THE QUEEN's Jubilee could face a 'MAJOR distraction' if the Netflix film crews turn up with sources saying there are 'real fears of tension' exploding at the event.
Harry, 37, and Meghan, 40, announced on Friday they will be attending with their children — minutes after the Queen barred them from the Palace balcony for the Trooping the Colour ceremony.
A well-placed source said: “While the family are delighted Harry and Meghan are coming, there is a real fear of tension, especially over any Netflix crew. There are concerns tension could explode if the Netflix team comes to the UK and tries to exploit their opportunities.
“The worry is they will push it and try to gain access to areas of Jubilee celebration events where they can film Harry and Meghan and their children.
“Even if they accept that their Netflix crew can’t go into Buckingham Palace to film, they could cause problems – and at the very least cause a major distraction.
“Senior courtiers believe that Netflix will see it as one big opportunity to exploit their mega-millions agreement with the couple.
“So a team of Palace aides will be on standby to keep a very close eye on the crew, and act as minders if needs be.”
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- Louis Allwood
Unseen footage of the Queen
VIEWERS will be treated to UNSEEN footage of the Queen sharing touching and intimate moments with her family in a new BBC documentary set to air soon.
Her Majesty will narrate part of the programme, explaining the significance of the events.
The programme 'Elizabeth: The Unseen Queen' will show a young Princess Elizabeth beaming in a red gingham dress as she shows the camera her engagement ring.
Taken while on the first extended visit of Prince Philip to Balmoral in 1946, the clip shows a private moment before the couple’s engagement became public.
The special 75-minute programme, produced to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, will be shown on BBC One on May 29.
- Louis Allwood
‘Real fear of tension’
Harry, 37, and Meghan, 40, announced on Friday they will be attending with their children — minutes after the Queen barred them from the Palace balcony for the Trooping the Colour ceremony.
A well-placed source said: “While the family are delighted Harry and Meghan are coming, there is a real fear of tension, especially over any Netflix crew. There are concerns tension could explode if the Netflix team comes to the UK and tries to exploit their opportunities.
“The worry is they will push it and try to gain access to areas of Jubilee celebration events where they can film Harry and Meghan and their children.
“Even if they accept that their Netflix crew can’t go into Buckingham Palace to film, they could cause problems – and at the very least cause a major distraction.
“Senior courtiers believe that Netflix will see it as one big opportunity to exploit their mega-millions agreement with the couple.
“So a team of Palace aides will be on standby to keep a very close eye on the crew, and act as minders if needs be.”
- Louis Allwood
Inside Queen’s ‘doting’ relationship with her grandchildren
TO everyone around her she is “Your Majesty” or “Ma’am”, but to Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis the Queen is simply: “Gan-gan”.
And Queen Elizabeth loves the nickname, taking her role — which sees her delight in choosing presents for her 12 great-grandchildren, teaching them to ride and even enjoying a splash-about in the pool at Buckingham Palace — very seriously.
When the Queen acceded the throne in 1952, she was a young mum to Charles and Anne, and even after the arrival of Andrew and Edward, a combination of strict nannies and royal duties meant she didn’t have much time for her children.
It was very different when she became “Granny” in 1977 with the birth of Peter Philips and she doted on him, his sister Zara, Prince William, Prince Harry, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie.
The 96-year-old has also become particularly close to her youngest grandchildren, Lady Louise, 18, and James, Viscount Severn, 14 — Prince Edward and Sophie’s children, who visit her regularly at Windsor Castle.
A former courtier observed: “The Queen is extremely fond of her family and loves having them around her, particularly the grandchildren and great-grandchildren as they get a little older.”
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- Louis Allwood
Prince spotted baring his chest
PRINCE Harry was seen baring his chest on the polo field for the first time since the Queen banned him from the Jubilee balcony celebrations.
The Duke of Sussex flashed his torso as he played the sport yesterday in Santa Barbara, California.
Harry showed off his pecks on the polo pitch ahead of his game on Archie’s third birthday yesterday.
- Louis Allwood
Harry ‘annoyed’ Netflix bosses
PRINCE Harry “annoyed” Netflix bosses by giving details of his private chat with the Queen to a rival network, sources have claimed.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex signed a £112 million deal with the streaming site – but are yet to release anything for viewers to watch.
And now it’s claimed Prince Harry has left Netflix fuming after he gave their competitors exclusive insights – despite the streaming giant being there with cameras.
There was “a real sense of annoyance” when Harry spoke to NBC and revealed details of his chat with the Queen, according to insiders.
