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Daily Mail
19 hours ago
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- Daily Mail
Was this the moment Harry and Meghan realised they were no longer part of the Royal Family A-list?
It was dubbed a 'royal reunion' at the time, as Prince Harry and Meghan Markle united with the rest of the Royal Family for their first joint engagement in two years. But the Sussexes were kept apart from Prince William, Kate Middleton, Prince Charles and Camilla - and left separately. The Service of Thanksgiving for the Queen's Platinum Jubilee at St Paul's Cathedral, which took place on this day three years ago, came at a frosty time for Harry and his family. He had reportedly hardly seen his father and brother since emigrating to California with Meghan. The Duke of Sussex had accused Charles of cutting him off financially and Meghan claimed an unnamed royal made a comment about Archie's skin tone before he was born during their bombshell Oprah Winfrey interview the year prior. It was the first time Harry and Meghan had been on full public view alongside the Royal Family since they stepped down from official royal duties. Crowds cheered the pair as they arrived, with the couple smiling and waving, but both boos and cheers could be heard as they departed. And, although they would have known it had they seen their plummeting approval ratings in opinion polls, it was the first time they had to face up to the new reality that the public was turning against them. Harry was seated at the opposite side to his brother Prince William and the two did not speak at the St Paul's Cathedral service They arrived ten minutes before William and Kate and were seated to the right. When William and Kate arrived to loud cheers, they were whisked off to the left. The late Queen missed the historic event following a last-minute decision announced by Buckingham Palace after she experienced 'discomfort' during the Trooping the Colour parade the day before. The Duke of York was also absent after testing positive for Covid. Indicative of their new more minor position within the Royal Family, the Sussexes were seated in the second row, behind the Wessex family and the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, with Harry next to Princess Eugenie 's husband Jack Brooksbank and Meghan next to Princess Margaret 's daughter Lady Sarah Chatto. Across the aisle, Charles and Camilla had seats beside them for William and Kate and the Princess Royal and her husband, Vice Admiral Timothy Laurence. Harry was seen appearing to enjoy a joke with someone seated across the aisle. Beatrice, sitting a few seats down from him, was also grinning in the same direction. But William was not pictured smiling throughout the ceremony and did not exchange words with his brother. Harry and Meghan previously told the Queen they would keep a low profile during the Jubilee celebrations and would only take part in official engagements. She reportedly 'ordered the family to come together' with 'no dramas' to overshadow the events. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex (left) and the now Prince and Princess of Wales (right) outside St Paul's Cathedral on June 3, 2022 A source said at the time: 'It's a typically elegant solution as you would expect. The Queen wants her family there and they are still part of it. But in a carefully controlled fashion.' It was Harry and Meghan's first joint engagement with senior royals since the icy Commonwealth Service at Westminster Abbey in March 2020 - shortly before they officially stepped down as senior royals. The Daily Mail reported that the couple were upset to learn that they would not be permitted to join the Queen and other family members in the main VIP party. Instead, they were told they would have to make their own way to their seats at the front of the abbey, alongside the Earl and the Countess of Wessex, before the arrival of other senior royals. William and Kate stepped in to defuse the situation and offered to join 'emotional' Harry and Meghan as they waited in their seats for the Queen, Charles and Camilla to arrive. But not before 2,000 orders of service had been signed off and printed, which very clearly - and rather embarrassingly - placed William and Kate firmly as entering with the main royal party. And it seems that their 11th-hour olive branch did not ease the ill-feeling within the feuding family. As Kate and William arrived to take their seats, Kate appeared to blank Harry and Meghan, while the two brothers exchanged only the most awkward of hellos. Although Harry greeted his brother William with a smile, there was little interaction between them. The decision not to include the Sussexes was made by the Queen's office directly, led by her private secretary Edward