It was a dress seen around the world — and now it’s officially a part of fashion history.
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The Queen is yet to meet Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s second child Lilibet, and now Meghan’s friend Omid Scobie has revealed that the couple won’t introduce the eight-month-old to her great-grandmother this year if “security concerns can’t be resolved”. Harry and his wife Meghan welcomed Lilibet, whose middle name is Diana, in June last year, but the couple have been living in California since 2020 after taking a step back from their roles as working royals.
Last month it was reported that Harry believed it was “unsafe” for himself and his family to return to the UK without the protection of police bodyguards.The 37-year old, who is also dad to Archie, two, with Meghan, was stripped of round-the-clock protection when he stepped down from his royal duties. And Omid Scobie, Meghan’s pal and co-author of Finding Freedom: Harry and Meghan and The Making of a Modern Royal Family, has exclusively told OK! that the couple will be reluctant to visit the UK with their young children “due to safety reasons and the ongoing threats that they face.” Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter.
You can sign up at the top of the page. “As we've seen more recently, this issue of security and how that will be covered has thrown a bit of a spanner in the works,” says Omid.
“Unless that can be sorted, it might be the case that we'll just see Harry here by himself or Harry and Meghan as a couple without their children due to safety reason and the ongoing threats that they face.” The royal expert continues that this dilemma will be “difficult” for The Queen, as the 95-year-old has only seen her great-grandchild via Zoom. Lilibet is also The Queen’s family nickname, which
.It was a dress seen around the world — and now it’s officially a part of fashion history.
Meghan Markle wore for her and Prince Harry's bombshell sit-down with Oprah Winfrey was selected as the museum's Dress of the Year 2021. A version of the garment — a silk, belted v-neck dress by Giorgio Armani with flower embroidery — will be on display in the museum's exhibition, A History of Fashion in 100 Objects. Markle's March 2021 look was selected for the museum's esteemed title by magazine’s Ibrahim Kamara and Gareth Wrighton.
Royal fans have grown increasingly worried about the Queen in recent months. From losing her beloved husband Prince Philip to contracting Covid-19, our monarch has suffered through bouts of ill health in the past year.The 95 year old is noticeably frailer and the ever-increasing drama within the Royal Family is ‘taking a toll’, according to a palace insider. A source told People Magazine: “It's a drip-feed of negativity for the monarchy.
The Queen has faced a challenging month after testing positive for Covid. She’s worried royal followers by sharing that she feels frail, and Prince Harry isn’t helping matters.The Duke of Sussex, 37, is suing the government over a decision to remove his paid-for security while in the UK. In the court case, his representative said: “In the absence of such protection, Prince Harry and his family are unable to return to his home.” But his claims have riled royal expert Angela Levin.
The Queen is though to be helping her son, Prince Andrew, foot the whopping £12million settlement bill after he reached an agreement with Virginia Giuffre in her civil suit. And while this won't come as a surprise, with Her Majesty claiming the accolade of wealthiest woman in the world, it has raised questions as to how the Royal Family make their money.
READ MORELove Island’s Alex Beattie goes public with new girlfriend and fans are over the moonClare Skinner: everything you need to know about the Outnumbered actressLove Island star updates fans after car crash“Camilla is a strong, confident character who doesn’t put up with nonsense and really doesn’t approve of the way they’ve conducted themselves. For Harry, it’s hard to compute that the woman associated with destroying his parents’ marriage is set to be named Queen, while for Meghan, it just solidifies the feeling that the royals don’t have their backs.” Last week, days after the Queen made her momentous statement, Prince Harry spoke in praise of his late mother Princess Diana, but failed to congratulate his stepmother on her honour.
Today is the Queen's first Valentine's Day without her husband Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. It will likely be a strange day, as together they marked the holiday 73 times. Despite being the longest married couple in UK monarchy's history, Prince Philip kept coming up with new ideas to surprise his wife with romantic gestures on February 14th.
Prince Andrew is reportedly set to appear alongside the Queen next month as he attends a remembrance service for Prince Philip.The Duke of York is expected to attend the ceremony for his late father at Westminster Abbey on 29 March, days after he is due to give his witness statement to US lawyers in his ongoing sexual assault case. Andrew, 61, was unsuccessful in an attempt to stop the case being brought to court earlier this year, on the basis of a financial settlement his accuser Virginia Roberts previously signed with Jeffrey Epstein.
Queen Elizabeth is keeping her late husband, Prince Philip, very close to her these days. The 95-year-old British monarch was spotted over the weekend using the same walking cane Philip used prior to his death in April 2021. Elizabeth made her first public appearance of the new year on Saturday, hosting a reception at her Sandringham House estate on the eve of her Accession Day.
EXCLUSIVE: Netflix has set female-led action adventure series Palomino from Sony-backed The Crown producer Left Bank Pictures, with filming set to get underway later this year in Barcelona.
The Queen is refusing to become a 'digital monarch' and says 'if I stop I drop', palace sources say.The news comes as it was revealed Her Majesty will appear alongside Prince Andrew at a remembrance service for Prince Philip next month.The Duke of York is expected at the ceremony at Westminster Abbey just days after he is due to give his witness statement to US lawyers in his sex abuse case. A source told The Sun: "The Queen is adamant that she does not want to become a 'digital monarch', who the public only see sitting in an armchair taking video calls.
Gun salutes rang out in London and Edinburgh on Monday to mark the official start of Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee year, as the 95-year-old monarch prepared for a busy season of public duties.
Her Majesty the Queen marked her accession day on Sunday, beaming at the camera in a newly-released portrait.The Queen is celebrating an incredible 70 years on the throne - the first British monarch to reach this milestone - but there’s a deeper and more meaningful reason for her wide smile. Our Royal Family love a little symbolism as a mark of respect or remembrance on special occasions, and the Queen is no exception! Alongside nods to her late father King George VI and the Queen Mother, Her Majesty makes the sweetest tribute to Prince Philip with a vase of carefully chosen flowers. Here’s what those sweet snowdrops mean… Enduring love At the age of just 13, the then-Princess Elizabeth crossed paths with a dashing young naval student - Prince Philip.
Geri Horner has hailed the Queen as being the “ultimate” symbol of girl power.The Spice Girl made the comments in a new BBC documentary celebrating the Queen’s seven decades on the throne called The Queen: 70 Glorious Years.The documentary sees a variety of famous faces reflect on the Queen’s reign and how life has changed throughout her years as monarch, including how life changed for women in the 1990s.The decade of “girl power” was famously encapsulated by The Spice Girls when they burst onto the music scene in 1996. Geri said: “The Spice Girls were speaking for a generation of how we were feeling in that era.
What she wants. As Queen Elizabeth II celebrated her Platinum Jubilee — 70 years on the British throne —she opened up about her wishes for the future of the U.K. monarchy.
The Queen is marking the 70th anniversary of her reign on Sunday and, while this summer will be full of celebrations for the Platinum Jubilee, the official day will be tinged with sadness.The day that Princess Elizabeth became The Queen was the day that her father, King George VI, sadly passed away at the age of 56 while she was in Kenya during a tour of the Commonwealth. Royal correspondent Jennie Bond tells OK! that the day will be "a quiet day of reflection" for Her Majesty as she spends it without her husband, Prince Philip, for the first time.
Queen Elizabeth II is celebrating a historic milestone. This weekend, the 95-year-old monarch will mark Accession Day on Feb.