Harry’s own camera crew were shadowing the royal at the time of the interview in which he revealed he wants to “protect” his great-grandmother.
They were filming for Heart Of Invictus, a documentary about his event for wounded and injured service personnel and veterans.
- Louis Allwood
Prince William and Kate Middleton ‘want to SCRAP titles'
PRINCE William and Kate Middleton allegedly want to SCRAP their titles and use their first names as part of a "royal revolution," sources claim.
The Duke and Duchess want to go by 'Wills and Kate' as they're set to drop royal formalities in a bid to keep the monarchy modern, it has been reported.
The royal pair want to avoid bows and curtsies in public and rebrand using their first names, insiders claim.
The dramatic switch-up is allegedly to focus on a "modern monarchy" and break away from the "stuffy traditions" of the royal family.
A source told the Sunday Mirror: “They want to try to avoid the bows and curtsies in public, be more approachable, less formal, less stuffy, and break away with a lot of the tradition and focus on a modern monarchy.”
It's claimed that the "institutional change" was triggered after Kate and William's tour in the Caribbean – as they're now vowing to run affairs “The Cambridge Way” after backlash.
- Louis Allwood
Harry and Meg could still appear next to the Royals
DESPITE The Queen's decision to ban Prince Harry and Meghan Markle from appearing on the Buckingham Palace balcony, the royal couple could still appear alongside other royals.
Yesterday, it was revealed that the Queen is limiting the balcony appearance for her Platinum Jubilee event to working royals only – which means Prince Harry, Meghan Markle and Prince Andrew won't make an appearance.
However, according to the Mirror, royal sources have now said the couple could make an appearance.
Sources have even gone as far to say that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex may possibly even as part of a second balcony appearance.
A Palace source said: "Other family members will be invited to events. We've always made that clear and they are likely to be public events."
- Louis Allwood
Meghan, Harry & Andrew snubbed over fears ‘crowd could boo’
MEGHAN Markle, Prince Harry and Prince Harry were snubbed from the Buckingham Palace balcony amid fears they would be booed, insiders claim.
The Queen has banned the trio for the traditional Trooping the Colour RAF flypast at her Platinum Jubilee celebrations.
Insiders have now claimed Andrew, Harry and Meghan didn't make the cut as the gathered crowds might boo them.
Royal expert Carole Malone wrote in the Daily Express: "Of course, Meghan and Harry will hate the fact they’ve been lumped into the Bad Royals Box with Prince Andrew because comparisons will be made that all three of them have disgraced the royal family, trashed its reputation and hurt people who did nothing to deserve it.
"And it’s a good thing they won't be on the balcony – it might have been the first time ever that a royal has been booed by the crowds."
- Louis Allwood
Special Platinum Jubilee T-shirt on sale next week!
A SPECIAL Platinum Jubilee T-shirt goes on sale next week.
It has been designed by artist Charlie Macksey, author of the best-selling illustrated book The Boy, The Mole, The Fox And The Horse.
The shirt show the boy and the mole with a heart-shaped Union Jack and the words: “Thank you, Ma’am”.
The shirt will be on sale from the Royal Collection Trust website and its shops in London, Windsor and Edinburgh.
- Louis Allwood
Inside Queen’s spectacular Jubilee Bank Holiday weekend
THE countdown has begun to the Platinum Jubilee celebrations.
Yesterday Buckingham Palace officials revealed more details of the Jubilee jamboree – and you will want to make a royal appointment.
Mike Ridley shares the details of what you can look forward to during the momentous four-day bank holiday festivities next month.
- Thursday June 2 – The historic four-day Platinum Jubilee Bank Holiday begins at 10am sharp with the annual Trooping the Colour ceremony in London.
- Friday June 3 – At 10.50am, Great Paul will toll at St Paul’s Cathedral in London to mark a service of Thanksgiving for the Queen’s reign.
- Saturday June 4 – Courtiers are said to be “moving heaven and earth” for the Queen, accompanied by members of the Royal Family, to attend the Derby at 5.30pm at Epsom racecourse.
- Sunday June 5 – From midday, more than 60,000 people will host Big Jubilee Lunches.
Members of the Royal Family are expected to attend some of the thousands of community get-togethers taking place around the UK at lunchtime.
Read the article in full here.
Thank you for reading my coverage this evening. Louis Allwood will be back with you tomorrow morning.
