THE QUEEN will be surrounded by a a "ring of steel" and Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have been told by royal aides to not "even think" about using the Monarch as content, a royal expert has said.
Royal expert, Russell Myers, says Buckingham Palace aides have put a strict cordon around the Queen.
Mr Myers told the US outlet Today: "There is an absolute ring of steel around the Queen in terms of her advisors.
"I mean, they certainly would be advising Harry and Megan to not even think about it for a second, but who knows what they will do?
"They would definitely have been advised not to speak to Oprah Winfrey not to speak to Gayle King not to speak to the American journalists last week and yet they still keep on doing it.
"I mean, it makes you wonder how much the family can take anymore and I'm sure Prince William has got his head in his hands as Prince Charles as every time they pop up on the television."
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- Milica Cosic
Claims Andrew & Harry could be fuelling number of royal stalkers
According to the former head of Royal Protection, the negative publicity surrounding Prince Andrew and Prince Harry could have sparked an increase in the number of people stalking the Royal Family.
Former head of Royal Protection Dai Davies told the Mirror: “The vast majority of people fixated with the Royal Family are harmless but there are always concerns that their obsession could take a worrying turn.
"In most cases the police can use mental health legislation to help those that if left untreated could pose a risk.
“It would not surprise me in the least if the negative publicity that has surrounded Prince Andrew and Prince Harry has caused an increase in the numbers of individuals that have come to the notice of the police.”
- Milica Cosic
Queen sent warning over Harry's role
The Queen has been sent a warning over a key position that Prince Harry still holds.
The Prince of Wales and Duke of Cambridge opened Parliament on the Queen’s behalf in a historic shift on Tuesday, and saw Charles read the Queen’s Speech.
The monarch pulled out of the occasion, nearly 60 years after she last missed it, following advice from her royal doctors.
But one expert has warned this highlights the need for Harry and Andrew to be removed as counsellors of state.
Royal journalist Richard Eden said: "This emphasises the urgency of Prince Andrew and Prince Harry being stripped of their roles as two of the Queen's four counsellors of state."
- Milica Cosic
Queen 'deploys ring of steel' to stop any Harry & Meghan documentary
It has been claimed by a royal expert that The Queen's advisors have reportedly constructed a "ring of steel" around the monarch to prevent Prince Harry and Meghan Markle from including her in their upcoming documentary.
Royal expert Russell Myers believes Buckingham Palace have advised The Duke and Duchess of Sussex to not even think about using the monarch as a means of sourcing royal content for Netflix.
Mr Myers added: "They would definitely have been advised not to speak to Oprah Winfrey not to speak to Gayle King not to speak to the American journalists last week and yet they still keep on doing it.
"I mean, it makes you wonder how much the family can take anymore and I'm sure Prince William has got his head in his hands as Prince Charles as every time they pop up on the television."
- Milica Cosic
Harry and Meg's plan to return to Frogmore Cottage for Jubilee
PRINCE Harry and Meghan plan to return to their first family home next month when they come back to the UK for the Queen’s Jubilee.
Heightened security measures are already being put in place near Windsor’s Frogmore Cottage in anticipation of the couple’s arrival with their two young children.
Despite living in an £11million mansion in LA, the Sussexes still lease the property — their home before moving to the States.
It is currently occupied by Harry’s cousin Princess Eugenie, her husband Jack Brooksbank and son August.
It is expected Eugenie, who remains close to the Sussexes, will open up the guest bedrooms to accommodate them on their return.
- Milica Cosic
Meghan & Harry forced to pay £213,000 to charity
PRINCE Harry and Meghan Markle have been forced to pay £213,000 to charity as they settle the final debts of their foundation.
The couple's MWX Foundation, formerly Sussex Royal, which is in liquidation has paid its outstanding debt to an unnamed non-profit, papers revealed.
The report said a claim of £213,000 had been received from a creditor relating to a grant due to a "not-for-profit enterprise".
A total of £134,500 was paid off last year as the couple declared all of its debts would be paid in full within 12 months.
However, the remaining £78,500 was paid later, according to the report.
The delay in payment caused an extra charge of £27,447 as the "time costs exceeded the estimate".
The document also said that £22,000 will go to Harbottle & Lewis for legal representation.
- Milica Cosic
Meg & Harry slammed as 'out of touch' and 'naive' for Netflix
MEGHAN Markle and Prince Harry have been slammed as 'out of touch' and 'naive' for Netflix by a source.
It comes after the couple were left "saddened" at their relationship with the streaming giant – after it binned their cartoon Pearl, last week.
Senior figures at Netflix believed the pair "may have been a little out of touch" with "how the process of landing a show worked."
The insider told The Sun: "Executives feel that in some aspects Harry and Meghan appeared to be naive about how their deal would work."
