Royal Family news latest – Queen ‘deeply upset’ by Prince Harry’s ‘personal’ criticisms but Charles keen to heal rift
PRINCE Harry can only heal his rift with Prince William if he and Meghan Markle split up, a royal expert has claimed.
Kinsey Schofield believes the brother's relationship could only go back to normal if the Duchess of Sussex is "out of the picture".
"Sadly, I think the only way that things would go back to normal is if Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were to separate and Prince Harry returned to the UK solo," she told the
"However, Harry would never leave his children in another country."
Hopes of improved relations were raised after they chatted at Prince Philip’s funeral last month.
But when a statue of Diana is unveiled in July, Harry and William will give separate speeches.
In a sign their feud has yet to heal, there will be no joint address.
Read our Royal Family live blog below for the latest updates...
CHARLES: FAMILY FARMERS CAN PROTECT AGRICULTURE'S FUTURE WITH CO-OPERATIVES
The Prince of Wales has called for small family farmers to find "strength in numbers" inside a co-operative to deal with future upheavals in the agriculture industry.
The sector is undergoing a "massive transition", Charles said, noting that more than 100,000 family farms have been lost in the last 30 years.
And, writing in The Guardian, he said family farms needed to be a "key part in any fair, inclusive, equitable and just transition to a sustainable future".
Earlier this year, Charles launched the Terra Carta initiative, and encouraged the private sector to safeguard the planet by adopting sustainability and invest 10 billion dollars (£7.3 billion) in "natural capital".
WILLIAM SAYS 'LOCKDOWN TESTED EVERYONE'
Prince William confessed "lockdown has tested everyone" as he spoke about the impact of the pandemic on mental health just hours after Prince Harry's latest public bombshell.
He said: "Lockdown has tested everyone in ways we didn't think they would and taken away coping mechanisms to get through it, it's quite difficult."
Prince William said 'lockdown has tested everyone'Credit: PA ROYALS 'STRUGGLING TO UNDERSTAND' HARRY
The Royal Family is "struggling to understand" what Prince Harry hopes to achieve with his tell-all interviews, an insider has revealed.
"Everyone is struggling to understand what he gets from, or hopes to achieve, by interventions like this," a royal aide told the .
"It is perfectly possible to campaign effectively on the issue of mental health without talking in such intimate detail about his own experiences."
DIANA'S BROTHER CALLS FOR COPS TO INVESTIGATE BBC
Princess Diana's brother has reportedly written to Scotland Yard to investigate the BBC over its infamous Panorama interview.
Earl Spencer is said to have penned a letter to Met Police commissioner Cressida Dick alleging his "vulnerable" sister was the victim of blackmail and fraud.
the move will pile pressure on the force to look into exactly how Martin Bashir landed his bombshell interview in 1995.
The Mail reports he has also been in contact with Commander Alex Murray - who is head of the specialist crime squad.
It says, according to a friend, the Earl claimed his sister was duped by Bashir who had established "coercive control" over her.
Earl Spencer believes Diana's death is linked to the Martin Bashir interview BASHIR SAYS HARRY AND WILLIAM ARE STILL IN HIS THOUGHTS
Despite the misery caused by the interview over the past 25 years, he said the two royal Princes, William and Harry, are still in his thoughts.
He said: “I can’t imagine what their family must feel each day, although I know a little of that myself having lost a brother and father prematurely.”
BASHIR SAYS HE 'LOVED' DIANA
Martin Bashir has insisted he was not responsible for Princess Diana’s death — even claiming he “loved” her.
He said: “Even in the early 1990s, there were stories and secretly recorded phone calls. I wasn’t the source of any of that.”
He added: “I don’t feel I can be held responsible for many of the other things that were going on in her life, and complex issues surrounding those decisions.
“I can understand the motivation but to channel the tragedy, the difficult relationship between the Royal Family and the media, purely on to my shoulders feels a little unreasonable.
“The suggestion I am singularly responsible I think is unreasonable and unfair.”
MICHAEL JACKSON FAMILY BLAST BASHIR
Michael Jackson's family has blasted Martin Bashir for allegedly hoodwinking the music star and using "manipulated" footage for a notorious documentary.
Michael's brother Tito told the : “Both Michael and Diana were victims of Bashir’s dark ambitions and dirty tricks and he is finally paying a price.”
Tito's son Taj also hit out as former Jacko minder Matt Fiddes said the legendary singer’s relatives may even sue Bashir over the 2003 documentary.
Taj wrote online: “Bashir’s manipulated footage and unethical journalism is one of the main reasons my uncle is not here today. That trial broke him.
"Shame on those who provided cover for Bashir. Shame on those who rewarded him. My family deserve an investigation and apology too.”
BASHIR 'SCARED DIANA HALF TO DEATH'
BBC journalist Martin Bashir scared Diana "half to death" with frightening meetings in underground car parks, a royal expert says.
Andrew Morton, who penned a biography on the princess, said Bashir wouldn't have scored the Panorama interview if he hadn't lied to her.
Asked by Sky presenter Trevor Phillips if Bashir would have got the interview if he hadn't lied, Mr Morton blasted: "He wouldn't have got it, simple as that. He scared her half to death.
"He arranged meetings in underground car parks - they're scary places at best of times, but when you think your life in danger, it was very potent.
"She was put in state of fear and trepidation and it encouraged her to speak out."
PRITI PATEL SLAMS BBC FOR DIANA INTERVIEW
Priti Patel has slammed the BBC and refused to rule out criminal prosecutions over its 1995 interview with Princess Diana.
The Home Secretary warned the corporation's reputation has been damaged following Lord Dyson's report into Martin Bashir's "deceitful behaviour" to secure the interview.
Ms Patel added that the mid-term review of the BBC would be a "very, very significant moment" for the corporation - where "lessons have to be learned".
She told Sky News's Trevor Phillips: "If there is subsequent action that needs to be taken, then clearly - alongside the publication of this report and lessons being learned and changes, changes to the institution, structure, governance, accountability - then that will follow."
The Home Secretary added: "The BBC itself - one of our great institutions - its reputation has been compromised."
Priti Patel slams 'damaged' BBC as she refuses to rule out criminal prosecutions over Bashir interview
CULTURE SECRETARY OLIVER DOWDEN SLAMS BBC’S ‘WE KNOW BEST ATTITUDE’
CULTURE Secretary Oliver Dowden has accused the BBC of adopting a "we know best" attitude in the scandal surrounding its Panorama interview with Diana, Princess of Wales.
In his first detailed response since the report from Lord Dyson, Mr Dowden said the affair had exposed "failures that strike at the heart of our national broadcaster's values and culture".
'CHATTY' QUEEN CHARMS SAILORS
Despite the ship's plumbing issues, forces chiefs say its voyage will be the most powerful UK naval deployment in a generation.
Engineering Technician Marine Engineering (ETME) Billie Matthews, 22, from County Durham, was one of those who met the Queen today.
She said: "It was brilliant - she was very chatty, very smiley."
Able seaman Chelsea Paterson, 24, from Chirnside, Scotland, said: "It was incredible - it's an honour to see her, let alone speak to her. It's the highlight of my career."
The monarch, who stepped aboard hours after Boris Johnson met officers, has not made any comment on either of the latest stories to embroil her family.
BRITAIN’S £3BILLION ‘BIG LIZZIE’ WARSHIP SETS SAIL ON SIX-MONTH TOUR AFTER QUEEN’S FLYING VISIT
THE Royal Navy flagship HMS Queen Elizabeth set sail on a six-month tour after the Queen visited to wish the crew good luck.
Hundreds of people gathered to wave off the £3.2billion warship as it left Portsmouth at dusk.
The warship - affectionately called "Big Lizzie" - set off from Portsmouth Naval Base for the deployment by the Carrier Strike Group to the Indo-Pacific region.
The 28-week-long deployment will cover 26,000 nautical miles.
The group will visit 40 nations including India, Japan, South Korea and Singapore.