Kate & William want to break away from ‘stuffy traditions’
PRINCE William and Kate Middleton want to stop people bowing to them, sources claim.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are aiming to move away from stuffy royal traditions and rebrand the monarchy as more modern and approachable.
They also want to scrap their titles and use their first names as part of their royal revolution, the Sunday Mirror reported.
A source said: “They want to try to avoid the bows and curtsies in public, be more approachable, less formal, less stuffy, and break away with a lot of the tradition and focus on a modern monarchy.”
It is claimed they want institutional change and to run things “the Cambridge way” after backlash to their Caribbean tour in March.
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."
Harry ‘annoyed’ Netflix bosses by giving details of private chat to rival network
PRINCE Harry "annoyed" Netflix bosses by giving details of his private chat with the Queen to a rival network, sources have claimed.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex signed a £112 million deal with the streaming site – but are yet to release anything for viewers to watch.
And now it's claimed Prince Harry has left Netflix fuming after he gave their competitors exclusive insights – despite the streaming giant being there with cameras.
There was "a real sense of annoyance" when Harry spoke to NBC and revealed details of his chat with the Queen, according to insiders.
And sources now claim that Netflix bosses felt snubbed that they weren't the first to reveal the comments about the Windsor visit – despite their multi-million dollar deal with Harry.
An insider told the Mail on Sunday: "Netflix would have loved the first comments about the visit to the Queen for the documentary.
"There was a real sense of annoyance that they were made to another broadcaster."
One industry expert said: "Netflix is paying them millions and they're giving all their best interviews to other networks.
"Do they expect Netflix to be happy about that?"
Prince Andrew ‘condemned to life of ridicule’
PRINCE Andrew has been condemned to a “life of ridicule” due to his $16 million settlement with sex abuse accuser Virginia Giuffre, the lawyer who helped bring down Jeffrey Epstein told The Sun.
Florida-based attorney Bradley Edwards described the Duke of York as “stupid” for maintaining contact with Epstein even after he became a convicted sex offender in 2008.
Mr Edwards – who represents 69 Epstein victims and was key in getting the financier jailed before his suicide in 2019 – was speaking publicly for the first time about the deal Andrew struck with Ms Giuffre in February.
Mr Edwards exclusively told The Sun: “I think Andrew’s going to have to live a life of ridicule for a long time.
“How stupid can you possibly be to remain friends with Jeffrey Epstein after he was labeled a sex offender and he came out of jail? Have you lost your mind?
“I imagine the Queen has bent him over her knee a couple of times.
“He paid a lot of money to settle a case and try to make up for what he allegedly did many years ago.
“I just wish that in the process, Virginia didn't have to take the media hit that she did because he was trying to cover his own butt.
“He should have just accepted responsibility and moved on.
“A lot of people would hope that the Queen had banished him, but if your own mom's not going to love you then nobody will.”
Read the article in full here.
- Milica Cosic
Exact date Harry & Meghan will reunite with William & Kate
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle confirmed on Friday their attendance at the Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebrations next month.
The royal couple are expected to rub shoulders with Kate Middleton and Prince William at the thanksgiving event at St Paul's Cathedral on June 3.
The Fab Four were last seen together publicly in March 2020, at Westminster Abbey.
- Milica Cosic
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Who the Queen HAS made an exception for on the balcony?
THE QUEEN'S Jubilee is fast approaching – with the celebration set to feature the traditional Buckingham Palace balcony gathering.
While banning Prince Harry, Meghan Markle, and her son Prince Andrew from featuring, Her Majesty HAS made some exceptions for the balcony line-up.
The Queen has made an exception for Princess Anne's husband, Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, who is not a working royal.
Her Majesty's two youngest grandchildren, Lady Louise and James, will also join the royal family for the spectacle – despite not being working royals.
Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis will also be there, despite not being considered working royals because of their age.
Harry & Meghan’s Netflix crew's ban on filming at Platinum Jubilee
PALACE “minders” will stop any Harry and Meghan Netflix crew if they try to film inside royal events at the Platinum Jubilee.
Despite a ban from the Palace balcony for Trooping the Colour, the couple may still appear another day.
A team has been tasked to stop any moves by filmmakers to “exploit” the streaming giant’s £112million deal with the couple at the Queen’s four-day celebrations.
A well-placed source said: “While the family are delighted Harry and Meghan are coming, there is a real fear of tension, especially over any Netflix crew. There are concerns tension could explode if the Netflix team comes to the UK and tries to exploit their opportunities.
