Prince William Overcome with Emotion as Heartbreaking News Rocks the Royal Family: Young Family Member Diagnosed with Kate’s Inherited Condition – “We Are Deeply Saddened to Share…”

Prince William Breaks Down In Tears As Tragedies Strike, A Young Royal Family Member Is Found To Have Inherited Kate’s Illness: “We Are Deeply Saddened To Announce…”

Prince Harry is due to return to the UK for a service marking 10 years of the Invictus Games at St Paul’s Cathedral. It will be the first time he has visited his home country since his whistle-stop trip to see his father in February

Next month, the Duchess of Sussex is expected to tag along with hubby Prince Harry for an Invictus Games event in London. The trip – which has not yet been confirmed- would be one of a handful of visits the couple has made since packing in their royal duties for the sunny shores of California.

Royal watchers have suggested that if the couple brought their children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, it would serve as a “non-verbal olive branch” to both the royals and the British public at large.

Meanwhile, in Kensington Palace, experts say Prince William is ‘protecting’ Princess Kate and their children – while Prince Harry has “crushed the hopes” of those expecting him to reunite with the Royal Family.

Since Princess Kate emotionally revealed that she had been diagnosed with cancer and is undergoing treatment in a video message to the nation, the Wales family has been out of sight, enjoying private time together, as George, Charlotte, and Louis were on their Easter break from school.

Now one royal expert has claimed that the Prince of Wales still seems “cautious”. In what is undoubtedly a very challenging period for the Royal Family, with King Charles also off-duty as he is treated for cancer, Jennie Bond says that William still seems keen to protect his family – and his timing shows that.

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13:08Ryan Fahey

Prince Harry ‘held back’ from hugging the late Queen for heartwrenching reason
When Prince Harry stepped back from life as a working member of the Royal Family and moved across the Atlantic to build a new home with his wife Meghan, he also took back control of the narrative of his life.

From the couple’s bombshell interview with Oprah in 2021, their record-breaking Netflix series documenting their love story and royal exit, to the Duke’s bestselling memoir Spare – Harry has worked to set the record straight, and tell his own story in his own terms.

The Duke of Sussex has been especially candid about what it was really like for him to grow up in the spotlight that is perpetually trained on the Royal Family, and what life in the monarchy was like from his perspective.

Harry shed a lot of light on what the private life of the Royal Family contained, including the heartwrenching reason why he was hesitant to hug his late grandmother, Queen Elizabeth – even though they shared a close bond.

In his memoir Spare, Harry wrote that his dad, King Charles, was rarely physically affectionate with him, and even when his father told him the tragic news that his mother Diana had died, the extent he was shown by Charles was a pat on the leg.

However, Harry explained throughout the memoir that this lack of physical affection was a common theme in the Royal Family and something Charles himself had gone through as a young boy.

The Duke of Sussex described one occasion during which he felt the urge to reach out to his beloved grandmother, the late Queen, and give her a hug, but immediately stopped himself.

They had been watching a concert marking the late Queen’s golden jubilee in 2002, where rock stars like Brian May and Paul McCartney had performed.

11:08Ryan Fahey

Prince Harry faces pressure as African charity hit by chilling fresh torture claims
Prince Harry could face pressure to step down from the board of an African conservation charity after it was hit with a series of abuse allegations.

Current and former staff at African Parks have lifted the lid of what happens behind the scenes and claimed that armed rangers use torture methods to extract information from poachers.

Author Olivier van Beenman conducted interviews as part of a three-year investigation into the organisation, which receives funding from British aids, US billionaires and celebrities. His new book called, Entrepreneurs in the Wild revealed the extent of the shocking allegations.

The Duke of Sussex was named as the president for six years before he was promoted to the governing board of directors in 2023. As part of his new duties, he has shared responsibility for overseeing the charity’s policy and supervising its management of 22 national parks in partnerships with governments across African countries.

09:43Ryan Fahey
Meghan Markle’s dating history includes a basketball player, chef, and a quiet divorce

Before marrying Prince Harry, of course Meghan Markle played the field a little bit.

The actress went through plenty of relationships before landing on her Prince charming. In fact, she was even married to another showbiz success story. On the other hand, this is Prince Harry’s first marriage so he definitely had a lot to learn.

Meghan’s relationship history includes some puppy dog love, celebrity connections, and more. We’ve put together a list of those she’s been involved with in the past, including how some of them feel about her current romance. After all, it can’t be easy to see that your ex moved on to British royalty.

Meghan Markle’s dating history includes a basketball player, chef, and a quiet divorce

09:03Ryan Fahey
Meghan Markle’s final take on the Queen as she reflects on her ‘friendship’
The Duchess of Sussex enjoyed a close relationship with the late Queen Elizabeth II and the pair were often seeing sharing jokes and sweet conversations, ahead of Meghan Markle stepping down as a senior royal in 2020, alongside Prince Harry.

In a chat following the Queen’s death on September 8, 2022, Meghan, 42, shared that she thought the Queen was a “shining example” of female leadership.

Talking to Variety, Meghan shared: “What’s so beautiful is to look at the legacy that [Harry’s] grandmother was able to leave on so many fronts. Certainly, in terms of female leadership, she is the most shining example of what that looks like.

I feel deep gratitude to have been able to spend time with her and get to know her. It’s been a complicated time, but my husband, ever the optimist, said, ‘Now she’s reunited with her husband’.”

Meghan Markle’s final take on the Queen as she reflects on her ‘friendship’

06:46Jeremiah Hassel
Channel 4 halts production of comedy show amid Royal Family health woes
Channel 4 has halted the production of the fourth series of The Windsors, not wanting to take any risks amid the recent health concerns faced by the Royal Family.

King Charles III shocked the world in February when he announced that he had cancer. Then, shortly after that, Kate Middleton revealed that she, too, has cancer, ending the months-long mystery of her disappearance after she wasn’t seen by the public for weeks.

Channel 4’s chief content officer Ian Katz “quietly cancelled the fourth series,” Private Eye reported, putting the project on hold “until further notice” without a timetable for its return. King Charles himself previously described the show as “cruel.”

06:30Jeremiah Hassel
Kensington Palace ‘groans’ amid Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s new £80million Netflix deal
A royal expert has revealed that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s new Netflix shows have produced “groans” at Kensingon Palace.

Tom Quinn told the Mirror: “Harry and Meghan’s appearance at a polo event where they were filming a new Netflix series has produced groans at Kensington Palace.

But no one is really surprised – Meghan’s determination to make money as an internet entrepreneur was bound to end in what the senior royals see as a sordid attempt to make money from yet another royal tradition.”

The couple’s £80million contract with the streaming giant will include two new projects, one focusing on lifestyle and cooking and another providing a glimpse inside the world of water polo.

06:20Jeremiah Hassel

Sarah Ferguson’s tiara SNUBBED by Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie for weddings

As Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie got married over the past couple of decades, they reportedly snubbed their mother’s infamous York Tiara, gifted to Sarah Ferguson by the late Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip back in the 1980s for her wedding to Prince Andrew.

In 2018, when Eugenie got married, she chose a random tiara from the royal collection. And in 2020, when her sister got married, she chose a different tiara herself, this one formerly having belonged to Queen Mary. The gorgeous York Tiara went unclaimed by either.

22:05Susie Beever
Prince Harry may ‘never’ heal family rift completely with US permanent move, says ex royal butler
Prince Harry will be jetting over to the UK in a bid to reunite with his family after years of ‘feuding’.

Now a former royal aid has said a union may be even further away. In a new interview, a former royal butler has claimed Prince Harry may ‘never’ heal his family rift after his ‘very sad’ decision to ‘break away’ from the Royal Family completely with his permanent US move.

