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Daily Mirror
3 days ago
- Business
- Daily Mirror
Prince Harry to be 'even angrier in new royal row' if latest move goes wrong
With Meghan Markle pressing ahead with her As Ever lifestyle brand, reports have suggested Prince Harry could soon follow in her footsteps with his own commercial brand - but one expert has given him a warning Prince Harry could spark a brand new royal row with his potential new career move, according to an expert. While wife Meghan has basked in the limelight by pressing ahead with the launch of her As Ever business, the same can't be said for her husband, who appears to have taken a back seat after the couple seems to have decided to pursue different career paths. However, reports have suggested that all that could be set to change as he attempts to find a 'new purpose'. It is reported that Harry could be launching his own commercial venture in the next few months, while also concentrating on his Invictus Games Foundation. There are no details so far on what the venture could be, which will be one of the first tasks for the Sussex's newly formed team of advisors. But former BBC royal correspondent Jennie Bond has said that if Harry wants to follow a money-making route, it could prove very tricky. She told the Mirror: "Personally, I think this commercial route opens him up to all sorts of accusations of trading on his royal status which would make him an even angrier young man than at present. I think Harry is still trying to figure out where he goes from here. By normal standards, he's a very rich man, but life in Montecito doesn't come cheap, especially with all the security costs he deems necessary. "So is he content for his wife to be the breadwinner while he concentrates on the children and charity work? There's nothing wrong with that but he might feel he needs to pursue commercial ventures too." Prince Harry's recent appearances have seen him promote his charitable and non-profit causes. Earlier this month, he appeared at an event in Las Vegas to promote the Diana Award. While earlier this week, he unexpectedly turned up at a travel conference in Shanghai and gave a speech on sustainable travel in his role as co-founder of Travalyst. And Jennie added: "There's nothing wrong with being a stay-at-home dad and using his influence to help charities around the world. He's brilliant at interacting with people and at just being Harry. He should perhaps stick to what he's born to, trained for and truly good at." Harry's trip to China marked his first visit to the country and came on the same day his estranged father King Charles landed in Canada for a historic visit. But Jennie explained: "Fortunately it seems not to have overshadowed Charles and Camilla's trip to Canada. In fact, it seems to have made very little news at all. If the idea was to garner as much publicity for the cause as possible, it would seem to have fallen rather short. "There was no advance information about it and not much of a splash when he was there. But he is clearly employed by Travalyst to make keynote speeches like this, and I'm sure he made a good job of it. The timing of the conference would have been coincidental to the King's trip to Canada, certainly not deliberate. "However, the irony of flying across the world to promote sustainable, environmentally friendly travel is hard to ignore. Surely a video speech would have been more ethical? "The same criticism could be lobbed at William flying around the world to host the Earthshot Awards but sometimes it just raises the profile in a way nothing else could. I'm not sure that Harry's presence did the same."
New York Post
26-05-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Horror icon Elvira claps back at Meghan Markle over hair dig: ‘Hey princess, if you ever need beauty advice'
Meghan Markle should be very afraid. The Duchess of Sussex, 43, got called out by Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, for saying she looked like the horror icon when she used hair dye during the COVID-19 pandemic. Elvira, whose real name is Cassandra Peterson, shared an Instagram with a screenshot of an Us Weekly article about Markle's comment over the weekend, and included a dig at the 'Suits' alum. 9 Elvira at Knott's Berry Farm in California on October 11, 2015. Getty Images 9 Meghan Markle at the Invictus Games in the Netherlands in 2022. Getty Images for the Invictus Games Foundation 'Hey princess, if you ever need beauty advice from a queen just let me know 😏,' Peterson, 73, wrote. Critics reacted to the new celebrity feud in the comments section of the post. 9 Elvira calls out Meghan Markle on Instagram. 'Elvira… will alway be a lot more BEAUTIFUL then Megan could ever wish she could be,' one fan wrote. 'Elvira is the queen of cool✨️ Markle is as interesting as potato flake,' another person said. 'She could never be Elvira,' a different comment read. Someone else wrote, 'What on Earth did Elvira do to her? Rude.' 9 Cassandra Peterson/Elvira at New York Comic Con 2022. Getty Images for ReedPop The Post has reached out to Markle's reps for comment. On the April 22 episode of her 'Confessions of a Female Founder' podcast, Markle compared herself to Peterson while recalling the time she experimented with boxed hair dye during the 2020 lockdown. 9 Meghan Markle at the 2024 Children's Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) Gala. Getty Images 'So, my family had just moved to California. We were staying in our friend's home. And because it was the pandemic, I kept ordering boxed hair dye,' she recalled. 'And I thought, 'I'm gonna look just like she does on the box.'' 'And instead,' Markle added, 'it was this very inky, almost Elvira-esque black hair.' 9 Elvira performs at the Viva Las Vegas Rockabilly Weekend's Burlesque Showcase in Las Vegas in 2018. Getty Images Markle explained to her guest, Highbrow Hippie founder Kadi Lee, who opened a salon in Los Angeles when the pandemic happened, that she immediately reached out to their stylist, Sage Normant, for help. 'I had texted Serge, and he said you need to see Kadi, and you came over,' Markle recalled. Lee said that arriving at Markle's home while wearing masks for protection is 'so vivid' in her mind. She also remembered getting 'a big bear hug' from Markle and Prince Harry. 9 Prince Harry and Meghan Markle at Global Citizen Live in New York in 2021. Getty Images for Global Citizen Markle isn't the first star to face Peterson's wrath. Last year, Peterson said at an event that one of her worst celebrity encounters was with Ariana Grade. Peterson claimed the 'Wicked' star, 31, once brought a large group to one of Peterson's performances but refused to take a picture with her. 9 Ariana Grande at CinemaCon 2025. Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP 9 Elvira poses for a photo at the 56th International Cannes Film Festival in 2003. Getty Images 'I say to her, 'Can we take a photo together?' She goes, 'Nah, I don't really do that,'' Peterson shared. Grande later apologized for the incident in an Instagram comment, claiming she had an anxiety attack at the show and left before the rest of her family.