The source continued to say: "Some forget that Netflix is a business, so the commissioning executives and legal team have to act in the best interests of the brand.
"Just because they are royalty, they are not treated any different to others in the arena of programme commissioning."
"The deal may be millions on paper, but they are absolutely not allowed to make whatever they want," the insider said.
- Milica Cosic
Meghan's secret weapon for battling anxiety revealed
Meghan Markle's secret weapon for battling anxiety and migrains has been revealed.
The Duchess is reportedly a user of acupuncture, a method claiming to help alleviate mental health conditions – such as anxiety.
She described herself as a "long-time believer" in the practice, and has claimed it is a "game-changer".
Meghan told The Chalkboard: "I used to have debilitating migraines and acupuncture and Eastern medicine absolutely changed my life."
- Joseph Gamp
Prince Harry slammed over 'ludicrous' NBC Today interview
Prince Harry previously caused royal tension with some comments he made during his interview for NBC Today.
Speaking on Australia’s The Today Show, Royal expert Russell Myers said: “I just think that interview that Harry gave for American television a few weeks ago was absolutely ludicrous.
“What on earth is he talking about protecting the Queen, making sure she’s got the right people around her”.
Mr Myers noted that the Duke now lives “5000 miles away from her”.
He added: “He’s chosen to give up his duty, he’s run roughshod over the Royal Family and his duty that he left behind, yet he’s coming out with ludicrous statements that he’s the one protecting the Queen”.
- Joseph Gamp
Who is in the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Celebration line-up?
Phillip Schofield and Julie Etchingham will host The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Celebration which will be broadcast live on ITV.
The theatrical arena event will include 1300 performers and 500 horses, and is made up of four acts, each overseen by a different an event host.
The Celebration will take viewers through history, from the reign of Queen Elizabeth I through to the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, culminating in a grand finale.
Each act will reflect on key moments in history including Elizabeth I’s Tilbury Speech, and James I and the Gunpowder Plot.
Well known stars that will be involved:
- Dame Helen Mirren
- Gregory Porter
- Katherine Jenkins
- Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber
- Ant & Dec
- Tom Cruise
- Joseph Gamp
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are ‘too out of touch’ & ‘naive’
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry were “naive” and “out of touch” to believe that their programme ideas would be “simply signed off” by Netflix, a TV source revealed.
And the couple are “saddened” at their relationship with the streaming giant, after it binned their cartoon Pearl, last week.
The insider told The Sun: “Executives feel that in some aspects Harry and Meghan appeared to be naive about how their deal would work.
“Certainly there was a belief that they thought that Pearl would simply be presented and released. The word was that they were saddened the show was not picked up.
“But of course people forget that each project faces vetting and the business has the right to veto projects, delete scenes and oversee editorial direction in their work.
“Some forget that Netflix is a business, so the commissioning executives and legal team have to act in the best interests of the brand.
“Just because they are royalty, they are not treated any different to others in the arena of programme commissioning.”
- Joseph Gamp
Piers Morgan brands Meghan as a ‘huge narcissist’
PIERS Morgan this week branded Meghan Markle as a ‘huge narcissist’ and ‘wouldn’t put anything past’ her as Biden’s sister invites her to the Democratic Party.
The TalkTV presenter made reference to comments from current US President Joe Biden’s sister, Valeria Biden, who said Meghan would be a good potential candidate for the White House in the future
Piers voiced his fury toward Meghan, calling her a “scheming Princess Pinocchio” during a segment on his show, Uncensored.
- Joseph Gamp
Meg and Harry ‘still need to be seen as royal’
Royal expert Russell Myers has said that after the Sussexes’ Netflix snub, the pair “still need to be seen as royal” and that they “need to stay relevant”.
Speaking on The Today Show, Mr Myers said: “It’s astonishing that they still feel that they need to be there to be seen but it’s the currency isn’t it, they still need to stay relevant.
“I’ve been saying this for so long that they would never pass an opportunity to be in the spotlight and to be rubbing shoulders with the Royal Family”.
He added: “No matter how much they argue against it, they still need to be seen as royal”.
- Joseph Gamp
Queen has ‘IMMENSE faith’ in Prince Charles
The Queen showed she has ‘immense faith’ in Prince Charles and it is becoming obvious that the ‘weight of service is too much to carry alone’, a royal expert has claimed.
Prince Charles delivered the Queen’s Speech in Parliament yesterday after Her Majesty was forced to pull out.
According to The Sun’s legendary royal photographer, Arthur Edwards, the Queen has huge amounts of trust in Prince Charles.
Arthur said: For the first time the monarch passed on this most sacred of royal duties to her eldest son, confirming the immense faith she has in the Prince of Wales.”
