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The Queen’s appearance during a Paddington Bear sketch on Saturday night came a complete “surprise” to the Royal Family, who admitted they had no idea it was due to take place. The short skit kicked off the televised BBC’s Platinum Party at the Palace, and saw the monarch playing We Will Rock You on the spoons alongside childhood favourite Paddington Bear.

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Meghan Markle and Prince Harry enjoyed a double celebration this weekend as alongside the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee the parents were also celebrating the first birthday of their daughter Lilibet. The youngster, who herself is named after the Queen, celebrated in style on Saturday alongside her parents and big brother Archie, with the couple choosing to skip a day of Jubilee celebrations in order to spend time with the tot on her special day.

Queen Elizabeth made a surprise appearance on the balcony of Buckingham Palace on Sunday, marking the official end of the four-day Platinum Jubilee celebrations. The 96-year-old monarch was dressed in a green coat with a matching hat as she surprised the crowd.The royal -- who has not been spotted out in person since Thursday -- held on to a cane as she smiled and waved to the crowd. Her Majesty was joined on the balcony by her son, Prince Charles, daughter-in-law, Camila, Duchess of Cornwall, and her grandson, Prince William, his wife, Kate Middleton, and their three children, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis.

Meghan Markle's face.The satellite channel turned to chaos as the WAG interrupted the presenter's segment to make a dig at her former friend the Duchess of Sussex.Lizzie and Su Pollard had been singing Land of Hope and Glory when it was gatecrashed by a man wearing a Meghan Markle face mask.As James shared his annoyance at the prank, Lizzie then walked over and took the mask off to rip it up.She shouted: "NO NO not a royal! Not a royal anymore!"The host looked up in shock as he asked: "No, what are you doing?"He then saw Lizzie rip up the mask, and shouted: "Out, both of you out!Lizzie then walked off set as James returned to his seat and looked at the camera and said: "I'm so sorry and embarrassed Your Majesty."I will not allow them back on again, this is Talk Television and the James Whale show."Viewers rushed to social media to share their shock at the incident, with one posting: "What a farce."Another added: "I hear TalkTV is really struggling.

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Meghan Markle and Prince Harry celebrated their daughter Lilibet’s first birthday with a “relaxed and casual birthday party” at Windsor Castle yesterday, according to reports.The Sussexes’ are said to have hosted an informal garden party at Frogmore Cottage in Windsor for their daughter’s milestone birthday and they welcomed some the tot’s royal cousins to share in the celebrations. Lilibet's birthday party took place on the royal estate and included picnic food, party games, balloons and a cake, The Sun reports.

Lizzie Cundy was asked to leave the set of TalkTV by presenter James Whale after interrupting an interview to rip up a mask of Meghan Markle 's face TalkTV turned to chaos as Lizzie Cundy interrupted James Whale's segment to rip up a mask of Meghan Markle's face live on air.She and Su Pollard had been singing Land of Hope and Glory when it was gatecrashed by a man wearing a Meghan Markle face mask.As James shared his annoyance at the prank, Lizzie then walked over and took the mask off to rip it up.The host looked up in shock as he asked: "No, what are you doing?" and he saw Lizzie rip up the mask, shouted: "Out, both of you out!"Lizzie then walked off set as James returned to his seat and looked at the camera and said: "I'm so sorry and embarrassed Your Majesty."I will not allow them back on again, this is Talk television and the James Whale show."Viewers rushed to social media to share their shock at the incident, with one posting: "What a farce."Another added: "I hear TalkTV is really struggling. I can’t understand why."Lizzie recently shared her thoughts on Meghan and her husband Prince Harry's return to the UK to celebrate the Queen's Platinum Jubilee.

Meghan Markle, 40, and Prince Harry, 37, are currently enjoying the Platinum Jubilee weekend in London with their two children, as they returned to support and celebrate the Queen's 70 year reign.The pair made headlines when they decided to step back as senior members of the Royal family, however, Anita Rani, 44, stood by the couple's decision at the time.Anita has hosted a range of popular shows, including Countryfile and This Morning, as well as presenting the BBC’s coverage of major royal events.She has always been very vocal about her love for the royal family, even quipping that her mother speaks about the royals "like they're our extended family".When Harry and Meghan stepped back as senior members of the royal family in 2020, Anita made sure to show her support to the pair.She wrote on Twitter at the time: "Gossipy aunties who can’t tolerate anyone living their own lives."Breaking away from the family?! ‘Hai hai’ I mean, seriously. (sic)"They are free to do what they want.