PRINCE WILLIAM TELLS FEMALE ADMIRER, 96, ‘YOU’RE MAKING ME BLUSH’ AS HE JOKES ON CARE HOME VISIT AFTER BASHIR SCANDAL
Prince William tells female admirer, 96, ‘you’re making me blush’ as he jokes on care home visit after Bashir scandalHOW MUCH DID HARRY INHERIT FROM DIANA?
The Duke of Sussex told Oprah Winfrey he and wife Meghan Markle relied on the money he inherited from his mother, Princess Diana.
Prince Harry, 34, revealed his mother, Princess Diana, was the reason he and Meghan, 39, were able to leave the Royal Family last year.
He told Oprah Winfrey in a two-hour televised interview he was now living off money left to him by his late mother after being “cut off financially” early last year when he and Meghan moved to the US.
Harry told Oprah: “I’ve got what my mum left me and without that we wouldn’t have been able to do this. It’s like she saw it coming and she’s been with us through this whole process.”
Although he did not reveal the sum during the chat, it is understood Harry was left about £6.5million ($9million) when his mother died 23 years ago.
MEGHAN & HARRY TOLD TO ‘STOP SNIPING”
A former royal correspondent has told Meghan and Harry to “stop sniping” at the Royal Family and to instead focus on their new lives.
It comes after Harry hit out again, just two month after the bombshell Oprah interview.
Charles Rae told the Express: “I think it is time for them to stop sniping at the Royal Family and if they want to carry on with their new lives and if that involves them doing their Netflix deals and their various other deals then so be it.”
HARRY SHARES UNSEEN SNAP OF ARCHIE PLAYING ON BEACH
Prince Harry has shared an adorable unseen clip of his son Archie in his mental health series The Me You Can’t See.
Until now, royal fans haven’t seen the young tots face since he was a young baby, but the new clips offer a glimpse of what the two-year-old looks like now.
The Duke of Sussex, 36, shared the footage on the fifth episode of his documentary series which was released on Friday.
In one clip, believed to be taken in the sprawling gardens of Harry and Meghan’s $14 million Santa Barbara home, the toddler can be seen sitting on a swing facing another person, presumably Prince Harry.
Elsewhere, colour footage of Archie and his parents, Meghan and Harry, playing on the beach was shown, which fans first saw in black and white during the couple’s explosive Oprah Winfrey chat.
Credit: Apple TV+ PRINCE WILLIAM IS A ‘FAMILY MAN’
Prince William has told how much family means to him — and that he “loves my in-laws”.
William, 38, was talking about how people had managed to keep in touch with their relatives during lockdown.
Speaking to a table of first responders — at an Edinburgh rooftop bar while watching the Scottish Cup Final — he admitted it was an unusual time, but he could see an amusing side to it.
William said: “The funny thing is when I spoke to my family I found it so good to catch up — but then you haven’t anything to catch up on because no one had done anything.”
When one guest said they had not seen their in-laws for a year, Wills, in an apparent dig at sister-in-law Meghan, joked: “Some people are happy they haven’t seen their in-laws for a year.” After laughter, he added: “I love my in-laws.”
‘HARRY IS DOING OPPOSITE OF WHAT QUEEN WANTS’
Prince Harry is “doing the opposite of what the Queen wants”, a royal expert has claimed.
Royal commentator Richard Fitzwilliams told the : “In once again baring his soul, in a series on mental health with Oprah, The Me You Can’t See, he has highlighted his unhappiness with royal life.
“He is doing the reverse of what the Queen wanted and deliberately harming the monarchy.”
HARRY SAYS SOME OF ARCHIE’S FIRST WORDS WERE ‘GRANDMA DIANA’
Prince Harry has revealed some of his son Archie’s first words were “grandma Diana”.
Harry said of his mum: “I wish she could have met Meghan. I wish she was around for Archie.
“I’ve got a photo up in his nursery… and it was one of the first words that he said. Apart from ‘mama’, ‘papa’, it was then ‘grandma’, ‘grandma Diana’.
“It’s the sweetest thing but at the same time makes me really sad.”
PRINCE CHARLES FURIOUS THAT ‘LURID LIES’ FROM MARTIN BASHIR’S PRINCESS DIANA INTERVIEW TOOK 27 YEARS TO BE CORRECTED
PRINCE Charles is furious that “lurid lies” from Panorama’s interview with Princess Diana took 27 years to finally be publicly corrected.