Young, MailOnline reported. Prior to the Service of Thanksgiving for the Platinum Jubilee, the Queen had lunch with the Sussexes and other senior royals behind closed doors - and also met her great-granddaughter Lilibet for the first time. Harry and Meghan, who were staying at Frogmore Cottage in Windsor while visiting from California, were not allowed on the Buckingham Palace balcony during the Trooping the Colour parade, and instead watched proceedings from the Horse Guards Parade. Meanwhile, key workers, charity volunteers and members of the armed forces were invited to the Queen's Service of Thanksgiving at St Paul's in recognition of their contribution to public life. Perhaps after these two tense events it was no surprise that Meghan would stop returning to the UK. Her relations with the Firm had been strained since she started dating Harry in the summer of 2016 before they creaked further after her wedding in 2018, and then finally reached a breaking point after the so-called Megxit of 2020. The Queen's funeral in September 2022 was the last time Meghan touched UK soil with the notoriously awkward walkabout further fracturing the wounded relationship between the families. The Queen's funeral was the last time Meghan touched UK soil, with the notoriously awkward walkabout further fracturing the wounded relationship between the families Since the seating incident in June 2022, Meghan and Harry have launched the Netflix series Harry & Meghan and With Love, Meghan. Meghan's lifestyle and cooking brand, As Ever, was officially launched in April 2025. Most recently the Duke of Sussex lost a legal challenge over the levels of security he and the family are entitled to while in the UK. Harry had been seeking to overturn a decision that had downgraded his security after he stopped being a working royal and moved to the US with Meghan and their two children - Archie, six, and Lilibet, three. In his sit down interview with the BBC shortly after losing his appeal, the Duke said he wanted to reconcile with his family, while alleging his father, King Charles, was not speaking with him. He said there had been 'so many disagreements' in the family, but the 'only thing that's left' is the row over his security - which he said had 'always been the sticking point'. Hopes of a reconciliation are unlikely as Harry continues to make public jabs at the Firm, which his grandmother, the late Queen, devoted her entire life to.
Daily Mail
3 days ago
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- Daily Mail
Why the lead-up to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's wedding was labelled as a 's*** show' by royal insider
When Prince Harry and Meghan Markle emerged from St George's Chapel as husband and wife, their wedding was already being touted as a picture-perfect affair. The Royal Family looked more united than ever. Prince William was best man and Prince Charles
Daily Mail
27-05-2025
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- Daily Mail
Princess Diana's obsession with the 'paranormal' guided her choices after her marriage to Prince Charles fell apart
Astrology, tarot cards and seances are not often associated with the pragmatism and sobriety of the Royal Family. But Princess Diana - in moments of personal crisis - often turned to the spiritual realm for reassurance, cramming her diary with appointments in the late 1980s and 90s. Andrew Morton wrote in the authorised biography Diana Her True Story: 'When she first began investigating the possibilities of the spiritual world, Diana was very open, almost too open, to belief. 'She was so much at sea in her world that she clutched at any prediction, in the way that a drowning man clutches at flotsam.' But a former palace official told royal author Sally Bedell Smith that this was a 'cry for help'. Diana was first encouraged to speak with a spiritual advisor by Prince Andrew and Sarah, Duchess of York. In 1986, the couple referred Diana, tortured over her failing marriage to Prince Charles and the pressures of royal life, to astrologer Penny Thornton. 'I just wanted to see,' she told Thornton, 'if there is light at the end of the tunnel.' Diana began seeing psychic Betty Palko, naturopath Roderick Lane, celebrity psychic Sally Morgan, astrologer Debbie Frank, clairvoyant Vasso Kortesis, medium Rita Rogers and homeopathic dowser healer Jack Temple. Morton wrote that Prince Charles, who himself is known for his interest in holistic medicine and philosophy, was not supportive of Diana's many spiritual appointments. He said: 'When Charles saw her reading a book called Facing Death while she was on holiday he asked her bluntly what she was doing wasting her time reading about all those issues.' Diana became close friends with San Lorenzos restaurant owners Lorenzo and Mara Berni, who Morton wrote 'had a reputation of an Indian earth mother'. They encouraged Diana's interest in astrology, tarot cards and 'other realms of alternative metaphysics such as clairvoyance and hypnotism'. It was around this time that Diana was introduced to Debbie Frank who - as Morton wrote - 'combines general counselling and analysis concerning the present and the future as they relate to the conjunction of planets appropriate to Diana's birth time and date '. 