“But you can't avoid it because everybody's talking about it, it's on all the news things and on all the papers. “I feel terribly sorry about the whole thing.”“I’m so sorry for that whole family, who we love so much.

BBC presenter Deborah James has spent her last days campaigning to raise awareness about her cancer battle.She was diagnosed with bowel cancer in 2016 and has now moved back in with her parents in Woking to spend her last days.Deborah, 40, has stayed positive about her cancer battle and joked that she refused to die over the Queen's Platinum Jubilee weekend. She cheekily added that she didn't want former senior royals Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's return to the UK spoiling her moment.

Meghan Markle has come under fire after ditching her royal duties but wanting to celebrate some events with the Royal Family.Prince Harry and his wife recently jetted into London from California in order to celebrate the Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebration with the Queen, 96.

Cheeky comedian Lee Mack wasted no time in using the Queen's Platinum Jubilee as an opportunity to stick the knife in Boris Johnson – metaphorically of course.The northern comic, 53, opened the concert, which is being held outside the gates of Buckingham Palace, by making light of the so-called 'partygate' affair in Downing Street. Speaking with the Prime Minister in attendance, who was in the royal box, Mack said: "Finally we can say the words ‘party’ and ‘gate’ and it’s a positive." The joke drew cheers and laughs from the crowd.The embarrassing quip comes just a day after the PM was booed outside St Paul's Cathedral as he attended the Thanksgiving service with members of the Royal Family.

Skipping another affair? After Prince Harry and Meghan Markle publicly attended the Service of Thanksgiving as part of Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee, the twosome were notably absent from her “Platinum Party” concert — though other royal family members were in attendance.

Lizzie Cundy has confessed she thinks the Duke and Duchess of Sussex "pulled on the Queen's heartstrings" with their daughter Lilibet over the Platinum Jubilee weekend. Meghan Markle, 40, and her husband Prince Harry, 37, are currently in the UK with their two children Archie, three, and Lilibet, who turned one today over the Queen's Jubilee weekend.

Queen's Platinum Jubilee concert.But rather than it being a snub to the Royal Family, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have chosen to sit the event out so that they can celebrate their own daughter's birthday instead.More than 30 members of the royal family are set to gather at the BBC’s Platinum Party at the Palace tonight (Saturday, June 4) – including Prince William and Kate Middleton.The party will take place in front of Buckingham Palace.But Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have chose to spend the night celebrating their youngest daughter Lilibet's first birthday instead.A spokesperson for the couple, who stepped down as senior royals in 2020, said they were spending the day privately – although no details about how Lilibet's birthday was celebrated have been given.The family has been staying at the highly secure Frogsmore Cottage, due to it having 24/7 security, something the couple forfeited when they left their working royal roles.The huge celebration concert, featuring acts such as Diana Ross, Sir Paul McCartney, Queen and Adam Lambert and Alicia Keys will be attended by Prince Charles and Camilla and Prince William and Kate Middleton.It has not been confirmed whether the Queen will make an appearance tonight, despite it taking place outside her front door, but others attending include the Earl and Countess of Wessex and their children Lady Louise Windsor and Viscount Severn.Also in attendance will be the Princess Royal and Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, Princess Beatrice and her husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, and Princess Eugenie and her husband Jack Brooksbank.Zara and Mike Tindall, who spent the day at the Epsom Derby with Princess Anne and Sir Tim, will also be there, as will the Queen’s cousins the Duke of