“And it is becoming increasingly obvious that the weight of our sovereign’s 70 years of service to the nation are now too much for her to carry alone,” he added.
The Duke of Cornwall, made a shorter-than-usual speech at Parliament – in what many believe to have been our first true glimpse of what life will be like when he becomes king.
Arthur went on to say: “We are in a transition from Queen to the future King.
“As the Queen watched on television as her eldest son delivered the Government’s wishes, she must have felt the monarchy was in safe hands.”
This is the first time in 59 years that the Queen has failed to attend the State Opening of Parliament.
- Joseph Gamp
Meg removes all mention of Pearl
It’s almost like Pearl never existed – or at least Meghan is trying to make it seem that way.
Doomed project was cancelled by Netflix and Meghan is attempting to erase the embarrassment from our memories.
Meghan has removed all mention of her failed animation project from her website.
According to the Daily Mail, the description of Pearl on her website was nowehere to be found on Sunday.
They say it previously read: “Like many girls her age, our heroine Pearl is on a journey of self-discovery as she tries to overcome life’s daily challenges,”
It continued: “I’m thrilled that Archewell Productions, partnered with the powerhouse platform of Netflix and these incredible producers, will together bring you this new animated series, which celebrates extraordinary women throughout history.”
The project saw Meghan at the helm, with co-producers including Elton John‘s husband, David Furnish.
It’s also reported that ‘insiders say Netfilx is optimistic of the Archewell deal with the Sussexes’ for further projects despite dropping Pearl.
Archewell was launched in 2020 by Prince Harry and Meghan Markle as the production house for their various media ventures and an attempt to create income without the Royal Family.
- Joseph Gamp
President Biden’s sister invites Meghan to join politics
Valerie Biden Owens spoke to Good Morning Britain about Meghan and Harry.
Harry and Meghan are long-time pals of the American president and his family.
Valerie Biden Owens, political strategist and younger sister of Joe Biden seems to think Meghan would make a good president.
It’s been suggested previously that Meghan is vying for a career in politics, but this is the first time we’ve known of her being invited to join a political party.
- Joseph Gamp
Harry ‘in danger of becoming just another foreign prince’
A royal author has claimed that Prince Harry could become “just another foreign prince” if he further cuts ties with the Royal Family.
Royal author of the newly-released biography ‘The Queen: 70 Chapters in the Life of Elizabeth II’, and photographer Ian Lloyd told Express.co.uk: “It’s a shame because he has got the Invictus Games and quite a lot going for him.
“But I think he is in danger of evaporating.
“He and Meghan haven’t had the great launch in America we were expecting, they promised a lot and so far nothing much has happened.
“And I think they will soon realise that with Netflix and other deals it is just people ultimately wanting to trade on their royal status.”
Lloyd continued to say: “Why Harry is a big name in America? It is because his mother was Diana and his grandmother Elizabeth II.
“If he does distance himself from the Royal Family that brand will eventually be damaged, he will be just another foreign prince.
“He needs to be working in close ties with the Royal Family to heal the divisions to strengthen his own brand.”
- Joseph Gamp
What is Meghan’s ‘Pearl’?
Pearl follows the adventures of a young girl who found inspiration via influential women throughout history.
The cartoon had been announced last summer, with Meghan saying at the time: “Like many girls her age, our heroine Pearl is on a journey of self-discovery as she tries to overcome life’s daily challenges.”
Meghan and Harry had created Archewell Productions at Netflix in autumn 2020 in order to create original documentaries and children’s shows, with Pearl set to be their first animated series.
Last week all references to Pearl were wiped from her Archewell website.
- Joseph Gamp
Harry & Meg’s contract allows them to sell-on any products rejected by Netflix
Meghan and executive producer David Furnish “are reviewing the project to see where else it could find a home”, according to sources.
They will be pitching the series concept to other TV networks and streamers including Apple and Amazon.
The Duke And Duchess Of Sussex’s contract with Netflix allows the couple to sell on any products that the streaming platform turns down.
- Joseph Gamp
Meghan is seeking a new home for animated series Pearl
Meanwhile, the Dutchess of Sussex is on the lookout for a new TV home for her cartoon series Pearl, which was axed by Netflix earlier this month.
Sources told the Sun that Meghan, 40, and her team at production company Archewell "are reviewing the project to see where else it could find a home".
They will be pitching the series concept to other TV networks and streamers including Apple and Amazon.
- Joseph Gamp
What was the Sussex Royal Foundation?
Harry and Meghan founded the outfit back in 2019 and called it Sussex Royal – The Foundation of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.
But the pair had to change the foundation's name to MWX Foundation when they stepped back from court life.
And nearly a year ago they instructed a voluntary liquidator to wind up the charity, essentially cutting another tie with Britain.
