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READ MORE: Royals fans fume that first snap of King Charles with monarch's red box is 'staged' Katie Nicholl, author of The New Royals: Queen Elizabeth's Legacy and the Future of the Crown, believes the pain of losing her lifelong partner had a profound effect on Her Majesty in the months to come and feels it eventually took its toll before her death at Balmoral aged 96. "I think she ultimately died of a broken heart really," Nicholl said on Entertainment Tonight.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle 's wedding was "very difficult" for the Queen who was "upset" by her grandson's behaviour, a distant relative of the late monarch has alleged.

The chance of a reconciliation between Prince William and Prince Harry reportedly seems unlikely, despite their united front following the death of their grandmother, Queen Elizabeth.

Prince Harry asked to bring in a mediator in a bid to mend tensions with his family, causing Camilla to "splutter over her tea".In her new book The New Royals, author and journalist Katie Nicholl claimed that the Duke of Sussex met with the newly-appointed King Charles earlier this year in a bid to mend their tense relationship, according to an unnamed family friend of the Firm.However, the meeting was reportedly fruitless, with allegations that Harry and Meghan Markle showing up to the meeting late and suggesting a family mediator to ease tensions. READ MORE: 'Torn' Prince Harry in Catch-22 will have no way back with Royal family after memoir An extract published in Vanity Fair revealed: "Harry actually suggested that they use a mediator to try and sort things out, which had Charles somewhat bemused and Camilla spluttering into her tea."Nicholl described the strained meeting as "more awkward than cordial tea with the Queen," with Camilla having allegedly told Harry that getting a mediator was "ridiculous" and that they would keep their peacemaking discussions between family. In the book, she also claimed that Harry's brother, Prince William, and Kate Middleton were "relieved" when they found out Harry and Meghan would be moving to the US.

"just cannot forgive" younger brother Prince Harry for the trouble he’s caused the Royal Family over the last couple of years.Katie Nicholl, author of book The New Royals, said that despite the brothers and their wives, Kate and Meghan, putting on a united front following the death of the Queen the rift within the ‘Fab Four’ still looms large.The damage was allegedly done following multiple incidents of Harry and Meghan talking to the US media, Nicholl claims, and it is just all too much for Prince of Wales Wills to put to one side.READ MORE: 'Hurt' Queen Elizbeth was 'exhausted by the turmoil' of Harry and Meghan, claims new bookThe Duke and Duchess of Sussex used the interview to allege racist treatment and said they wanted to break the cycle in the way they brought up their children.Speaking on Dan Wootton Tonight, Ms Nicholl said: "Ultimately William just cannot forgive his brother, not just for his behaviour and what he’s done and how he’s done it, but look at how much now rests on William!“He always thought Harry would be his wingman, now he’s doing it on his own."She also claimed that the constant distance between Harry, Meghan and the rest of the Royal Family had made the Queen “exhausted” despite efforts to “force a reconciliation”.Nicholl said: "It’s incredibly sad that the twilight years of her reign were marred by this awful family rift that doesn’t show any sign of being healed.”In her new book, Ms Nicholl said that the Queen had said to a close pal on the matter: "I don’t know, I don’t care, and I don’t want to think about it anymore”, and “was very hurt.”To stay up to date with all the latest news, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here.

It sounds like even Queen Elizabeth II had become fed up with the royal family drama.

