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At the beginning of 2020, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry took a step back from their roles as senior royals, however during their time the pair worked with a number of charities and launched some important projects.

The future was already mapped out for Prince William and Kate Middleton's kids when they were born. Their eldest son George once appeared to have a 'dream job' he will sadly never get to do.

From the moment he was born, every detail of Prince George's future was prescribed and set out ahead of him. And even though they are first and second in line to the throne, both Prince William and Prince George apparently had very different hopes for what their futures would look like. According to a number of stories, the father and son duo both fancied a similar career which is world's away from the formality of royal life.

There’s no denying that 2023 was a period of huge adjustment for King Charles, who experienced many highs as well as some trickier lows during the first full year of his reign. With so much to digest from a momentous royal year, this special edition of OK! looks back at the many highlights of the last 12 months – including the extraordinary coronation and some triumphant tours, as well as a few poignant firsts without much-missed Queen Elizabeth II, such as Trooping The Colour and Mother’s Day.

It is well known that the Royal Family buy each other joke presents for Christmas each year, but it would seem the festive season is not the only time that these gifts are exchanged. It seems the late Diana, Princess of Wales was the chief prankster of the family and would often do cheeky things or buy naughty gifts for her two sons.

The late Princess Diana was praised countless times for raising her two sons Prince William and Prince Harry as normally as their royal circumstances would allow.

Diana, Princess of Wales was praised time and time again for raising her two sons, Prince William and Prince Harry, as normally as their circumstances would allow.The late royal's biographer, Andrew Morton, previously said: “She took the young royals with her on her private charity visits from a young age… One of the reasons was she didn't want the boys to grow up thinking the whole world was 4x4 Range Rovers, shotguns and nannies.” As well as offering her sons a glimpse of the real world, Diana was famous for being the chief prankster of the family. She often did cheeky things or bought naughty gifts for her sons to embarrass them with.

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are no strangers to hitting the headlines for their controversial decisions, with one of their first being their bombshell statement to announce they were leaving the royal family.

short life was marred by heartbreak, trauma and tragedy, and audio tapes she recorded about her experiences are being made public 26 years after her death.A documentary based on the recordings she created in the 1990s with biographer Andrew Morton, titled “Diana: The Rest of Her Story,” is set to be released next year.“The King” author Christopher Andersen confessed to Fox News earlier this week that he “heard many hours” of these recordings over the decades, and revealed even more bombshell secrets Diana had recorded.The author explained the tapes “are a haunting reminder” of Diana’s mental health struggles during her tumultuous marriage to now-King Charles. “Despite her global fame — she could arguably be called the most famous and celebrated woman of her time — Diana was in tremendous emotional pain,” Andersen sighed.He added: “She was up against a thousand-year-old institution that was determined to thwart her every move.”“The distress she felt can really be heard in her voice.

Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton’s relationship isn’t exactly ideal for two women married into the Royal Family. Meghan and Kate may share family but seemingly don’t share the same ideals and priorities. Although the pair are married to royal brothers Princes William and Harry, their lives couldn’t be more different.

Meghan Markle will not want to return to the UK in the future and face curtseying to the Princess of Wales, a royal biographer has suggested. Andrew Morton, who collaborated with Diana, Princess of Wales on his 1992 book Diana: Her True Story, ruled out a move back from the US for Meghan and the Duke of Sussex.

It’s been 26 years since the death of Princess Diana (as of Thursday, August 31), and yet we are still getting brand new interview audio from her!

Previously unheard audio of Princess Diana has been released where she states that Charles was 'disappointed' at Prince Harry's christening as he 'wanted a girl'.

Unheard voice recordings of Princess Diana claiming that King Charles was 'disappointed' that Prince Harry wasn’t born a girl are included in a new upcoming documentary about her life.. The recordings of Diana were taped three decades ago for her biographer Andrew Morton, who went on to publish the book Diana: Her True Story in 1992.Today ABC News aired snippets of the tell all audio including her documenting an alleged quarrel between her mother and Charles over Harry’s gender.

Meghan Markle stunned the world when she wed Prince Harry in 2018 at St George's Chapel.

One of the key skills that will be drummed into young royals from the earliest opportunity will be the importance of having good manners which will best prepare them for a lifetime of public service. In doing this, it would seem Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis have been taught a sweet habit that their late grandmother Diana, Princess of Wales, encouraged her own children to do.

split from husband Joe Manganiello.The “Top Gun” superstar, 61, briefly wooed the “Modern Family” actress, 51, back in 2005, shortly before he fell for Katie Holmes, 44. “They do have that history already, even if it was more of a brief dalliance than a fully-fledged romance,” a source told UK’s Heat magazine, as per The Mirror. “They had a special time together partying in the Hollywood Hills and having a blast.

A royal expert claims that Kate Middleton has been told Prince George “needs to be kept away” from his uncle Prince Harry. Angela Levin told OK that Harry’s “negative influence” could have a detrimental effect on the young prince.

Prince William and Kate Middleton, who are known worldwide as being one of the most picture-perfect couples, celebrated their 12th wedding anniversary in April this year.

DailyMail revealed.“It’s a shame that his visit with [Queen Camilla] received less coverage than it might have expected to,” they disclosed to the publication. “I hope they are not too disappointed.”Camilla, 75, and Charles, 74, attended the sweet-scented botany bash as Middleton made a surprise stopover on Monday.The sources also noted that the high amount of press coverage given to Middleton may find Charles to feel “eclipsed” by his daughter-in-law.Charles had previously felt that others stole the limelight from him, especially when he was married to the late Princess Diana.The pair were married from 1981 until 1996, with Lady Di’s face often being splashed across the front pages.Andrew Morton, author of the 1992 biography “Diana: Her True Story,” explained to Insider last year how Diana was usually “the star of the show.”The writer added that Diana “never minded the personal difficulties” she had with Charles behind closed doors.

Prince William and Prince Harry's relationship has become more strained in recent years. Even before Harry and his wife, Meghan Markle, made the decision to step away from royal life and relocate to America in 2020, the brothers showed signs of a serious rift. Today, the sons of King Charles III and the late Princess Diana are more divided than ever — but it wasn't always like that.Harry and William are expected to face each other at their father's coronation on Saturday, May 6, which will be the first time since their grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II's funeral last year. Ahead of the coronation, ET delves into what went wrong in the brothers' relationship and where they stand today.Don't expect a royal reconciliation at King Charles III's coronation. Charles' estranged son, Prince Harry, will be attending the historic event solo, and his older brother, Prince William, has «no interest» in speaking to the  author ahead of the festivities, a source told ET.«William is still upset about Harry’s book.

As the world awaits the coronation of King Charles III, many questions linger regarding Prince Harry's involvement in the ceremony amid his rift with the royal family. ET spoke with royal biographer Andrew Morton to discuss the upcoming May 6 coronation and ask what Saturday will look like for Prince Harry compared to his brother, Prince William. «Prince William will have a central role in the coronation, he will be pledging his loyalty to the king,» Morton explained, noting, «Prince Harry will be back at the church. He's got a non-position.»Speaking of the service, Morton is curious to see how Prince Harry interacts with his family members.

Meghan Markle previously dubbed future sister-in-law Kate Middleton's wedding to Prince William as a mere 'childhood fantasy' in a critical post on her now deleted blog

A new title. King Charles III has formally announced that his youngest brother, Prince Edward, will inherit their late father Prince Philip’s Duke of Edinburgh honor.

Charles Rae spoke to Slingo about their secret monikers, Fred and Gladys, which have been public knowledge for years thanks to Princess Diana’s tell-all book by Andrew Morton.But Rae claimed he knows what inspired the pair’s seemingly random pet names for one another.Rae noted that “Fred” and “Gladys” were names they both used before their 2005 wedding, since Charles, 74, and Camilla, 75, infamously had a relationship dating back to the 1970s — while they were both married to other people.It turns out, Rae revealed, that they pulled the names from “The Goon Show,” a British radio show broadcast between 1951 and 1960.“These are names they used before their marriage and chose them from characters in ‘The Goon Show,’ of which they are both fans,” Rae explained.He also disclosed how the late Princess Diana had once found a bracelet engraved with the initials, F and G, the “pair’s secret nicknames.”This event was even depicted in Season 4 of Netflix’s hit royal drama, “The Crown,” in which a young Diana (Emma Corrin) confronts Charles (Josh O’Connor) just before their 1981 wedding after finding the jewelry — a real-life event noted in Morton’s book, “Diana: Her True Story.”“[Charles and Camilla] also have other nicknames for each other, including ‘darling’ and ‘mehbooba,'” Rae said.“Camilla has been heard using the nickname ‘mehboob’, which means ‘my beloved’ in Urdu, for Charles on a number of occasions including back in February when she was giving a speech at the British Museum,” he continued.Rae also disclosed the nicknames that Diana had for her sons, Prince William and Prince Harry.She had often referred to William, now 40, as “Wombat” when he was a young child.

The family of a child killer’s victim fear he will move back into their street after he launched a fresh bid for freedom. Mark Bonini has served almost 18 years for murdering toddler Andrew Morton by shooting him in the head with an airgun he had modified to increase its power.

The Crown chronicles Queen Elizabeth II’s 70-year reign on the Netflix series, but some of the late monarch’s loved ones are not fans of the fictionalized drama.

, one of the most famous women in the world, but as far as the actor is concerned not much has changed since she made her debut as the royal in .“I'm still on set pretty much every day filming season six,” the French/Australian actor says of the Netflix series. “So life looks remarkably similar to how it looked a month ago and the month before that. I don't go anywhere.

Netflix reacted to critics of The Crown by adding a dramatization disclaimer to season 5, but at least one viewer wasn’t impressed by the decision: Princess Diana‘s biographer, Andrew Morton.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle stepped back from their roles as senior royals in January 2020, as they were convinced that the 'entire institution' was against them.

As you know, Prince Harry‘s memoir is right around the corner after some bumps in the road and a delay due to the passing of Queen Elizabeth II — but soon we’ll have all the juicy deets that we’ve been dying for!

married Camilla, 75, in 2005 — nine years after his divorce from the late Princess Diana.Angela Levin, author of the new book, “Camilla: From Outcast to Queen Consort,” wrote how William, 40, has framed his children’s relationship to Camilla.“William nonetheless has made it clear that Camilla is the wife of his father, but not a step-grandmother to his children, and that Prince George, his sister Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis have two grandfathers, but only one grandmother,” Levin wrote.Kate Middleton’s parents, Michael and Carole, are grandparents to their children with Charles, 73, as grandfather.William’s mother Diana died in a car crash in 1997. She and Charles married in 1981 and divorced in 1996.Charles and Camilla had an on-again/off-again relationship throughout their lives.

Prince Harry and Prince William have come together several times in the wake of their grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II's, death to honor the late monarch in a series of public and private ceremonies. The state funeral procession for Her Majesty on Monday called upon the memory of another significant royal's death — the siblings' mother, the late Princess Diana. ET spoke with royal biographer Andrew Morton at Methodist Central Hall Westminster in England on Monday and discussed Harry and William's notorious rift, and how he feels their mother would react. «Well, the one thing that she would be really furious about is that they had this split,» Morton began, explaining that he had previously discussed the boys' relationship with Diana herself. «She always said to me, not just once, but on several occasions, that Harry is William's backup in the nicest possible way, he's his wingman, he's the one who helps William in this difficult job that he will have in the future because it's a lonely job.

It’s complicated. Queen Elizabeth II and Princess Diana had a complex relationship with many ups and downs.

The royals clearly still enjoy a good giggle – despite all their pomp and ceremony. During his remarkable 99 years on Earth, the late Duke of Edinburgh appeared to instil a strong sense of humour and mischief through the family, and in last year’s BBC documentary Prince Philip: The Royal Family Remembers, Prince William, Zara Tindall and her brother Peter Phillips shared an endearing memory of one of their grandfather’s outlandish practical jokes.They recalled how he would take the lid off a squeezy tube of mustard and put it in their hands. “He would squish your hands together and fire the mustard at the ceiling,” said William.

It remains to be seen as to whether Prince William and Prince Harry will meet up when the Sussexes visit the UK next month. But royal biographer Andrew Morton has told OK! that their late mother Princess Diana would be desperate for them to reconcile. Ahead of Diana's anniversary on 31 August, Andrew says she would be pained by the current rift between her sons.