Speaking to Slingo on the news, former royal butler Grant Harrold said: “Obviously, this just shows that Harry has decided to break away completely from his home, which is very sad. Whether this is to do with his family or work, he seems to have decided that that is where he is going to spend most of his time.

This will bring in a lot of questions because he is still a counsellor of state and people will wonder if he has to renounce that if he isn’t in the country. It’s going to be interesting to see how it will all work.

“I am assuming that sadly this means the relationship with his family is not back to where it was and maybe never will. I’ve always thought it would go back but it’s possible that the relationship is over.”

20:08Susie Beever
Princess Beatrice ‘crucial’ in Newsnight interview crunch talks
Prince Andrew’s eldest daughter played a ‘crucial’ role in securing the Newsnight interview, Sam McAlister has claimed.

The ex-BBC booker, portrayed by Billie Piper in Netflix’s Scoop, has said Princess Beatrice ultimately cajoled her father to going on camera. The infamous 2019 interview, probing the Prince’s ties with convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein and trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell, saw him ultimately retreat from public life.

According to Ms McAlister, Princess Beatrice was the “biggest shock” in the “seismic” TV moment. She told The Daily Mail’s podcast, The Crown: Fact or Fiction: “My calculation was, in those three seconds that I had to think about it, she is the game changer, because if we alienate her, then when she’s theoretically asked about this option, if she is very negative then that’s going to end it.

“She was very respectful, very friendly, a delight to deal with. But I really felt for her in that room. That’s a hard proposition.”

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19:21Susie Beever

Prince William will feel ‘disappointed’ as Prince Harry cuts ties with the UK, expert claims

Prince Harry has made a huge step in his move away from the Royal Family, something one expert believes will leave Prince William feeling “hurt and disappointed.”

The Duke of Sussex has switched his residential status from the UK to the US in paperwork relating to his sustainable travel initiative, Travalyst. He was originally listed as residing in the UK when the organisation was set up four years ago.

Relationship expert Louella Alderson believes the Prince of Wales might be upset over the “finality” of Harry’s decision.

18:31Susie Beever

Prankster hijacks Meghan’s new venture to boost King’s jam sales
A domain name similar to Meghan’s new lifestyle brand appears to have been used to cheekily link back to a page selling the King’s jam.

The Duchess recently announced the launch of her new venture, American Riviera Orchard, with jars of strawberry jam one of its first items to be sent out to influencers. But a prankster appears to have seized the moment to spread some mischief.

A variation of the site name redirects to a Waitrose page selling ‘Duchy Organic Strawberry Jam’, from the King’s Duchy of Cornwall estate, The Independent reports.

It comes after Meghan’s jam appears to have already indirectly boosted sales of the King’s conserves. His Highgrove Organic Strawberry Preserve, priced at £6.95, reportedly sold out on Tuesday, mere hours after Meghan launched her product on Monday.

The duchess has unveiled her first product for the brand, her strawberry jam American Riviera Orchard, which she has sent out to ’50’ friends and influencers (Instagram)

17:34Susie Beever

Prince Harry ‘unlikely to get King Charles to agree to publicity pose to boost popularity’
Prince Harry would impress the US people with a public reunion with his royal relatives – but King Charles would be ‘unlikely’ to agree to it, according to an expert.

The Duke of Sussex has a fractious relationship with his family, especially with his father and brother Prince William since he quit royal life to live in America with wife Meghan and their now two children Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet.

He has been settled there for four years and this week, for the first time, he has listed the United States as his primary residence on an official document.

It emerged that Harry has changed his country of residence from the UK to the US by filing a notice with Companies House related to his eco-tourism not-for-profit organisation Travalyst, which he founded. And according to royal expert and author Ingrid Seward, it may be a small detail but it is highly significant.

16:44Susie Beever

Prince William makes touching appearance at private memorial for original SAS legend
Prince William has made a touching gesture to the family of the last original member of the SAS by attending his memorial service today.

The Prince of Wales joined guests for the service at Hereford Cathedral this morning for Major Mike Sadler, who died at the age of 103 in January.

