Royal Family LIVE: Queen and William teamed up to take on Meghan Markle with strict rule
| Published date | 01 May 2021 |
Writing in his latest MailOnline column, royal commentator Dan Wootton said: "I've learned senior staff working for the Queen had shared with William their reservations about some of Meghan's behaviour.
"William is believed to have backed a decision – approved by the Queen – to ban Meghan from borrowing items in the Royal Collection, including tiaras and jewellery once worn by his mother Princess Diana."
In November 2018, it was reported that the Queen warned Harry about Meghan's behaviour following a row ahead of their royal wedding over the tiara she would wear.
When the bride was told she was not able to wear her first choice of headpiece, Harry reportedly shouted at staff: “What Meghan wants, Meghan gets.”
Meghan ended up wearing the Queen Mary diamond bandeau tiara for her wedding.
The Sussexes are now living in America after quitting royal duties - a move dubbed Megxit - in March 2020.
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12:45am update: 'Surprising' new photo of Meghan Markle and Archie 'raises a lot of issues' for the royals
MEGHAN MARKLE and Archie Harrison's rare appearance in public has sparked concern from royal commentators, who noted that the new pictures "raised a lot of issues".
Meghan Markle has been snapped on an outing with her son, Archie Harrison, for the first time in a while. However, the pictures drew fury as the release coincided with the Cambridges publishing a new portrait for Prince Louis' birthday.
Royally Obsessed podcast host Rachel Bowie spoke to royal author Elizabeth Holmes about why this "raised a lot of issues".
Ms Bowie told listeners: "I think we'd be remiss if we didn't mention the timing of the paparazzi photos we saw of Meghan and Archie.
11:30pm update: Prince Harry and William ‘broke royal tradition' seconds before Duke and Kate’s wedding
PRINCE HARRY and William "broke a royal tradition" seconds before the Duke of Cambridge tied the knot with Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, a BBC documentary has revealed.
The Duke and Duchess marked the date of their special anniversary privately as a family yesterday. However, royal fans and wedding guests shared memories of the special day 10 years ago for an hour-long BBC documentary called Royal Wedding: A Day to Remember.
Actor Hugh Bonneville, the narrator of the documentary, revealed Harry and William broke tradition at the last minute due to them arriving early at Westminster Abbey for the wedding.
He said: "The early arrival of the groom and his best man was a break from royal tradition, but the princes wanted to mingle with the guests."
10:15pm update: Queen told William and Kate to rip up wedding plans and start again - 'You're not happy!'
THE Queen took an unorthodox approach to ensure Prince William was satisfied with his wedding after realising the Duke was unhappy, a royal expert has said.
Royal expert Roya Nikkhah reflected on Prince William's marriage to Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, ten years ago and heartwarming advice the Queen gave to the Duke.
During the BBC documentary Royal Wedding: A Day to Remember, she explained a concerning moment for William ahead of the wedding.
After looking at the initial invite list, Prince William told the Queen he did not know any of the people on the list, the expert said.
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8.57pm update: Princess Anne releases heartfelt note to fans in special touch after Prince Philip's death
Princess Anne has paid a touching tribute to royal fans across the world with a heartfelt note following the death of her father, Prince Philip.
Despite the Royal Family grieving from the loss of the Duke of Edinburgh, Anne took the time to thank fans for their thoughts and well-wishes.
In a touching note published on social media, Anne also sent her best wishes to all who passed on their condolences.
Anne said: "The Princess Royal thanks you for your kind thoughts and sends you best wishes for the future."
6.42pm update: Kate shows 10 years of 'growth and maturity' to win hearts of the public for her role
Kate has grown out of her initial shy demeanour over the last 10 years and won the hearts of the public, according to royal experts.
Royal Rota hosts Chris Ship and Lizzie Robinson and guest Hugh Whitfeld discussed the growth of Kate, Duchess of Cambridge following the celebration of her 10 year wedding anniversary with Prince William.
Mr Ship insisted Kate was no longer as shy as she once was and had grown in confidence in her role by Prince William's side.
Mr Whitfeld added that Kate and Prince William had won the hearts of the public by their genuine and comfortable demeanour during outings.
6.10pm update: Meghan and Harry blasted over 'manipulated, contrived' leak on Kate and Wills anniversary
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have accused of "contrived" behaviour after a leak revealed they sent a message congratulating the Cambridges' on their 10th wedding anniversary.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, who split from the main Royal Family, didn’t issue a public statement on William and Kate's anniversary.
However, The Daily Beast was briefed the couple had “privately congratulated” William and Kate.
A spokesperson for Meghan and Harry later confirmed the message had been sent.
The couple were criticised by royal experts who suggested the leak may have come from their team.
Speaking to The Sun royal author Phil Dampier said: “The Queen and Prince Charles made their messages of congratulations to William and Kate on their tenth anniversary in public so why didn’t Harry and Meghan?
“Instead they relied on their spokespeople leaking out the fact they sent a message, making it look manipulated and contrived.”
5.35pm update: Meghan Markle and Prince Harry shot themselves in foot by 'wanting everything instantly'
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry shot themselves in the foot by jumping into their duties as working royals too quickly and wanting to do everything at once, according to a royal expert.
Pod Save the Queen is hosted by Ann Gripper and features Daily Mirror royal editor Russell Myers.
Mr Myers said: “When you look at the 10-year period, and certainly Kate didn't want to rush into the job and certainly she didn’t, because it's taken her this amount of time to really get to grips with those major issues.
“Let's look at the Back to Nature project, the early years development, the issues with baby banks…
“Things that will have societal change and maybe not instantly, maybe not 10 years, but will over the course of her royal life, maybe a generation or two that she’s laid the foundations for.
“And I think that was always the key, there was never any pressure on her to jump into things.
“And perhaps, playing devil’s advocate, on the other side, that’s perhaps where Harry and Meghan went wrong, because they just wanted to do everything straight away.
“They were asking questions why they couldn't do this, that and the other and they wanted to do everything very, very instantly and so that’s why they’ve gone their own way."
4.59pm update: Princess Charlotte’s rebellious streak spotted in Kate and William’s anniversary video
Princess Charlotte's rebellious streak came to the fore once again in Kate Middleton and Prince William's video to mark their 10-year wedding anniversary.
Eagle-eyed viewers noticed that Charlotte’s shirt is untucked, with the corners peeking out from under her jumper, whereas both her brothers’ shirts are neatly tucked in.
Pod Save the Queen is hosted by Ann Gripper and features Daily Mirror royal editor Russell Myers.
Ms Gripper was among those who noticed Charlotte’s shirt sticking out from under her jumper.
She said: “The other thing that I spotted ‒ I mean, we’re all big fans of Princess Charlotte I think it's fair to say, her birthday is coming up this weekend as well, so fingers crossed, maybe more pictures."
4.17pm update: Queen solemn as she inspects horses and carriage of beloved late Prince Philip
The Queen has been pictured inspecting Prince Philip's horses today as Her Majesty grieves the loss of her beloved husband.
In pictures released today, the Queen can be seen visiting her horses this afternoon.
Dressed in a grey raincoat, the solemn Queen also inspected the carriage of her belated husband today.
The Queen has rarely been seen on her own since losing her beloved husband.
3.43pm update: William 'feeling the pressure' as Duke still struggles to 'adjust' after Harry's departure
Friends close to Prince William have suggested that the future king is "feeling the pressure" of his brother's departure now more than ever, following the death of Prince Philip.
They have claimed that the Duke of Cambridge "definitely feels the pressure of not having Harry by his side".
Roya Nikkah, royal correspondent for the Sunday Times, told Sky News that William has struggled to adapt since his brother's departure.
The death of Prince Philip and the "scaling back of duties" for the Queen has created a bigger workload for William, which is taking its toll on the senior royal.
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1.50pm update: Key sign Queen predicted Kate Middleton would share Queen Mother’s success as consort
The Queen made a subtle decision on Kate Middleton's wedding day which suggested she thought the Duchess of Cambridge would be following in the Queen Mother's footsteps as a successful consort.
Kate and Prince William celebrated their tenth wedding anniversary this week, sharing intimate snapshots of their family life and new photographs with delighted royal fans on social media.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have moved to the forefront of the Royal Family in recent years, despite once being known as the “reluctant royals”.
The couple have also weathered serious criticism recently, following Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s bombshell interview with Oprah Winfrey.
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