Meghan and Harry 'used Lilibet to pull on Queen's heartstrings', Lizzie Cundy says

Celebrating. New photos have given us a sneak peek of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s Lilibet birthday presents. The couple and their two kids, Archie, 3, and Lilibet, 1, landed in Santa Barbara, after the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee on June 5, 2022, and were spotted unloading a few precious gifts from across the pond. 

Queen Elizabeth II won’t let anyone exploit her — especially not her grandson Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle!

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle reportedly "invited Prince William and Kate Middleton" to their daughter Lilibet's first birthday party on Saturday, but the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge didn't attend.The Duke, 37, and Duchess of Sussex, 40, finally revealed the first proper snap of Lilibet upon their return to Montecito, California on Monday, 6 June. With the image, which showed the red-headed little girl beaming at the camera in a powder blue dress as she sat in the immaculate garden of Frogmore Cottage, the Sussexes shared details of how they spent their daughter's special day.The couple held a small backyard picnic with close family and friends, and filled it with activities such as face painting and games for the children.

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry reportedly knew they weren't going to get a strong reception at the Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebrations.Former I'm A Celebrity...

Contradicting claims over an alleged picture request have gone viral since the California-based couple introduced baby Lilibet, 1, to the Queen for the first time last Wednesday, after jetting to the UK to partake in Platinum Jubilee celebrations. Reports from multiple other outlets claim Harry, 37, and Markle, 40, wanted their personal photographer to take happy snaps of the Queen and 1-year-old Lilibet — but were shut down. According to one anonymous source, they were told: “No chance.

Suspiciously similar. Meghan Markle and Prince Harry hired their wedding baker for another sweet occasion — Lilibet Diana turning 1! Many believe baker Claire Ptak from East London’s Violet Bakery quietly revealed the baby’s birthday cake.

Prince Harry was sweetly comforted by Meghan Markle during the Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebrations, a lip reader confirms.

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Prince Harry and his brother, Prince William, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s children were reportedly invited to Frogmore Cottage to celebrate Lilibet’s first birthday party.William and Harry were reported to have fallen out at the end of 2018, and the party invitation was apparently intended as an “olive branch”. But, says a royal source, William and his wife Kate Middleton had a previous engagement – a special visit to Cardiff Castle to mark Her Majesty the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle shared a rare photo of their daughter Lilibet at her 'garden picnic party' as they reflected on her first birthday. The couple, who have already returned to the US following their brief visit during the Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebrations, have been very firm on keeping their children out of the media. So this surprise snap is a real treat for royal fans after they celebrated Lilibet's first birthday in a casual but private party at Windsor Castle on Saturday, June 4.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are notoriously private when it comes to their children, Archie, three and Lilibet, who turned one on June 4. But the couple surprised and thrilled fans in equal measure by releasing a photo of their daughter, Lilibet, who is named after the Queen, to mark the little one’s first birthday on Monday.

There's many close friendships among the members of the Royal Family, and that includes Prince William and Mike Tindall.The Duke of Cambridge, 39, has grown close to former professional rugby player Mike, 43, over recent years, having aways been close to his cousin, Mike's wife, Zara Tindall, 41. Mike and William may seem like an unlikely pairing as they had entirely different upbringings and have different interests, but they appear to have hit it off and can always be found together at royal events.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's photo of their daughter Lilibet Diana Mountbatten-Windsor on her first birthday, Ruth Langsford lead the discussion on children's birthdays. But as the ladies divulged into the discussion further, fans at home seemed rather annoyed and heavily criticised the subject matter.

A blue scooter and wooden swing were among Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's luggage as they arrived home in LA.

The Queen reportedly banned cameras from capturing her first meeting with great-granddaughter Lilibet. On Monday, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle released a brand new official picture of their baby daughter Lilibet as they reflected on the little girl's first birthday. And it has now been revealed that the 96 year old monarch met the adorable youngster for the first time on Thursday - the first day of her Platinum Jubilee celebrations.

Duchess of Sussex to release a special first birthday photo of their daughter Lilibet has been slammed by one of the couple's most ardent critics.Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's daughter Lilibet had been publically photographed for only the second time in a snapshot from her first birthday party on Saturday (June 4).