A report by Smith & Williamson filed in September 2021 revealed the concern had £289,106 held in an account with Coutts & Co when they were called in.
It said the body had a wholly-owned subsidiary – Harry and Meghan’s trading arm MXH Trading Ltd – which is also being wound-up voluntarily by the couple.
The document said that £26,000 will go to Harbottle & Lewis for legal representation and £10,000 to liquidators.
- Joseph Gamp
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry forced to pay £213,000 to charity
PRINCE Harry and Meghan Markle have been forced to pay £213,000 to charity as they settle the final debts of their foundation.
The couple's MWX Foundation, formerly Sussex Royal, which is in liquidation has paid its outstanding debt to an unnamed non-profit, papers revealed.
The report said a claim of £213,000 had been received from a creditor relating to a grant due to a "not-for-profit enterprise".
A total of £134,500 was paid off last year as the couple declared all of its debts would be paid in full within 12 months.
However, the remaining £78,500 was paid later, according to the report.
The delay in payment caused an extra charge of £27,447 as the "time costs exceeded the estimate".
The document also said that £22,000 will go to Harbottle & Lewis for legal representation.
- Joseph Gamp
Queen has ‘IMMENSE faith’ in Prince Charles
The Queen showed she has ‘immense faith’ in Prince Charles and it is becoming obvious that the ‘weight of service is too much to carry alone’, a royal expert has claimed.
Prince Charles delivered the Queen’s Speech in Parliament yesterday after Her Majesty was forced to pull out.
According to The Sun’s legendary royal photographer, Arthur Edwards, the Queen has huge amounts of trust in Prince Charles.
Arthur said: For the first time the monarch passed on this most sacred of royal duties to her eldest son, confirming the immense faith she has in the Prince of Wales.”
“And it is becoming increasingly obvious that the weight of our sovereign’s 70 years of service to the nation are now too much for her to carry alone,” he added.
The Duke of Cornwall, made a shorter-than-usual speech at Parliament – in what many believe to have been our first true glimpse of what life will be like when he becomes king.
Arthur went on to say: “We are in a transition from Queen to the future King.
“As the Queen watched on television as her eldest son delivered the Government’s wishes, she must have felt the monarchy was in safe hands.”
This is the first time in 59 years that the Queen has failed to attend the State Opening of Parliament.
- Joseph Gamp
New Bill of Rights could be 'problematic' for Scotland, expert says
Proposals from the UK Government to introduce a new Bill of Rights is "problematic", an expert has said.
Barbara Bolton, head of legal and policy for the Scottish Human Rights Commission, said replacing the current Human Rights Act would create "a whole raft of confusion and uncertainty".
A plan to bring forward a Bill of Rights was confirmed in the Queen's Speech on Tuesday, after a pledge to reform human rights laws was included in the Tory manifesto in 2019.
The Government said the changes will strengthen "freedom of speech" and bring "proper balance" between the rights of individuals and effective politics.
But Ms Bolton, giving evidence to Westminster's Joint Committee on Human Rights on Wednesday, warned of the problems doing so could create for both citizens and the devolution settlement within the UK.
Ms Bolton told the committee that since the creation of the Human Rights Act, "significant progress" had been made in Scotland.
"There's much to be done," she pointed out, but added she did not "recognise the very negative portrayal" of the Act in the consultation paper.
- Joseph Gamp
Kate touching bee tribute to the people of Manchester
Kate Middleton wore earrings featuring Manchester's bee symbol yesterday as she and William paid tribute to those killed in the city's arena bombing.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, below, were at the unveiling of the Glade of Light memorial, inset, and stood alongside the families of the 22 victims.
William said: "As someone who lives with his own grief, I know what often matters most to the bereaved is that those we have lost are not forgotten."
The worker bee became a symbol of the city's unity and defiance in the wake of the suicide bomb attack at an Ariana Grande concert on May 22, 2017.
- Joseph Gamp
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are ‘too out of touch’ & ‘naive’
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry were “naive” and “out of touch” to believe that their programme ideas would be “simply signed off” by Netflix, a TV source revealed.
And the couple are “saddened” at their relationship with the streaming giant, after it binned their cartoon Pearl, last week.
The insider told The Sun: “Executives feel that in some aspects Harry and Meghan appeared to be naive about how their deal would work.
“Certainly there was a belief that they thought that Pearl would simply be presented and released. The word was that they were saddened the show was not picked up.
“But of course people forget that each project faces vetting and the business has the right to veto projects, delete scenes and oversee editorial direction in their work.
“Some forget that Netflix is a business, so the commissioning executives and legal team have to act in the best interests of the brand.
“Just because they are royalty, they are not treated any different to others in the arena of programme commissioning.”
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