KING CHARLES has been warned of a "Meghan onslaught" this month whilst the Duchess remains in the US during the coronation.
Royal commentator Daniela Elser said: "If Meghan did go this time, it would be an exquisitely timed opportunity to remind the Royal Family what they had lost."
She added: "Which is to say, prepare yourself for a Meghan onslaught in May. We are about to get a big heady dose of Meghan the Style Icon, Meghan the Sainted Mother, Meghan the Adoring and Adored Wife and Meghan the Activist Superhero."
It comes as Piers Morgan hit out at Prince Harry and Meghan Markle for "weaponising racism and mental health" while causing damage to the Royal Family.
The journalist also branded Harry as "the biggest and most ruthless invader of privacy" after he released his tell-all memoir Spare and a Netflix docu-series.
Read our Harry and Meghan blog below for the latest news and gossip…
- Shanine Bruder
The Royal Family shares 100 coronation facts
Ahead of the historic celebrations, the Royal Family have shared 100 fun facts about The King, The Queen Consort and the history of coronations.
From when His Majesty was born to becoming the first heir to the throne to earn a university degree – there are endless fun facts to enjoy.
Find out more below.
- Shanine Bruder
Which famous faces could attend Archie’s fourth birthday?
Since putting down roots in California, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have befriended a slew of Hollywood elites.
And with their eldest son Archie set to celebrate his fourth birthday next week, these famous faces could all gather for a party.
Among the famous faces who could attend Archie’s are:
- Doria Ragland
- Serena Williams
- Oprah Winfrey
- George and Amal Clooney
- Orlando Bloom
- Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi
Read more here.
William is the ‘greatest threat’ to Harry and Meghan’s ‘brand’, commentator claims
Prince William poses the “greatest threat” to Harry and Meghan’s attempts to rebrand themselves in the US, a royal commentator has claimed.
Alexander Larman told the Royal Beat: “There’s a mix of fraternal jealousy, but there’s also a sense that William is posing as a greater threat to ‘brand Sussex’.
“Harry is not somebody who wants to see the monarchy survive in its current form. He’s going in like a sort of kamikaze pilot.”
- Shanine Bruder
Inside Prince Harry’s whistlestop coronation visit
Prince Harry‘s is set to return to the UK to attend his fathers coronation on May 6.
However, the Duke of Sussex isn’t planning on staying for long as he aims to be back in the US for son Archie’s fourth birthday.
An insider confirmed: “Harry will be in and out of the UK in 24 hours.
“He will only be doing the Coronation service then leaving.”
- Shanine Bruder
Royal Family latest news:
- Prince George and Princess Charlotte are seen in ‘adorable’ unseen family photos with King Charles
- London hotel renamed ‘Cor-Inn-nation’ in honour of King Charles’ big day
- Frankie Boyle under fire over vile jokes in Channel 4 show
Prince George and Princess Charlotte pictured with King Charles
Adorable unseen photographs of Prince George and Princess Charlotte with King Charles have been revealed.
The never-before-seen family pictures were aired in the new BBC documentary, Charles R: The Making of a Monarch.
Home Bargains shoppers rave about cheap coronation range
Home Bargain shoppers have spotted a brand new coronation range – and items are going for as little as 79p.
If you’ve got plans to have a street party or throw a fun celebration to mark King Charles’ coronation this May, you’ll want to get down to your local Home Bargains as quickly as you can.
One savvy shopper, Alison Jane Tribe, proudly took to Facebook yesterday to show off her cheap buys, leaving many stunned.
This Home Bargains fan managed to get her hands on a variety of items from the new coronation range – including two packs of buntings, a pack of paper plates and two packs of cupcakes.
Alison explained that she bagged the bunting for just 79p and the paper plates for only £1.29 a pack.
She also picked up two packs of four cupcakes for only £1.49 each pack.
What is the coronation procession route?
Unlike the late Queen at her coronation, the King and Queen Consort will take a much shorter route of 1.3 miles to Westminster Abbey.
Starting from Buckingham Palace, they will process down The Mall via Admiralty Arch and along the south side of Trafalgar Square.
They will continue down Whitehall and along Parliament Street before travelling around the east and south sides of Parliament Square to Broad Sanctuary and arriving at the Abbey.
The route is understood to have been chosen for practical reasons, being a familiar journey for many royal occasions.
Once the newly crowned King and Queen Consort wrap things up at the service, they’ll head back on the same route but it is expected to be on a much grander scale.
Meghan’s sister comments on her marriage with Prince Harry
A teaser about an interview involving both Meghan’s father Thomas and brother showed her half-sister, Samantha Markle, brand Duchess’ marriage with Prince Harry “toxic” and said that the two are “unhealthy for each other.”
The Markles will share new footage of their upbringing as they send an “extraordinary message” ahead of the King’s Coronation.
Meghan’s father makes an appeal to his daughter to mend their relationship as he describes it as a “deathbed plea” to “the daughter he lost.”
Thomas said that he’s “lucky to be alive” after suffering a stroke last year, and asked “How can I fix this?”
The feature will air on Sunday night on Australia’s Channel 7 Spotlight programme.
