Royal news live: Prince Harry ‘fears bringing Meghan and children’ to UK after taxpayer-funded security cut

Harry ‘cannot guarantee family’s safety’

Princess Anne recalls the moment she survived a kidnapping attempt

The Duke of Sussex reportedly fears bringing his two young children Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet to the UK amid his ongoing legal concerns.

Harry, 39, is continuing to fight for taxpayer-funding security when he does visit the UK, despite no longer being a working royal.

GB News’s royal correspondent Cameron Walker said: “He doesn’t feel his family is safe when they’re in the UK because they do not have police protection officers with the Metropolitan Police with him.

“So perhaps that is the main reason why Prince Harry isn’t bringing Meghan and Archie and Lilibet over to the UK because he can’t guarantee, he would say he can’t guarantee their safety.”

It comes as Princess Anne was forced to cancel her visit to Canada tomorrow after she sustained a concussion after being kicked by a horse on her Gloucestershire estate.

The Princess Royal, 73, was due to make the trip overseas to mark the 100th anniversary of the National War Memorial in St. John’s, Newfoundland.

However, following her concussion and minor injuries, she was hospitalised in Bristol for five nights, but has since returned home.

Key Points

• Prince Harry ‘fears bringing Meghan and children’ to UK
• Princess Anne’s Canada visit cancelled
• New King Charles portrait released on Armed Forces Day
• Princess Anne discharged from hospital
• Wimbledon officials ‘hopeful’ of Kate Middleton appearance
• Harry and Meghan’s new portraits unveiled

[30 June 2024 18:30 · Holly Evans]

How to pre-order Kate Middleton’s new biography

A revelatory new biography about Kate Middleton is set to be published in the coming months. Detailing how the Princess of Wales met and fell in love with Prince William, the book is available to pre-order now.

When the new book lands on 1 August 2024, we can expect Catherine, the Princess of Wales: The Biography to shed new light on the story of Kate’s life and the events that have shaped her.

The book, written by New York Times best-selling author and veteran Royal correspondent Robert Jobson, draws on Jobson’s connections within the Royal household and conversations with sources, which have taken place both on and off the record.

Read the full article here:

[30 June 2024 16:45 · Maryam Zakir-Hussain]

‘Party-goer’ Prince Harry and ‘outsider’ Meghan Markle depicted in new Royal portraits

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have been reimagined as famous historical royals by the youngest artist ever to paint the late Queen Elizabeth.

But the abstract paintings, which depict Prince Harry as Bonnie Prince Charlie and Meghan Markle as Dame Elizabeth Grey, have received a strong reaction online.

One commentator on X, formerly Twitter, admits to having fallen to the floor laughing upon seeing the portraits, while a second likened the abstract works to the new, red portrait of King Charles.

[30 June 2024 14:34 · Maryam Zakir-Hussain]

Items owned by Princess Diana and other royals fetches £4 million at auction

An auction led by items from the collection of Diana, Princess of Wales has sold for more than £4 million at auction.

The sale featured more than 200 items from members of the royal family, but was billed as the most extensive collection of Diana’s personal belongings since she held her own charity auction in 1997 – two months before her death.

A pair of gowns which both featured in her New York auction almost three decades ago, were the bidders’ favourite.

[30 June 2024 13:32 · Maryam Zakir-Hussain]

How David Beckham got ‘revenge’ on Prince Harry for Meghan Markle snub

An explosive new biography of the Beckhams revealed how David got revenge on Prince Harry after Meghan Markle “ordered” him to snub the footballer at the Invictus Games.

Tom Bower claims in House of Beckham that David was left “perplexed” by Harry’s behaviour at the 2018 games, which celebrate the sporting achievements of wounded, sick and injured service people.

“Beckham found himself alone at the Invictus Games stadium,” Mr Bower wrote about the Sydney-based event.

[30 June 2024 13:00 · Maryam Zakir-Hussain]

Royal family’s summer retreat of Balmoral opens to the public

The King’s interior design tastes will be on display when visitors are given an extensive tour of Balmoral for the first time in its history.

Charles has thrown open the doors of his Scottish retreat to the public, allowing them a glimpse of royal family life in the Highlands.

From Monday visitors can take a guided tour of a number of rooms in the Aberdeenshire castle, where successive monarchs since Queen Victoria have been able to relax and recharge amongst local Scots who have treated them as their own.

[30 June 2024 11:59 · Maryam Zakir-Hussain]

Gwyneth Paltrow writes kind message to Kate Middleton after first public appearance in months

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Gwyneth Paltrow has shown her support for the Princess of Wales.

On Saturday, June 15, Kate Middleton attended the Trooping the Colour ceremony alongside her three children. It marked her first public appearance since she revealed her cancer diagnosis back in March.

[30 June 2024 10:49 · Maryam Zakir-Hussain]

‘Party-goer’ Prince Harry and ‘outsider’ Meghan Markle depicted in new Royal portraits

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have been reimagined as famous historical royals by the youngest artist ever to paint the late Queen Elizabeth.

But the abstract paintings, which depict Prince Harry as Bonnie Prince Charlie and Meghan Markle as Dame Elizabeth Grey, have received a strong reaction online.

One commentator on X, formerly Twitter, admits to having fallen to the floor laughing upon seeing the portraits, while a second likened the abstract works to the new, red portrait of King Charles.

[30 June 2024 07:00 · Holly Evans]

Behind-the-scenes look at Buckingham Palace’s state banquet with gold cutlery and vibrant flowers

Buckingham Palace has shared a rare behind-the-scenes look at yesterday’s state banquet, where Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako were welcomed to the UK by Prince William.

The prince escorted them to Horse Guard’s Parade where they then enjoyed a ceremonial welcome from King Charles and Queen Camilla to mark the start of their three-day visit.

The heads of state then had the opportunity to enjoy the banquet, which took place in Buckingham Palace’s Ballroom, the largest of the state ballrooms in the Palace which has been the location of such events since 1914.

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[30 June 2024 04:00 · Holly Evans]

Princess Anne’s husband thanks hospital for concussion treatment after she returns home

Princess Anne has been released from the Bristol hospital where she spent five days recovering after being kicked by a horse.

The Princess Royal, 73, was injured on a walk on her Gatcombe Park estate on Sunday evening and admitted to Southmead Hospital that night.

Buckingham Palace later announced that she had been hospitalised after suffering a concussion and minor injuries from what is believed to be a horse kick.

Read the full article here:

[30 June 2024 02:00 · Holly Evans]

‘Party-goer’ Prince Harry and ‘outsider’ Meghan Markle depicted in new Royal portraits

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have been reimagined as famous historical royals by the youngest artist ever to paint the late Queen Elizabeth.

But the abstract paintings, which depict Prince Harry as Bonnie Prince Charlie and Meghan Markle as Dame Elizabeth Grey, have received a strong reaction online.

One commentator on X, formerly Twitter, admits to having fallen to the floor laughing upon seeing the portraits, while a second likened the abstract works to the new, red portrait of King Charles.

Read the full article here: