Queen Elizabeth’s relationship with Princess Diana and Meghan Markle
2 years, 3 months ago

Queen Elizabeth’s relationship with Princess Diana and Meghan Markle

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Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch and a rock of stability across much of a turbulent century, died on Thursday at 96. Relationship with Princess Diana: Queen Elizabeth had approved of Diana's marriage to her oldest son, Charles in the year 1981. Speaking about the relationship between Diana and Queen Elizabeth, as per New York Post, Diana was not an outsider, Queen godmother to Diana’s younger brother, Charles Spencer. Diana even once told Royal biographer Ingrid Seward noted in her book “The Queen and Di” that “I have the best mother-in-law in the world.” After the wedding, Diana and Charles’ relationship grew rocky, so did her relationship with the queen. “For Princess Diana, there was a hope that somehow the queen would intervene to make things OK in their marriage again,” Diana’s private secretary Patrick Jephson said in the Channel 5 documentary “Two Golden Queens.” As per Jephson, “But there was a communication problem between two very different generations.

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Prince William Banned Meghan Markle From Wearing Princess Diana’s Jewellery At Her Wedding, Royal Insider Claims
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Prince William Banned Meghan Markle From Wearing Princess Diana’s Jewellery At Her Wedding, Royal Insider Claims

News 18  

Prince William banned his sister-in-law and Prince Harry’s wife Meghan Markle from wearing his late mother Princess Diana’s jewellery at her wedding. According to royal author Rob Jobson, the relationship between Prince Harry and Prince William and his wife Kate Middleton was falling apart even before Meghan Markle was married to Prince Harry. Following this, Prince William advised his younger …

Oceans apart, William and Harry both salute Princess Diana’s legacy at an awards ceremony
9 months, 1 week ago

Oceans apart, William and Harry both salute Princess Diana’s legacy at an awards ceremony

Associated Press  

LONDON — Prince William and Prince Harry both took part in an awards ceremony in honor of their late mother Princess Diana — but the estranged brothers were many miles apart at the time. William said many of the recipients “have overcome adversity and prejudice, but they are driven by courage, compassion and commitment — qualities shared by my mother.” …

Queen Elizabeth had 'reservations' about King Charles and Diana's union, wanted her to marry Prince Andrew instead
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Queen Elizabeth had 'reservations' about King Charles and Diana's union, wanted her to marry Prince Andrew instead

Hindustan Times  

Just before her wedding to Prince Charles, Diana attended a party at Windsor Castle for Prince Andrew's 21st birthday. The Queen's doubts: Queen Elizabeth reportedly had reservations about Diana marrying Charles. Surprisingly, the Queen preferred Diana to marry Prince Andrew, Charles's younger brother, thinking they might be better suited. The Queen's preferred match of Diana with Prince Andrew could have …

Prince William insisted Harry-Meghan to do this after Queen Elizabeth’s death
11 months, 1 week ago

Prince William insisted Harry-Meghan to do this after Queen Elizabeth’s death

Hindustan Times  

Prince William pressured his brother Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to go on a royal walkabout after Queen Elizabeth’s death despite it being “awkward”, a new book claimed. Prince William and Kate Middleton were accompanied by Prince Harry and Meghan Markle as they met the public outside Windsor castle after Queen Elizabeth died on September 8, 2022. The royal author …

When King Charles defied his mother after Princess Diana’s death to do this
1 year, 3 months ago

When King Charles defied his mother after Princess Diana’s death to do this

Hindustan Times  

Princess Diana and King Charles were officially divorced in 1996. But the-then Prince Charles remained adamant about accompanying his ex-wife’s body home to London, defying late monarch Queen Elizabeth who disagreed with his decision to fly to Paris. ABC News reported that Queen Elizabeth believed Princess Diana deserved no special treatment warning Charles that people wouldn’t stand for that. Journalist …

Princess Diana had identified this fault in royal family. Prince William wants to fix it
1 year, 5 months ago

Princess Diana had identified this fault in royal family. Prince William wants to fix it

Hindustan Times  

Prince William is "intent" on fixing a fault in the royal family that was first identified by his late mother Princess Diana soon after she married into the family. Prince William has worked on charities along with his wife Kate Middleton on charities that Diana was also involved with. One royal expert said that this was the true "legacy" which …

What Princess Diana-Meghan Markle relationship would've been like? Royal expert opines
1 year, 5 months ago

What Princess Diana-Meghan Markle relationship would've been like? Royal expert opines

Hindustan Times  

Many followers of the Royal Family have long wondered what the relationship between Prince Harry's mother Princess Diana and Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle would've been if the former were alive today. Meghan Markle, Princess Diana Levin, authored the book “Harry: A Biography of a Prince” in 2018. She has opined that Diana “wouldn’t have been good enough” to Markle …

King Charles children and siblings: Royal family tree from King Henry VIII explained
1 year, 7 months ago

King Charles children and siblings: Royal family tree from King Henry VIII explained

The Independent  

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Queen Elizabeth thought Harry- Meghan's wedding would break royal family
1 year, 8 months ago

Queen Elizabeth thought Harry- Meghan's wedding would break royal family

Hindustan Times  

A royal documentary claimed that Queen Elizabeth II was aware that following Prince Harry's marriage to Meghan Markle relationships were crumbling around her. “William and Harry decide to stop many of their joint ventures and follow their own projects; it’s as though the fault lines are spreading and causing cracks within the Royal Family,” the documentary’s narrator Adjoa Andoh said, …

Prince William got 'frustrated' when Harry refused to talk about…
1 year, 8 months ago

Prince William got 'frustrated' when Harry refused to talk about…

Hindustan Times  

Prince Harry revealed that when he and his elder brother Prince William were young, there were many times when he refused to talk about his mother Princess Diana's untimely death with Prince William. Even when Prince William would bring up the topic, Prince Harry said that he would shrug off the conversation quickly. Writing in his memoir ‘Spare,’ Prince Harry …

King Charles’ comments about choosing a wife resurface following Harry’s claims about royal family marriages
1 year, 10 months ago

King Charles’ comments about choosing a wife resurface following Harry’s claims about royal family marriages

The Independent  

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Prince Harry addresses Meghan Markle's 'baby brain' comment for Kate Middleton that caused huge chaos
1 year, 11 months ago

Prince Harry addresses Meghan Markle's 'baby brain' comment for Kate Middleton that caused huge chaos

Hindustan Times  

In his forthcoming memoir, Prince Harry is opening about a lot of tension-filled details and challenges inside the royal household. Prince Harry opened up about the fallout between his wife Meghan Markle and his sister-in-law Kate Middleton. According to a report by People, an excerpt of Harry's memoir Spare was published by the Daily Mail where Harry recalled a confrontation …

Prince Harry says Meghan Markle was confused by Prince Andrew's identity, thought he was Queen Elizabeth II’s assistant
1 year, 11 months ago

Prince Harry says Meghan Markle was confused by Prince Andrew's identity, thought he was Queen Elizabeth II’s assistant

Hindustan Times  

Prince Harry revealed in his memoir, Spare, which will be out on January 10, that Meghan Markle had initially mistaken his uncle Prince Andrew for a royal staffer. In his upcoming book, Prince Harry spoke about Meghan's first meeting with the late Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Andrew, where they were also joined by Andrew's ex-wife Sarah Ferguson, their daughter …

Prince Harry claims William told him not to propose to Meghan because she was…
1 year, 11 months ago

Prince Harry claims William told him not to propose to Meghan because she was…

Hindustan Times  

In his much-anticipated memoir ‘Spare’, Prince Harry claimed that his elder brother Prince William warned him not to propose to Meghan Markle out of fear that the couple’s relationship was moving “too fast”, Sky News reported quoting Page Six. After telling Prince William that he felt like their late mother, Princess Diana, helped him “find” Meghan Markle, Prince Harry reportedly …

UK royals keep calm, carry on after Harry and Meghan series
2 years ago

UK royals keep calm, carry on after Harry and Meghan series

Associated Press  

LONDON — Britain’s royal family stuck to routine and remained silent Friday over the second half of Prince Harry and his wife Meghan’s documentary series, which made hard-hitting claims against Harry’s brother, Prince William. While the first half of the six-part Netflix series concentrated on the couple’s bruising encounters with the British media, the final three episodes aimed criticism at …

Rift again? Prince William, Kate Middleton tensed over this Meghan Markle plan
2 years, 1 month ago

Rift again? Prince William, Kate Middleton tensed over this Meghan Markle plan

Hindustan Times  

Prince William and his wife Catherine, Princess of Wales have been very concerned over Meghan Markle's plan to commercialise their royalty and gain large amounts of profits from it, a royal expert claimed. Prince William and Kate Middleton have felt that commercialising royal status and profiting off it would damage their standing in the Royal Foundation, Royal correspondent Richard Palmer …

Camilla never wanted to be a ‘surrogate mother’ to Prince William and Harry as…
2 years, 1 month ago

Camilla never wanted to be a ‘surrogate mother’ to Prince William and Harry as…

Hindustan Times  

Queen Consort Camilla always understood her role in Prince William and Prince Harry’s lives, a book claimed. Angela Levin in the book ‘Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall: From Outcast to Future Queen Consort’ noted that Camilla made an effort to be very supportive of Prince Harry instead of trying to become his “surrogate mother.” Queen Consort Camilla: Britain's Camilla, the Queen …

Meghan Markle wanted to be 'Beyonce of UK' after marrying Prince Harry but…
2 years, 2 months ago

Meghan Markle wanted to be 'Beyonce of UK' after marrying Prince Harry but…

Hindustan Times  

Prince Harry’s wife Meghan Markle had thought that she would instantaneously become the “Beyonce of UK” following her marriage to the Duke of Sussex, a new book claimed. Whereas what she discovered was that there were so many rules that were so ridiculous that she couldn't even do the things that she could do as a private individual, which is …

Prince Harry, Meghan Markle 'hurt' Queen Consort Camilla when...
2 years, 2 months ago

Prince Harry, Meghan Markle 'hurt' Queen Consort Camilla when...