- Louis Allwood
King Charles to recycle George VI’s throne at coronation
King Charles will use his grandfather George VI’s throne chair at his coronation rather than have a new seat specially crafted in the spirit of “sustainability”.
The royals have revealed both Charles and Camilla have chosen to reuse old chairs at their coronation next Saturday at Westminster Abbey.
It comes after Camilla, 75, decided to wear an ‘upcycled’ crown from 1911 when she is made Queen rather than commission a new one.
But lucky punters can get their hands on one of 100 specially-made coronation chairs used by the congregation when they are auctioned off for charity.
- Louis Allwood
Princess Charlotte to ‘prove’ Duke ‘wrong’
Prince Harry believed that his niece, Princess Charlotte, will “end up” filling in the role of a spare like he did, however, a royal expert believes that her fate shall be way different.
Royal expert Jennie Bond believes that Charlotte will not “fall into the trap that Prince Harry suggested might be waiting for her.”
She told Entertainment Daily: “Charlotte is so young still but hopefully she is not going to fall in the trap that Prince Harry suggested might be waiting for her and feel a spare part because she is the spare to her elder brother.
“I mean, Harry has a huge chip on his shoulder about being a spare, we all know that now, but he doesn’t have to assume that William and Catherine’s children will feel the same as him.”
She compared Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis to the Princess Royal and the Duke of Edinburgh who still play major roles in the Royal Family.
Ms Bond added that just because Harry felt “spare” doesn’t mean that his nephews and nieces will too, predicting that Charlotte will adapt to Princess Anne’s work ethic too.
- Louis Allwood
Prince Harry’s plans to be on jet back to US within 2 hours of ceremony’s end
Prince Harry plans a whistlestop visit to his dad’s Coronation next weekend.
He will see Charles crowned at Westminster Abbey then aims to be back in the US for son Archie’s fourth birthday.
An insider confirmed: “He’ll be in and out of the UK in 24 hours.”
Speculation has been rife over how long he intends to stay in London, and an insider confirmed last night: “Harry will be in and out of the UK in 24 hours.
“He will only be doing the Coronation service then leaving.”
The 11am ceremony ends at 1pm so Harry could be in the air by 2-3pm. He would spend ten hours travelling 5,000 miles and land by early evening local time.
- Louis Allwood
Harry will probably miss out on wearing military uniform at Coronation
Military historian Dr Peter Johnson told The Royal Beat how Prince Harry will probably face the same fate he did at the Queen’s funeral when it came to dress attire.
The Duke of Sussex was forced to have the ER symbol removed from his military uniform, but now, at the Coronation, he might not even be wearing it.
Dr Johnson said: “I imagine Harry won’t wear uniform [at the coronation]. Even as a veteran who did two tours in Afghanistan, he won’t wear uniform.
“I imagine he’ll wear his medals but quite where he fits within the procession and where he comes, I think will be probably reasonably similar to where he was at the funeral as well.
“He’ll be a part of it, but not necessarily, a [leading] part of it.”
Prince Harry will be attending his father‘s Coronation on May 6, however, his wife Meghan Markle will remain in the US with their children Archie and Lilibet.
- Louis Allwood
King Charles’ coronation to have Britain’s biggest EVER stage
The biggest stage ever built in Britain will form a giant Union Jack to celebrate the Coronation of King Charles — covered by a crown-shaped roof.
Music superstars will perform on the patriotic platform, measuring 95 metres — 312ft — wide and lit up in red, white and blue in front of Windsor Castle on Sunday evening.
- Louis Allwood
William to star in his own reality series
Prince William is set to star in an all-new documentary which will follow him as the heir to the throne.
ITV will be going on a UK trip with the Prince of Wales as he embarks on a homelessness initiative.
A TV source said: “This is pretty extraordinary — it’s never been done before. Generally access to senior royals is very limited and totally controlled, but William clearly wants to change that.
“He’s keen to highlight his work, particularly on a homeless project which was a subject very close to his mother’s heart, and to connect with the public on a new level.
“He knows all too well how important it is that the monarchy develops a more modern relationship with the British people. TV is a great way to do that, but this is a dramatic contrast to what Harry has been doing.
“William has invited cameras to follow him as he fulfils his duties, giving a proper insight into himself and his work as Prince of Wales — this isn’t anything like his brother’s TV appearances.”
- Louis Allwood
Unseen footage of young Meghan Markle emerges
Unseen footage from Meghan Markle's childhood has emerged ahead of a bombshell TV interview with her estranged family.
Her Dad Thomas Markle, step-sister Samantha and Thomas Jr have shared previously unseen footage and photos of Meghan growing up.
One image shows her laughing at the dinner table in a candid snap, while in another she sits on the back of an open-top convertible car as homecoming queen.
The photographs are what Meghan "never wanted the world to see", according to journalist Taylor Auerbach.
- Louis Allwood
‘Meghan killed me – now she mourns me’, says estranged dad Thomas
Thomas Markle has told how Meghan "killed me and then she mourned me" in a bombshell new documentary.
