Surprising reason why Meghan and Harry didn’t want Archie to have ‘Earl’ title – expert

The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations are right around the corner and the nation is getting excited for the upcoming four-day weekend. The weekend will see Her Majesty reunited with Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle for just the second time since Megxit.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have renewed lease at Frogmore Cottage where they will stay this week for Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee, a Royal source tells ET.The source says that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have quietly renewed their lease at Frogmore Cottage, where they briefly lived after getting married.Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank had been using the premises while Harry and Meghan live in California, but have now left the property, according to the source. The Sussexes will stay at their home when they return for Platinum Jubilee celebrations this week.The move will renew speculation on whether Harry and Meghan intend to spend more time in the UK as the Queen gets older.

Meghan Markle's sister Samantha has pleaded with the former Suits actress via a banana to make contact with their dad who recently suffered a stroke.Former Hollywood lighting director Thomas Markle has been left unable to speak but is surrounded by his son, Thomas, 24 hours per day.Now Samantha has issued a plea to her sister exclusively via the Daily Star after the bold image of Meghan writing messages on bananas to sex workers.Meghan wrote phrases including "you are brave" and "you are strong" on the yellow fruit during a visit to the One25 charity in Bristol, which delivered food packages to sex workers.Now, Samantha has used the same tactic and hopes that by writing on a banana, she can grab the attention of her younger sister.She penned: "Call dad" on the bright yellow fruit in a picture exclusively given to the Daily Star.Despite claims Meghan has attempted to contact Thomas, Samantha instantly shut these down, saying: "My brother and I know up to the minute, we're in contact 20-25 times a day and my brother is with dad."She has not reached out to dad, his phone number has not changed, Tom is with my dad around the clock."I talk to my dad by text and talk to Tom 20 times a day, there has been no reach out an effort from Meghan whatsoever – not true at all."All things considered, there has been nothing stopping her, PR pieces said she wanted to reach out privately, without her siblings being in the way."Reflecting on Meghan's bold claim, Samantha said: "That's funny because she told Oprah she had no siblings, so there's a paradox.

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Samantha Markle has encouraged her sister Meghan Markle to get in touch with their dead after the former Hollywood lighting director suffered a stroke. Meghan, 40, is believed to have had no contact with her dad since just before her wedding to Prince Harry in May 2018.

For months speculation has been rife as to whether the Duke and Duchess of Sussex will be jetting over from their home in California for the Queen’s Jubilee celebrations. And last week, the couple finally confirmed that they will be visiting the UK for the four-day event. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle said they will also be joined by their two children, Archie, 3, and 11-month-old daughter Lilibet.

Meghan Markle is said to be "nervous" ahead of her reunion with the Royal Family during the Queen's Jubilee, a royal expert has said.The Duchess of Sussex, 40, is due to jet to the UK from the US later this week alongside her husband Prince Harry and their children Archie, two, and Lilibet, who turns one on 4 June. Meghan and Harry's family trip marks the first time the pair have travelled to the UK with their children since they moved to California in 2020.

Prince Harry's upcoming return to London ahead of the Queen's Platinum Jubilee could serve as the perfect moment to capture Netflix footage, claims the Loose Women stars.During Monday's (May 30) instalment of the popular ITV show, the panel consisting of Jane Moore, Carol McGiffin, Katie Piper and Linda Robson all shared their takes on the Sussexes' first official trip back to Blighty.This weekend, the nation will celebrate Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth being on the throne for 70 years with the country's first Platinum Jubilee.As part of the celebrations, The Duke and the Duchess of Sussex will be flying back across the pond to commemorate the Queen's amazing achievement. The Loose Women stars think that Harry and Meghan will find a way to make the most of their trip, and capture footage for their upcoming Netflix documentary.

The Queen is still yet to see her great-granddaughter Lilibet in person, nearly a year after her birth. Early in 2022, it looked as though Prince Harry, 37, and Meghan Markle, 40, themselves would not be seeing the 96-year-old Queen this year due to security concerns.

Meghan Markle has tried to reach out to their father. Good Morning Britain welcomed Meghan's "estranged" half sister Samantha, 57, onto the show and she didn't agree with claims that Meghan is attempting to mend the rift with her father, Thomas Markle.The 77-year-old was rushed to hospital last week after suffering a major stroke and although he is now recovering, he needs to learn how to talk again.

As we all eagerly anticipate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebration this weekend, there’s one person who will be paying particularly close attention to proceedings. Having been the butler and "best friend" of Diana, Princess of Wales for 10 years up until her death in 1997, Paul Burrell tells OK! he’s especially interested in how things pan out between the Duke of Cambridge and the Duke of Sussex, who are rumoured to have been somewhat estranged since Harry departed for America with his wife, Meghan Markle and their son Archie, three and 11-month-old daughter, Lilibet. As Diana’s close confidante and "rock", what does Paul think she would make of the apparent rift between Diana's beloved sons? "She’d be heartbroken.