'Born under the sign of Cancer, Diana has many qualities typical of that sign: protective, tenacious, emotionally attuned and nurturing. 'As her confidence in herself grew, Diana started to see these methods of self-analysis and forecast as tools and guides rather than as a lifeline to gab on to.' As depicted in season six of The Crown, Diana and Dodi visited psychic Rita Rogers - one of the UK's best-known mediums just weeks before they died in the fatal car crash in Paris. They were put in touch by a mutual friend in 1994, and Rogers did an initial reading over the phone before they met in person. ' You couldn't pull the wool over Diana's eyes,' she said. 'She could spot a fraud from 20 paces, and would have quickly sussed me if I hadn't been genuine.' Christopher Andersen, author of The King, said: 'Over the years Diana went through a revolving door supply of astrologers, faith healers, numerologists, tarot card readers, clairvoyants, psychics, and 'spiritual advisors. 'Most told her what she already knew: that her husband was cheating on her with his old flame.' Bodyguard Ken Wharfe agreed. 'Diana was in the thrall of all these mad psychics,' he told Tina Brown in The Diana Chronicles. Rita Rogers and Diana (pictured) were put in touch by a mutual friend in 1994, and Rogers did an initial reading over the phone before they met in person At the inquest into Diana's death it was noted that Diana's reliance on spiritual advisors offered companionship and a sense of comfort during a difficult time - but also fueled her paranoia. The inquest heard Diana was obsessed with clairvoyants - including one she dubbed 'Fergie's witchwoman', whose identity was not revealed. Mr Jephson, a former lieutenant commander in the Royal Navy, worked for Diana between 1990 and 1996. He said he was worried that she put so much faith in astrologers and soothsayers because this 'fed the paranoia that never lurked far beneath the surface'. By the time of her Panorama interview in 1995, he said, Diana 'saw plots everywhere', even claiming that someone had taken a 'pot-shot' at her with a gun in Hyde Park. 'Needless to say, I had all the accusations checked out, but the threats were, as I had known all along, all in her imagination.' The psychic bloodline of the royal family can be dated back to the days of Queen Victoria. Occult expert J.H. Brennan claimed that Queen Victoria, who reigned from 1837 to 1901, was 'fascinated by spiritualism' and would invite mediums to Buckingham Palace and hold seances In his book Whisperers: The Secret History of the Spirit World, occult expert J.H. Brennan claimed that Victoria, who reigned from 1837 to 1901, was 'fascinated by spiritualism' and would invite mediums to Buckingham Palace and hold seances. Brennan also claimed that Victoria's servant John Brown, whom she was rumoured to have a romantic relationship with, actually acted as a medium to help her channel the spirit of her beloved late husband, Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. Many other members of the Royal Family, such as the Queen Mother, the late Queen and Prince Philip have also reportedly attended seances and other investigations into the paranormal. In the documentary The King of UFOs, paranormal historian Richard Felix claimed that Queen Elizabeth II attended a seance in 1953 hoping to connect with her then-recently deceased father. The queen's mother, Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, sister, Princess Margaret, and husband, Prince Philip, were also reportedly in attendance. Last year Diana's former butler revealed that the late royal haunts his mansion in Cheshire and that the late Queen also believed in the supernatural. Paul Burrell started working in Charles and Diana's royal household in 1987 and was the Princess's personal butler until her death in 1997. He was having his home inspected by a group of ghost hunters on an episode of Celebrity Help! My House is Haunted when he made the claims. Prince Harry wrote about exploring the occult to feel connected to his late mother. In his memoir Spare he said that he once sought help from a woman who claimed to have powers to connect with his late mother. 'Your mother says that you are living the life that she couldn't live,' Harry recalled the woman telling him. 'You're living the life she wanted for you.'
