MEGHAN Markle and Prince Harry were pictured on a secret night out with Princess Eugenie and her husband Jack in LA last weekend.
The photos have got royal fans going crazy as it is is a rare occasion for the couple to be pictured with other royals since leaving the royal family.
Prince Harry has always had a close bond with Princess Eugenie and was recently spotted attending the Super Bowl alongside her.
In the photos of the foursome having dinner, published by TMZ, the group are dining out in Santa Barbara and Meghan can be seen throwing her head back in laughter.
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- Louis Allwood
Meg & Harry to be ‘part of’ slimmed-down monarchy
A royal commentator has claimed that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are expected to have a “part” in Prince Charles’s new plans for a slimmed-down monarchy.
Royal correspondent Christine Ross has since claimed the Prince of Wales would want his son and Meghan to be present at the Buckingham Palace balcony picture, when he becomes King.
Speaking on Us Weekly’s Royally Us, Ms Ross said: “I don’t think it’s going to be about family rifts as much as it’s going to be about the future of the monarchy.
- Louis Allwood
Queen's stinging remark to Duchess
The Queen made a stinging remark about Kate Middleton's jet-set lifestyle before she married William, a royal writer once claimed.
In her 2010 book William and Harry, royal expert Katie Nicholl wrote: "If she was not with William at Balmoral then the couple were skiing or holidaying on Mustique. Kate was there so often the press dubbed her ‘Queen of Mustique’, a title that had previously belonged to Princess Margaret.
"Britain was now in a recession and such frivolous displays of wealth were unpalatable to the Queen. While the rest of the world speculated that an engagement was on the horizon for William and Kate, the Queen believed an announcement should be postponed until Kate was settled in a career."
In the book, Katie quoted a source who said: "It is Her Majesty’s opinion that if Kate is one day going to be William’s consort, then she needs a proper job. Swanning from one five-star holiday resort to another is not the prerequisite for a young woman possibly destined to be Queen."
- Louis Allwood
Prince Charles continues royal duties
As the Queen self isolates with 'cold-like' Covid symptoms, Prince Charles has stepped up and is continuing royal duties – with a visit to Hereford Cathedral.
During his visit the Duke discussed the history of the 11th-century building with Hereford Cathedral archivist Elizabeth Semper O'Keefe and librarian Rosemary Firman.
He was seen discussing potential works within the Cathedral Nave with Glyn Morgan of the Perpetual Trust and Cathedral Architect Robert Kilgour.
Prince Charles, 73, emerged from isolation on Friday, but is the second time Charles, who is triple jabbed, tested positive for Covid after contracting the virus in March 2020.
- Louis Allwood
Queen canceled yesterday's planned engagements
THE Queen has cancelled her planned engagements yesterday as she continues to recover from Covid.
Her Majesty, 95, is still experiencing "mild cold-like symptoms" after being diagnosed on Sunday.
The Palace confirmed she had chosen to cancel her virtual engagements while she isolates at Windsor Castle.
But the Queen will continue with "light duties" such as paperwork.
It is understood further engagements planned for the coming week will be decided nearer the time.
- Louis Allwood
Jubilee holiday hack
Brits can enjoy nine consecutive days off work using just three days of annual leave – all thanks to the Queen.
Her Majesty's four-day Bank Holiday Weekend bonanza means booking a select few days in June can land you an extended summer break.
To take advantage of the royally good deal, simply request May 30, 31 and June 1 off.
This Monday to Wednesday block follows a normal weekend and runs into the Queen's four-day Platinum Jubilee celebration.
It means those lucky enough to secure the time off will be out of the office from Saturday, May 28, until Monday, June 6.
Of course this only works for traditional Monday to Friday staff not contracted to work on Bank Holidays.https://imasdk.googleapis.com/js/core/bridge3.501.0_en.html#goog_667056203
But for those eligible, it's certainly worth a shot – but be quick as it's less than 100 days away.
- Louis Allwood
Queen’s charity website promotes Harry’s firm
A leading Commonwealth charity which has the Queen as its patron is promoting the online coaching business that employs Prince Harry as its chief impact officer.
The coaching, by BetterUp, is described as “truly phenomenal” in testimony by one user on the website of the Queen’s Commonwealth Trust (QCT). Prince Harry was previously president of the trust.
