Prince Harry reportedly fears bringing his two young children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, to the UK due to ongoing legal concerns and the lack of taxpayer-funded security. Harry, 39, is continuing his fight for police protection when he visits the UK, despite no longer being a working royal.
GB News’s royal correspondent Cameron Walker explained, “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.”
This concern comes amid other royal news, including Princess Anne’s recent health scare. The Princess Royal, 73, had to cancel her visit to Canada after sustaining a concussion from being kicked by a horse on her Gloucestershire estate. She was due to mark the 100th anniversary of the National War Memorial in St. John’s, Newfoundland. Following her concussion and minor injuries, she was hospitalized in Bristol for five nights but has since returned home.
In other royal updates, an attorney for the publisher of The Sun accused Prince Harry of destroying evidence in his lawsuit claiming the newspaper violated his privacy by unlawfully snooping on him. Attorney Anthony Hudson said at the High Court that Harry had deliberately destroyed text messages with the ghostwriter of his memoir, “Spare.” Harry’s lawyer countered that News Group Newspapers was engaging in a “classic fishing expedition” by seeking documents they should have sought much sooner for a trial scheduled in January.
Prince Harry has also opened up about dealing with his mother Princess Diana’s death, urging children not to suppress their emotions as he once did. Harry was just 12 when his mother died in a car crash in Paris. During the 20th anniversary of her death, Harry revealed in an interview that he spent nearly 20 years “not thinking” about his mother’s death and eventually sought help after two years of “total chaos.”
Meanwhile, Queen Camilla wore the King Charles III Family Order for the first time at a state banquet. The diamond-encased miniature portrait of her husband, topped with a tiny gold and enamel Tudor crown, was suspended on a pale blue silk bow on her left shoulder. This unveiling comes nearly two years after Charles acceded as monarch following the death of his mother.
In a surprising turn, King Charles and Queen Camilla were knocked off the top spot of Tatler’s social power index by the Duke and Duchess of Westminster. The index, described as “an annual report into where the real power lies in British society,” names 200 of the most important figures. Last year saw Charles and Camilla top the list following the King’s coronation, but this year they failed to make the top ten.
Prince William and his children recently attended Taylor Swift’s Eras tour in London. Travis Kelce, Swift’s boyfriend, noted that Princess Charlotte was a “superstar” backstage. The Prince of Wales celebrated his 42nd birthday at the concert alongside Prince George, 10, Princess Charlotte, nine, and Prince Louis, six.
A new biography about Kate Middleton is set to be published, detailing how the Princess of Wales met and fell in love with Prince William. The book, written by New York Times best-selling author and veteran Royal correspondent Robert Jobson, is available for pre-order and promises to shed new light on Kate’s life and the events that have shaped her.
In a more artistic vein, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have been reimagined as famous historical royals by the youngest artist ever to paint the late Queen Elizabeth. The abstract paintings depict Prince Harry as Bonnie Prince Charlie and Meghan Markle as Dame Elizabeth Grey, receiving strong reactions online.
An auction featuring items from the collection of Diana, Princess of Wales, sold for more than £4 million. The sale included over 200 items from members of the royal family, marking the most extensive collection of Diana’s personal belongings since her charity auction in 1997.
In a lighter note, an explosive new biography of the Beckhams revealed how David Beckham got revenge on Prince Harry after Meghan Markle allegedly 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 behavior at the 2018 games.
The royal family’s summer retreat of Balmoral has opened to the public for the first time, allowing visitors a glimpse of royal family life in the Highlands. Visitors can take a guided tour of several rooms in the Aberdeenshire castle, where successive monarchs since Queen Victoria have relaxed and recharged.
Lastly, Gwyneth Paltrow showed her support for the Princess of Wales, Kate Middleton, after her first public appearance in months. Kate attended the Trooping the Colour ceremony alongside her three children, marking her return to public life since revealing her cancer diagnosis in March.
Source: GB News, The Sun, Tatler, New York Times, House of Beckham, Buckingham Palace