King Charles III could rescind the Royal titles bestowed on Sussex children Archie and Lilibet, but it all hinges on the release of Prince Harry's new book.Also factoring in on whether the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's children lose out on their titles is the upcoming Netflix documentary on the family.The Duke of Sussex is said to have signed a four-book deal worth millions with Penguin Random House, with the first in the series a tell-all autobiography about life in the Royal Family.READ MORE: King Charles plots shake-up of Royal Family with bitter snub for Prince Harry But a delay for the book after the death of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, could mean the children of Harry and Meghan Markle could face a lack of clarity on their titles. The delay to the book leaves the Sussex children's titles up in the air, but royal expert Katie Nicholl believes Charles may stick to his plan of a rumoured, slimmed-down monarchy.Nicholl, writing in Vanity Fair, wrote: "Now that Charles is King, Harry and Meghan’s children automatically become Prince Archie of Sussex and Princess Lilibet of Sussex; however, the Royal Family’s website still has them listed as Master Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor and Miss Lilibet Mountbatten-Windsor."Would Charles go as far as barring Archie and Lilibet from becoming a prince and a princess now that the Sussexes are no longer working royals?"According to a source close to the king, it depends a lot on what happens in the coming months, particularly with Harry’s book and their TV show."Archie and Lilibet are currently sixth and seventh in line to the throne respectively, but the Royal Family website has yet to update their status to Prince and Princess.

It has only been three days since Queen Elizabeth II was laid to rest in Windsor Castle, but a new report is already revealing intimate details of how the monarch felt about her beloved grandson, Prince Harry, and his wife, Meghan Markle, choosing to step away from their duties as senior royals. In an excerpt from "The New Royals" shared with Vanity Fair, author and royal expert Katie Nicholl details the toll their departure had on the queen, who was allegedly "deeply hurt by Harry's decision to leave his family and the country." The two officially announced their role change in January 2020.

The Queen was “hurt” and no longer wanted to think about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s exit from the Royal Family, a book has claimed.The latest work from royal expert Katie Nicholl, The New Royals: Queen Elizabeth’s Legacy and the Future of the Crown, said that the Queen had been "exhausted" by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s decision to step back as senior royals and move to the USA.The author claims that an anonymous friend of the Queen had said: “She was very hurt and told me, ‘I don’t know, I don’t care, and I don’t want to think about it anymore’”. READ MORE: Putin's nuclear threat is 'something we should take very seriously', says UK minister In the extract of the book, published in Vanity Fair, it was alleged that the Queen was “exhausted by the turmoil of their decision”.The book also claims that the Queen didn't like that she didn’t get to see more of her grandchildren."It was a source of sadness to the queen that she got to see so little of Archie and Lilibet", the book said. The same is alleged to have gone for a missed weekend in August, where Harry and Meghan were unable to attend a couple of days in Balmoral, when the Queen would “host a “sleepover” for all of her grandchildren and great-grandchildren”, the book said.Queen Elizabeth passed away at that same castle, Balmoral, on September 8 aged 96.Her death ushers in a new era for the royal family and one that many hope will see relationships mend between the Palace and Harry and Meghan.The book claims: “Those close to Charles say he won’t stop trying to heal the rift with his son, as he made sure Harry and Meghan were by the family’s side at the queen’s funeral.

Prince William is said to have felt “relief” when Prince Harry moved to California back in 2020 alongside his wife Meghan Markle, a new book has claimed. Since the Duke and Duchess of Sussex started their new life together in Los Angeles, the pair have only returned to the UK a number of times, most recently for the 10 days of mourning following the death of Queen Elizabeth II.

The late Queen's reaction to Harry and Meghan stepping down as senior royals has been revealed in a brand new book. The Sussexes announced they would be leaving their roles as working royals in early 2020 and later moved to the US.

passed away earlier this month at the age of 96 — reportedly shared her sorrow of the situation with a close friend, who in turn spoke with author Katie Nicholl for her new tome “The New Royals: Queen Elizabeth’s Legacy and the Future of the Crown,” released on Tuesday.The alleged close pal is not named in Nicholl’s book, but is quoted as saying: “She [the queen] was very hurt and told me, ‘I don’t know, I don’t care, and I don’t want to think about it anymore.'”An excerpt of “The New Royals” has been published by Vanity Fair, with Nicholl also writing that the aging monarch was “exhausted” by the “turmoil” of Harry and Meghan’s 2019 decision to leave the UK. The couple’s move — dubbed “Megxit” by the press — sparked a rift in the royal family, which was only exacerbated by their decision to trash the Firm in a sit-down interview with Oprah early last year.

