PRINCE Harry wants to be "more important" than William – and can't help but "show off", his biographer has claimed.
Angela Levin blasted the Duke of Sussex in a new interview this week after we exclusively revealed the eco-warrior flew home from a polo event on a millionaire pal’s private jet.
"When he was at Eton, he hated being there, and he decided he was going to be with the bad boys.
"I think Harry has got this streak – a lot of us have, but we put it to one side – of being bad and showing off…. He is also wanting to be more important than William.
"He's got the ability now to say and do things that probably he could never do before, and he's enjoying being naughty."
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PRINCE HARRY ‘NOT FINANCIALLY CUT OFF’
In a sweary podcast chat, Prince Harry described royal life as a mixture of The Truman Show film and being in a zoo.
The royal also revealed he wanted to quit royal duty when he was in his twenties, saying: “I didn’t want this job.”
The Duke opened up about his mental health struggles in a brutally frank, and profanity-laden, chat with US podcast host Dax Shepard.
But it later emerged that Prince Harry got a “substantial” sum from the bank of dad after Megxit — despite his claims he was “cut off financially”. Charles’s annual report, released by Clarence House in June, shows he gave the Sussexes and Cambridges a share of £4.45million.
Palace sources refused to reveal the exact amount given to Harry — which covered the first four months of their “transition period”. And the report said he will get no more handouts from his father.
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MEGHAN MARKLE’S BELOVED DOG SHE LEFT BEHIND IN CANADA ‘DOESN’T LIKE HARRY’
Pals of the couple claim Meg left her beloved dog, Bogart, behind in Canada because apparently he and Harry didn’t get on.
Insiders say Meghan was in bits after choosing to her “first baby” behind back in 2017.
A close friend told The Sun the pooch will stay in the doghouse to avoid a family fallout.
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EXPLAINED: HOW DOES HBO’S THE PRINCE PORTRAY THE ROYAL FAMILY?
The animated series is set from the prospective of 8-year-old Prince George, Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge’s eldest child, and the future heir to the British throne.
Created by Gary Janetti, the show is based off of his meme page of the young Prince and pokes fun at the royals and mocks most of the family members.
In the show, Prince George is portrayed as a sassy and effete royal commentator.
The show has however been highly criticised.
Read more here.
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MEGHAN MARKLE & PRINCE HARRY DONATE TO AFGHAN WOMEN’S AID CHARITY
MEGHAN Markle and Prince Harry have donated to an Afghan charity after saying they’d been left “speechless” by the unfolding disaster.
It’s not known how much the couple handed over – although the organisation has since posted on Instagram to thank the Sussexes.
The pair forked out after issuing a widely-mocked statement on the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan.
Meghan and Harry released a lengthy statement on the crisis – despite claiming they were lost for words.
And they urged fans to donate cash to charity, before going on to name only US-based organisations.
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HERE ARE JUST SOME OF THE CHARITIES THE QUEEN IS PATRON OF
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PRINCE HARRY 'UNQUESTIONABLY CHANGED' BY MEGHAN, EXPERT CLAIMS
Ever since Harry married Meghan there has been a huge change in dynamics within the royal family including many rifts between the firm.
Royal expert Richard Fitzwilliams claims that the "Fab Four idea" was in fact a "disaster".
He told Entertainment Daily: “Some say Harry resented not being taken seriously, despite his military service and charitable work.”
“The ‘Fab Four’ idea, that William and Catherine and Harry and Meghan would work together despite their different roles and personalities was a disaster,” he continued.
“The rift between them, long reported and first confirmed in the ITV documentary about their South Africa trip, is public and serious.
“It was his marriage to Meghan which unquestionably changed him.”
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WHO IS PENNY KNATCHBULL (CONTINUED)?
Penny was introduced to Philip at age 20 while dating husband-to-be Norton Knatchbull, Philip’s godson and grandson of the duke’s uncle Lord Mountbatten.
Norton had been a year above Prince Charles at Scottish boarding school Gordonstoun and the Queen and Philip never forgot his kindness in looking after their eldest child during his challenging time there.
