Harry and Meghan's new project 'smacks of desperation' - royal insider

The Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebrations are set to start on Thursday 2 June, meaning Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's arrival in the UK is imminent.The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are set to fly over to London from their home in California with their two children, Archie, three, and Lilibet, eleven months, to attend the celebrations, marking the first time they have travelled to the UK as a family of four. Meghan, 40, and Harry, 37, are believed to be staying at their former home of Frogmore Cottage in Windsor during their visit, according to the Daily Mail, with current tenants Princess Eugenie and her husband Jack Brooksbank having reportedly headed to Portugal.

A family affair. Prince William and Kate Middleton won’t be attending Prince Harry’s daughter’s Lilibet first birthday celebrations. Lilibet will be celebrating her first birthday away from her home state of California and in her dad’s home country of England.

Duchess of Sussex and Victoria Beckham are noted separately for their impeccable style and taste so when we discovered that the firm friends have adored the same home fragrance product since before they ever met, we had to take a closer look.SEE: David and Victoria Beckham plot major change to £6million Cotswolds homeIf you already scent your home with Diptyque's best selling 'Figuier' candle then you are already experiencing the same divine and comforting fragrance which is enjoyed by Meghan and Prince Harry in their homes and has been named the signature scent that Victoria has raved about being showered with compliments. She has chosen the candles for her finely honed work and personal spaces.WATCH: See Inside The Beckhams' Stunning Homes Meghan once proudly posted a photograph of her beautiful Canadian home before she married Harry and her Diptyque Figuier candle took pride of place in her entrance hall.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle ahave been told they must accept their role on the sidelines of the Queen's Platinum Jubilee as it is 'not about them'.The Sussexes are due to fly into the UK for their first joint visit since leaving the firm in 2020 this week to join in with Her Majesty's 70-year celebrations.However, in a desperate open letter to the pair, prominent Royal photographer Arthur Edwards has begged them to take a back seat.Writing in the Sun, Mr Edwards said: "Dear Harry and Meghan."I am sure you are both already aware, this week’s historic Bank Holiday celebrations is all about commemorating Queen Elizabeth’s remarkable reign."And, with respect, it is not about the pair of you."Find out everything you need to know about the Platinum Jubilee by clicking hereIn a measured attack on the pair's past love of the spotlight, Mr Edwards continued to state that the pair missing the trooping of the colour balcony display would be hard for them but is a decision they should have expected and respect.He also demanded they leave their "Netflix crew behind and allow the Queen to take centre stage."He concluded: "Please, Harry and Meghan, don’t let Her Majesty down and, for once, take a back seat. Let the real star of the Jubilee shine."Meghan and Harry's public appearances at the Jubilee Celebrations are thought to be few and far between.The Royal couple are set to attend a service at St Paul's Cathedral, as well as some other minor charity events, though this is not yet confirmed.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have renewed lease at Frogmore Cottage where they will stay this week for Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee, a Royal source tells ET.The source says that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have quietly renewed their lease at Frogmore Cottage, where they briefly lived after getting married.Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank had been using the premises while Harry and Meghan live in California, but have now left the property, according to the source. The Sussexes will stay at their home when they return for Platinum Jubilee celebrations this week.The move will renew speculation on whether Harry and Meghan intend to spend more time in the UK as the Queen gets older.

Samantha Markle has encouraged her sister Meghan Markle to get in touch with their dead after the former Hollywood lighting director suffered a stroke. Meghan, 40, is believed to have had no contact with her dad since just before her wedding to Prince Harry in May 2018.

For months speculation has been rife as to whether the Duke and Duchess of Sussex will be jetting over from their home in California for the Queen’s Jubilee celebrations. And last week, the couple finally confirmed that they will be visiting the UK for the four-day event. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle said they will also be joined by their two children, Archie, 3, and 11-month-old daughter Lilibet.

Meghan Markle is said to be "nervous" ahead of her reunion with the Royal Family during the Queen's Jubilee, a royal expert has said.The Duchess of Sussex, 40, is due to jet to the UK from the US later this week alongside her husband Prince Harry and their children Archie, two, and Lilibet, who turns one on 4 June. Meghan and Harry's family trip marks the first time the pair have travelled to the UK with their children since they moved to California in 2020.

Prince Harry's upcoming return to London ahead of the Queen's Platinum Jubilee could serve as the perfect moment to capture Netflix footage, claims the Loose Women stars.During Monday's (May 30) instalment of the popular ITV show, the panel consisting of Jane Moore, Carol McGiffin, Katie Piper and Linda Robson all shared their takes on the Sussexes' first official trip back to Blighty.This weekend, the nation will celebrate Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth being on the throne for 70 years with the country's first Platinum Jubilee.As part of the celebrations, The Duke and the Duchess of Sussex will be flying back across the pond to commemorate the Queen's amazing achievement. The Loose Women stars think that Harry and Meghan will find a way to make the most of their trip, and capture footage for their upcoming Netflix documentary.