Edinburgh Live
25-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Edinburgh Live
Prince Harry's 'unfortunate' nickname that he gave himself as he's compared to Meghan Markle
Our community members are treated to special offers, promotions and adverts from us and our partners. You can check out at any time. More info Prince Harry, who ironically dubbed himself the 'spare' in his 2023 memoir, is now reportedly facing mockery with the same moniker. Despite focusing on his Invictus Games Foundation and exploring "commercial ideas of his own," a Daily Mail source revealed that he's been mockingly referred to as the 'spare' to Meghan's projects. To bolster both the Duchess of Sussex's initiatives and Prince Harry's efforts, the couple have put together a "royal-style" entourage of seasoned professionals. This move is seen as an attempt to mitigate the negative media coverage that has plagued the Sussexes, particularly Meghan, whose ventures have been criticised as "unrelatable" and "out of touch." The newly formed Team Sussex faces the task of promoting Prince Harry's business pursuits as he seeks a "new purpose" after his contentious exit from the African charity Sentebale. (Image: undefined via Getty Images) Prince Harry has expressed his desire for family reconciliation and his love for returning to the UK, but cited security concerns as a barrier. He told the BBC that despite his wish to reconcile, the King won't communicate with him due to "won't speak to me because of this security stuff." A legal expert has commented on Prince Harry's recent court challenge, highlighting that the prince "felt badly treated by the system," while the Duke himself labelled his court defeat as a "good old fashioned establishment stitch up." Buckingham Palace, in an unusual step, issued a forthright statement: "All of these issues have been examined repeatedly and meticulously by the courts, with the same conclusion reached on each occasion." (Image: undefined via Getty Images) The Sussexes' new 11-member team, led by seasoned communications strategist Meredith Kendall Maines, aims to sway public opinion back towards the couple and facilitate a more amicable relationship between Prince Harry and the Royal Family. However, Royal commentator Tom Bower sharply criticised the Sussexes' latest appointments during his conversation with GB News. He said: "Undoubtedly, the Sussexes would like to rule over a 'royal court' from their Montecito mansion," he remarked. "Competing with Buckingham Palace and Kensington Palace would delight Meghan. "But what the Sussexes have assembled is not a 'royal court'." He continued: "Rather, it's a hugely expensive group of bureaucrats signalling the Sussexes' final, desperate bid to save their brand."
Newsweek
18-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Newsweek
Prince Harry is Struggling to Move On
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. Prince Harry's recent acknowledgement that King Charles III no longer speaks to him comes after five years in which he has not fully escaped the royal life he left behind. The Duke of Sussex took a swipe at his father on May 2 after losing a lawsuit aimed at getting his police bodyguards re-instated on trips to Britain. The BBC interview came after two years in which Harry and Meghan Markle had managed to mostly shelve their negative feelings about their royal exit in order to detoxify their reputations and focus on the future. Strikingly though, that two-year period has seen Meghan re-invent herself with a series of new projects, while Harry's biggest moments have all had their roots in the royal career he left behind in Britain. Prince Harry is greeted by Pikemen and Musketeers as he arrives for an Invictus Games Foundation 10th anniversary event at the Honourable Artillery Company, in London, England, on May 7, 2024. Prince Harry is greeted by Pikemen and Musketeers as he arrives for an Invictus Games Foundation 10th anniversary event at the Honourable Artillery Company, in London, England, on May 7, The Invictus Games Foundation Prince Harry's Swipe At King Charles Harry told the BBC he wanted reconciliation but also accused his father of blocking his quest to get his police team back, and raised the emotional stakes by arguing that Meghan, Prince Archie and Prince Lilibet cannot travel to the U.K. without them. "I don't know how much longer my father has, he won't speak to me because of this security stuff. But it would be nice to reconcile," he said. "There is a lot of control and ability in my father's hands. Ultimately this whole thing could be resolved through him. Not necessarily by intervening but by stepping aside, allowing the experts to do what is necessary." At one point, such criticism by Harry of his family were a semi-regular occurrence, but the prince's broadsides largely stopped after the release of his book, Spare. That may well owe in part at least to polling that showed a collapse of the couple's popularity among Americans. Either way, the strategic pivot was signaled in February 2023 when their spokesperson at the time, Ashley Hansen, confirmed the departure of staff members involved in "those vital 'look back' projects, as they [Harry and Meghan] now look forward." And Meghan has looked forward, with As Ever, an online shop selling lifestyle products, With Love, Meghan, a Netflix cooking show that is heading for its second season, and Confessions of a Female Founder, her second podcast. Prince Harry's Biggest Projects Yet, Harry's biggest moments during those two years have all been tied to his past life as a