Back then, Penny was simply Penelope Eastwood, daughter of Reg Eastwood, a wealthy butcher turned businessman who founded the Angus Steakhouse restaurants.
Tragedy befell the family in 1979 when Lord Mountbatten — affectionately known by the royals as Uncle Dickie — was assassinated by the IRA.
The bomb blast on board his fishing boat off County Sligo, Ireland, which featured in the last series of The Crown, also killed Norton’s 14-year-old brother Nicholas and his grandmother, Lady Brabourne.
Devastated by this horror, Penny and Norton decided to postpone their wedding for two months but later said ‘I do’.
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WHO IS PENNY KNATCHBULL?
Their friendship spanned decades – and often raised eyebrows.
So little wonder the makers of TV’s The Crown intend to portray the extraordinary relationship between Prince Philip and Penny Knatchbull in the next series of the Netflix drama.
The Countess Mountbatten of Burma — 32 years younger than the late Duke of Edinburgh, who died in April aged 99 — has been a trusted member of the Royal Family’s inner circle for years and bonded with Philip through their love of carriage driving.
She was the only non-family member at Philip’s small, Covid-restricted funeral, except for his personal secretary.
Indeed, she has been so much a part of royal life, household staff nicknamed her “And Also”, because whenever Philip listed guests who were to be invited to a royal do, he would end with “and also Penny”.
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THE CROWN SET TO INFURIATE ROYALS BY RETELLING STORY OF PRINCE PHILIP’S ‘CLOSE FRIENDSHIP’ WITH PENNY KNATCHBULL
This is a Sun Exclusive.
The Queen’s husband, who passed away in April aged 99, was close to aristocrat Penny Brabourne, who will be played in the Netflix show by Natascha McElhone.
ut the Duke of Edinburgh spent huge amounts of time with her during the Nineties – the decade covered by season five of the drama – despite the 32-year age gap.
A TV insider said: “This is a relationship which naturally raised a few eyebrows and sparked quite a few whispers, but Philip and Penny maintained they were just friends.
“The makers of The Crown believe it is a relationship worthy of exploring and casting a veteran actor like Natascha is a reflection of how high profile the role is.
“But the highly personal relationship is unlikely to be welcomed as a storyline by Her Majesty or the rest of the Royal Family.”
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WHAT WERE THE RACE ALLEGATIONS MADE BY MEGHAN AND HARRY?
Harry, 36, and Meghan, 40, told Oprah Winfrey earlier this year in a bombshell interview that an unnamed royal had raised concerns over their son Archie’s skin colour.
An updated chapter of their biography by Omid Scobie this week also accuses the royals of “failing to own” their part in the fallout.
Harry’s talks with brother William and dad Charles were leaked this year to US TV host Gayle King, a pal of the Sussexes.
Buckingham Palace declined to comment.
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ROYALS WITH THE TOP INSTAGRAM FOLLOWINGS
Harry and Meghan have lost an estimated 700,000 Insagram followers.
Meanwhile, Kate and William have seen their followers rise by 1m.
And the Queen herself has seen a hiuge spike in followers, currently at 10.3m – up by 1.3m.
Nice work, M’aam.
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PICTURED: THE CROWN’S JONATHAN PRYCE AS PRINCE PHILIP
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THE CROWN’S JONATHAN PRYCE AS PRINCE PHILIP MAKING DRAMATIC ENTRANCE ON HORSE AND CARRIAGE
The 74-year-old actor is taking over the role of the late Royal from Tobias Menzies for the fifth and sixth seasons of the Netflix hit.
Jonathan will star alongside Imelda Staunton, who is taking on the role of The Queen, however his first scenes were filmed without his on-screen wife.
Dressed in a winter coat and bowler hat, Jonathan sat aboard a carriage as he held the reigns of the horses in front, with two male passengers in the back.
He was then seen walking around the set before having a sit down as the crew set things up between takes.
Later he was seen back in the carriage but this time wearing a flat cap and a less formal jacket.
The pictures come almost a week after The Sun revealed how The Crown is set to infuriate the Royal Family by delving into the relationship between a high society beauty and Prince Philip.