One branding expert said the endorsement was valuable publicity for the startup, which is now valued at $4.7bn (£3.5bn) and is described as “the largest mental health and coaching company in the world”.
- Louis Allwood
Meghan had 'disastrous' secret night out with Eugenie
We've all had a night out that was set to be a great one that didn't quite go to plan…
After four months of dating in relative secret, the press crashed a night out the royal couple were having with Harry's cousin, Eugenie.
In November 2016, it was leaked that the American actress and everyone's favourite royal bad boy were dating.
Despite using Halloween to their advantage so they could enjoy themselves in disguise, Prince Harry received a call telling them they'd been outed.
He was told that the press knew of their relationship and it would be announced the following day.
Meghan Markle recalled the day and the call that changed their lives forever.
- Louis Allwood
William left red faced after a surprise from Diana
Prince William recalled how he was left red-faced as a teenager when Diana gathered his favourite supermodels to say hello to him.
The duke was wracked with embarrassment, because he had pictures of Naomi Campbell, Cindy Crawford and Christy Turlington on his wall.
Speaking on the ITV documentary Diana, Our Mother in 2017 he said: “She organised, when I came home from school to have Cindy Crawford, Christy Turlington and Naomi Campbell waiting at the top of the stairs.
“I was probably a 12 or 13-year-old boy who had posters of them on his wall.
“And I went bright red and didn’t quite know what to say and sort of fumbled. I think I pretty much fell down the stairs on the way up. I was utterly sort of awestruck.
“But that was a very funny memory that’s lived with me forever about her loving and embarrassing and being, sort of, the joker.”
- Louis Allwood
Meghan Markle's Oprah interview dress goes on display
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's interview with Oprah created shock waves through the country when it landed on our screens.
Now a version of the black and white silk dress which was worn by the Duchess during the interview is now on display in Bath's Fashion Museum.
The dress is featured within their 2021 'Dress of the Year' section.
Visitors to the Fashion Museum are able to view the famous dress for themselves as it is the final item in the headline exhibition 'A History of Fashion in 100 Objects'.
- Louis Allwood
Duchess of Cambridge beams in Denmark
The Duchess of Cambridge beamed as she swung a hammer at the block three times before it split in half – prompting cheers from watching kids and their teachers.
Bashful Kate laughed after the wood failed to chop on her second go, exclaiming: "Oh no, three times!"
Other footage from the royal's visit to Stenurten kindergarten in Ballerup showed the duchess running through the forest while holding hands with an ecstatic youngster.
The tot – wearing a pink, fur-hooded onesie – grinned as she skipped along with her very important visitor.
Kate was also seen high-fiving the bundled-up youngsters, and joining them around a camp fire.
The Duchess of Cambridge is on a whistle stop fact-finding trip to learn how Denmark has become a world leader in early childhood development.
- Milica Cosic
Harry's cousin stars in milk advert
Peter Phillips, often referred to as "the Queen's favourite grandchild", has starred in a milk advert for Chinese television stations. He appears on the 30-second television advert with the caption "British Royal Family member Peter Phillips".
The unedifying scenes show Harry's first cousin, Peter — now 15th in line to the throne — in dinner jacket and bow tie staring out of the window of a palatial house as a state carriage draws up.
It suggests he is watching the arrival of the monarch at a royal palace. The ad is spliced with images of a country pile, thought to be Longleat House in Wiltshire, and a replica of a royal carriage.
Dad-of-two Peter, 42, tells viewers: "As children, we used to spend a lot of time down at the dairy.
"There was a herd of Jersey cattle at Windsor and we were brought up on it [the milk]. And it was always much fuller of flavour, much creamier than other milks we had growing up."
It is not known if he was paid for his appearance, but he could command a fee in the tens of thousands. The ad has raised questions about royals for rent and how members of the wider family should earn a crust without tarnishing the Windsor brand.
Peter's toe-curling promo is a stark warning to Harry and Meghan of the perils of swapping a royal life for the commercial world.
And, after all, now that Meghan and Harry are independent of the Royal Family there is nothing to stop them indulging in similar commercial deals.
- Milica Cosic
Margot Robbie to invite Harry for dinner
Margot Robbie has revealed she backs pal Prince Harry's decision to step back from royal duties — and plans to invite him and Meghan to dinner in Los Angeles.
The Hollywood A-lister, who met Harry four years ago, said the couple "have their reasons" for walking away from HRH titles and starting a life in Canada, saying: "It something that is taken lightly."