working royal. The lawsuits over his police security were a literal attempt to force the British government to restore the level of protection he had as a working royal on visits to the U.K. And his swipe at Charles when he lost the case echoed the narrative from his "look back" Oprah Winfrey interview in which he said: "My family literally cut me off financially, and I had to afford security for us." Despite losing two lawsuits and an appeal, he is still vowing to fight on by lobbying British Home Secretary Yvette Cooper directly. In summer 2023, Harry made global headlines by becoming the first royal family member to testify as the claimant in a lawsuit. And it triggered a high for Harry when he won against Mirror Group Newspapers, though the damages awarded to him were not huge at £140,000 (about $185,000). The case revolved around the conduct of tabloid journalists decades ago, with some allegations dating to the Princess Diana era and much of his evidence relating to a past relationship with ex-girlfriend Chelsy Davy. The same could be said of another lawsuit against Rupert Murdoch's media empire, which Harry settled out of court in January, reportedly for a sum in the millions. Even the Invictus Games, his most successful project, was launched more than 10 years ago during his time as a working royal. Other big moments in his year include The Diana Award, where the news stories are frequently about efforts made to manage the fact that it works with Harry and Prince William, who cannot be in the same room together, even to honor the legacy of their mother. And his relationship with the WellChild Awards also dates to his time as a working royal. Prince Harry's Newer Projects Harry at one stage launched a documentary on Netflix about polo, which did not attract enough reviews to have a critics score on Rotten Tomatoes but had an audience score of 25 percent. And even polo will always be linked to the Royal Family, who are famous for playing the sport. Another new feature of the past two years was Harry and Meghan returning to international visits. Yet, again the move so closely mirrored their past royal lives that the British High Commissioner to Nigeria had to clarify to local media that "they are visiting in a private capacity, not an official one," in May 2024. The closest Harry has come to getting up and running with a completely new project has been the Archewell Foundation Parents Network, a "support network for parents whose children and families have been impacted by online, social media harm," according to the couple's website. No doubt, it is a worthwhile cause though it is yet to create the kind of show stopping moments that Sussex fans have grown accustomed to. In short, some will like Meghan's podcast, TV show and lifestyle brand and others will not, but either way she has moved on and that is something Harry appears to have found far more difficult. Jack Royston is chief royal correspondent for Newsweek, based in London. You can find him on X, formerly Twitter, at @jack_royston and read his stories on Newsweek's The Royals Facebook page. Do you have a question about Charles and Queen Camilla, Prince William and Princess Kate, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry, or their family that you would like our experienced royal correspondents to answer? Email royals@ We'd love to hear from you.
Yahoo
13-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Prince Harry in rare video with one of his children as they tuck into gifted cake from Ukraine visit
Prince Harry brought wife Meghan, Duchess of Sussex and their children a gifted cake home from Ukraine following his special visit. The 40-year-old royal - who previously spent a decade serving in the British Army and established the Invictus Games for veterans in 2014 - made a secret visit to war-torn Ukraine to meet wounded military personnel at a clinic in Lviv earlier this week. And on Saturday (12.04.25), his wife posted a rare clip of the Duke of Sussex - who has Prince Archie, five, and Princess Lilibet, three, with former actress Meghan, 43 - and one of his children serving up some of the vanilla sponge they were gifted during his visit. She captioned the post on her Instagram Stories: "A special gift 'papa brought back from Ukraine.'" In the video, the youngster passes Harry a piece of the cake, and he says: "Thank you." The prince visited the Superhumans Centre in Lviv - in the west of the country - which provides rehabilitation treatment, prosthetics, psychological help and reconstructive surgery to injured veterans and civilians. He reportedly brought along a number of representatives of his Invictus Games Foundation who have been through similar rehab experiences and met with patients and staff at the clinic as well as Ukraine's Minister of Veterans Affairs, Natalia Kalmykova. The news of the visit was only revealed after Harry had left the country. He's believed to have first been invited to visit the Superhumans Centre by the clinic's chief executive Olga Rudneva, a year ago and again at the last Invictus Games in February. Harry's trip came after his aunt Sophie, the Duchess of Edinburgh became the first member of the British royal family to step foot in Ukraine since the Russian invasion in 2022 by making an unannounced visit to Kyiv last year. His brother William, Prince of Wales met with Ukrainian refugees in Estonia during a two-day visit there last month while his father King Charles hosted the Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelensky at the Royal Family's Sandringham estate in Norfolk in March.