The BBC has written to the Prince of Wales to apologise for Martin Bashir’s “deceitful” tactics in securing the interview and agreed to never show it again.
‘HARRY’S CHOICE TO OPEN UP COMES AT A COST’
Harry’s decision to open up about mental health struggles “comes at a cost”, a royal expert has warned.
Brand and reputation management expert Eric Schiffer told the : “Prince Harry has every right to describe the private pain that he may have dealt with and being transparent is likely healthy for him and his own personal life.
“But it comes with a cost, because he can’t firewall off his royal DNA and the responsibilities and obligations that come with that.
“His choice to share these personal matters in many ways makes him a greater target and more exposed to being vulnerable on the privacy side.”
PRINCE WILLIAM TELLS FEMALE ADMIRER, 96, ‘YOU’RE MAKING ME BLUSH’ AS HE JOKES ON CARE HOME VISIT AFTER BASHIR SCANDAL
PRINCE William had to politely fend off the advances of a 96-year-old female admirer as he joked “you are making me blush”. The duke showed no signs of stress amid the Martin Bashir BBC scandal as he joked and chatted with elderly residents of a care home in Edinburgh.
The father-of-three described how “tiring” fatherhood was during lockdown and how difficult it is to get George, 7, out of shorts and into long trousers. Residents at Queen’s Bay Lodge care home snacked on ice cream and sipped tea as they were treated to their royal visit.
But it was great-grandmother and ex-servicewoman Betty Magee, 96, who stole William’s attention. As the duke took a seat at her table in a marquee in the grounds of the care home, she said: “It’s customary in these parts to give a lady a kiss on the cheek.”
William replied: “Oh you are sweet. You’ll make me blush.”
Betty persisted asking her prince to give her a peck as William laughed and covered his face in mock embarrassment, adding: “When the rules relax more I will come back and give you a kiss on the cheek Betty.”
QUEEN ’IS SAD’ SHE NOT CANNOT SEE GREAT-GRANDSON ARCHIE
The Queen has suffered “sadness” at barely seeing Archie and is unlikely to meet Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s second baby unless they come to the UK, Ingrid Seward has revealed.
Ingrid, who is editor-in-chief of Majesty magazine, shares her extraordinary insights into the monarch’s relationship with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren in this week’s Fabulous magazine.
And she claims that the Sussex’s distance from the royal family has indeed been a low point for the Monarch.
Ingrid says: “The Sussexes, who have barely set foot in the UK since relocating to the US and are unlikely to return any time soon after their Oprah interview sent shockwaves through the royal family.
“Meghan is due to give birth to their daughter – the Queen’s 11th great-grandchild – imminently, but unless Meghan and Harry bring the baby to Britain, the Queen won’t get to meet her. She has barely seen Archie since he was born, a source of sadness for her – though she is said to have wished him happy birthday via Zoom when he turned two this month.”
PRINCE WILLIAM TELLS FEMALE ADMIRER, 96, ‘YOU’RE MAKING ME BLUSH’ AS HE JOKES ON CARE HOME VISIT AFTER BASHIR SCANDAL
Prince William tells female admirer, 96, ‘you’re making me blush’ as he jokes on care home visit after Bashir scandalBASHIR ‘SCARED DIANA HALF TO DEATH’
Shamed BBC journalist Martin Bashir scared Diana “half to death” with frightening meetings in underground car parks, a royal expert says.
Andrew Morton, who penned a biography on the princess, said Bashir wouldn’t have scored the Panorama interview if he hadn’t lied to her.
Asked by Sky presenter Trevor Phillips if Bashir would have got the interview if he hadn’t lied, Mr Morton blasted: “He wouldn’t have got it, simple as that. He scared her half to death.
“He had her thinking had contacts within MI5. He was very plausible. He arranged meetings in underground car parks – they’re scary places at best of times, but when you think your life in danger, it was very potent.
“She was put in state of fear and trepidation and it encouraged her to speak out.”