Harry and Meghan 'cruelty' towards Queen made final days painful, close friend says

Nikki Sanderson became emotional as she completed her High Court phone hacking trial, saying it had been “humiliating” and “a horrific experience from the start to the end”. The Coronation Street and Hollyoaks star, 39, is suing Mirror Group Newspapers alongside Prince Harry and her former co-star Michael Le Vell over alleged phone hacking and unlawful newsgathering. Over two days of evidence, the actress was forced to revisit tabloid stories of her relationship with co-star Danny Young, she was quizzed over her decision to pose in lingerie for men’s magazines, and she described her fear at being pursued by paparazzi.

For more than 260 years, the Trooping of the Colour has marked the official birthday of the British Sovereign.

high-profile celebrity phone-hacking case. But on the plane ride back to his current home in Montecito, Calif., Harry reportedly gifted a cabin crew member, who goes by the alias “Holden Pattern” online, a present fit for the skies.Harry gave Pattern a free edition of his bombshell memoir, “Spare.”Pattern had reportedly shared his encounter with Harry on board their American Airlines flight on social media yesterday.The steward found the book “in my luggage that a passenger gave to me.”Harry was just in England for three days to participate in the trial, then jetted back to the Golden State on Thursday.He allegedly stayed at his former home at Frogmore Cottage during the short vacation but didn’t meet with any members of the royal family — not his father King Charles nor his brother Prince William.Harry and his wife Meghan Markle resided at Frogmore after they got married in 2018.

Prince Harry's allocated seat for the King's Coronation last month caused "much hilarity" among the royal family after his view was obscured by Princess Anne's feathered hat, a royal source has claimed.

Harry is no longer held down by the "mentality" of other working members of the Royal Family, a source who is allegedly a friend of the Duke of Sussex has claimed.

Queen Camilla's Reading Room charity has gone from strength to strength ever since it launched on Instagram in January 2021. While reading has long been a refuge for Her Majesty, she has many other key charitable focuses which have been celebrated - and even prompted surprise - over the years.

Prince Harry left a flight attendant stunned with a sweet gift on his flight back to the US from the UK on Friday.

Prince Harry left a surprise gift for a flight attendant after he dashed back to California on Thursday.The Duke of Sussex had been in the UK for three days and headed home to be with his wife, Meghan Markle, and their two children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet. As he jetted home with American Airlines, he gave a free copy of his tell-all memoir, Spare, to flight attendant and TikTok user Holden Pattern who looked after him during his flight. A delighted Holden took to Instagram to share a snap as he posed and beamed alongside Harry, 38, while onboard the flight.

Prince William took charge as he led the royal rehearsals for the grand birthday parade of his father, King Charles, on Saturday morning.

premiere on Netflix this fall.Actresses Claire Foy, Olivia Colman and Imelda Staunton, all of whom portrayed Queen Elizabeth II at various points throughout the sweeping drama, will be called back to film special scenes that will make up a tribute for the late queen, according to The Sun newspaper. In addition to the familiar faces, the Sun also reports that newcomer Viola Prettejohn will portray a younger version of the Queen, when she was still a princess during World War II.While Staunton, whose casting for Season 6 was previously was known, plays the role of elderly Queen Elizabeth, Foy will reprise her role as the young Queen while Colman plays the monarch in her middle age.Representatives for Netflix did not immediately respond to TheWrap’s request for comment.The final installment of the historical drama centers on the royal love story between Prince William (Ed McVey) and Kate Middleton (Meg Bellamy), following the pair from when they first met on St.

The late Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh was born in Corfu, Greece on June 10, 1921 and was a member of both the royal families of Greece and Denmark. After a difficult and nomadic childhood, as well as a successful career in the Royal Navy, Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten married Princess Elizabeth at Westminster Abbey on November 20, 1947.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were delighted by a surprise birthday gift for their son. In honor of Archie's fourth birthday last month, the owners of Mad Dogs & Englishmen Bike Shop, one of whom is British, decided to hand deliver a bike to the tot's home — a gesture his parents readily expressed their appreciation for.The Montecito, California, store, which is co-owned by Jennifer Blevins and Martin Watson, revealed the Sussexes' gesture on Instagram, sharing a photo of the thank you note they received after gifting Archie a bike.«On behalf of Prince Harry and Meghan, The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, please accept their sincere thanks for the thoughtful gift you sent to Prince Archie for his fourth birthday,» the thank you note read.