Meghan, 41, and her dad's relationship has been strained since she married into the Royal Family in 2018.
But Thomas, 78, has reached out to his daughter in a new documentary and revealed he is desperate to meet his grandchildren, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet.
Speaking to 7NEWS Spotlight, he said Meghan "killed me and then mourned me".
Thomas added: "I refuse to be buried by her."
He also asked "is it worth getting rid of her father?" as he issued a plea for reconciliation after he suffered a stroke last May.
- Shanine Bruder
Who is Meghan’s father Thomas Markle?
Thomas Markle, 77, is known as the daughter of actress and Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle.
Prior to his relationship with the Royal Family, he made a name for himself as a lighting director and director of photography on a number of US TV shows.
His resume includes working as a lighting director at WTTW-TV Channel 11 and their program, Made in Chicago, which won him a Chicago/Midwest Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement.
Over the years, Thomas has tied the knot twice, but after his second divorce in 1987, he never remarried.
He was first married to Roslyn Markle from 1964 to 1975.
Before their divorce, they welcomed two children, Samantha Markle, 57, and Thomas Markle Jr., 55.
Shortly after his first divorce, he then remarried Doria Ragland in 1979.
Together they welcomed Meghan in 1981.
- Shanine Bruder
Princess Charlotte to ‘prove’ Duke ‘wrong’
Prince Harry believed that his niece, Princess Charlotte, will “end up” filling in the role of a spare like he did, however, a royal expert believes that her fate shall be way different.
Royal expert Jennie Bond believes that Charlotte will not “fall into the trap that Prince Harry suggested might be waiting for her.”
She told Entertainment Daily: “Charlotte is so young still but hopefully she is not going to fall in the trap that Prince Harry suggested might be waiting for her and feel a spare part because she is the spare to her elder brother.
“I mean, Harry has a huge chip on his shoulder about being a spare, we all know that now, but he doesn’t have to assume that William and Catherine’s children will feel the same as him.”
She compared Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis to the Princess Royal and the Duke of Edinburgh who still play major roles in the Royal Family.
Ms Bond added that just because Harry felt “spare” doesn’t mean that his nephews and nieces will too, predicting that Charlotte will adapt to Princess Anne’s work ethic too.
- Shanine Bruder
Kate makes rare comments about Princess Diana
During her visit to Merthyr Tydfil in Wales, Kate was asked by a royal fan whether she was wearing Diana‘s engagement ring to which the Princess of Wales responded that it was the “same ring.”
Kate added: “And it was exactly the same size. It is very special. What an honour to be able to wear it. But sadly I never got to meet her.”
The Princess later added how Diana would have been a “brilliant grandmother” while the family “miss her every day.”
- Shanine Bruder
Everything you need to know about the coronation flypast
The coronation of King Charles will take place on May 6 at Westminster Abbey.
To conclude the ceremony event, the new King will be presented with a flypast as he stands on the balcony of Buckingham Palace.
Flypasts are often tied in with Royal or state events such as anniversaries or celebrations – and occasionally funerary or memorial occasions.
The coronation flypast will take place over The Mall and Buckingham Palace at 14:30 pm on Saturday, May 6.
This is subject to weather, serviceability, and operational commitments.
Find out more details here.
- Shanine Bruder
Princess Diana thought Harry would be ‘better equipped’ for the role of King
It’s been often claimed that Prince William used to tell his mother Princess Diana that “he didn’t want to be king.”
In one instance, young Prince Harry jokingly replied: “If you don’t want the job I’ll have it.”
While speaking on Channel 5’s William & Harry: Princes at War?, royal expert Robert Jobson explained how Diana used to call Harry GKH or Good King Harry.
He explained: “She used to refer to Harry as GKH (Good King Harry) because she thought he’d probably be better equipped for the role in the future than William.”
- Shanine Bruder
Paloma Faith will perform for King Charles
Paloma Faith will perform at the King’s Coronation concert, the Sun on Sunday revealed.
The singer and actress, 41, will star in a special live performance for 10,000 people on Sunday May 7 at Windsor Castle.
- Shanine Bruder
Who is hosting the King’s Coronation Concert?
King Charles’ Coronation Concert will be hosted by actor Hugh Bonneville.
The 59-year-old is best known for starring in Downton Abbey and the Paddington films.
Speaking about leading the star-studded event, he said: “I’m delighted to be taking part in this unique event, celebrating the best of musical entertainment in honour of His Majesty’s Coronation.
“In true British style, come rain or shine it will be a night to remember.”
- Shanine Bruder
Coronation fans given 21 pages of ‘absurd’ tips to stay safe on May 6
Coronation fans are urged to wrap up warm in 21 pages of “absurd” guidance.
Other obvious tips from the Government include “wear comfortable shoes”.
Visitors are told to bring an umbrella if it is wet — or sun cream if it’s boiling on May 6.
Fans on the route from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Abbey are told to bring a blanket, stool or folding chair but “there might not be space to use or store them”.
There is an order to “dispose of litter in bins”.
The guide warns “excessive consumption of alcohol or drunken behaviour” will not be tolerated.
BBQs are banned.
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