Margot, 29, has said that she and her director husband cannot wait to catch with the royal couple in person, saying: "I have known Prince Harry for a while and he is a great guy.
"I know as much as anybody a big decision it is to move halfway across the world.
"I still miss London a lot had my reasons for moving they have their reasons for the decision.
'You can't prankcall royalty.
"It isn't something taken lightly. If they are going spend more time in LA, would love to have dinner with them."
- Milica Cosic
Meghan & Harry enjoy dinner with Eugenie
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were seen sharing a meal with Princess Eugenie and her husband Jack Brooksbank in Santa Barbara over the weekend, as TMZ shared snaps of the royal couples.
They were pictured dining inside a covered and heated outdoor patio in the local area, as they looked to be in high spirits and all were pictured laughing.
Meghan Markle wore an oversized white pantsuit, while Eugenie donned a stunning black sequin jumpsuit.
- Milica Cosic
Larry David snaps up home next to Meg & Harry
Comedian Larry David, 74, snapped up a $5.7million four-bedroom, four and half bath Montecito home, just blocks away from Meghan and Harry's turf in Montecito.
The 2,858 square-foot Normandy-style home boasts an open beam ceiling, cozy fireplace, formal dining room, charming kitchen with a butler's pantry, with a patio and spacious garden with citrus trees.
David now joins several A-listers in the affluent community where homeowners include Oprah Winfrey, Ellen DeGeneres, and most notably, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.
Larry David attends the basketball game between the Sacramento Kings and Los Angeles Lakers at Staples Center on November 15, 2019 in LACredit: Getty - Milica Cosic
Will King Charles find a way to remove Harry and Meghan for good?
For now, as Prince Charles and first in line to the throne, he poses little threat to to the Sussexes but perhaps that will change once he’s monarch.
It wasn’t clear who Harry and Meghan were alluding to in their interview when they spoke of racism, but were adamant it wasn’t the Queen.
Suggestions began to flood social media with Charles seeming a likely culprit.
With the likelihood of Charles having a long reign being slim, it may be that he would rather it was as smooth as possible.
If so, he may be happier with his youngest son remaining in the US.
- Milica Cosic
Will King Charles find a way to remove Harry and Meghan for good?
For now, as Prince Charles and first in line to the throne, he poses little threat to to the Sussexes but perhaps that will change once he’s monarch.
It wasn’t clear who Harry and Meghan were alluding to in their interview when they spoke of racism, but were adamant it wasn’t the Queen.
Suggestions began to flood social media with Charles seeming a likely culprit.
With the likelihood of Charles having a long reign being slim, it may be that he would rather it was as smooth as possible.
If so, he may be happier with his youngest son remaining in the US.
- Milica Cosic
Prince Harry's memoir and who's really excited about reading it
The golden era of the royal family seems to be long forgotten and though many are still fans of the Queen, do we care about Prince Harry's memoir?
The book, published by Penguin Random House, is set to be released this year.
A lot of the prince's life seems familiar to the public, but so much has happened that the Duke of Sussex wants to explain.
He and his wife, Meghan Markle, a successful actress in her own right, left the UK for the US in a bid to gain privacy from the press.
According to YouGov, though a quarter (25%) of Americans would be interested in reading the memoir compared to only 14% of Britons.
- Milica Cosic
Prince Harry is lucky to have a cousin like Eugenie
Harry and Meghan began their relationship in 2016 in secret with only a select few that knew, including Princess Eugenie, Harry's first cousin.
Princess Eugenie, who appears relatively normal despite her father suffering from the inability to sweat, has been with the Sussexes since day one and remains close.
Princess Eugenie was with her cousin and his then girlfriend, Meghan Markle, along with her now-husband, Jack Brooksbank, on Halloween 2016 when Harry was told his secret was out.
Now, the cottage that remains the official UK residence for Harry and Meghan in the UK is where Eugenie lives with her family.
Princess Eugenie is the youngest daughter of Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson. She gave birth last year to a son, August.
- Milica Cosic
How Harry tried to keep his legal fight a secret
The Mail on Sunday revealed that Prince Harry tried to keep the details of his legal battle a secret from the public, in which he tried to reinstate his police protection.
High Court documents show he fought for a far-reaching confidentiality order on the documents and witness statements surrounding his case against the Government.
