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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were photographed together for the first time since returning to the United Kingdom, visiting a historic pub in the Cotswolds. The couple, who moved back from California in late August, appeared relaxed and casual during the outing. While the visit signaled a return to normalcy, it occurred amid ongoing security concerns and tensions regarding paparazzi activity near their children's school.
Prince William is reportedly campaigning to restore Princess Diana's HRH title for the 30th anniversary of her death, a move that has angered King Charles. While William views the gesture as a private tribute, the King sees it as a public reopening of painful divorce-era decisions. Meanwhile, Prince Harry is pursuing a separate documentary, deepening sibling tensions.
Princess Alexandra of Hanover recently wore a canary-yellow archival Givenchy gown previously owned by her grandmother, Grace Kelly. The dress, which Kelly wore to the 1962 wedding of King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofía of Spain, was featured in an Instagram post by Alexandra shortly after she announced her engagement to Ben-Sylvester Strautmann. The 27-year-old princess is the daughter of Princess Caroline of Monaco and Prince Ernst August of Hanover, and she is 13th in line to the Monégasque throne. This is not her first time wearing items from her grandmother's wardrobe, as she previously wore a vintage chocolate-brown suit for Monaco's National Day in 2024. The engagement ring, a custom 4.8-carat yellow diamond piece designed by Antinori di Sanpietro, was also highlighted in recent coverage.
Earl Spencer’s Swan Song: Diana, My Sister presents Diana through his eyes—compassionate but self-doubting—while casting the royals and press in a harsh light, especially Charles, and recounting family tensions; the memoir is already generating controversy and high sales buzz ahead of publication.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle may head back to California within weeks if UK security arrangements via the RAVEC review don’t improve, following a rocky return to Britain marked by school and traffic concerns for their children and a privacy leak; they remain in the UK as the security review continues.
Sunday front pages hinge on Earl Spencer’s forthcoming Diana memoir and his claim that Charles III gaslit him, triggering palace pushback and a flurry of reaction from papers; the coverage also notes a planned tell-all by Madeline McCann suspect Christian Brueckner and aside political and social headlines including EU rejoin polling, knife seizures, and defence spending debates.
Excerpt from Earl Spencer's memoir alleges King Charles sounded 'giddily elated' after Diana, Princess of Wales, died in 1997, including other private claims about Diana's mental distress; Buckingham Palace rejected the account as unverified; the book also discusses issues in Charles and Diana's marriage and has sparked renewed discussion about private grief within the royal family.
Buckingham Palace issued a strongly worded rebuke to claims in Earl Spencer's forthcoming memoir Swan Song that King Charles told him 'we'll forget her soon enough' after Diana's death, saying such language is out of character and grief can cloud memory. The row unfolds amid a busy royal day of engagements, and copies of the unreleased book were reportedly stolen in the Netherlands.
An excerpt from Earl Spencer’s forthcoming memoir quotes Charles, then the Prince of Wales, telling Diana’s brother that they would “forget her soon enough” after her death, amid a dispute over whether William and Harry should walk behind Diana’s coffin; Buckingham Palace issued a forceful denial, noting grief can cloud reason and memory.
Four Dutch-language copies of Earl Spencer's unreleased book about Princess Diana were stolen from a truck in the Netherlands while the driver took a mandatory break; Dutch police are investigating. The memoir, Swan Song: Diana, My Sister, is due for UK and global release on Tuesday.
Meghan Markle's phone number was exposed after she was added to a parents' WhatsApp group for Archie and Lilibet's new school; a screenshot circulated online showing welcoming messages, with no clear indication of who leaked the number. The leak comes as the couple moved back to the UK and switched schools over security concerns, with a representative saying the change was about practical security rather than a reflection on the prior school. The couple will remain non-working royals with no official royal duties.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have relocated to the United Kingdom with their children, Archie and Lilibet, and the kids have already switched UK schools after two days due to security concerns; the royals’ status remains as private citizens per a Lord Chamberlain note, with Harry hinting at reconciliation with his father Charles as they split time between Britain and their Montecito home, while Meghan pursues UK projects.
Payton Tolle delivered an immaculate inning by striking out Nick Loftin, Bobby Witt Jr., and Jac Caglianone on nine pitches in the first, the first Red Sox pitcher to do so since Chris Sale in 2021. The left-hander needed only nine pitches and seven swinging strikes to dominate the Royals, coming after a prior strong outing with 12 strikeouts against the Orioles, and highlighting his rising role in Boston’s rotation during a season that has seen him establish himself as a key young arm at Fenway Park.
Meghan Markle posted a 34-second Instagram clip after the Sussexes’ return to the UK, giving a rare look at family life with Harry, Archie, Lilibet, and their dog Mia: scenes include walking along a country path, Archie chasing deer, Lilibet on a bike, and boots in a puddle. The filming date and location aren’t disclosed. The couple are living in Britain as non-working royals, believed to be based in the Cotswolds, with Archie and Lilibet enrolled in school; the clip follows a King’s letter clarifying their non-working status.
Princess Astrid, 94, the elder sister of the late King Harald V, died on Friday just days after attending Harald’s funeral in Oslo; flags will be flown at half-mast as the royal family mourns another loss.