Royal Family news latest – Queen ‘set for SHOCK as Meghan Markle has skeletons in her closet that could all be released’

Prince Harry doesn’t get a mention

Prince Harry has a history of speaking out on climate change action – most recently hosting Global Citizens Live in New York.

But his withdrawal from royal life and the fact he has not attended COP26 in Scotland was perhaps the reason his grandmother didn’t mention him in the accolades.

Queen says she ‘couldn’t be more proud of Charles and Wills’

THE QUEEN said she “couldn’t be more proud” of her son Prince Charles and grandson Prince William in her gushing COP26 speech.

Her Majesty tonight revealed how proud she is of Charles and William in their climate crisis fight – but Prince Harry was notably missed from her praise.

The Queen, 95, paid a touching tribute to her late husband’s decades-long climate crisis fight – a spirit which she said now lives on in Charles and William.

Mentioning the next two men in line to the throne, the Queen told the climate summit that she “couldn’t be more proud” of her son and grandson for their hard work.

Her Majesty said in her gushing COP26 speech: “It is a source of great pride to me that the leading role my husband played in encouraging people to protect our fragile planet, lives on through the work of our eldest son Charles and his eldest son William.

“I could not be more proud of them.”

Power play

Today the monarch has very little power and their influence solely rests on whether they can bend the ear of their Government.

Given Boris Johnson’s record of attempting to suspend parliament and challenging the courts on a host of constitutional issues you can be forgiven for thinking she does not have much influence here.

But the Queen is also the sovereign of 16 different realms – and she seems to be having better luck with her Australian government.

Australian leader Scott Morrison ummed and ahhed about attending COP26 for weeks until the Queen was overheard complaining about world leader indecision on climate change during a trip to the Welsh parliament.

Within 24 hours Morrison announced he would be attending after all. A few weeks later he announced Australia’s commitment to Net Zero by 2050.

Australia is one of the world’s biggest net exporter of coal.

Coincidences eh?

Is Camilla the Princess of Wales?

When Camilla first married Prince Charles in 2005, the Royals said she would be known – and addressed – as the Duchess of Cornwall.

This was due to the widespread popularity of Charles’ first wife, Princess Diana, who tragically died a year after their divorce in 1997.

She is still automatically the Princess of Wales. Diana was also the Duchess of Cornwall as a secondary title by right of being Charles’ wife.

Charles is the Duke of Cornwall. He is also known as the Duke of Rothesay when he is in Scotland.

Secret was out

PRINCE Harry got the fright of his life one Halloween when palace aides told him, he and Meghan were about to be exposed, a royal author has revealed.

Harry had been over in Canada visiting Meghan on the set of her TV drama Suits on All Hallow’s Eve in 2016 when he got a call from Kensington Palace that their relationship was about to be exposed in a newspaper.

The pair had reportedly been together for four months at this point and were “madly in love”. They decided to go to a Halloween party in Toronto wearing Venetian mask so they could not be recognised when Harry got a call from his aides back in London.

The revelations come from Harry and Meghan’s ‘favourite’ biographer Omid Scobie’s revised Finding Freedom.

In an excerpt published in the Mirror, it said: “A cocktail or so into the party, they were both feeling relaxed, absorbing the Halloween spirit.

“It was possibly the perfect night out – until they received a call from one of Harry’s aides at Kensington Palace”

The secret was out.

Thomas Jr and Meghan’s turbulent relationship

Thomas Jr wrote a letter in 2018 in which he branded the couple’s upcoming nuptials, a “fake fairy tale” and warned Harry his marriage to Meghan would be the “biggest mistake in royal wedding history”.

Back in August this year, he claimed he’d warned Harry that “very shallow” Meghan would “ruin” his life.

He had previously described her as a “phony”, a bully, and a “jaded, shallow, conceited woman.”

One is out and about

The monarch looked chipper and well in a headscarf and dark sunglasses after she cancelled all public engagements on doctors’ orders.

She was seen driving her understated green five-door Jaguar – usually used to ferry her beloved corgis – earlier today.

Her appearance comes days after she was told by her private medics to rest after spending a night in hospital for ‘preliminary tests’.

Doing her bit

Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York has managed to save a dozen old oak trees from Amazon power saws.

The duchess launched a petition to stop the US retail giant from cutting down the 130-year-old trees in her hometown of Dummer.

The proposal was for 220,000 square metres, 23.5 metre-tall distribution hub and had previously been greenlight.

Oak trees are a protected species in the UK so you must get special permission to cut them down.

Thomas Jr wants to apologise

Thomas Jr told New Idea Magazine: “I don’t need a photo op to go see my sister and I don’t want a story behind it.

“I don’t want anything – I would just love to go over to their home and knock on their door, give her a big hug and a kiss and say I missed the hell out of her and apologise right to her face.

“Maybe one day that will happen.

“I’d do anything to see Archie and Lilibet.”

