 6 for their stand against “structural racism” in the monarchy, at ceremony organised by the Robert F Kennedy Human Rights Foundation.
Former Royal correspondent Jennie Bond thinks Harry and Meghan face a dilemma, as accepting the award could make things worse with the Royal Family.
Speaking with GB News, Bond said: “It’s put the Sussexes in a rather difficult position, I think.
“Do they say no, we don’t want to even acknowledge that you’re offering this award? Do we go and accept it in person? Perhaps the middle way of just accepting it, but not turning up, is something.
“I think if they do go along and accept this award on a public stage, yeah, it’s going to make things even worse, the rift could be even deeper.”
Prince Harry’s ex reveals the odd reason she gave him the nickname ‘baby’
Catherine Ommanney said she dated the Prince when she was 34 and he was just 21.
Catherine, now 51, told The Sun on Sunday they acted like teenagers and kissed passionately during dates.
She says she affectionately nicknamed him “baby” because he had a habit of sucking on lollipops.
Meghan Markle felt Royal Family ‘needed her more than she needed it’ according to royal author
In her book The Palace Papers, royal author Tina Brown said Meghan Markle felt “the monarchy likely needed her more than she needed them”.
Brown said Meghan came to this startling conclusion after her and Prince Harry’s royal tour of Australia in 2018.
“That was something that puzzled the royal household tremendously. Their tour of Australia was a wild success, more successful than Kate and William’s, in terms of crowds and the adulation,” Brown said.
“[Meghan] wanted to be able to talk about the causes that she cared about, as opposed to being a representative figure in the monarchy,” the author added.
The Crown’s young Prince William is the spitting image of royal as he is spotted for the first time
Ed McVey, a 21-year-old theatre actor, has been spotted on set for the first time as he takes on the role of Prince William in the next series of the Crown.
The next series, expected to be released next year, will include Princess Diana’s tragic death.
In the previous seasons, the real-life son of actor Dominic West, who is playing Prince Charles in The Crown, played Prince William.
Born in 2004 Senan West was picked after a nationwide search for a suitable youngster to play the royal.
Now, Ed McVey will take on the key role, as the hit Netflix show looks to focus on a new generation of royals.
Prince Harry’s ex reveals the odd reason she gave him the nickname ‘baby’
Catherine Ommanney said she dated the Prince when she was 34 and he was just 21.
Catherine, now 51, told The Sun on Sunday they acted like teenagers and kissed passionately during dates.
She says she affectionately nicknamed him “baby” because he had a habit of sucking on lollipops.
The Crown’s young Prince William is the spitting image of royal as he is spotted for the first time
Ed McVey, a 21-year-old theatre actor, has been spotted on set for the first time as he takes on the role of Prince William in the next series of the Crown.
The next series, expected to be released next year, will include Princess Diana’s tragic death.
In the previous seasons, the real-life son of actor Dominic West, who is playing Prince Charles in The Crown, played Prince William.
Born in 2004 Senan West was picked after a nationwide search for a suitable youngster to play the royal.
Now, Ed McVey will take on the key role, as the hit Netflix show looks to focus on a new generation of royals.
Exact date Meghan and Harry’s £88m Netflix documentary will be released
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s highly anticipated docuseries will be available to watch in just a matter of weeks.
The Netflix show, which gives an insight into the couple’s “love story”, will air on December 8, 2022, according to .
Sources have said the show was set to be called “Chapters”, but the couple is believed to have changed their mind.
The new title has not yet been made public.
Read the full story here.