Deborah James has said that she doesn’t want to die over the Jubilee weekend because she doesn’t want Meghan Markle stealing her thunder. Deborah is sadly dying of bowel cancer after announcing back in May that her body “isn’t playing ball” anymore. The podcast host had been diagnosed with bowel cancer five years prior to her heartbreaking announcement that sparked people to donate millions of pounds towards her Bowel Babe fundraiser, with proceeds going towards Cancer Research UK.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's were “put in their place”, as they were apparently banished to the “cheap seats” during the service of thanksgiving yesterday.The Duke and Duchess of Sussex spent the service at St Paul's Cathedral stuck behind a group of teenagers, right at the back of the historic venue.James, Viscount Severn — 15th in line to the throne — was one of those the couple were sitting behind.The event saw members of the Royal family and invited guests pay tribute to the Queen, as well as thanking numerous volunteers and the British public.But Royal fans noticed that the controversial Royal couple — who stepped away from their Royal duties around three years ago — had seemingly been shoved to the back of the audience like an unwanted relative at a wedding.Royal commentator Daniela Elser pointed to that fact that this was the couple “reaping what they had sown”, despite the fact that they had been hoping to build bridges during the Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebrations.Writing for news.com.au, she said: “When the couple waltzed off two years ago to make a fortune and create impact and spend their days coming up with nifty hashtags, it looked like they still held plenty of cards.“Harry, in falling for the Suits star and dragooning her into the working royal ranks, had accidentally found just what the monarchy didn’t know it was looking for.“They were the adored golden couple and the royal family needed them, and oh-so-badly, to inject some youthful verve into the moribund royal brand and to connect with younger generations.“The message from the Palace in putting the Sussexes in the cheap seats seemed to be: You wanted out? Fine.

Prince William has been less welcoming to his brother Prince Harry during the latter's return to the UK than expected, a royal expert has claimed.Harry and Meghan Markle have maintained a low profile during the Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebrations so far, despite being welcomed into the fold by Her Majesty.But the feuding brothers barely made eye contact at yesterday's service of thanksgiving at St Paul's Cathedral, and royal expert Neil Sean things told the Express this could be a sign that the protracted war between the pair is far from over.According to a royal source close to Mr Sean, Harry and Meghan were hoping that William would be “more forgiving and welcoming”.Find out everything you need to know about the Platinum Jubilee by clicking hereThe Queen had, according to a source, sent for Harry and Meghan to be collected from the airport in her own personal Land Rover when they arrived in the UK.The bulletproof car was also thought to have taken them from Farnborough Airport to Frogmore Cottage.It was claimed that the Queen “believed it was the right thing to do” at the time – although Buckingham Palace did not respond to the Daily Star's request for confirmation on the matter.However, Mr Sean told the Daily Express: “The Queen has shown kindness, forgiveness, and compassion to Harry and Meghan after they damaged her monarchy and family, but another senior royal is less forgiving.“The Queen at 96 is looking after her own personal legacy.“She wants to be sure that what she leaves behind is the right image.“But according to a very good source, there is one particular, senior member who is not as forgiving - William.

Kate Middleton has left eagle-eyed royal fans convinced that she made a one-word comment when she glanced over to Meghan Markle inside St Pauls Cathedral. The Duchess of Cambridge and husband Prince William joined Prince Charles and Camilla in the procession through St Paul's nave, led by the Archbishop of York during Friday's Thanksgiving service.Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were seated metres apart from Wills and Kate in their first public appearance since they arrived to the UK for the Queen's Platinum Jubilee.

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry were seated away from senior members of the Royal Family at a thanksgiving ceremony for the Queen as they are “not part of the plan” according to a royal expert.The Duke and Duchess of Sussex attended the service on Friday (June 3) at St Paul’s Cathedral and were seated next to Princess Eugenie’s husband Jack Brooksbank and the Queen’s niece Lady Sarah Chatto.Meghan and Harry’s attendance at the event was the first time since they left royal working life that they have appeared together at such an occasion.Royal expert and author Ingrid Seward believes the couple’s placement must have “rankled” as she made note of the couple being sat behind the Duke of Gloucester, who is 31st in line of succession.Ms Seward also believes the Queen left hints to the future during both her Platinum Jubilee and the seating plan of the service yesterday.Speaking in a column for the Sun, she said: “Her Platinum Jubilee photo, showing her sitting in the Victoria Vestibule at Windsor Castle overlooking the statue of King Charles II, was symbolic — hinting King Charles III will soon be with us.“So was Thursday’s balcony appearance with her son and heir and his son and his heirs — the present, the future and the hope for what is to come.“But the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are clearly not part of the plan.”Tensions between Harry and Meghan and the Royal Family have continued following their exit from working royal life.However, the arrival of Lilibet and Archie with them for their visit is expected to have helped the situation.Following the service yesterday, Harry and Meghan are expected to privately celebrate the first birthday of their daughter Lilibet.Lilibet is having her first birthday in the UK as the Queen’s