A former Coronation Street actress has received an apology from Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN) in the same phone-hacking trial as Prince Harry, coming a day after Piers Morgan was accused of “injecting” information into stories.

The royal family may not have acknowledged Prince Archie‘s birthday publicly, but the little boy wasn’t completely forgotten!

Mad Dogs & Englishmen Bike Shop in Montecito, Calif., left a sweet present consisting of flowers, a card, balloons and a bike for Archie’s 4th birthday — and the adorable gesture wasn’t forgotten.His parents Meghan Markle and Prince Harry sent the company a thank-you memo for the two-wheeler.The letter — which was posted on the shop’s Instagram account on Thursday — was written by the Sussexes’ assistant, Harrison Colcord.“On behalf of Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duke, and Duchess of Sussex, please accept their sincere thanks for the thoughtful gift you sent to Prince Archie for his fourth birthday,” the note said.“The bike has brought much joy and is most appreciated by the family. They asked that I convey their gratitude at the lovely surprise.”Business owner Jennifer Blevins and her British co-worker, Martin, were pleasantly surprised at the card, telling People more about the happy ordeal.The bike that the two had chosen to gift the little prince was a specialized kids’ bicycle that had training wheels on it.Blevins explained that Martin traveled to the royals’ Montecito abode to personally deliver the present.However, security had stopped him and did an on-site background check before allowing him to leave the cycle and its other birthday surprises.Martin and Blevins then received the card a month later after a courier stopped by their store and dropped it off.“I was making a joke, I said, ‘It better be a thank you letter,’ and it really was!” Blevins joked.

A birthday surprise! Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s firstborn, Prince Archie, rang in his 4th trip around the sun with a special present.

Kate Middleton’s remarks to Prince William about a rare Royal event they attended alongside Prince Harry have been revealed by a lip reader. The current Prince and Princess of Wales and the Duke of Sussex all turned out for the service of thanksgiving at St Paul’s Cathedral as part of the late Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations. It was the first time Harry, 38, and Meghan Markle had been seen at a Royal event since stepping back from The Firm in 2020.

Once upon a time. Before Prince Harry met wife Meghan Markle, he dated Cressida Bonas for two years.

racism’ after calling Meghan Markle ‘Afro whatever’ in a shocking rant. Appearing on the Channel 5 daytime programme today, Tina Knight, a former Conservative district councillor, engaged a debate over Prince Harry’s court case. The Duke of Sussex is involved in a case against Mirror Group Newspapers, which is currently playing out in the High Court.

OK! Magazine reported.A source told the publication that Charles “had his aides looking at custom-made cubby houses, similar to what the Queen and Princess Margaret had when they were girls.”“He wants to give Lili something she will use and be hers,” the insider went on. “She’ll remember it forever — it’s going to be the ultimate surprise,” they said, adding that it’s still unclear if Lilibet ever received her grandfather’s gift.Lilibet — who is seventh in line to the British throne — turned two on June 4 and her mother, Meghan Markle and Harry, 38, threw her an “all-American affair” to celebrate at their Montecito, Calif.

With her packed schedule full of royal engagements and busy mum-of-three life, it is likely that Kate Middleton probably needs to take some time to unwind now and again.

Prince Harry revealed that he keeps in contact with his wife Meghan Markle and their two children Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet over Facetime while he is in the UK.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have worked hard to exhaust every venue, from podcast, to autobiography, to Netflix in their efforts to define themselves as victims and to defame the royal family. On Tuesday, the prince tried a new one: a British courtroom.

Royally unbothered? Prince Harry was all smiles leaving court after his second day of testifying in his phone hacking trial.

A legal victory on the horizon? Prince Harry’s trial against the Mirror Group Newspapers for alleged phone hacking is underway — and one legal expert thinks he has a good chance of winning.

Prince Harry has told the High Court that a newspaper’s reporting of his break-up with former girlfriend Chelsy Davy was “hurtful” and appeared to celebrate their split. Harry spent a second day being cross-examined about his claims that tabloids published by MGN featured articles about him based on alleged unlawful information gathering including unlawful interception of voicemails.

Prince Harry has been testifying at the High Court in London, England, in a tabloid case against Mirror Group Newspapers  (MGN). In his witness statement released Tuesday, the Duke of Sussex outlined how the British media company's stories about his personal life have impacted his relationships, mental health and safety.On Wednesday, Harry continued to testify in court, and royal expert Katie Nicholl tells ET that the royal family has been apprehensive about him speaking out. «My sources tell me that [King Charles III] and [Prince William] were very wary about Harry going into the witness box,» Nicholl explains.

Prince Harry. The 38-year-old son of the late Princess Diana and King Charles III took the witness stand for his second day of testimony in High Court in London, England, in his case against Mirror Group Newspapers.Though cameras were not allowed into the courtroom, ET's royal correspondent, Katie Nicholl, noted that at one point during the questioning from Harry's own lawyer, David Sherborne, the Duke of Sussex got visibly choked up.Sherborne asked Harry how it felt to go through all of the personal topics in the case, which has included details about past headlines surrounding his private life, and Harry looked emotional while replying, «It's a lot.»«Prince Harry was emotional at the end of it as I think anyone would be,» Nicholl tells ET.

continued to give evidence in the High Court on Wednesday, his royal relatives appeared to be the embodiment of that mentality. Few could have overlooked the irony of the Princess of Wales picking up some stress management tips at a royal engagement on Tuesday, as her estranged brother-in-law was in the witness box arguing that Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN) had illegally obtained the information in such stories as “Harry’s cocaine ecstasy and GHB parties” and “Harry’s girl ‘to dump him’”.

Another European throne could fall into the hands of the next generation sooner rather than later. Prince Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy — also known as Italy’s prince of Venice — has announced that he will forgo his claim to the country’s crown when he abdicates.The royal, 50, will pass the baton to his 19-year-old daughter, Princess Vittoria of Savoy, in the near future.“I will, with great pleasure, step down and let her take on the role, which I’m sure she will do better than me,” he humbly told the Daily Telegraph on Wednesday.“It won’t be tomorrow or in one year, but when she is ready.

Meghan Markle's pal has shared an adorable snap of Princess Lilibet on Instagram to mark her second birthday.

Ultimately, their love was not meant to last, Chelsy breaking up with the prince after finding the spotlight associated with being a royal as “uncomfortable.”

dated on and off until mid-2010. “Our relationship was long distance for the majority of the time we were together, with Chelsy and I often living in different countries, so we relied on communicating by phone a lot,” Harry said in a written statement obtained by the New York Times.He continued: “We, naturally, spoke about all types of personal matters, including all aspects of our relationship and this was often through voicemail.

Lightening the mood? Prince Harry reportedly cracked a joke about sharing evidence from his lawsuit against Mirror Group Newspapers with his children.

Speaking on the British press specifically, the Duke of Sussex said some British tabloids had “blood on their hands” and had been “hostile” to him since he was born. 

Spotify laid off some 6% of its 6,600-strong workforce.As the streaming platform gears up to scale down its internal operations, redundancies are now officially reaching 2% of its entire workforce — a staggering number considering how recent the investment took place.In a blog post on the streaming platform, Spotify’s head of podcast business Sahar Elhabashi wrote, “We are expanding our partnership efforts with leading podcasters from across the globe with a tailored approach optimized for each show and creator.”“This fundamental pivot from a more uniform proposition will allow us to support the creator community better,” Elhabashi continued.“However, doing so requires adapting … As a result, we have made the difficult but necessary decision to make a strategic realignment of our group and reduce our global podcast vertical and other functions by approximately 200 people, or 2% of Spotify’s workforce.”The cuts prove that the company is failing to see the results it had hoped for in the podcast arena — despite pumping billions of dollars into having Markle and Joe Rogan’s podcasts on its platform.However, Markle’s “Archetypes” podcast has struggled to remain at the top since its debut in August 2022 as by November, the podcast slid down to number 22 in the charts.For his part, Rogan’s podcast suffered a series of controversies ranging from Covid-19 vaccine misinformation to being accused of using racial slurs and making antisemitic comments.In 2021, it was reported that Meghan and Harry received a cool $25 million from Spotify for singing on the dotted line for a lucrative audio deal.More recently, Markle was honored at the 48th annual Gracie Awards where she picked up a gong for her podcast — though she was not