The Queen's tragic reaction to the news of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle leaving the Royal Family has been revealed, according to a new book.

The royal family and the British people continue to mourn the passing of beloved Queen Elizabeth II after her state funeral on Monday.

touching state funeral for Queen Elizabeth II was missing two important guests. Though Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were both in attendance, with the Duke of Sussex participating in several processionals surrounding the historic day, neither their 3-year-old son, Archie, nor their 1-year-old daughter, Lilibet, joined their parents for any of the events surrounding the death of their great-grandmother.The two youngsters, who are sixth and seventh in line to the British royal throne behind their father, were home in Montecito, California, while their parents were in the United Kingdom. ET has learned that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex plan to return to California imminently to be reunited with their children. On Monday, royal expert Katie Nicholl told ET's Kevin Frazier in London, «I think we'll probably see the Sussexes on their way back to America very soon.

are ready to get back home as soon as possible, apparently. Queen Elizabeth has been laid to rest at last, which means the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are officially free to leave the UK and return to California, which they plan to do “almost immediately,” according to unnamed source.“Meghan and Harry are preparing to return to Montecito almost immediately after the funeral, where they’ll be reunited with Archie and Lilibet after being separated for over two weeks,” the source said, which is “the longest amount of time they’ve been apart from their children.”I don't doubt that the Sussexes really are eager to get back home because they , who are still just toddlers after all.

Queen Elizabeth II was laid to rest next to her late husband, Prince Philip, Monday, and now, with her funeral complete, many are weighing in on the probable cause of Her Majesty's death. ET's Kevin Frazier spoke to royal expert, Katie Nicholl at the Methodist Central Hall in Westminster, where she said the Queen «ultimately died of a broken heart,» just over a year after Prince Philip's passing in April 2021.«That moment where the Queen's coffin was lowered down into the royal vault was very, very powerful.

Prince Harry and Prince William reunited at Monday's funeral for their grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, limiting their interactions with each other as they mourned the late monarch at St. George's Chapel.Though the brothers are said to be estranged following Harry and Meghan Markle's decision in 2020 to step down as senior members of the royal family, the pair was seen marking a show of unity during key moments at the funeral — from William inviting Harry and Meghan to sit with them at the committal service to the brothers walking alongside each other during the funeral procession.«What I didn't see was them together other than in the procession, and if you looked at the seating plan, it almost seemed like every effort was being made so that there wasn't an awkward moment where they had to sit side by side,» royal expert Katie Nicholl told ET's Kevin Frazier at Methodist Central Hall Westminster in England of William and Harry's interactions.

Meghan Markle got emotional on Monday during the state funeral of her late grandmother-in-law, Queen Elizabeth II. Dressed in a black dress --  which she paired with a matching wide-brimmed hat, gloves, tights, and heels — the 41-year-old Duchess of Sussex appeared to wipe tears from her eyes during the service which took place at Westminster Abbey.In one photo, Sophie, the Countess of Wessex, who is the wife of the queen's youngest son, Prince Edward, appears to be about to comfort Meghan as the former actress has her head bowed down with her hand up to her face.

Meghan Markle got emotional on Monday during the state funeral of her late grandmother-in-law, Queen Elizabeth III. Dressed in a black dress --  which she paired with a matching wide-brimmed hat, gloves, tights, and heels — the 41-year-old Duchess of Sussex appeared to wipe tears from her eyes during the service which took place at Westminster Abbey.In one photo, Sophie, the Countess of Wessex, who is the wife of the queen's youngest son, Prince Edward, appears to be about to comfort Meghan as the former actress has her head bowed down with her hand up to her face.

In the 1980s, when greed was good and yuppies checked their stocks on massive mobile phones, the then Prince Charles was something of an anomaly. Married to one of the most famous women in the world, Diana, Princess of Wales, he seemed most comfortable pottering among his plants and contemplating the spiritual works of Jungian mystic Laurens van der Post. Fast forward 40 years, and it’s evident King Charles III was the one with his finger on the pulse all along.