Meghan Markle latest news – Prince Harry mental health documentary released TOMORROW featuring Duchess' A-list pals
PRINCE Harry's candid interview with Oprah will air tomorrow – and will also feature a host of Meghan Markle's celebrity friends.
Harry, 36, teamed up with the US chat show powerhouse for the upcoming documentary The Me You Can’t See.
The Duke is set to drop more "truth bombs" in the series on mental health,which drops on Apple TV+ this Friday.
An insider told the New York Post: “One of the episodes is very personal … deeply.”
The first trailer for the series, which begins later this week, was released yesterday – featuring new footage of Meghan and Harry together.
Meanwhile, a royal expert has said there is a “very real danger the Queen will never see grandson Archie again”.
Her Majesty, 95, has not seen Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s two-year-old son since they moved to Canada in November 2019.
Read our live blog below for the very latest updates on Meghan Markle and Prince Harry..
- Debbie White
OPRAH WINFREY COULD BE GODPARENT
Oprah Winfrey could become a godmother for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's baby daughter – along with a host of other A-listers.
The US chat show powerhouse has grown close to the Sussexes and was chosen for their bombshell tell-all chat after Megxit.
Pal Omid Scobie suggested Oprah was in the frame, saying: "If one of those godparents is Oprah – and I’m not saying that she is – then you can understand why perhaps they want to keep that to themselves because even Oprah sitting down to interview them was controversial enough in itself.”
The hint has been echoed by an insider, who claims the "coveted role" has been "reserved" for Oprah following the explosive interview in March.
- Debbie White
PRINCE HARRY 'A HIT WITH WORN-DOWN BRIT MUMS IN LA'
Prince Harry would be a "big hit with worn-down Brit mums" at popular baby classes in Los Angeles, according to Sarah Ivens, founding editor-in-chief of OK! USA.
She writes in the Daily Mail that following the birth of the royals' second baby, the Sussexes could attend weekly get-togethers at Books and Cookies, "a sweet little hideout for stressed mothers owned by one of Diana Ross's daughters".
Rock star Alanis Morissette used to take her baby there.
Another favourite baby class is at the Cow End's Cafe, near the beach, "always filled with surfers, scriptwriters and yogi mamas like Meghan, who headed upstairs for mommy and me meditation sessions.
"Harry would be a big hit with the worn-down Brit mums who gather there looking for a lift during those few months with a new baby," Ivens adds.
- Debbie White
PRINCE HARRY TO HIT PUB AFTER MEGHAN GIVES BIRTH IN LA?
Expat dads in Los Angeles usually celebrate their baby's birth by visiting a British-themed pub, says Sarah Ivens, founding editor in chief of OK! USA.
She reckons that Prince Harry could do the same after the birth of his and Meghan's second baby, a girl, in summer.
US-based Ivens writes in the Daily Mail that it's a "rite of passage for British dads in LA: wetting the baby’s head at Ye Olde King’s Head on Santa Monica Boulevard.
"It is the go-to for every homesick Englishman in Los Angeles who has good news to toast."
Above: the British-themed pub is a fave in LA
- Debbie White
MEGHAN COULD GIVE BIRTH AT CEDARS-SINAI OR ST. JOHN'S
Meghan Markle is rumoured to favour having a home birth for her second baby, according to Sarah Ivens, founding editor in chief of OK! USA.
"She’ll be finding LA an odd place to be pregnant. There’s the laid-back, hippy, organic lifestyle — but there’s ego, image and vast price tags, too," US-based Ivens writes in the Daily Mail.
But, "if Meghan does go for a hospital delivery, she has two A-list options: Cedars-Sinai or St. John’s.
"Cedars-Sinai’s VVIP maternity ward is the creme de la creme. Victoria Beckham had daughter Harper there. Kate Hudson, Kourtney Kardashian and Penelope Cruz chose it, too.
"St. John’s Health Centre [is] the more low-key option for celebs wanting to avoid the paparazzi. Maria gave birth to her and husband Arnold Schwarzenegger’s four children there."
- Debbie White
WHAT IS MEGHAN MARKLE'S REAL NAME?
Prince Harry's wife goes by her middle name Meghan professionally. But what is her real name?
The Queen used Meghan's full name when she officially blessed the couple's marriage.
She announced: “My Lords, I declare My Consent to a Contract of Matrimony between My Most Dearly Beloved Grandson Prince Henry Charles Albert David of Wales and Rachel Meghan Markle, which Consent I am causing to be signified under the Great Seal and to be entered in the Books of the Privy Council.”
Even Prince Harry goes by a different name to the one he was born with.
His birth name is Henry Charles Albert David, and his official title is Prince Henry of Wales.
- Debbie White
PRINCE HARRY 'DESERVES SYMPATHY'
It's "easy to mock Prince Harry" over his therapy-speak about "genetic pain" but he deserves "sympathy and admiration", says a writer.
Author Oliver Kamm wrote in The Times that Harry "has found the trappings of privilege oppressive and [he has] been aided by examining his life in sessions with a therapist.
"I too think it's poor form to attack your family in public when they can't answer back.
"Yet overall I'm convinced that Harry's intervention over mental health does more good than harm."
- Debbie White
SUSSEXES 'ATTENTION-GRABBING TRAITORS?' – REPORT
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are either "inspirational modernisers of the monarchy or attention-grabbing traitors," reports i news.
"Harry and Meghan may not be working members of the Royal Family and, depending on who you ask, they're inspirational modernisers of the monarchy, or attention-grabbing traitors," its feature adds.
Royal watchers have told the Sun Online of their fury over the very public mud-slinging of Harry's family in the UK, with several saying they had become firm fans of the Queen as a result.
But they admitted there appeared to be a difference between generations with younger people favouring the Sussexes for their modern stance.
And despite not being a Royal fan, one smitten man told the Sun: "Meghan is hot".
- Joseph Gamp
BEA’S BABY JOY – NEWS ANNOUNCED ON WEDDING ANNIVERSARY ‘TO SPITE MEGHAN & HARRY’
Rumours are “swirling” with unconfirmed claims that Meghan Markle is upset over the timing of Princess Beatrice’s pregnancy news, reports the Mail Online.
Studio 10 presenter Sarah Harris yesterday suggested the news might have been “announced to spite Meghan and Harry, because it was their third wedding anniversary”.
She asked on the Australian morning talk show: “Do you think Beatrice would be thinking about that [Meghan] when she’s making the announcement?”
“No she wouldn’t, she’d be happy that she’s having a child and so is everyone else,” co-host Tristan MacManus replied.
“No one is thinking about anything,” he added.
- Joseph Gamp
SUSSEXES’ TITLES ‘CAN’T BE REMOVED WITHOUT GOVERNMENT’S GREEN LIGHT’ – EXPERT
Should the Queen or Prince Charles push for the removal of the Sussexes’ titles, it wouldn’t happen automatically, says a constitutional expert.
Prof Thomas Pool, London School of Economics, told i news: “The monarch is not the guardian of the constitution, and all major decision are routed through parliament.”
He pointed out that the Queen can’t remove titles of peerage, for example, which can only be achieved via statute, and passed by both the House of Commons and the House of Lords, before receiving royal assent.
But, it would be an “interesting scenario” if the couple were convinced they should renounce their titles.
Even then, that decision would still need to go through parliament for official approval, he said.
- Debbie White
HARRY SHOULD KEEP DUKE OF SUSSEX TITLE 'BECAUSE OF SERVICE FOR BRITAIN AND CHARITY WORK'
The Duke of Sussex should keep his title despite controversially slamming the royal family, because of his "service for the country", says an expert.
Reputation management specialist Nick Davies told i news: "Prince Harry has been a key part of the Royal Family for his entire life.
"And one would think it is fair for him and Meghan to keep a ceremonial title, particularly due to his long history of service for the country and his charity work.
"It's a brand new road for the royals to tread, so it will be tricky to an extent.
"While officially they are a separate entity, they are still family and that needs to be made clear."
- Joseph Gamp
PRINCE CHARLES ‘COULD REMOVE MEGHAN & HARRY’S TITLES’
Prince Charles could try to remove Meghan and Harry’s titles once he becomes king, warns a royal expert.
Ingrid Seward, royal biographer and editor of Majesty magazine, told i news that the topic of titles is a ‘minefield’.
She said it was unlikely that the Queen would remove the pair’s Duke and Duchess of Sussex titles.
Seward added: “I feel it would not be something the Queen would want to undertake at this stage of her reign.
“Perhaps Charles would remove all titles from his son when he becomes king.”
- Joseph Gamp
WHAT HAPPENED AT EUGENIE’S WEDDING?
Princess Beatrice has revealed her pregnancy – on the same day that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s marked their wedding anniversary, three years after they did the same at Eugenie’s wedding.
A Buckingham Palace statement said yesterday: “Her Royal Highness Princess Beatrice and Mr Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi are very pleased to announce that they are expecting a baby in autumn of this year.
“The Queen has been informed and both families are delighted with the news.”
Royal expert and author Duncan Larcombe told The Sun the timing was “not a simple oversight”.
Meghan famously announced she was expecting baby Archie on the day of Beatrice’s sister, Princess Eugenie’s, wedding. Meghan’s declaration was said to have left Eugenie and Sarah Ferguson “furious” and Harry “embarrassed”.
- Joseph Gamp
PRINCE HARRY TOLD TO ‘LEARN FROM HIS GRANDMA’
Outspoken Australian TV host Karl Stefanovic has urged Prince Harry to stop “whining about his childhood” after he accused Prince Charles of subjecting him to “genetic pain” in a podcast.
The Nine’s Today show host said: “I’m just saying it’s ridiculous how he keeps whining about his childhood. He grew up in privilege – in a palace. I mean, just give it a rest, bro.
“He looks happier, too, when he was partying in Vegas, I’m just saying.
“The guy doesn’t need to go from his mansion and start rabbiting on about how hard life is when he has got enormous privilege, and to keep bagging his family.
“Just get on with it. Just get on with it. Take a lesson out of the Queen’s book and just get on with it. Carry on. I’m not saying anything more about that… it’s really riled me.”
- Joseph Gamp
‘VERY UNLIKELY’ SUSSEXES WOULD LOSE TITLES – EXPERT
It’s “very unlikely” that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex would lose their titles, despite their controversial – and very public – criticism of Prince Harry’s family, says an expert.
Prof Thomas Poole, who specialises in UK constitutional law at the London School of Economics, told i news: “To get political and parliamentary buy-in to take action on Harry and Meghan’s titles, the Queen would need something close to unanimity among the politicians and the public.”
He said it was “very unlikely that decision-makers, including the Queen and her advisers, would consider going down this route”.
- Joseph Gamp
HARRY & MEG ‘HYPOCRITICAL’ WITH ‘CEASELESS NEED FOR EXPOSURE’
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s “ceaseless need for exposure” is hypocritical when they beg for privacy, a royal expert has said.
Meghan and Harry have faced huge media attention from around the world after stepping down as senior royals and moving to LA.
However, the couple have signed deals with Netflix and Spotify – and continue to do high-profile interviews despite their desire for a life out of the spotlight.
Royal expert Richard Fitzwilliams told the Sun Online: “His opening up in the past as a form of therapy has been beneficial to others. But why does he do it so publicly now? Why bare your soul in this way and to what end?
“The need for this ceaseless exposure to the media is obviously hypocritical for a couple who are supposedly obsessed with privacy.”
- Debbie White
'NEGATIVE UK PRESS GOOD FOR HARRY AND MEGHAN' – PR EXPERT
Negative press in the UK has helped boost the Sussexes' celeb status in America, according to a PR guru.
Reputation expert, Simon Wadsworth, of Igniyte, told i news: "I don't see their royal titles as massively important… because they clearly have well-known public personas.
"The more negative UK press they receive, I can only see that generating more sympathy from their targeted audience in the US."
- Joseph Gamp
PRINCE CHARLES SHARES VIDEO MESSAGE WITH SWEET SNAP OF THE QUEEN, WILLIAM AND GEORGE… BUT NO PRINCE HARRY
PRINCE Charles has shared a video message with a sweet snap of the Queen, William and George behind him – but not Prince Harry.
Charles, 72, gave a video message of support to an Australian charity from his office, with a single framed photo of himself and members of the Royal Family in the shot.
Charles spoke to the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees conference in Adelaide in a pre-recorded video. The Prince of Wales has been seen taking video calls from his offices at Birkhall or Highgrove during the pandemic.
Often a collection of family photos are seen behind him, including pictures of Harry, 36, and Meghan Markle, 39, with their son Archie.
Today, however, the Sussexes and their son were absent from the photo positioned behind Charles.
Read more here.
- Joseph Gamp
HARRY AND MEGHAN NEIGHBOUR SAY MONTECITO ‘IS LIKE A TINDER BOX’
A local source, who lives close to Harry and Meghan, told The Sun they are extremely worried and described the whole region as a “tinder box”.
“The Sussexes’ place is right in the firing line, unfortunately,” they said.
“They live in the foothills of Montecito where there are hundreds of stands of eucalyptus that tend to explode because they’re full of oil, rather than merely burn.
“A lot of people in our neighborhood are on edge, worried sick about how bad this fire season will be.
“People who’ve just moved to the area won’t realize how bad it’s looking, but it’s about as bad as it can be. It’s just so dry, aside from all the rich people’s lush lawns, of course.”
- Debbie White
MEGGED OFF: SUSSEXES CHOP ANOTHER TIE WITH UK
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have cut another tie with Britain after dissolving their UK-based Sussex Royal firm.
Companies House documents show that the couple has instructed a voluntary liquidator to wind up the charity, which they renamed MWX last year.
Information on the site shows Harry and Meghan put in a request to wind up the company on May 4 – before appointing a voluntary liquidator on May 19.
It doesn't means the couple are broke – they are simply shutting down the charity.
It will take up to 10 days to process, but it is the latest signal suggesting they will not be returning to the UK after settling in California.
- Debbie White
MEGGED OFF: SUSSEXES CHOP ANOTHER TIE WITH UK
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have cut another tie with Britain after dissolving their UK-based Sussex Royal firm.
Companies House documents show that the couple has instructed a voluntary liquidator to wind up the charity, which they renamed MWX last year.
Information on the site shows Harry and Meghan put in a request to wind up the company on May 4 – before appointing a voluntary liquidator on May 19.
It doesn't means the couple are broke – they are simply shutting down the charity.
It will take up to 10 days to process, but it is the latest signal suggesting they will not be returning to the UK after settling in California.
- Joseph Gamp
MEG AND HARRY MOVED TO MONTECITO ‘TO BE TREATED LIKE NORMAL PEOPLE’
The Montecito Fire Department declared May 3 the start of high fire season – two weeks early.
Santa Barbara County Fire also revealed the 2020/21 season yielded just 47 per cent of the normal rainfall.
Captain Daniel Bertucelli from the department told The Sun: “We have been in drought-like conditions for quite some time, nobody has a crystal ball as to how it’s going to play out.
“I heard Prince Harry and Meghan moved up here, the fire department doesn’t give any preferential treatment to celebrities, every single person in our community is 100 per cent equal. And from what I’ve read, that’s exactly why they moved here, to be treated just like normal people, they can follow all the same advice we have been giving others ahead of this season.”
- Joseph Gamp
PRINCE HARRY AND MEGHAN’S $14.7M MONTECITO HOME UNDER THREAT OF ‘SEVERE WILDFIRES’ WITH NEIGHBORS ‘WORRIED SICK’
PRINCE Harry and Meghan’s $14.7million home is at risk of “severe wildfires” with neighbors “worried sick” after one of the one of the driest rainfall years in the last decade, The Sun can exclusively reveal.
The royal couple, who relocated from Britain to sunny California last year, bought a stunning home in a celebrity enclave in Montecito, where they live with their two-year-old son, Archie.
With Meghan heavily pregnant, they may end up evacuating with their newborn daughter, their toddler son and beloved pets, after officials delivered a stark warning this month.
Christina Favuzzi, Montecito Fire Public Information Officer, exclusively told The Sun homeowners such as Meghan and Harry should prepare for the worst.
She said: “We are facing concerning conditions in terms of record-low fuel moistures and predicted weather patterns. Those factors could lead to a severe fire season. On [Meghan and Harry’s road] and in all areas of the Montecito Fire Protection District, we have been conducting extensive wildfire prevention work in order to educate, prepare and protect our community.
“By this time last year, Montecito had received more than 17 inches of rain, according to the Santa Barbara County Flood Control District, marking an average rainfall year. So far in 2021, our community has received about 10 inches of rain, making this one of the driest rainfall years in the last decade.”
- Joseph Gamp
PRINCE HARRY’S SOURCES HAVE ANOTHER DIG AT CHARLES SAYING PODCAST PARENTING MOANS ‘NO DIFFERENT TO WHAT HIS DAD DID’
PRINCE Harry’s sources have had another dig at Charles – saying the Duke of Sussex’s moans about parenting are no different to his dad’s criticism of his own parents.
Harry, 36, blasted 72-year-old Charles’s parenting and said he moved to California to “break the cycle of pain” for his wife Meghan in an explosive podcast chat last week.
Harry claimed his dad “suffered” due to his upbringing by the Queen and Philip, then “treated me the way he was treated”.
Sources close to Harry pointed out to the Telegraph that Charles had spoken about his own unhappy relationship with his parents in a 1994 biography.
In ‘The Prince of Wales: A Biography’, Charles described feeling like an outsider in the Royal Family.
Read more here.
- Joseph Gamp
LIFETIME REVEALS DETAILS OF ESCAPING THE PALACE
Lifetime has revealed details about its third instalment of the Harry and Meghan series.
Jordan Dean and Sydney Morton will take on the Duke and Duchess titles.
Harry & Meghan: Escaping the Palace is said to explore the details behind the decision that eventually drove Harry and Meghan to leave their royal life behind, Entertainment Weekly reports.
According to a press release, “the movie will detail Meghan’s growing isolation and sadness, their disappointment that “The Firm” was not defending them against the press’s attacks and Harry’s fear that history would repeat itself and he would not be able to protect his wife and son from the same forces that may have contributed to his mother’s untimely death. Harry & Meghan: Escaping the Palace will examine the dynamics between Will (Whalen) and Harry, Kate (Mitchell) and Meghan, and Harry with Will and Charles (Coulter), that lead to the ultimate break from the royal ties.”
- Joseph Gamp
EXPLAINED: HOW TO BUY MEGHAN MARKLE'S 'RAISE THE FUTURE' T-SHIRT
WHAT Meghan wears, many follow and her latest slogan top is no exception.
Her 'Raising the Future' shirt has caught the attention of fashion fans, and shoppers will be pleased to know it only costs £27.
Meghan's 'Raising the Future' t-shirt was spotted in a brief cameo in the trailer for Prince Harry and Oprah Winfrey's new Apple+ show, The Me You Can't See.
The duchess can be seen sporting the slogan shirt reading ' Raising the Future', and shoppers will be pleased to know that it's from an independent UK fashion brand.
The top is designed by Mere Soeur, founded by Carrie Anne Roberts, who posted about Meghan's appearance in her designs on Instagram, saying she was "endlessly grateful".
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