Latest royal news: Harry and Meghan miss ‘Met Gala’ over ongoing ‘family drama’

Prince William has said his mother, Princess Diana, would have been disappointed at the lack of progress on homelessness prevention.

William appeared in a video for this year’s Red Nose Day charity appeal, visiting people supported by Comic Relief-funded homelessness charity Groundswell.

“My mother introduced me to the cause of homelessness at a young age and I’m really glad she did,” William said in the video, opening up about the influence of his mother’s philanthropic work on his own attitude.

“I think she would be disappointed that we are still no further along in terms of tackling and preventing homelessness than she was interested in and involved in.”

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Brian Cox has claimed that Meghan Markle “knew what she was getting into” when she married into the royal family, repeating his call for the monarchy to be abolished.

The 76-year-old actor, who appears on HBO as media mogul Logan Royal successorShe apparently criticized the Duchess of Sussex for entering the family with the expectation that she and Harry could “cut themselves off” from the royal establishment.

“You can’t go into a system where someone has already been trained to behave a certain way and then just expect them to shut down,” he reportedly said Haute Living New York.

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Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle could miss this year’s Met Gala because of their ongoing “drama” with the royal family, sources have suggested.

The Met Gala takes place on May 1st, just five days before King Charles’ coronation on May 6th.

Jordan James, CEO of Unlocked PR, said The mirror: “It would certainly not come as a huge surprise if they were snubbed given their current status within the royal family and the drama that ensued.”

The first stamps featuring the King’s silhouette are set to go on sale, with the historic floral set a nod to the green-fingered monarch’s love of gardening.

The uncrowned profile of King Charles III, in silver and facing right in the upper left corner, appears on a collection of 10 commemorative stamps celebrating the nation’s most beloved flowers.

Unlike the famous silhouette of Queen Elizabeth II, the king does not wear a laurel wreath.

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The Queen Consort have met with a young Nigerian ballet dancer who was the subject of a viral video that led to him being offered a scholarship.

Camilla wished Anthony Madu “good luck” while attending Elmhurst Ballet School in Birmingham, where he now trains, after a 44-second video posted online in 2020 of him pirouettes barefoot in the rain scored more than 16 been viewed millions of times.

Madu’s story is now being made into a Disney documentary titled madudirected by Matt Ogens and Kachi Benson.

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Prince William has been candid about the impact of Princess Diana’s philanthropic work on his own attitude.

Ahead of Red Nose Day, the Prince of Wales has been spending time with Groundswell, a homeless organization funded by Comic Relief.

It is understood the Prince of Wales is making the comments in a one-off film to be shown on BBC One and iPlayer on Friday (17 March).

In the film, the future king says: “My mother introduced me to the cause of homelessness at a young age and I’m really glad that she did.

“I think she would be disappointed that we are still no further along in tackling and preventing homelessness than we were when she was interested and involved.” The mirror reports.

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The Duchess of York has been promoting her new romance novel, revealing countless stories about the royal family in the process.

Speaking ofThe Kelly Clarkson Show After the publication of the novel a fascinating lady which debuted on March 4th. In the interview, the 63-year-old recalled the time she was allegedly arrested with Princess Diana at Ferguson’s bachelorette party before her marriage to Prince Andrew in 1986.

She revealed that she was once arrested with Princess Diana during a night out.

The two royals went to a nightclub dressed as police officers to celebrate the Duchess’ upcoming wedding to the Duke of York. “It was extraordinary because we went to a nightclub, of course you go to a nightclub with the Princess of Wales,” she recalled of Diana, who was then married to Charles, then Prince of Wales.

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In a new interview to promote her new romance novel, Sarah Ferguson praised Harry and Meghan’s relationship.

Ferguson, 63, the ex-wife of Prince Andrew, the Duke of York, said she would never “condemn” Harry’s decision to step down from royal duties and move to America.

The Duchess of York said the Duchess of Sussex “loves him and the children very much”. The Telegraph reports.

She said: “I’m looking at how much [Meghan] love him and love the children and give him a love he never had before.”

The Duchess of York went on to reveal that she herself moved to America after her divorce and found “support” from the “American people”.

She added, “I looked to America for support and help, and I really can’t thank the American people enough for what they have given me and what they have done for me.”

King Charles III called out the family of nations in its first Commonwealth Day address on Monday (13 May).

He also paid tribute to his “beloved mother” and described how Commonwealth Day was a moment of pride for the late Queen Elizabeth II, who dedicated “her long and distinguished life” to serving the “Commonwealth family”.

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