King Charles III coronation - date, will it be a bank holiday and everything we know so far

Meghan Markle has revealed what Prince Harry said to her following the death of Queen Elizabeth II. The Duchess of Sussex, 41, reflected on the “complicated time” for the royal family for the first time since the monarch’s death on September 8, while sharing the emotional words her husband said to her after losing his grandmother.

Meghan Markle is speaking out about Queen Elizabeth II‘s sad passing.

The Crown have rejected criticism that the series is "exploitative" of Britain's royal family following the death of Queen Elizabeth II.

Meghan Markle is opening up for the first time about the death of Queen Elizabeth II -- her husband, Prince Harry's, late grandmother. In a new cover story for , the 41-year-old Duchess of Sussex breaks her silence following the passing of the British monarch and the subsequent events thereafter.The initial piece had been set to run earlier this year, but Markle asked for it to be delayed in the wake of the queen's death.

being misunderstood and her Netflix show.In a new interview with Variety, Markle discusses her mourning period following the death of Queen Elizabeth, saying she’s “grateful” for the love and support and that she was able to be with her husband, Prince Harry, at the time.“What’s so beautiful is to look at the legacy that his grandmother was able to leave on so many fronts,” the 41-year-old Duchess said. “Certainly, in terms of female leadership, she is the most shining example of what that looks like.”Though it’s been a “complicated” time mourning the loss of Her Royal Highness, Markle and Prince Harry, 38, are trying to have a positive outlook, remembering that the Queen is now with her husband, Prince Philip. Markle expressed her “deep gratitude” to be able to get to know the Queen and reflected on the first official engagement they did together.“I feel fortunate.

Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, just gave a wide-ranging interview with Variety where she spoke about a myriad of topics including the death of Queen Elizabeth II, her reflections of the passing of the late monarch, and more.

An olive branch of their own? Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are changing “direction” when it comes to how King Charles III will be portrayed in their upcoming projects, a source exclusively reveals in the new issue of Us Weekly.

Nearly two and a half years after Josh O’Connor declared “The Crown” would not include Prince Charles‘ infamous “Tampongate” phone call with Camilla Parker Bowles, it’s now been confirmed it actually is happening, and it’s O’Connor’s successor, Dominic West, who spilled the tea.

King Charles III has reportedly hired a law professor as part of his new team to streamline the Royal Family.Charles is said to have hired Dr John Sorabji, a law lecturer at University College London (UCL) and former barrister at Nine St John Chambers, who is reported to be playing a supporting role to the King's private secretary, Sir Clive Alderton, the Daily Mirror reports.According to one source, Dr Sorabji was a "super smart" man and would become a key aspect in "building and strengthening" the King's court.READ MORE: Prince Harry faces tense reunion with royals as 'King will choose Camilla' over sonSources previously claimed that Charles has been preparing for his reign as King for a while now and has taken aim at slimming down the monarchy as a key project.While Charles is focused on his shake-up of the Royal Family, Queen Consort Camilla has plans of her own.A couple of the ladies-in-waiting were to retire following the death of Queen Elizabeth, as they are in their 80s as its predicted that Camilla will get rid of the role of ladies-in-waiting completely.Camilla will look to do away with the long-standing tradition as she aims to modernise the monarchy.Marlene Koenig, a historian who has studied the Royal Family for several years, said: "There are some positions that may no longer be filled.To stay up to date with all the latest news, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here."You wonder if the women, especially Queen Camilla, will use ladies-in-waiting as the Queen did.

Josh O'Connor declared  would not include Prince Charles' infamous «Tampongate» phone call with Camilla Parker Bowles, it's now been confirmed it actually happening, and it's O'Connor's successor, Dominic West, who spilled the tea.West, who is playing the younger version of King Charles III in the upcoming seasons 5 of the Netflix show, opened up to  about how he felt about the ordeal while confirming to the outlet that the 1993 phone call will make it in the show. «I remember thinking it was something so sordid and deeply, deeply embarrassing [at the time],» West, 53, told. «Looking back on it, and having to play it, what you're conscious of is that the blame was not with these two people, two lovers, who were having a private conversation.