The Special Air Service veteran had been awarded the Polar Medal, military medal and military cross for his service and his exploits were dramatised in the BBC series SAS: Rogue Heroes.

Others at the private service included close family, friends and colleagues. Mike was the last surviving member of the famous wartime squad known as L Detachment SAS. The legendary squad nicknamed themselves ‘The Originals’, with Mike their principal navigator.

15:37Joseph Gamp

King Charles ‘reduced to tears’ by Prince William’s surprise comment about future
The last few years have been full of upheaval for the Royal Family – especially King Charles and Prince William.

The monarch and his eldest son have seen their roles dramatically change within the Firm in the past two years with Charles now King following the death of his mother the late Queen in September 2022 and William now being the Prince of Wales.

When William became heir to the throne, it came with the title of Duke of Cornwall and responsibility for overseeing the vast Duchy of Cornwall estate.

It was previously run by Charles
Back in 1992, Sarah’s marriage to Prince Andrew publicly broke down after she was photographed on two occasions with other men, and while she was not welcomed into the inner royal circle for some time after these scandals, over the years it hasn’t impacted her relationship with Andrew, who was widely said to be the late Queen Elizabeth’s favourite son.

Sarah has only ever spoken highly of her former mother-in-law, saying during a podcast appearance that “honestly, my mother-in-law has been more of a mother to me than my mother. [She’s] never faltered,” and adding that Queen Elizabeth was her “greatest mentor”.

14:25Joseph Gamp

Fergie made ‘one promise’ to Queen that means she will ‘never leave’ Andrew
Both Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson have endured their fair share of scandals over the years, but despite divorcing decades ago, the former couple have remained incredibly close.

The pair even still live together at Royal Lodge, Andrew’s 30-room Windsor home, and Sarah has declared them the “happiest divorced couple in the world”.

While not many divorced couples can boast the closeness that Fergie and Andrew share, one royal expert has claimed that the late Queen Elizabeth may have had a hand in why Fergie has stayed so close to the disgraced royal since he stepped back from duties in 2019.

Ingrid Seward, editor-in-chief of Majesty Magazine, told The Sun that Fergie’s incredible loyalty to Andrew is unlikely to waver after so many years of closeness, with both parties supporting the other whenever they had become embroiled in scandals of any kind.

Seward added that this doesn’t mean it’s all been plain sailing over the years between them and that when the couple were first married, Sarah found Andrew’s ‘arrogant’ style challenging.

The expert said that despite all of the challenges they have faced, Sarah isn’t likely to step away from Andrew any time soon, and Seward claimed this may have something to do with the late Queen.
“Sarah must have talked to the Queen and she must have said ‘Please look after Andrew for me’. And that’s what she is going to do. I don’t think she will leave him and I don’t think they’ll get married again.”

The 600-strong guest list included global politicians and a range of celebrities including Idris Elba, James Blunt, Oprah Winfrey and the Beckhams. The wedding took place in St George’s Chapel on May 19.

According to OK! Magazine, the author said: “With the benefit of hindsight, we’re left feeling it was one of the last times they were happy in each other’s company. You can’t help looking back and thinking what might have been, but at the time it all felt very relaxed and friendly.”

Prince Harry and Prince William at St George’s Chapel on May 19, 2018 (AFP/Getty Images)

13:29Joseph Gamp

Prince Harry in ‘significant step to distance himself from low priority family’
Prince Harry has taken a major step in cutting ties with the UK and one expert believes it says a lot about his relationship with the Royal Family.

The Duke of Sussex has officially switched his formal residential status from the UK to the US in paperwork relating to his sustainable travel initiative, Travalyst. When the project was set up four years ago, Harry’s place of residence was originally listed on Companies House as being in the UK.

However, a new filing states his “new country/state usually resident” is the US. Relationship expert Louella Alderson suggested this shows Harry’s royal relationships are no longer a priority.