“The worry is they will push it and try to gain access to areas of Jubilee celebration events where they can film Harry and Meghan and their children.
“Even if they accept that their Netflix crew can’t go into Buckingham Palace to film, they could cause problems – and at the very least cause a major distraction.
“Senior courtiers believe that Netflix will see it as one big opportunity to exploit their mega-millions agreement with the couple.
“So a team of Palace aides will be on standby to keep a very close eye on the crew, and act as minders if needs be.”
Kate criticised over silence on Meghan
Kate Middleton has been criticised by Meghan Markle fans after she did not comment publicly on Meghan’s mental health claims in the Royal Family.
On Friday, Kate was unveiled as the royal patron of the Maternal Mental Health Alliance. The Duchess said: “It is crucial, therefore, that all those who might be struggling are given the right support at the right time.”
But some royal fans criticised the Duchess of Cambridge for failing to publicly address comments made by Meghan about her pregnancy experience as she told Oprah Winfrey last year that she experienced suicidal thoughts before Archie was born in 2019.
The Duchess of Sussex told Oprah: “I went to the institution, and I said that I needed to go somewhere to get help, that I’ve never felt this way before, that I needed to go somewhere.
“And I was told that I couldn’t, that it wouldn’t be good for the institution.”
Responding to the Duchess of Cambridge’s Twitter announcement, Dr Shola Mos-Shogbamimu wrote: “Agreed Duchess Kate so when Meghan Markle was suicidal/needed mental health support during her pregnancy why didn’t she receive ANY from Royal Family?”
Another person wrote: “Right. It’s alright unless it’s your family, in which case, protect the image at all costs.”
And a third replied to the announcement with a picture of Meghan while pregnant, with the comment: “Where was your support back then?”
Kate & William to shake-up royal protocol after Caribbean tour
It has been claimed in a news report that Kate Middleton and Prince William are soon going to shake-up the royal protocol after their Caribbean tour.
Reports by The Mirror claim The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge want to modernise the monarchy and axe bows, curtsies and other “stuffy” royal protocols.
A royal source told the publication that they were motivated by the fallout following their Caribbean tour.
The source told The Mirror: “They want to be more approachable, less formal, less stuffy and break away with a lot of the tradition.”
The Sunday Mirror has learned the Prince plans to tear up the rulebook to “move with the times”.
- Milica Cosic
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- Louis Allwood
'Football has come together again'
The Duke of Cambridge, has shared the Mentally Healthy Football Declaration report for the year 2022.
Taking to Twitter, Prince William said: "The football community has collectively made significant strides forward since signing the Mentally Healthy Football Declaration – whether that is the 10,000 people newly trained in mental health practices, or the hundreds of players now better supported by wellbeing assessments.
"Lasting change takes time to realise, and I’m encouraged that football has come together again to reaffirm its continuing commitment to instilling a mentally healthy culture at all levels, across all four nations."
- Louis Allwood
Who else will be on the balcony?
THE QUEEN'S Jubilee is fast approaching – with the celebration set to feature the traditional Buckingham Palace balcony gathering.
While banning Prince Harry, Meghan Markle, and her son Prince Andrew from featuring, Her Majesty HAS made some expectations for the balcony lineup.
Yesterday the trio were snubbed from the Buckingham Palace balcony because they're not "working royals."
The Queen banned the Sussexes and Andrew for the traditional Trooping the Colour RAF flypast at her Platinum Jubilee celebrations.
It has instead been revealed that just "working royals" – including Charles and William – will join the line-up for the monumental weekend.
However, there are some non-working royals who WILL feature on the Palace balcony on June 2.
The Queen has made an exception for Princess Anne's husband, Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, who is not a working royal.
He will join his wife, the Queen's only daughter, on the balcony for the momentous occasion.
Her Majesty's two youngest grandchildren, Lady Louise and James, will also join the royal family for the spectacle – despite not being working royals.
- Louis Allwood
Unseen footage of the Queen
VIEWERS will be treated to UNSEEN footage of the Queen sharing touching and intimate moments with her family in a new BBC documentary set to air soon.
Her Majesty will narrate part of the programme, explaining the significance of the events.
The programme 'Elizabeth: The Unseen Queen' will show a young Princess Elizabeth beaming in a red gingham dress as she shows the camera her engagement ring.
Taken while on the first extended visit of Prince Philip to Balmoral in 1946, the clip shows a private moment before the couple’s engagement became public.
The special 75-minute programme, produced to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, will be shown on BBC One on May 29.
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