Hindustan Times  

Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle's incendiary accusations about the royal family and comments on King Charles III left Queen Consort Camilla 'hurt and very upset', a royal expert claimed. The way Duke and Duchess of Sussex treated Charles made his wife Camilla distraught and heartbroken, royal expert Angela Levin told Sky News. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's remark …

Camilla is not ‘step-grandmother', Prince William has told his kids. Here’s why
2 years, 2 months ago

Camilla is not ‘step-grandmother', Prince William has told his kids. Here’s why

Hindustan Times  

Prince William is adamant that his three kids- Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis should not call Queen Consort Camilla “step-grandmother”, a new book claimed. Prince William wants his children to know that they have two grandfathers-King Charles III and Kate Middleton's father- but only one grandmother- Kate's mother, the book said. “William nonetheless has made it clear that …

Harry, Meghan Markle want to smash royal family but Queen Consort Camilla…
2 years, 2 months ago

Harry, Meghan Markle want to smash royal family but Queen Consort Camilla…

Hindustan Times  

Britain's Queen Consort Camilla has left the door open to a reconciliation between the royal family and Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, according to her biographer. Queen Consort Camilla: Britain's Meghan, Prince Harry, Queen Camilla and King Charles attend the state funeral and burial of Britain's Queen Elizabeth. Suggesting a solution for the rift between the royal family and the …

What was the Queen’s relationship with Princess Diana like?
2 years, 3 months ago

What was the Queen’s relationship with Princess Diana like?

The Independent  

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Harry, Meghan, William & Kate Brought Together by Queen's Death; Will Ice Between 'Royal Brothers' Finally Break? News18 Explains
2 years, 3 months ago

Harry, Meghan, William & Kate Brought Together by Queen's Death; Will Ice Between 'Royal Brothers' Finally Break? News18 Explains

News 18  

After much media highlight in the last two years over the spat between the ‘royal’ couples of the British monarchy – Prince William and Kate, and Prince Harry and Meghan Markle – the Queen’s death finally brought them together. Now, it is being speculated whether Queen Elizabeth II’s death could help start a reconciliation between Prince Harry and wife Meghan …

Stepping up: Next generation of royals to see more scrutiny
2 years, 3 months ago

Stepping up: Next generation of royals to see more scrutiny

Associated Press  

LONDON — Prince William and wife Kate made a surprise joint appearance with Prince Harry and wife Meghan on Saturday, warmly greeting a large crowd gathered outside Windsor Castle to remember their long-reigning monarch, Queen Elizabeth II. Their “walkabout,” the first time the brothers have appeared amicably together in public since March 2020, comes at a time when the younger …

Queen & 'Princesses of Wales': How Monarch's Ties With Diana Paved Way for 'Commoner' Kate
2 years, 3 months ago

Queen & 'Princesses of Wales': How Monarch's Ties With Diana Paved Way for 'Commoner' Kate

News 18  

Catherine, who married the now heir to the throne Prince William in 2011, is now going to be the Princess of Wales. In some ways, it was the Queen’s history with Princess Diana that would shape up the commoner become royal Kate’s relationship with the late monarch. Diana once boasted to Seward, “I have the best mother-in-law in the world.” …

Prince Harry And Wife Meghan Tread Delicate Path After Queen Elizabeth's Death
2 years, 3 months ago

Prince Harry And Wife Meghan Tread Delicate Path After Queen Elizabeth's Death

News 18  

Just before boarding a flight at Aberdeen on Friday, the morning after the death of his grandmother Queen Elizabeth, Prince Harry put his arm around the shoulder of an airport worker who had expressed her sympathy while accompanying him across the tarmac. “I want also to express my love for Harry and Meghan as they continue to build their lives …

Queen Elizabeth II's Death: King Charles Names William And Kate The Prince And Princess of Wales, Says 'Love for Harry & Meghan'
2 years, 3 months ago

Queen Elizabeth II's Death: King Charles Names William And Kate The Prince And Princess of Wales, Says 'Love for Harry & Meghan'

News 18  

Britain’s new monarch, King Charles III, addressed a mourning nation and the Commonwealth for the first time Friday, a day after the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II. Britain’s new king, Charles III, said Thursday that queen Elizabeth II was a “cherished sovereign and a much-loved mother” who would be missed around the world. During this period of mourning …

Queen Elizabeth II, the Last of Her Kind: From Empire to Family, Monarch Lived Many Generations in One Life
2 years, 3 months ago

Queen Elizabeth II, the Last of Her Kind: From Empire to Family, Monarch Lived Many Generations in One Life

News 18  

Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-serving monarch who died at the age of 96 at Balmoral castle on Thursday, took over the reins from father George VI in 1952 when the mighty Empire – and colonisation everywhere – was all but over. Even within the royal family, near the end of her life, there was a generational shift in thinking – …

British royal family line of succession: Who’s who
2 years, 3 months ago

British royal family line of succession: Who’s who

CNN  

CNN — Charles has become Britain’s new King following the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, at the age of 96. Anwar Hussein/Hulton Archive/Getty Images Princess Diana and Prince William wait for Prince Harry after attending an Easter Sunday church service at Windsor Castle in 1992. Adam Butler/PA Images/Getty Images Queen Elizabeth II, Prince William and Prince Charles attend …

Diana anniversary: Photographs from the princess’s life and times
2 years, 3 months ago

Diana anniversary: Photographs from the princess’s life and times

The Independent  

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Divorced, bewedded, died: What can we learn from the modern history of royal marriage?
2 years, 3 months ago

Divorced, bewedded, died: What can we learn from the modern history of royal marriage?

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Key dates in the life of Diana, Princess of Wales
2 years, 3 months ago

Key dates in the life of Diana, Princess of Wales

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Long in Queen Elizabeth II’s shadow, Prince Charles takes greater public role
2 years, 6 months ago

Long in Queen Elizabeth II’s shadow, Prince Charles takes greater public role

LA Times  

It’s good to be queen. “Charles and Camilla are a question mark for the future when it comes to the monarchy,” said Robert Lacey, a royal historian and advisor on the Netflix series “The Crown.” “But we’re not in the state we thought we were 20 years ago, when the prospect of Charles coming to the throne seemed a major …

Charles and Diana 40 year anniversary: The story of their courtship
3 years, 4 months ago

Charles and Diana 40 year anniversary: The story of their courtship

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Queen Mother 'wanted Prince Charles to keep Camilla as mistress and stay married to Princess Diana'
3 years, 6 months ago

Queen Mother 'wanted Prince Charles to keep Camilla as mistress and stay married to Princess Diana'

Daily Mail  

The Queen Mother didn't understand why Prince Charles couldn't have an affair with Camilla and stay married to Princess Diana, a new documentary has claimed. The Queen Mother: Grandmother to the Nation, which aired Saturday on Channel 5, claims the late royal hoped the Prince and Princess of Wales would find space in their marriage 'for Camilla' not get divorced …

Princess Diana's 1981 wedding dress is star of royal fashion exhibit
3 years, 6 months ago

Princess Diana's 1981 wedding dress is star of royal fashion exhibit

Hindustan Times  

The gown sparked such intense interest that young designers David and Elizabeth Emanuel locked the ivory silk dress, which had a 25-foot long train, in a safe at night. Princess Diana's wedding dress for her 1981 marriage to Prince Charles was one of the best-kept secrets in fashion history. Plucked from obscurity for the commission of a lifetime, the pair …

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry pay tribute to Prince Philip with emotional note. Read here
3 years, 8 months ago

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry pay tribute to Prince Philip with emotional note. Read here

India Today  

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry paid their tribute to Prince Philip. MEGHAN AND HARRY’S TRIBUTE TO PRINCE PHILIP The Royal couple paid their condolences to the Duke of Sussex’s grandfather by penning down a message on their website. Thank you for your service.you will be greatly missed.” A screenshot of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's website Archewell According to reports, …

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's interview with Oprah confirmed Princess Diana's sons have lost their bond — for now
3 years, 9 months ago

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's interview with Oprah confirmed Princess Diana's sons have lost their bond — for now

ABC  

Throughout its 1,200-year history, members of the British royal family have struggled through deep, sometimes violent rifts with their siblings. Harry was William's best man at their 2011 wedding, reportedly whispering as Kate walked down the aisle: "she looks beautiful, I can tell you that". When Harry fell in love with Meghan Markle, a glamorous actress and accomplished philanthropist, the …

'At Least We Have Each Other': Prince Harry Describes Split from Royal Life as 'Unbelievably Tough'
3 years, 9 months ago

'At Least We Have Each Other': Prince Harry Describes Split from Royal Life as 'Unbelievably Tough'

News 18  

Prince Harry says the process of separating from royal life has been very difficult for him and his wife, Meghan. “But at least we have each other,” Harry said, in a clip from the interview special, which is scheduled to air March 7 on CBS and the following day in Britain. Harry and Meghan stepped away from full-time royal life …

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