Royal news - live: Harry and Meghan Markle ‘reach out’ to Kate Middleton as ‘homesick’ prince eyes UK home
The Princess of Wales hopes to attend more events this summer
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Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have reportedly “reached out” to the Princess of Wales amid her ongoing cancer battle.
According to an insider, the Sussexes want to let bygones be bygones and repair their frosty relationship with the royal family.
“All they can do is continue to reach out and offer olive branches,” a source told Closer magazine.
“Despite all their bad blood, [Meghan’s] heart does go out to Kate – she can only imagine how hard this situation must be for her.”
The revelation comes amid claims that the Duke of Sussex is reportedly “homesick” and searching for a new residence in the UK.
Harry last visited the UK alone in May on a visit that saw him celebrate the 10th anniversary of his Invictus Games.
He stayed in a London hotel on the visit after he and Meghan Markle officially vacated their UK residence, Frogmore Cottage, last June.
Royal expert Kinsey Schofield told Fox News Digitial: “I hear that Harry is both content with his new lifestyle and homesick.”
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Harry and Meghan advised to stop cashing in on royal links
Following claims that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have reached out to the Princess of Wales, a royal expert has claimed that they need to stop cashing in on their royal links to achieve a reconciliation.
The claim comes following Prince Harry’s explosive 2023 memoir Spare and the couple’s Netflix series Harry & Meghan, both of which detailed their lives in the family.
“Members from the Royal Family have told Harry, if he wants a relationship with the rest of the family, then first and foremost, he has got to stop talking about them,” the royal correspondent Russell Myers told Sky News Australia.
“They can’t go about making money off their associations with the royal family. They’re going to [have to] sort of realize, if they’re going to have a relationship with the rest of the Royal Family, they can’t go about trashing them.”
He added: “Hopefully, they’ll see that the royal family are very united without them, and if they do want a relationship, going forward, they need to take the steam out of their relationship and out of the things they say sometimes.”
Insiders claim Meghan Markle did not ‘snub’ Kate Middleton
Claims that Meghan Markle deliberately snubbed Kate Middleton amid her return to public life have been shut down by insiders.
They spoke out after commentators noticed that Prince Harry’s close friend, Nacho Figueras, shared pictures of her latest American Riviera Orchard products on Instagram the same day Kate announced her return.
This included a picture of a limited edition raspberry jam, which appeared to be one of only two made.
The insiders told The Daily Beast: “Meghan did not order up the post from Figueras, and in fact had no input over when or if he would post.
“Of course, ceding exact control over context and timings is an inherent risk in a user-led social media campaign, especially when your cheerleaders are powerful celebrities in their own right who might not react well to having their posts micromanaged.”
Prince Harry’s ‘unforgivable’ words about Camilla
A royal expert has claimed that King Charles believes Prince Harry’s memoir’s portrayal of Queen Camilla was “unforgivable”.
This comes after the Monarch failed to meet his youngest son on his recent trip to the UK, meaning that they have not seen each other since he announced his cancer diagnosis in February.
Christopher Andersen, a royal author, told Fox News Digital: “I think people have to realize that the one thing that Charles finds unforgivable is criticism of Camilla.
“There’s no criticism of Camilla. And unfortunately for Harry… Harry said some pretty devastating things about her [in Spare]. He made it clear that he felt she was… the villain in the piece.
“I think that still bothers the king, and I don’t know that it will be easy for him to [forgive]. I don’t think they’ll ever forgive Harry for that.”
Harry and Meghan hope Kate’s return will ‘take the heat off them'
A royal insider has claimed that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are hoping that Kate Middleton’s return will “take the heat off them”.
This comes amid reports that their relationship with their family has grown increasingly frosty.
The insider claims that the pair tried to reach out to the Princess of Wales amid her ongoing battle with cancer.
“They’ve jointly reached out to send well wishes, but they’re still not really in a place with Kate to warrant much of a response,” the insider told Closer magazine.
“When Kate gets back into action, their hope is that it might take some of the heat off them and possibly trigger a truce with her and William, and with the King, too.”
Meghan Markle ‘ordered’ Prince Harry to confront David Beckham
Meghan Markle allegedly “ordered” Prince Harry to confront David Beckham after concluding that information about her had been leaked to the press.
The revelation was made by Tom Bower in his explosive new biography of the Beckhams, House of Beckham, where he also claimed that Meghan “put on airs” around Victoria.
“Only after The Sun reported how Victoria had given Meghan make-up advice did the relationship between the two ambitious women crash,” Bower explained.
“Sensitive to the media’s probing into her unusual past, Meghan was outraged by The Sun’s report. This was the latest of a series of nasty revelations by London’s newspapers.
“Harry was ordered to complain to David Beckham.”
Victoria proceeded to deny that any information had been leaked by her and blamed a beautician, but the biographer claims “the culprit was probably a boastful publicist”.
Queen Camilla all smiles at the races
Queen Camilla appeared to be in her element on the second day of Royal Ascot.
She was pictured smiling as she held a programme about the event she and King Charles have several horses running in.
The Queen was accompanied by the Monarch yesterday, with their arrival heralding the start of the five days of races.
Prince William and Queen Camilla put on united display at Ascot
Prince William and Queen Camilla put on a united display by arriving at the second day of Royal Ascot together in a carriage.
Neither of them were joined by their respective partners, King Charles and the Princess of Wales, as they battle undisclosed forms of cancer.
Queen Camilla’s second day at Royal Ascot
Queen Camilla has visited Royal Ascot for a second day and has been joined by a number of well-known faces.
These include Prince Willliam and Kate Middleton’s parents, Carole and Michael Middleton, who are enjoying their first public appearance since Kate’s cancer diagnosis was announced.
The Queen and King Charles have several horses running in the event.
Neither the Princess of Wales or King Charles, who are both still battling cancer, are present at today’s event.
Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh thank anniversary well-wishers
The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh have thanked well-wishers on their silver anniversary.
The couple, who tied the knot in 1999, extended their good wishes to anyone else currently celebrating an anniversary.
Edward and Sophie wrote on the official royal family Twitter (X) account: “We are so grateful for the many kind and lovely messages we have received on our silver wedding anniversary.
“Wishing everyone who is celebrating their own anniversaries a special day too.”
We are so grateful for the many kind and lovely messages we have received on our Silver Wedding Anniversary. Wishing everyone who is celebrating their own anniversaries a special day too.
— The Royal Family (@RoyalFamily) June 19, 2024
- Edward & Sophie
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Prince William expected to attend royal ascot
Prince William will attend Royal Ascot, the official programme has revealed.
The heir to the throne will hand out the aptly named Prince of Wales’s Stake.
Ascot has already welcomed many famous faces within the royal family this year including King Charles and Queen Camilla and Kate Middleton’s parents, who arrived this afternoon.
It is not known if the Princess of Wales will appear at the five-day event as she continues her cancer battle.
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