CTV News
26-05-2025
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- CTV News
A timeline of King Charles's royal visits to Canada, spanning more than 50 years
Prince Charles and his wife Camilla wave as they arrive at Queen's Park as the royal couple celebrate the 60th Queen's Diamond Jubilee anniversary in Toronto on Tuesday, May 22, 2012. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette MONTREAL — This week's royal visit marks King Charles's first visit to Canada since his coronation two years ago. But the King is no stranger to the country, having visited all provinces and territories during official visits dating back more than 50 years. Here's a timeline of those visits. 1970 Charles, then Prince of Wales, lands in Canada on July 3 for his first official visit to Canada. The 21-year-old begins with a solo two-day visit of Ottawa before joining the queen and other members of his family for a 10-day trip to Manitoba and the Northwest Territories. 1975 Charles makes an 11-day visit to Canada that includes stints in Ottawa and the Northwest Territories. Shortly after the official visit, he spends more than a month in Canadian waters onboard the HMS Hermes, as a navy helicopter pilot. Prince Charles in N.W.T. in 1975 Prince Charles takes off on board a snowmobile during a visit to Pangnirtung in the Northwest Territories on April 24, 1975. He was on a six day tour of the Arctic. (CP PHOTO/Doug Ball) 1976 Charles, along with his parents and brothers, make a quick visit to the Montreal Olympics where his sister, Princess Anne, was competing in equestrian three-day eventing. 1977 This Alberta visit saw Charles don a cowboy hat to attend the Calgary stampede. He also attended a commemoration of the signing of Treaty 7 at Blackfoot Crossing. 1979 This solo April visit included stops in Victoria, Yellowknife, Winnipeg, Toronto and Ottawa. Prince Charles 1979 Ballerina Karen Kain sat by Prince Charles at the dinner dance given for him at Government House in Ottawa, April 6, 1979. (CP Photo/ Pierre Allain) 1980 This visit, described as 'semi-official,' included stops in Ottawa, Vancouver and Victoria, and included meetings held in his capacity as president of United World Colleges. 1983 This trip marked the first official visit of Charles and his wife Diana, Princess of Wales. The visit, stretching a full 18 days, included stops in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, PEI and Alberta, where they opened the World University Games in Edmonton. 1986 Charles and Diana visit in April and May for a trip to British Columbia, where they spent time in Victoria, Prince George, Kamloops and Nanaimo, and opened the Expo 86 world fair in Vancouver. Prince Charles and Diana in B.C. in 1986 Prince Charles and Diana, Princess of Wales visit Nanaimo, B.C., on May 1, 1986. (Tim Clark / THE CANADIAN PRESS) 1991 This trip marked the first official visits to Canada by Prince William and Prince Harry, who joined their parents for a weeklong trip to Ontario with stops in five cities. 1996 Charles, who was now separated from Diana, made a solo trip to Ontario, New Brunswick and Manitoba for a seven-day visit. 1998 On this visit, Charles was joined in British Columbia by his two sons, Prince William and Prince Harry, which combined official engagements in Vancouver with a private Whistler ski trip. Prince Charles 1998 Prince William (Left), Prince Charles (centre) and Prince Harry (Right) are all smiles as they pause for a photo-op on the slopes of Whistler Mountain, B.C. Thursday. (CP / Frank Gunn) 2001 This visit by the Prince of Wales included a visit to Yukon, where he met Junior Canadian Rangers and Indigenous elders. Other stops included Ottawa and several communities in Saskatchewan. 2009 The November visit marked the first official visit to Canada by Camilla, then Duchess of Cornwall. The couple visited Newfoundland and Labrador, Ontario, British Columbia and Quebec, where they were met by protesters. The visit included a stop at the Winter Olympics village in Vancouver and a backstage tour of Cirque du Soleil headquarters in Montreal. 2012 This four-day trip centred around the queen's Diamond Jubilee and saw Charles and Camilla stop in several New Brunswick communities as well and Toronto and Regina for a visit that 'highlighted service as both an enduring royal value of Her Majesty and the Royal Family as well as an intrinsic Canadian value,' according to the official itinerary. Charles and Camilla in Canada Then-Prince Charles and his wife Camilla wave as they arrive at Queen's Park as the royal couple celebrate the 60th Queen's Diamond Jubilee anniversary in Toronto on Tuesday, May 22, 2012. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette 2014 The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall toured parts of Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Manitoba. The itinerary included Victoria Day celebrations in Charlottetown, speaking with military veterans in Nova Scotia, and meeting Hudson the polar bear in Winnipeg. 2017 The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall marked the 150th anniversary of Canadian confederation with a visit that kicked off in Iqaluit, Nunavut, before taking them to Ontario's Prince Edward County and culminating with Canada Day celebrations on Parliament Hill. 2022 The most recent royal tour took place in May 2022, during which the soon-to-be-King and Queen visited St. John's, N.L; Ottawa; and Yellowknife and Dettah, N.W.T. The tour, undertaken to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II, focused on themes of Indigenous reconciliation and the environment. This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 26, 2025. Morgan Lowrie, The Canadian Press
Globe and Mail
26-05-2025
- Globe and Mail
Looking back at King Charles's royal visits to Canada
In photos The country has changed plenty since his first visit in 1970 and so has the King Temur Durrani The Globe and Mail Published 46 minutes ago Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Charles arrive at Frobisher Bay on Baffin Island during a visit to Canada in July, view this content.