Zack Sharf “The Crown” creator Peter Morgan and his new cast members Elizabeth Debicki and Dominic West are standing up for the Netflix drama series against continued claims that it exploits the royal family. The show, which launches Season 5 in November, has come under renewed scrutiny following the death of Queen Elizabeth II. The new season will cover some of the royal family’s most tumultuous years in the 1990s, including the bitter and highly-publicized divorce between Charles (West) and Diana (Debicki). Last month, Britain’s Daily Telegraph published a report with the headline: “‘The Crown’s’ decision to show ‘all-out’ war between Charles and Diana raises concerns at Palace.” In the article, a friend of the newly-crowned King Charles slammed the Netflix series as “exploitative” and accused Netflix of having “no qualms about mangling people’s reputations,” even that of Queen Elizabeth despite her recent death.

After postponing his book, many Royal fans are asking: Is Prince Harry attending King Charles’ coronation?

Mark Charnock, who is best known for playing Marlon Dingle in ITV show Emmerdale, explained how he felt following King Charles’ tribute to the soap for its 50th anniversary. Mark admitted that it was “surreal” when the King appeared on the massive screen in front of him at the National Television Awards last week.Mark recalled his excitement on the night that Emmerdale won Best Serial Drama at the NTAs 2022.I went on to recall how things became truly “surreal” when the King himself wished the cast a happy anniversary, as the show celebrated 50 years of being on the airwaves.It was also a big night for Mark, who was “thrilled” to win Best Serial Drama Performance.The star was competing against co-star Paige Sandhu, who plays Meena Jutla on the show, as well as EastEnders stars Gillian Wright and Rose Ayling-Ellis.Mark also won big at the Soap Awards last night, walking away with the prizes for Best Actor, Best Storyline and Best Romance.Speaking to Express.co.uk at the event, Mark recalled the incredible moment he saw King Charles appear in a touching tribute last week. He said: “Joel Dommett was standing next to me and I was letting myself get ready for a comedian like Harry Enfield or something like that. “And I had this dawning realisation and it was, ‘Oh, that’s not a deep fake’.“It was… surreal.

King Charles III and Queen Consort Camilla were greeted by dozens of schoolchildren waving Union Jacks as they arrived for a tour of a youth project.The monarch, 73, and his wife, 75, visited Project Zero Walthamstow on Tuesday 18 October morning. Project Zero aims to engage young people in positive activities to promote social inclusion, reduce anti-social behaviour and offending, and strengthen community cohesion.The organisation's aim is to see a year when zero young people die from knife or violent crime.

King Charles III will show his "ruthless side" if Prince Harry and Meghan Markle attempt to trash the Royal Family's reputation, a Royal expert has claimed. Katie Nicholl, the Royal Editor of Vanity Fair, spoke out following reports that Netflix have delayed a documentary that Prince Harry, 38, and Meghan, 41, had been creating.

Jay Blades is set to welcome King Charles III to The Repair Shop in a very special episode.

The late Queen’s iconic £800,000 diamond crown is set to one day be worn by Kate, the Princess of Wales.The Diamond Diadem headpiece is one of the most symbolic pieces of jewellery in the Royal collection. Queen Elizabeth II wore the crown several times during her reign - including to her first State Opening of Parliament in 1952 and on the journey to her coronation in 1953.

King Charles’ former butler has told how Kate Middleton was ‘so polite’ and ‘friendly’ to Royal staff behind closed doors. Grant Harrold said the new Princess of Wales was fun and would make jokes with him when he was running errands at Highgrove House, the family residence of King Charles III and Camilla, Queen Consort.

Prince Harry is set for a tense reunion with the Royal Family, as King Charles III is set to lay his loyalty with Camilla rather than his youngest son. Despite the King saying he will take Prince Harry's memoir "on the chin", an insider has revealed that the former Prince of Wales will side with his wife over his son.It comes as rumours break of King Charles III's reaction to the writing from the Duke of Sussex, who will face an outright "ban" from the coronation next year should any attacks be launched on the Queen.READ MORE: King Charles risks Meghan's wrath as coronation date clashes with Archie's birthdayThe King is said to have been clear he would not take any attacks on his wife Camilla either.