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PRINCE HARRY ‘NOT FINANCIALLY CUT OFF’
In a sweary podcast chat, Prince Harry described royal life as a mixture of The Truman Show film and being in a zoo.
The royal also revealed he wanted to quit royal duty when he was in his twenties, saying: “I didn’t want this job.”
The Duke opened up about his mental health struggles in a brutally frank, and profanity-laden, chat with US podcast host Dax Shepard.
But it later emerged that Prince Harry got a “substantial” sum from the bank of dad after Megxit — despite his claims he was “cut off financially”. Charles’s annual report, released by Clarence House in June, shows he gave the Sussexes and Cambridges a share of £4.45million.
Palace sources refused to reveal the exact amount given to Harry — which covered the first four months of their “transition period”. And the report said he will get no more handouts from his father.
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KATE MIDDLETON TO MISS OUT ON TRADITIONAL ROYAL HONOUR ON HER 40TH BIRTHDAY
It is yet unclear what celebrations Kate has in mind for her landmark birthday, or if she will keep it low-key like Meghan.
While this year The Duchess of Cambridge had her birthday in the middle of lockdown on January 9, meaning she had to do something quiet, next year she will be missing out on one particular honour.
This is that The Duchess will not hear the traditional chimes of Westminister Abbey when she celebrates her 40th birthday. This is due to changes rung in to cut costs.
It is normal for the senior royals to hear the bells ringing at the Abbey on their birthdays, with Camilla Parker Bowles included among them.
But the bells have not rung at the Abbey since April 2020 due to the pandemic.
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PRINCE HARRY ‘WANTS TO BE MORE IMPORTANT THAN WILLIAM’ AND ‘CAN’T HELP SHOWING OFF’
Angela Levin blasted the Duke of Sussex in a new interview today after we exclusively revealed the eco-warrior flew home from a polo event on a millionaire pal’s private jet.
And she said the royal often showboats for the cameras.
Broadcaster Julia Hartley-Brewer said Angela used to speak about Harry in “glowing terms”.
The writer replied: “When he was at Eton, he hated being there, and he decided he was going to be with the bad boys.
“I think Harry has got this streak – a lot of us have, but we put it to one side – of being bad and showing off.
“He is also wanting to be more important than William.
“He’s got the ability now to say and do things that probably he could never do before, and he’s enjoying being naughty.”
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ECO-WARRIOR PRINCE HARRY FLEW 750 MILES FROM POLO GAME ON PAL’S £45M PRIVATE JET AS PICS SHOW LUXURY 20-SEATER AIRCRAFT
The Duke landed in Santa Barbara after taking his millionaire pal’s luxury private jet home — just months after lecturing the world about climate change.
He took the two-hour flight to rejoin his wife Meghan and their two children.
The £45million Gulfstream jet is understood to belong to one of Harry’s polo pals, US businessman Marc Ganzi.
Last night, royal author Tom Quinn said: “This appears to be enormously hypocritical, given all his talk about climate change.
“Harry seems to see himself as someone who guides the rest of the world and that his own behaviour isn’t relevant. It is a huge blind spot.”
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PRINCE GEORGE BEGS MEGHAN MARKLE TO ‘STOP NOW’ IN CUTTING HBO CARTOON THE PRINCE
A new teaser clip for HBO cartoon The Prince has earthed. This time, the video sees Prince George tell Meghan to “stop now”.
In the video, Harry says: “Hello all, sorry we’re late. Our flight was delayed – you know, JetBlue.”
Catty George snaps back: “We don’t know. Gross.”
Meghan tells the family: “It was Mint though,” before turning to Harry and saying: “Tell them we were in Mint.”
Kate Middleton replies back instead, sarcastically saying: “They gave you a mint. How lovely for you. I have some gum in my purse if you’d like?”
But Meghan tells her: “No, we were in mind. It’s like their business class. It’s really nice. They give you these cookies and…”
Quickly George then cuts in and says: “Meghan, I’m begging you to stop now.”
