queen Charles: Last News

Princess Anne is celebrating her 72nd birthday today, and the only daughter of Queen Elizabeth II and the late Prince Phillip has been receiving well wishes from other members of the Royal Family via social media.

Royal Family will be wishing Meghan Markle a happy birthday "through gritted teeth" a royal expert has claimed.Meghan Markle, who turns 41 on August 4, usually receives a round of birthday messages on social media from family and fans alike.But last year's celebrations were done with less than favourable results, one royal expert has claimed, where several members of The Firm were said to have sent birthday messages to avoid further public fallout for the family.READ MORE: Princess Eugenie showed Meghan Markle birthday support with thoughtful gift after MegxitMembers of the Royal Family including Prince Charles, Kate Middleton and Prince William are alleged to have not wanted to make the situation "worse" and sent out messages of birthday support.Royal expert Phil Dampier spoke of the "gritted teeth" mentality of the Royal Family at the time, saying that the family were "not obliged" to offer birthday wishes.Dampier said: "I think it is likely they will send a public message through gritted teeth."I think Charles, the Queen, and William and Kate don’t want to make the situation worse by having a public slanging match with them, but privately I think they are very upset by how things have turned out."Meghan's birthday last year was mired by a number of public comments made during an interview with Oprah Winfrey where the Duchess of Sussex sent shockwaves to the Royal Family.But it would appear that while the family aren't "obliged to give her messages on her birthday" they did so as "they don't want to make it worse," Dampier said.This year Meghan is expected to celebrate her birthday this Thursday with Prince Harry and their children, Archie and Lilibet, at their California home following last years focused around her

Express.co.uk about the Spice Girls’ “lovely relationship” with Prince Charles after meeting him several times over the years.The group famously first met the future king 25 years ago and he was left blushing when both Geri Horner (formerly Halliwell) and Mel B kissed him on the cheek.Pushing royal boundaries even further, Geri told Charles that she thought he was “very sexy” and gave him a pat on the bottom.Reflecting on the infamous meeting, Melanie C joked that the group would be “#MeToo’d” for their antics nowadays, although says Charles is able to “chuckle” about it now.She told Express.co.uk: “We have been very, very lucky to meet the Queen and Prince Charles, obviously we have a bit of a history with Prince Charles!“It’s so funny when that old footage pops up of when we first met Charles and he ended up covered in lipstick and having little pats on his bottom. I mean, you know, the girls would get #MeToo’d for that now wouldn’t they!  “But we do have a lovely relationship with Charles.

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry had a "tense" phone call with the Queen and Prince Charles over Thomas Markle, a royal biographer has claimed.

Read more: Kate Middleton almost gave Prince George a different name but family member stepped inBower claimed that Meghan felt William and Kate did not offer her the recognition and generosity she was due, and that she "hated" being likened to the Duchess of Cambridge. Bower penned: “Meghan was angry that Palace officials refused to protect her image. "The book emphasised that Meghan “hated the comparisons with uncomplaining Kate” and, in turn, Kate “regarded her neighbour as dismissive of other people”.

Strained relations. Prince William and Duchess Kate did not introduce their three children to their cousin Lilibet during Queen Elizabeth II‘s Platinum Jubilee, according to royal expert Christopher Andersen.

The Queen had a simple but harsh two word response to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's request to photograph her first meeting with great grand-daughter Lillibet.

The Queen reportedly banned Harry and Meghan from having a photographer present when she got to meet her great-granddaughter Lilibet for the first time.

Rugby ace Mike Tindall jokingly warned little Prince Louis to behave during the Queen’s Jubilee Pageant, which the young royal has been seen attending with his mother, Kate Middleton, father Prince William, and siblings, Prince George and Princess Charlotte. The youngest child of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge once again showed off his funny personality as he broke out in a series of dances, throwing his arms up in the air, closing his eyes and jamming away, and it earned him plenty of giggles from his mother. He was even seen lifting his hands up to his face and blowing a raspberry as his mother watched on, clearly finding her youngest child hilarious.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to the Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebrations.Highly-trained armed officers from the SEG accompany members of the royal family to official functions within the UK, helping to block junctions and control traffic to allow the convoy to make steady progress and avoid presenting a stationary target to would-be attackers. On a forum about the Honda CBF1000 - a motorbike commonly used by the force's motorcycle outriders - one user commented how whistles seem to be the best way to get the attention of drivers and pedestrians.A member replied: "I spent a long time in the Met Police, most of it on Traffic Division (and did a fair few escorts too).

