THE AMERICA ONE NEWS
Dec 11, 2024  |  
0
 | Remer,MN
Sponsor:  QWIKET.COM 
Sponsor:  QWIKET.COM 
Sponsor:  QWIKET.COM Sports News Monitor and AI Chat.
Sponsor:  QWIKET.COM Sports News Monitor and AI Chat.
back  
topic
NY Post
Page Six
15 Apr 2023


NextImg:Meghan Markle determined her kids will have closeness with King Charles

The guest list for King Charles’ coronation may be exclusive — but so is the one for his grandson’s birthday on the same day.

Meghan Markle is planning an “intimate” birthday bash for Prince Archie’s 4th birthday on May 6.

Alongside her and Prince Harry’s flock of rescue chickens and three dogs, her mom Doria Ragland, Archie’s school chums, and some mommy friends, there may be a few recognizable faces at the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s Montecito, California, estate — after all, they “do have celebrities in their life,” one source familiar with the family told Page Six.

Nearly 6,000 miles away, Archie’s dad, Prince Harry, will attempt to race home hours after attending his father King Charles’ coronation at Westminster Abbey in London.

Page Six is told that Harry will be flying commercial, not private, and may even jump on a flight back to California following the 11 a.m. ceremony — meaning he could arrive home in the early evening, thanks to the eight-hour time difference.

Meghan Markle wants her children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, to have a relationship with their grandfather, King Charles, sources told Page Six.
POOL/AFP via Getty Images

Prince Harry is trying to build fences with his father, King Charles, by flying home for his coronation on May 6.

Prince Harry is trying to build fences with his father, King Charles, by flying home for his coronation on May 6.
Samir Hussein/WireImage

“Harry’s going to make every effort to get back in time for Archie’s birthday,” said the source. “It’s going to be an intimate party, it’s not going to be like ‘My Super Sweet 16’ or Portia de Rossi’s 50th!”

Buckingham Palace and the Sussexes announced this week that Markle, 41, won’t be attending Charles’ coronation, leaving Harry to face his family alone for the first time since the debut of his bombshell memoir “Spare.”

As one highly placed royal insider told Page Six of Harry and his family: “Even though Meghan is not going, it’s still going to be extremely awkward.”

Harry gives his daughter Princess Lilibet a tender kiss in an image released on Netflix's docu-series "Harry & Meghan."

Harry gives his daughter Princess Lilibet a tender kiss in an image released on Netflix’s docu-series “Harry & Meghan.”
Netflix

Princess Lilibet celebrated her 1st birthday in June 2022 at Frogmore Cottage in the UK.

Princess Lilibet seen celebrating her 1st birthday in June 2022 at Frogmore Cottage.
EPA

For one thing, Harry is still not talking to his older brother Prince William, multiple royal insiders confirmed.

However, claims that William’s wife, Princess Kate, made the decision to uninvite Markle from the coronation are completely false, according to senior palace officials.

Harry’s appearance also comes after months of tense wrangling between the palace and the Sussexes, as Harry had questions about where he would sit in the abbey — after having been relegated to the second row for his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth’s funeral in September — and what security he would be provided amid his ongoing legal fight with the British government over safety measures.

One source said Markle wants her kids to have a relationship with Charles — as they won't have one with her own estranged dad, Thomas Markle.

One source said Markle wants her kids to have a relationship with Charles — as they won’t have one with her own estranged dad, Thomas Markle.
Alexi Lubomirski / Duke and Duchess of Sussex

The family members he remains close to are his cousins Princess Eugenie and Princess Beatrice — the daughters of Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson, who is not invited.

They will be by his side as he watches his father’s onetime mistress, Queen Consort Camilla, be crowned queen, the title once promised to his beloved mother.

Markle, meanwhile, has come under intense scrutiny for her decision to stay home with the children, particularly as Archie could have celebrated his birthday at the couple’s UK home, Frogmore Cottage, where his sister, Princess Lilibet, enjoyed her 1st birthday party last June.

Although an olive branch has been extended from Charles to Harry, Harry (second from right, next to Markle) is not speaking to his older brother Prince William (second from left, with wife Princess Kate).

Although an olive branch has been extended from Charles to Harry, Harry is not speaking to his older brother Prince Charles.
Getty Images

However, a palace insider told Page Six that Charles has been kept abreast of Archie and Lilibet’s lives, just as the Sussexes have previously said they used to video chat with and send photos to Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip.

“Both my grandparents do Zoom,” Harry said in 2021. “They’ve seen Archie running around.”

Insiders say there is definite thawing between Charles and Harry, with one source adding: “There is now, more than ever, a willingness to try and have a relationship.”

Charles, 74, wants to keep both his sons close as he gets to his golden years, Harry wrote in his book, "Spare."

Charles, 74, wants to keep both his sons close as he gets to his golden years, Harry wrote in his book, “Spare.”
Getty Images

And while Markle has been accused over the years of stirring up drama, the source familiar with the Sussexes said that’s not the case: “Meghan doesn’t want any more rifts. She wants her children to know their grandfather, Charles, particularly when they are not going to know their other grandfather [Markle’s long-estranged father, Thomas Markle].

“She does hope they will meet and hopes her decision will be seen as an unselfish one, as it was best to keep the attention on His Majesty.”

The Sussex source added that Markle made the decision to skip the coronation in the hopes of not stirring up more drama.

Markle didn't want to attend the coronation because it would be "inauthentic" after everything that's gone down between the Sussexes and the royal family sources told Page Six.

Markle didn’t want to attend the coronation to be “inauthentic”, sources told Page Six.
Getty Images

“She just really doesn’t want a song and dance and everything being lived out in the public eye,” the source said.

Harry’s decision to attend the coronation was a lengthy process that spanned weeks, as Page Six revealed. In the end, Markle felt it would be “inauthentic” for her to attend given all the past drama.

In his book, Harry claimed that Charles did not even embrace him following the tragic death of Princess Diana in August 1997.

Markle is not attending the coronation so the spotlight will be on Charles, sources added.

Markle is not attending the coronation so the spotlight will be on Charles, sources said.
Getty Images

“Pa didn’t hug me. He wasn’t great at showing emotions under normal circumstances, how could he be expected to show them in such a crisis?” he wrote, also claiming that Charles made “sadistic” jibes about Prince Harry’s “real” father.

Harry grew up amid hurtful and public speculation that his true father was Princess Diana’s former lover Major James Hewitt.

However, Charles gave a shout-out to both his sons on Friday while addressing cadets at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst for the 200th Sovereign’s Parade.

The last time Prince William and Prince Harry saw each other was at the funeral of their grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, in September 2022.

The last time Prince William and Prince Harry saw each other was at the funeral of their grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, in September 2022.
WireImage

Both William and Harry graduated from Sandhurst in 2006.

“I am under no illusions as to how hard you have all worked over the past 44 weeks, and I hope you feel justifiably proud of your achievements. Of course, I know you would not be here without the tremendous support of your family and friends who, I am delighted to see, can join us in such numbers today,” the King said.

“And, speaking as a father of two alumni of this Academy who remembers their passing out parades, I know they will be full of immense pride in witnessing you on parade.”

Princess Kate allegedly said her walkabout with Harry and Markle following Queen Elizabeth's death was one of the hardest things she had done.

Princess Kate allegedly said her walkabout with Harry and Markle following Queen Elizabeth’s death was one of the hardest things she had done.
Getty Images

As for her own future, Markle has been keeping a low profile and concentrating on the children lately, although she is believed to be bringing back her “Archetypes” podcast for a second season.

And a source told Page Six that Harry’s attendance at the coronation is important to remind everyone that he is indeed, a royal — and to help keep the Sussexes’ brand bright and shiny.

Last month, meanwhile, a patent application to revive Markle’s Tig website was given preliminary approval by US authorities, meaning she will be able to reboot the blog as soon as June.

Harry and Charles pictured in easier times; sources said they both want a rapprochement.

Harry and Charles pictured in easier times; sources said they both want a rapprochement.
Getty Images

If the Duchess goes ahead with the plan, Tig 2.0 will feature articles, interviews, and photographs “in the fields of food, cooking, recipes, travel, fashion, style, lifestyle, the arts, culture, design, conscious living, and health and wellness,” according to the patent papers.

On May 16, Markle will attend the Women of Vision Awards in New York, where she will be presented with an award by Gloria Steinem honoring her as a “feminist, champion of human rights and gender equity, and global role model.”

It also describes her as “one of the most powerful and influential women in the world.”

And, apparently, now drama-free.

But one of Markle’s former friends said the duchess may have plenty of drama in her future: “She’s always had political aspirations.”