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HOW KATE MIDDLETON IS PREPARING THE CAMBRIDGE KIDS TO START SCHOOL
The Duchess of Cambridge, 39, is said to have a “hands on” approach when it comes to looking after George, eight, Charlotte, six, and Louis, three – and has begun the preparations.
Here’s how they are getting their three children ready for term beginning…
- New school uniforms
- Encouraging school friendships
- Helping them develop good manners
- Developing relationships with staff
- Encouraging them to stay creative
- Getting them ready to be ‘normal’ pupils
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MEGA RUDE
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have been accused of snubbing Kate Middleton by not mentioning a charity she helped set up in a speech about Afghanistan.
The Sussexes released a statement this week saying they were “heartbroken” over the “fragile” state of the world.
They spoke out over the chaos in Afghanistan which had left them “speechless”.
In the statement, released through their Archewell foundation, the couple published the details of three mental health charities.
But Heads Together, the charitable foundation Kate co-founded with William and Harry in 2017, wasn’t on the list.
William had said Kate was the brainchild behind the mental-health campaign.
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OVER 50% OF BRITS AND AMERICANS THINK HARRY AND MEGHAN ‘SHOULD STAY OUT OF WORLD AFFAIRS’
Over half of Brits and Americans believe it is time for the royal family to sit down and thrash out their differences – and that Meg and Harry should keep out of world affairs.
In a new poll, people were asked the question, “Should Princes Harry, William and Charles meet face-to-face to try to resolve their issues?”, 72.9 percent in Britain said yes, with an even more substantial 77.6 percent agreeing in America.
It comes after The Duke and Duchess were criticised heavily for their statement on Afghanistan when they said they felt “many layers of pain”.
Responding to the question, “Do you think the Duke and Duchess of Sussex should stay out of publicly commenting on world affairs?”, 53.8 percent in the UK and 52.3 percent in the US agreed.
The twin polls, created by OnePulse for Express.co.uk, put the same sets of questions to respondents in both countries.
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WHO IS PENNY KNATCHBULL (CONTINUED)?
Penny was introduced to Philip at age 20 while dating husband-to-be Norton Knatchbull, Philip’s godson and grandson of the duke’s uncle Lord Mountbatten.
Norton had been a year above Prince Charles at Scottish boarding school Gordonstoun and the Queen and Philip never forgot his kindness in looking after their eldest child during his challenging time there.
Back then, Penny was simply Penelope Eastwood, daughter of Reg Eastwood, a wealthy butcher turned businessman who founded the Angus Steakhouse restaurants.
Tragedy befell the family in 1979 when Lord Mountbatten — affectionately known by the royals as Uncle Dickie — was assassinated by the IRA.
The bomb blast on board his fishing boat off County Sligo, Ireland, which featured in the last series of The Crown, also killed Norton’s 14-year-old brother Nicholas and his grandmother, Lady Brabourne.
Devastated by this horror, Penny and Norton decided to postpone their wedding for two months but later said ‘I do’.
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WHO IS PENNY KNATCHBULL?
Their friendship spanned decades – and often raised eyebrows.
So little wonder the makers of TV’s The Crown intend to portray the extraordinary relationship between Prince Philip and Penny Knatchbull in the next series of the Netflix drama.
The Countess Mountbatten of Burma — 32 years younger than the late Duke of Edinburgh, who died in April aged 99 — has been a trusted member of the Royal Family’s inner circle for years and bonded with Philip through their love of carriage driving.
She was the only non-family member at Philip’s small, Covid-restricted funeral, except for his personal secretary.
Indeed, she has been so much a part of royal life, household staff nicknamed her “And Also”, because whenever Philip listed guests who were to be invited to a royal do, he would end with “and also Penny”.
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EXPLAINED: HOW DOES HBO’S THE PRINCE PORTRAY THE ROYAL FAMILY?
The animated series is set from the prospective of 8-year-old Prince George, Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge’s eldest child, and the future heir to the British throne.
Created by Gary Janetti, the show is based off of his meme page of the young Prince and pokes fun at the royals and mocks most of the family members.
In the show, Prince George is portrayed as a sassy and effete royal commentator.
The show has however been highly criticised.
Read more here.
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