Meghan Markle made a brief return to the royal fold at the weekend as she and Prince Harry attended the Queen's Platinum Jubilee Service of Thanksgiving at St Paul’s Cathedral.All eyes were on the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, not least those of the legions of body language experts and lip-readers who studied the couple’s every move for clues about their current relationship with the Royal Family.One expert, Jesús Enrique Rosas, better known as The Body Language Guy, detected a few signs of nerves as the former Suits actress prepared to face her husband’s family for the first time in more than two years.Jesús told the Express: “When I was checking the footage, I noticed everyone was mentioning Meghan fixing her collar and it was always the left side…something has to be said about pacifying gestures."Pacifying gestures, he explains, are tiny unconscious movements that we make to calm ourselves when we’re nervous or stressed.Jesús added: "Pacifying gestures can be fixing our clothes or touching our faces, or in the case of Harry, touching his [wedding] ring.“This is a way to vent stress and it actually works, that’s why we do it.“But at the same time, we are telling the world we are nervous.“In the case of clothing, maybe the fit isn’t right and we feel a bit uncomfortable, but for any fitting adjustments, we usually pull - pull sleeves, skirts.“But this was a very deliberate move for her [Meghan] to touch her collar flap, she’s not really adjusting any fitting.”The Dior Spring 2022 Haute Couture ensemble Meghan had chosen for the occasion is unlikely to have effected her badly, so her constant adjustments are more likely to be an unconscious revelation of her state of mind than any reflection on the clothes

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's daughter Lilibet looks like James Hewitt, the former cavalry officer who had an affair with Princess Diana. Claims over Hewitt being the father of Prince Harry have been branded untrue, but plenty of Twitter users took to trolling the recent birthday snaps to make their own comparisons.It comes after the Duke and Duchess of Sussex shared an image of daughter Lilibet, who celebrated her first birthday during the Queen's Platinum Jubilee last weekend.The Sussexes said that they were "incredibly touched" by the birthday messages they received from fans for their one-year-old daughter.But some have claimed that young Lilibet is the spitting image of her "grandad," Hewitt, with the 64-year-old also receiving a round of congratulations on social media at the time of Lilibet's birth.

Prince Charles over the segregation of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle over the Jubilee celebrations.The 64-year-old was left less than impressed when she witnessed The Duke and Duchess of Sussex sitting apart from Prince Charles, Prince William and Kate Middleton at the Thanksgiving service.Fern shared her issues with the "segregation" of Harry and Meghan as she called the situation "troubling".On Friday, The Sussex's arrived at St Paul's Cathedral for the Service of Thanksgiving and were joined by other working members of the Royal Family.The celebration marked the first time that Harry and Meghan had returned back to the UK with their two children Archie and Lilibet since they stepped down from their royal duties two years ago.After they had entered the cathedral, Harry and Meghan placed themselves in the second row whilst Prince Charles and William sat on the other side.Noticing the clear separation, Fern took to Twitter to voice her feelings before taking aim at Prince Charles for allowing it to happen.She wrote: "I understand all the protocols and ‘soft diplomacy’ employed by the Royal Family, but for the Prince of Wales to allow Harry and Meghan to be so obviously segregated is troubling."A father should have the balls to sit as a family with his two children."It wasn't long before people quickly commented on her post which seemed to divide her 113,000 Twitter followers.One person disagreed with Fern as they claimed the decision was "totally right".They said: "I thought it was totally right for them to be sat with Eugenie and Beatrice and their partners.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have been praised for appearing to “play by the rules” during the Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebrations.The couple were forced to take a backseat to the rest of the family due to them no longer being classed as working Royals.The only time the Duke and Duchess of Sussex made headlines was when they were unable to attend the Party at the Palace because they chose to celebrate their one-year-old daughter Lilibet's first birthday instead.And they didn't release photos of the special moment until after the Queen's celebrations had finished, either.Speaking exclusively to the Daily Star, the founder of the To Di For Daily podcast, Kinsey Schofield said: “It was very respectful and appropriate for Harry and Meghan to wait until after the Jubilee finale to release their photo of Lili.“It seems like the Sussexes are eager to play by the rules lately.“The senior members of the royal family currently consider Harry and Meghan a separate entity. “They are allowing the couple to do their own thing.“I don’t think they will ever rely on the Sussexes to participate in their digital strategies - let alone royal engagements, etc.

Prince Harry and Prince William once taught The Queen Mother how to do an Ali G impression — and she surprised everyone by nailing it.The royal, who outlived husband George VI by fifty years to reach the ripe old age of 102, reportedly found the Sacha Baron-Cohen show hugely entertaining after being introduced to it by her two great-grandsons.The mischievous brothers even taught her how to do the iconic 'respec' hand flick gesture, which she reportedly mastered after only a few attempts.In an interview given shortly after her death in 2002 the pair revealed how the unlikely cultural crossover came about, telling The Telegraph: "It was two or three Christmases ago and we were sitting down watching Ali G on television."We were laughing when she came in. She couldn't understand what was going on, so we explained.