Good Morning Britain presenter Richard Madeley claimed Thomas Markle planned to "stalk" Harry and Meghan. Presenting Monday morning's (May 30) episode alongside Charlotte Hawkins, the 66-year-old welcomed Samantha Markle, Meghan Markle's half sister, onto the morning show.Samantha, 57, immediately shut down claims that Meghan had tried to reach out to her estranged father, who recently suffered a stroke.Richard then posed the question "why should she?", because Thomas Markle reportedly had plans to come to London with a news film crew and he was "basically going to stalk Harry and Meghan."He continued: "He was going to follow them around London with a film crew, throwing questions at them if he could get near enough."The presenter went on to say that Thomas had plans to go to Frogmore House in Windsor, which is where the Duke and Duchess of Sussex reside when they stay in London.

As we all eagerly anticipate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebration this weekend, there’s one person who will be paying particularly close attention to proceedings. Having been the butler and “best friend” of Diana, Princess of Wales for 10 years up until her death in 1997, Paul Burrell tells OK! he’s especially interested in how things pan out between the Duke of Cambridge and the Duke of Sussex. Paul also tells us that seeing the pictures of Harry and his wife Meghan at a polo match in California last week made him feel “sad”.

It sounds like Prince Harry and Prince William are working things out just in time!

On the mend. Meghan Markle’s estranged father, Thomas Markle, is now home after he was hospitalized for an apparent stroke last week.

Prince Harry and Megan Markle's daughter Lilibet looks set to spend her first birthday with her great-grandmother and namesake the Queen during the monarch's Platinum Jubilee celebrations.Baby Lilibet's first birthday falls in the middle of the Queen's festive bank holiday, on Saturday, June 4, when street parties and revelry in honour of the monarch's 70-year reign will be going strong up and down the UK.The Duke and Duchess' second child was born in America and is yet to visit the UK or meet her royal relatives, including her great-grandmother whom she was named after. Lilibet is the Queen's childhood nickname, given to her as a child because she had trouble pronouncing Elizabeth.The Telegraph reports the Queen, 96, was due to attend the Epsom Derby on the Saturday, however has had to cut down her Jubilee schedule due to health concerns, and so the Princess Royal will attend in place instead.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle infamously quit the Royal Family in 2020 to live a more private life in the US.

Is Meghan Markle trying to reconcile with her estranged father in the wake of his stroke?

Meghan Markle may not return to the UK for the Queen's Platinum Jubilee after copping flack for her visit to Uvalde, Texas to pay respect to the Robb Elementary School shooting victims, a royal expert has claimed. Royal commentator Neil Sean has cast doubt over Meghan's return to the UK for the Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebrations, which would be the first time the duchess was back on British soil since stepping down as a senior working royal in 2020, The Express reports.

Prince William and Prince Harry are reportedly holding ‘weekly video calls’ and are ‘back on old buddy terms’, ahead of their reunion at The Queen ’s Platinum Jubilee next week. A source has claimed that the once-close brothers are working hard at healing the rift that occurred after Harry’s marriage to Meghan Markle, and their subsequent departure from the Royal Family.

Meghan Markle’s ongoing rift with her father Thomas Markle on Twitter today.The Loose Women star said it is “healthier” sometimes for daughters to “stay away” from their fathers, if they are mentally unsettled by them.Denise typed: “No daughter ever born stays away from their father, sick or not, unless it is healthier for them mentally to stay away. “No one commenting has any idea what goes on in anyones family unless they’re actually part of it.The End.”Earlier this month the Duchess of Sussex's father had been admitted to hospital after suffering a stroke.He was rushed to hospital early on Tuesday morning.Karl Larsen, who has a YouTube channel with Mr Markle, confirmed the news to the PA news agency.Last month Mr Markle, 77, said he was planning to fly to the UK in June for the Queen's Platinum Jubilee in the hope of seeing his estranged daughter and the grandchildren he has never met, Archie and Lilibet.He told GB News he had a right to meet his grandchildren, adding: "I would like to meet with Prince Charles and thank him for walking my daughter down the aisle, and also to meet and talk with him because I think we have a lot in common now. We've pretty much both been ghosted by our children."Mr Markle also criticised Harry and Meghan for not bringing Archie and Lilibet with them when they visited the Queen this month before their appearance at the Invictus Games in the Netherlands."Not bringing the children was like another slap in the face to the Queen," he said."It was very rude and the wrong thing to do.