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle said 'I do' at St George's Chapel in Windsor in front of high-profile royals and celebrities.RELATED: Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's sweet wedding detail you might have missedAround 11.5 million reportedly tuned in to watch the royal wedding from afar, but have you ever wondered what it was really like to attend their big day? As well as the royal's relatives such as the Queen and Prince Charles, the likes of Victoria Beckham and Serena Williams witnessed the special occasion.WATCH: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's wedding singer opens up about working on the royal weddingOn their anniversary, which falls on 19 May, we take a look at what the stars have said about the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's nuptials. Victoria and David Beckham were among those to get a golden ticket to this legendary royal occasion, and when speaking to the Evening Standard, Posh Spice gushed about the special day.She said: "It was such a beautiful, incredible wedding.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's eldest child Archie Mountbatten-Windsor celebrates his third birthday today and despite being so far away, the royal family have marked the occasion with greetings on social media. But royal fans have been left fuming at the fact that the Queen, Prince Charles and the Cambridges have all used an "old" photo to wish the youngster many happy returns.

Prince Harry's latest televised interview hasn't gone down too well with royal experts who have criticised the Duke of Sussex. Harry, 37, recently spoke on NBC's Today programme with anchor Hoda Kotb about his wife Meghan Markle's secret reunion with the Queen, Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall.The Sussexes secretly jetted into the UK on April 13, before Meghan's first reunion with her inlaws since stepping down as a senior working royal and jetting to California.

After meeting the Queen and Prince Charles at Windsor, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex focused heavily on family during their speeches at the opening ceremony of the Invictus Games. In a personal address, Harry spoke of his dreams for his two-year-old son and the inspiration he took from the injured veterans who compete at the event he created. "To be role models, or the role models, that each of you are takes strength and it takes courage," he said.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have been invited to the Buckingham Palace balcony alongside the Royal Family during the Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebrations, reports say.

MailOnline reports that the couple's brief meetings at Windsor Castle with the Queen and Prince Charles were to discuss attending the celebrations with their children, Archie, who is three next month, and Lilibet, who will turn one during Jubilee festivities and whom the Queen is still yet to meet. And the Duke of Wales has reportedly expressed concerns to his inner circle that his son and daughter-in-law could dominate the Jubilee if they do and detract from commemorating the Queen's 70 years of service with their "circus", reports The Sun.A royal source told The Sun said: “Charles wants the Platinum Jubilee to focus only on the Queen.“Many are disappointed that Andrew overshadowed Prince Philip's thanksgiving service and don't want the Meghan and Harry circus to hijack the Jubilee.“This is the Queen’s show and should be about her and her 70 years of service rather than Meghan’s fashion, the kids and Harry.“They don’t want it to become the Harry and Meghan show.

Prince Harry and Meghan 's long-awaited reunion with the Queen and Prince Charles at Windsor Castle this week ended with the couple promising Her Majesty would see her new great-grandchildren soon, a source has claimed. The Mirror reports that following the visit, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex opened up the possibility that they will return from the US for the Platinum Jubilee.The couple's secret Thursday face-to-face meeting with the 95-year-old monarch who has yet to meet her great-granddaughter Lilibet, was the first such meeting since they quit Royal life in 2020.

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have been pictured together outside the US for the first time since Megxit.The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were snapped in The Netherlands, where they arrived ahead of the Invictus Games set to kick off on Saturday (April 16).The couple were pictured with the Ukrainian team in The Hague, at the tournament for military veterans.Dressed in a navy blue suit, the Prince looked earnest as he held a calendar, while his wife smiles in the background.Ukrainian Oleg Karpenko said: "You just look who is here with us The Prince himself with a calendar."The Invictus Games Ukraine team will soon start winning its medals at these competitions. Proud."The calendar is from NGO Come Back Alive, which is raising funds to assist the Ukrainian army.It tweeted: "The foundation presented Price Harry its calendar The Real Scale.

William and Kate's decision to miss out on a much needed catch up with Harry and Meghan during their secret visit to the UK is 'significant', a royal expert has claimed.

Good Morning Britain host Adil Ray questioned a Royal expert as she slammed Prince Harry and Meghan Markle after it was announced they'd made a surprise visit to the UK. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are said to have held "top secret" talks with the Queen and Prince Charles at Windsor Castle on Thursday April 14.It has been reported that Prince Harry, 37, and Meghan, 40, stopped off in London while en rout to the Invictus Games in Holland.Host's Adil and Kate Garraway welcomed Royal biographers Angela Levin and Ingrid Seward to discuss the shock trip on Friday's show.Angela seemed to believe that Harry and Meghan could have been reprimanded for not showing up to Prince Philip's memorial service as she branded the pair "unkind and untruthful".This prompted Adil to hit back asking the expert why people were being still so "nasty and cynical" about Harry and Meghan?The GMB host argued: "Moments like this happen, often when someone is unwell or there is funeral, it brings families together."Look, every family operates like this, why are we so cynical and nasty about Harry and Meghan?" In response, Angela commented: "I'm not cynical."Did 15 million people hear that you were behaving badly or that one of your relatives were hurt badly, no."Interjecting, Adil barked: "But you go onto Facebook Angela, people share all kinds of dirty washing about their relatives and family on there."That's their media broadcasting, thats their platform and people do it all of the time." Debating Adil's points, the Royal biographer said: "But also the Queen has needed them for quite a long time and it's taken them quite a long time to realise that.

Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle secretly visited the Queen and Prince Charles on a trip to the UK.