The Queen is still yet to see her great-granddaughter Lilibet in person, nearly a year after her birth. Early in 2022, it looked as though Prince Harry, 37, and Meghan Markle, 40, themselves would not be seeing the 96-year-old Queen this year due to security concerns.

Prince Charles has a number of holiday homes dotted around the world, including a unique place in Transylvania, Romania.The heir to the throne, 73, reportedly first visited the country in 1998 where he “fell in love” with it. He returned and in 2006 bought the stunning farmhouse that is known as the Blue House.

As we all eagerly anticipate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebration this weekend, there’s one person who will be paying particularly close attention to proceedings. Having been the butler and “best friend” of Diana, Princess of Wales for 10 years up until her death in 1997, Paul Burrell tells OK! he’s especially interested in how things pan out between the Duke of Cambridge and the Duke of Sussex. Paul also tells us that seeing the pictures of Harry and his wife Meghan at a polo match in California last week made him feel “sad”.

It sounds like Prince Harry and Prince William are working things out just in time!

Prince Harry and Megan Markle's daughter Lilibet looks set to spend her first birthday with her great-grandmother and namesake the Queen during the monarch's Platinum Jubilee celebrations.Baby Lilibet's first birthday falls in the middle of the Queen's festive bank holiday, on Saturday, June 4, when street parties and revelry in honour of the monarch's 70-year reign will be going strong up and down the UK.The Duke and Duchess' second child was born in America and is yet to visit the UK or meet her royal relatives, including her great-grandmother whom she was named after. Lilibet is the Queen's childhood nickname, given to her as a child because she had trouble pronouncing Elizabeth.The Telegraph reports the Queen, 96, was due to attend the Epsom Derby on the Saturday, however has had to cut down her Jubilee schedule due to health concerns, and so the Princess Royal will attend in place instead.

Meghan Markle may not return to the UK for the Queen's Platinum Jubilee after copping flack for her visit to Uvalde, Texas to pay respect to the Robb Elementary School shooting victims, a royal expert has claimed. Royal commentator Neil Sean has cast doubt over Meghan's return to the UK for the Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebrations, which would be the first time the duchess was back on British soil since stepping down as a senior working royal in 2020, The Express reports.

Prince William and Prince Harry are reportedly holding ‘weekly video calls’ and are ‘back on old buddy terms’, ahead of their reunion at The Queen ’s Platinum Jubilee next week. A source has claimed that the once-close brothers are working hard at healing the rift that occurred after Harry’s marriage to Meghan Markle, and their subsequent departure from the Royal Family.

The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee is fast approaching and, with a four day weekend to go with it, plenty of games will be played by families across the country to celebrate the Queen's historic reign. It seems that despite their royal status, even the Queen’s family members aren’t immune to enjoying a game or two and the team at SudokuCraze rounded up the favourites from The Firm. According to reports, Her Majesty is a big fan of The Name Game where players write names of famous people on a post-it note and place them on one another’s foreheads.The game is said to be an incredibly popular game with the Royal Family when the whole clan come together during holidays.

Ellen DeGeneres, 64, has admitted that she has no recollection of her first meeting with Meghan Markle, 40. The talk show host, whose long-running US show ended this week, is good friends with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, with Archie and Lilibet reportedly calling her “auntie”.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, one PR expert has claimed. The news broke last week that Charles and Camilla are set to star in the BBC One soap to celebrate the Queen's Platinum Jubilee next weekend.Their episode will air on June 2 at 7:30pm.

Meghan Markle is allegedly on edge and “terrified” over a new book featuring interviews with her ex-husband Trevor Engelson.The tell-all biography has been written by Royal author Tom Bower and will come out later this year.And Royal expert Neil Sean claims that a “remarkable story” about the pair could be featured in the book. Stating that “a lot of people have an axe to grind” with the wife of Prince Harry, he said on his YouTube channel: “As he said, you know, a lot of people were willing to go on record and speak, many without being paid, we might point out as well.

Emma Thompson was snapped at a reporter when asked about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in a resurfaced clip. The Nanny McPhee star appeared rather agitated when a journalist quizzed her on her thoughts regarding the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's upcoming wedding ceremony in 2018.Speaking frankly, Emma, 63, said at the time: "Not a single thought about it in my head about it to share with you, I’m so sorry."The star appeared not to appreciate the line of questioning and quickly began to speak about her son’s own upcoming nuptials.She said: "I haven’t even, it doesn’t occur to me actually."My son is getting married next year so I am much more sort of dealing with that but really I have nothing to say about it."Despite trying to ignore the question and change the focus slightly, the journalist was still eager to hear Emma's perspective on the royal couple.The reporter then asked Emma if she "wished them well", to which the actress replied: "Obviously, yes, but I don’t know them, of course I do."Emma then hit back telling the journalist to "give the poor kids a break" while refusing to discuss the matter any further.She said: "Stop doing the ‘oh let’s talk about the royal wedding’...