However, the Home Office argued for transparency, saying “there must be a sufficiently good reason, in the wider public interest, to justify the departure from open justice that such an order involves”.
Both sides agreed that some papers would be made public, with the Home Office agreeing to carry out a ‘confidentiality exercise’ to determine what would be kept secret.
The revelations of this are a crushing blow to Harry as he has always implied he had always been willing to foot the bill.
Following this, royal author David McClure, tweeted: “Once more confusion about the accuracy of messages coming out of the Sussex camp. First Harry offers to pay, then when he visits the UK, he does not.”
- Milica Cosic
Despite the royal family historically remaining seemingly neutral politically, Meghan does not shy away from important matters
Before her relationship with Prince Harry, Meghan Markle appeared to favour the US Democratic party to the Republican party.
In favour of paid family leave and in opposition of the Gulf War, Meghan appears to have compassion for the many rather than the few.
Harry and Meghan have been vocal about their mistreatment at the hands of the royal family institution and what that has meant for their family.
In their bid to create a new start for their family, Harry and Meghan appear to be doing more to help the masses suggesting their political alliances many not lay with those currently in charge.
- Milica Cosic
Meghan and Harry might be in the US most of the time, but they aren't ready to leave the UK behind
Harry may have vocalised his frustrations with the UK in his and Meghan's interview with Oprah, but he'll always be Prince Harry to us.
Harry and Meghan famously spoke of the racism and lack of care they'd received from the institution that is the Royal Family.
Meghan made clear that it affected her health and was unable to show she was hurting. Harry remained protective of his wife and family, so they left for the US.
But, they renewed their lease on Frogmore Cottage. While they're in the US they've been letting Eugenie and her family live there.
Does the renewal of their official UK residence mean they intend to return?
- Milica Cosic
Six years later Meghan and Harry are still going strong
In 2016, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry were introduced by friends and haven’t looked back since
Despite pressure from the press on both sides of the Atlantic, Meghan and Harry appear to be going strong.
Last year, Meghan gave birth to the couple’s second child, Lilibet Diana, named after he husband’s grandmother and mother respectively.
Their relationship was leaked to, and subsequently announced by, the press in November 2016, forcing them to take it public after months of secrecy.
The Mountbatten-Windsors live in the US, but renewed the lease on Frogmore Cottage, their UK residence in which Princess Eugenie, first cousin to the famous prince, lives with her husband and child.
- Milica Cosic
Fans have urged Prince Charles to protect Harry
Sussex fans have urged Prince Charles to protect his son as the row over Prince Harry's UK security continues. The Duke of Sussex is making a claim against a Home Office decision that ruled he was not allowed to pay for police protection for himself.
Taking to Twitter, Sussex fan defended Harry, with a lot of fans takingswipe at Prince Charles.
One user wrote: "His father is about to be king. Protect him."
Another said: wrote: "Imagine if Charles, just this once, showed support for his son and his two small grandchildren. A little letter of support from him can make the difference. I could never be that kind of parent… God forbid."
In a statement released late Saturday evening, Prince Harry's legal spokesperson wrote: “The UK will always be Prince Harry's home and a country he wants his wife and children to be safe in… With the lack of police protection comes too great a personal risk.”
- Milica Cosic
Andrew ‘could make his own Megxit-style move’
A royal expert has claimed that Prince Andrew could make his own Megxit-style move to USA and model himself on Harry. Expert Ingrid Seward explains:
Since the duke was stripped of his royal titles and patronages, he has likened his own situation to that of his nephew Prince Harry.
It is possible Andrew could even attempt to reinvent himself as a supporter of abused women and appear on TV chat shows in the States.
Like Harry, in order to do this, he would probably need to move to America.
He certainly wouldn’t take such a leap until things have settled down with the FBI’s investigations into Epstein.
He’s also unlikely to move while his beloved mother is still on the throne.
Read more here.
- Milica Cosic
Meghan lacked Kate's grasp on royal 'heritage'
According to a branding expert, Meghan Markle's lack of appreciation for the British monarchy was a key reason she failed to adjust to Royal Family life.
Professor Cele Otnes, a professor of marketing specialising in how the Royal Family brands itself, told Express.co.uk: “The UK is an extremely significant society.
“And I don't think Meghan cared about that, not being British.
“Think about the difference between Kate being British, and how she must understand that heritage.”
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