Did Thomas Markle Jr attend the royal wedding?

Thomas Jr was not invited to Meghan’s wedding, which took place on May 19 at St George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle.

His sister Samantha Grant also failed to get an invitation to the eagerly anticipated ceremony.

Father-of-two Thomas told The Mirror: “I’m not bitter, just baffled. It’s hurtful given how close we once were.

“I’m confused and a little distraught because here is a person knowing the position she’s in and knowing the scrutiny she’s under and yet she has forgotten her flesh and blood.”

‘I am the Duchess of Sussex’

Despite turning her back on royal life Meghan Markle apparently wants to still keep her airs and graces after introducing herself as the ‘Duchess.’

The former actress read aloud her kids book The Bench, filmed for Brightly Storytime, last week – but seemed to want to remind people her husband is still in line for the throne.

Meghan began by introducing herself by saying “Hi and welcome to Brightly Storytime.

“I am Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, and today I am going to read you my book called The Bench.”

She then went on to read her popular story while showing viewers the illustrations.

Although the couple lost the HRH address when they left The Firm they still are entitled to use their ducal titles.

The message behind the pictures

Meghan Markle has praised Christian Robinson for doing the “beautiful and ethereal watercolour” on her debut children’s book which capture the ‘warmth,joy and comfort’ of the story.

She said: “Christian layered in beautiful and ethereal watercolour illustrations that capture the warmth, joy and comfort of the relationship between fathers and sons from all walks of life.

“This representation was particularly important to me and Christian and I worked closely to depict this special bond through an inclusive lens.

“My hope is that The Bench resonates with every family, no matter the make up, as much as it does with me.”

Royal spending

Instead of mingling with fellow travellers, the Cambridges kickstarted their half-term break in the swanky lounge and got the full VIP treatment.

The Windsor suite is popular with royals, A-list celebrities and world leaders, who want to fly under the radar at England’s busiest airport.

Of course, it certainly doesn’t come cheap to start your holiday with a Michelin dining menu, chauffeur service to your plane and with your own butler.

The Cambridges are said to have splashed out £3,000 for their three hour stay.

Meg’s brother says they were close growing up

Thomas Jr – the son of Meghan’s dad Thomas and his first wife – said growing up with the future duchess was a “great experience”.

He added: “We were very close, even though our families were, you know, living in different locations we still got together for the holidays and lots of quality time.

“I was thrown to the wolves with the popularity and the media with no experience.

“I was being backed into a corner, into a wall. I made some horrible mistakes and still regret them to this day.”

British heirways (continued)

These are some of the perks the Cambridges would get during their three hour stay:

• Chauffeur service
• Private butler and personal service
• Extravagant lounge
• Michelin star food

William was the real bad boy

Although Prince Harry was the one to gain a rep for his antics in their youths it was actually older brother William who was badly behaved as child.

As the oldest son of bickering parents – and the second in line to the throne – it is not surprisingly that William thought he could get away with murder.

Prince William gained the nickname of His Royal Naughtiness when he was little and would stick his tongue out at people, claims a royal author.

In Robert Lacey’s Battle of Brothers: William and Harry – The Inside Story of a Family in Tumult, the young heir was a “boisterous” child.

The royal author wrote of William: “With Charles proving to be an equally worshipping and indulgent parent, William became a law unto himself – loud and boisterous and earning the nickname ‘His Royal Naughtiness’ following his poor behaviour at his brother Harry’s christening in December 1984. “

Fright night

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were apparently told they had been rumbled during a Halloween party in Toronto.

The couple had spending their witching weekend together during the early days of their relationship when an aide called from London to say a tabloid was about to publish the story.

The pair had reportedly been together for around four months at that point but were still keeping it under wraps.

They had reported attended the party at Soho House in Toronto wearing Venetian face masks in a bid not to be recognised, Royal biographer Omid Scobie says.

The couple would later partly blame press intrusion for Megxit.

‘Minding the gap’

Meghan is due to speak at a half an hour online event with Mellody Hobson, the co-founder of Ariel Investments who is also the chairwoman of Starbucks.

Meghan has been listed under her ducal title and as the ‘co-founder of Archewell International’.

The talk is entitled: “How can women reach economic and professional parity? Two groundbreaking figures join us to discuss top-down solutions, and reflect on how their shared experiences influenced their thinking about creating opportunities for others.”

Meghan Markle set to speak at glitzy New York online conference

Meghan Markle has been listed as one of the speaker’s at NYTDealbook Online Summit next week.

The Duchess of Sussex is due to speak about ‘women reaching economic and professional parity’ with men as part of her ongoing campaign to get paid parental leave through the U.S. Congress.

The USA is the only country in the OECD club of wealthier nations not to guarantee some sort of leave from work after the birth of a child.

Her name is listed alongside other big name speakers such as Apple CEO Tim Cook and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken.