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Ski holidays in Europe: Hit the slopes like the Royals at their luxury ski destinations

In their retro all-in-ones and wrap-around shades, Royal Family members have been cutting a dash on the slopes of Klosters, Verbier and Courchevel for decades.

It probably helps that the goggles, headscarves and speedy carving turns (useful for escaping photographers) provide them with a rare moment of anonymity while they’re up on the mountains, though over the years the royals have also paused to allow photographers to capture them in the snow.

Given the Alps are a short flight away from the UK, the Royal Family largely plump for European destinations. Courchevel in France has become a recent favourite for the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, who took their little ones on their first ski holiday there in 2016. The slopes of Verbier in Switzerland are also popular, with special meaning for newly married Princess Eugenie, as it was where she and her new husband Jack Brooksbank met back in 2010.

But the classic royal ski destination is Klosters, where Princess Diana, Prince Charles and their sons William and Harry regularly hit the slopes growing up.

The Middleton clan are also keen skiers. Kate Middleton frequently joined Prince William on ski holidays while the two were still dating, while Kate’s sister Pippa Middleton - a keen sportswoman - has also competed in cross-country ski races in Norway.

Pippa loves skiing so much she even wrote her own ski guide forVanity Fair, where she name checked destinations like Niseko in Japan and Aspen in Colorado among her favourites.

France: Courchevel

According to Vanity Fair, this snowy getaway in the popular Trois Vallees holds a special place in the Cambridges’ hearts as it was the site of Prince George and Princess Charlotte’s first ever ski trip.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge take Princess Charlotte and Prince George skiing (Getty Images)

The Duchess of Cambridge and Prince William took them here back in 2016, where they posed for photos before Kate and Will had a snowball fight.

France: Méribel

Prince William (second from right) on a ski lift with Kate Middleton (third from left) and Pippa Middleton (third from right) (REX/Shutterstock)

The resort is tucked away in the Les Allues valley and has strong ties to Britain, as it was founded by a British Colonel called Peter Lindsay in 1938. Linked to Courchevel and Val Thorens by ski lift, there’s over 600km of pistes to explore between the three of them - though Méribel is also a bustling town with shops, bars and restaurants.

Switzerland: Klosters

Prince Charles loves this resort so much there’s even a Prince of Wales cable car there named in his honour. He shared his 40-year long love of Klosters with other members of the royal family, including his late wife Princess Diana, as well as their two children Princes Harry and William.

Charles and a tiny Prince Harry were also photographed sledding in the resort in 1995. Beyond Charles’ family, Princess Eugenie, Princess Beatrice, Prince Andrew, Sarah Ferguson have also skied in Klosters.

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Westminster Abbey

Westminster Abbey is a beautiful Gothic-style church located a short distance from the Thames River in the City of Westminster, London.

The history of Westminster Abbey begins when a small Benedictine monastery was built under the direction of the Bishop of London, later known as Saint Dunstan, in the late 960 under the rule of King Edgar. Then in the late 1000s, King Edward the Confessor began to rebuild St. Peter’s Abbey as a royal burial church conveniently located adjacent to the Palace of Westminster.

This was a very timely decision given the fact that the work was completed in 1065 just a week before his death and he was buried in the church. Nothing remains of this old church, but its column bases have been found below the west end of nave of the present Abbey.

In 1245, King Henry III started the construction on the current church building and the relics of King Edward the Confessor were removed from the old church and placed within a shrine in the new church.

Known as the ‘House of Kings’, until 1760 the Abbey was the final resting place of 17 monarchs, including King Henry III, Elizabeth I and Mary I and the last to be buried there was King George II in 1760.

Westminster Abbey has been the coronation church for the British Monarch since 1066. In fact, 39 coronations have taken place at Westminster Abbey with the most recent on 2 June 1953. This coronation was for our current and the longest-serving monarch – her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, who is the eldest daughter of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth.

Over the centuries the main elements of the coronation service have remained relatively unchanged. Since 1308 the King Edward’s Chair, also known as the Coronation Chair, is the throne on which the sovereign sits when they are crowned. The Coronation Chair was made for the coronation of King Edward I and was constructed from oak with a space specifically designed under the seat to accommodate the famous Stone of Scone which was brought from Scotland in 1296 and used for every coronation until 1996 when it was returned to Scotland to be kept at Edinburgh Castle. For future coronation, it is intended that the Stone will be placed back in the King Edward’s Chair for use during the coronation ceremony of subsequent monarchs. The coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953 was the first time that the ceremony had been televised.

Westminster Abbey has been the site for only 16 royal weddings throughout the centuries and the first one to take place there was in 1100 when King Henry I married Princess Matilda of Scotland. Then, there was a period of time between 1382 until 1919 when it was customary for royal weddings to take place privately either in their palaces or castles.

The first royal wedding to be held at the Abbey after more than 500 years was Queen Victoria’s granddaughter, Princess Patricia of Connaught, who married Alexander Ramsay in 1919.

The most recent royal wedding to take place at the Abbey was the Queen’s grandson, Prince William who married Catherine Middleton in 2011.

The tradition of Royal brides laying their bridal bouquets at the tomb of the unknown warrior in Westminster Abbey can be traced back to 1923. When Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (later known as Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother) married the Duke of York, Prince Albert (later King George VI) she placed her bouquet at the tomb in memory of her brother that had been killed in World War I. This symbolic gesture continues and when Kate Middleton married Prince William in 2011 she also had her bridal bouquet placed on the tomb.

Over 3,300 notable people are buried there including 17 monarchs, Charles Dickens and Jane Austen. It contains the grave of the Unknown Warrior, which has become something of a shrine on which visiting dignitaries now traditionally lay flowers.

One interesting plaque is that to the memory of Francis Ligonier who rose from his sick bed to confront the enemy at the Battle of Falkirk in 1785. He survived the battle only to succumb to the disease shortly afterwards.

Like many churches, the Abbey was designed in the shape of a cross with the transept203 feet long and 80 feet wide while the nave measures 166 feet in length and over 71 feet wide with a soaring ceiling that reaches over 101 feet high. The floor space of the interior of the Abbey measures 32,000 square feet and for a normal church service the seating capacity is about 2,000.

Legend has it that a fisherman named Aldrich was on the River Thames, not far from the site of the present-day location of Westminster Abbey, and saw a vision of Saint Peter. This would explain the annual custom of the presentation of salmon that Abbey has received in the past from the Thames fisherman and still being presented currently by the Fishmonger’s Company every year.

During the Second World War, about “60,000 sandbags were used to protect immoveable royal and medieval tombs. The Coronation Chair was sent for safety to Gloucester Cathedral and the Coronation Stone was buried secretly within the Abbey.”

Throughout the years, Westminster Abbey has also been the site of many funeral services for members of the Royal family. Two notable ceremonies were Princess Diana’s funeral service at the Abbey followed with her burial at the Spencer family ancestral home at Althorp in 1997 and most recently the funeral of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother followed with her burial in St. George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle in 2002.

The architecture within Westminster Abbey is beyond spectacular, and one of the most magnificent areas is the Henry VII Chapel commonly referred to as the Lady chapel also known as the Lady Chapel because it was dedicated in 1503 to the Blessed Virgin Mary.

The Chapel measures over 103 feet in length and 70 feet wide with a beautiful fan vaulted ceiling that rises to a height of 60 feet. Past the entrance which features a pair of intricate bronze gates that are decorated with the royal Tudor badges is the tomb of Henry VII and his Queen, Elizabeth of York that stands behind the altar and a bronze screen.

The beautiful organ at Westminster Abbey was made by Harrison and Harrison and “installed for the Coronation of King George VI in 1937. With four manuals and 84 speaking stops, it incorporated some of the pipework from the previous five-manual instrument, built by William Hill in 1848.”

The Abbey Choir, which is usually 22 boys and 12 men (known as vicars) sing at the church’s daily services.

At the east end of the chapel is the smaller Royal Air Force Memorial Chapel which features a stained glass window honoring the Battle of Britain.

The Great North Door is considered the main entrance to Westminster Abbey.

To the south of the chapel visitors will find the tomb of Mary, Queen of Scots.

This area has become known as the Poet’s Corner and the first to be buried here was Geoffrey Chaucer in 1400 in a large tomb on the east wall. The other walls are lined with statues and there are also numerous floor memorial plaques have been placed to honor distinguished poets and writers, such as Sir Walter Scott, William Shakespeare, John Dryden, Geoffrey Chaucer, Percy Shelley, Lord Byron, Robert Burns, Charles Dickens, Lord Tennyson, Rudyard Kipling and T S Eliot.

Adjacent to the Chapter House is the Pyx Chamber which was the original sacristy of old Edward the Confessor’s church and now contains the oldest altar in Westminster Abbey. Later this room held the royal treasury and the pyx was used for gold and silver that was used to make coins.

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Royal wedding cakes

A brief history of wedding cakes

Some historians trace the tradition of a wedding cake back to ancient Rome.

The custom started with the simple act of breaking bread in half over the head of the bride to bring good luck to the married couple, this symbolized the “breaking of the bride’s virginal state and the subsequent dominance of the groom over her.

In Medieval England at the wedding celebration cakes were stacked high and the bride and groom would try to kiss over the tower of pastries, if the couple could manage to kiss it was determined that they would have a happy and prosperous life together.Note: In some European countries today a croquemouche dessert is made from several stacked profiteroles (cream puff pastries), often decorated with spun sugar, which is frequently served at weddings, baptisms or first communions.

In the 17th century the custom was to have two cakes, one known as the bride’s cake and the other the groom’s cake. The bride’s cake traditionally was a pound cake with white icing to symbolize virginity and purity. The groom’s cake was usually a smaller, dark and rich fruit cake which symbolized fertility.

By, the 19th century the custom of two cakes died out and a larger multi-tiered elaborately decorated cake took center stage at the wedding celebration, in the southern states of the United States the groom’s cake is still a tradition.

By the 19th century, the wedding cake for a royal or an aristocratic celebration was a lighter cake made with refined white sugar. Sugar was very expensive to be used in general baking and by making the wedding cake in this way a family could show their wealth and social status.

In Victorian times, wedding cakes were generally single-layered. Then a three tiered cake debuted at the Great Exhibition of Crystal Palace Exhibition in London, the first tier was made of cake while the other two tiers were made entirely of sugar. This multi-tiered cake became popular for wedding cakes, dowels were used to separate the layers and the decorations became even more elaborate.

One of the most popular traditions at a wedding celebration is the cutting of the cake. Originally the cake would be cut and the bride would distribute the slices to the guests. As wedding receptions grew in size through the years, the bride and groom would cut the cake, sharing the first slice between each other symbolizing their union and the ability to provide for each other in their future life together.

Two other charming traditions are associated with wedding cake. The first is the cake pull custom which dates back to the Victorian era. Silver charms attached to silk ribbons were placed inside the cake. During the wedding reception the bridesmaids would pull the ribbons/charms from the cake, each charm would have a different meaning. Today, the cake pull is still a popular tradition in the southern states.

The second tradition involves a slice of the wedding cake. Superstitiously in the past many bridesmaids cut a small piece of wedding cake, pass it through a bride’s wedding ring for luck and then it would be wrapped and placed under their pillow in the hopes that they would “dream about their future husband”. Later this custom evolved into slices of wedding cake specially packaged individually for guests to take home after the wedding to eat later or maybe perhaps to be tucked under their pillows.

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Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

The wedding of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert took place in the Chapel Royal at St. James Palace on February 10, 1840. Afterwards, there was a wedding breakfast at Buckingham Palace were several cakes set out at the wedding breakfast, the main cake was a single layer about three yards in circumference and fourteen inches in height, it was noted to weigh approximately 300 pounds. The cake was covered in white icing and decorated with several figurines and other floral embellishments. Crowning the top were small Roman-style sculptures of Britannia (the female personification of Britain), the bride and groom dressed in Roman attire, and a model of the queen’s favorite dog.

Princess Royal Victoria, Queen of Prussia and German Emperor Frederick III 1858

Queen Victoria’s first daughter had one of the most elaborate weddings of the century. Her round, multilayered cake appeared to take inspiration from Roman and Baroque architectural styles, with the spiraled Solomonic columns harkening to Biblical times. Festoons, or garlands of leaves create four quadrants around the cake’s central column; beneath each is an indented arch within which lies a figure. Below, cameos and reliefs of faces and crests decorate the bottom layer.

As the princess royal was Queen Victoria’s eldest daughter, her marriage into German court was as much a political move as it was a celebration of love. The Roman-style reliefs, sculptures of the couple, shell-shaped corbels, and fluted moldings suggested and celebrated empire building as much as they did wedded bliss.

Prince Edward and Princess Alexandra of Denmark

Prince Edward (later King Edward VII) and Princess Alexandra were married at St. George Chapel in Windsor Castle on March 10, 1863. A wedding breakfast for five hundred guests was held afterwards to honor the bridal couple. Like his mother before him, several wedding cakes were made for the reception with the main wedding cake was described as follows: “it was a three-tiered cake with white icing, at the base were rose, thistle and shamrock festoons intertwined with with the British and Denmark coat of arms. On the tiers were reflectors and figures of cupids with harps and near the top of the cake were two sating flags painted with the images of the Prince and Princess. At the very top were a Prince coronet with three ostrich feathers”, the symbol of the Prince of Wales.

Prince Edward and Princess Alexandra wedding cake

The ceremony featured also a wedding cake that looked a lot like the facade of a Gothic church, though it was round rather than oblong. A close look reveals touches that look like they were lifted right off Paris’s Notre-Dame with the exception of those great round stained glass windows.

A sculpted pot of flowers crowned the top instead of a spire, but the design featured pinnacles (small spires), tracery (spine-like structures), small flying buttresses, and pointed arches — all markers of classic Gothic style. Garlands and bouquets of flowers adorned the edges of the cake instead of gargoyals. In the center, a staid cameo of the prince held court.

Prince George and Princess May of Teck

Prince George (later King George V) and Princess May (later Queen Mary) were married at the Chapel Royal in St. James Palace on July 6, 1893, followed by a wedding breakfast at Buckingham Palace. The main wedding cake measured almost seven feet high and it took over five weeks to make with almost forty separate pieces of plaster used to create the figure molds; it is shown on the photo on the left. The photo on the right shows the “second cake” which was smaller, measured four and a half feet tall and weighed almost 225 pounds. The cake is decorated with symbols reflecting Prince George’s naval career.

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Prince Albert and Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon

Prince Albert (later King George VI) and Lady Elizabeth (later the Queen Mother) were married at Westminster Abbey on April 26, 1923, a wedding breakfast followed at Buckingham Palace. There were fourteen wedding cakes. The future queen mother’s 800-pound cake was the heaviest in royal wedding history. The cake had nine tiers, the first tier featured Windsor Castle and St. George Chapel. On the second tier featured Glamis Castle (the ancestral home of Lady Elizabeth) and on the third tier were Masonic emblems (both Prince George and the Earl of Strathmore, the father of the bride were both masons)

Princess Elizabeth and Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten

Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II) and Lieutenant Phillip Mountbatten (later the Duke of Edinburgh) were married on November 20, 1947 at Westminster Abbey. As with most royal weddings, there were several wedding cakes. The main cake was a four tier cake was nine feet high and weighed 500 pounds, it is shown in the photo below. The cake was elaborately decorated with Tudor roses, charming cupid figures, lavish columns and royal insignias. At the wedding breakfast the wedding cake was cut the Duke of Edinburgh’s military sword.

It was a fruitcake that contained 80 oranges and lemons, 660 eggs, and more than three gallons of Navy Run. Just two years after the end of World War II, certain items were still subject to rationing, and some ingredients for the cake were shipped in from around the world, including the sugar, which came from the Australian Girl Guides Association. As a result, the cake was nicknamed “The 10,000 Mile Cake.”

Another cake gifted to the couple came from Lyons of Cadby Hall and was made by chief decorator F.E. Jacobs. The cake was Wedgwood blue and white, with three tiers, decorative vases, pillars, and panels bearing Elizabeth’s coat of arms, the initials “EP,” and crowns.

Princess Margaret and Antony Armstrong - Jones 1960

The hexagonal wedding cake for Princess Margaret, younger sister to the queen, stood 5 feet tall with three tiers separated with simple column stands. Its design borrowed more from French architecture, especially Louis XVI style and Neoclassicism. Trellises peeked out of each layer, and round reliefs decorated each side. This cake also had more color than previous royal cakes, which added eye-catching detail.

It was made by J. Lyons and Company Ltd. at its Cadby Hall bakery in Hammersmith, London, and it weighed 150 pounds. Decorations included the couple’s initials, the princess’s coat of arms, and an English rose.

Princess Anne & Capt. Mark Phillips, 1973

More royal icing—and sugar painted silver. This cake stood five-foot-six-inches high, and was not without a personal touch: It was decorated with a small plaque of Princess Anne (Queen Elizabeth’s daughter) on horseback—in icing.

Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer

Prince Charles and Lady Diana were married on July 29, 1981 at St. Paul’s Cathedral. For the wedding breakfast held at Buckingham Palace there were an amazing 27 wedding cakes. The main cake was five tiered and stood five feet high was styled simply with only a few embellishments and took fourteen weeks to create. With five tiers, the fruitcake stood more than 5 feet tall and weighed more than 200 pounds, with decorations that included the family coat of arms, the couple’s initials, and flowers.

Each layer took a pentagon shape, and the slowly diminishing tiers were set atop Corinthian Roman columns. The overall effect was one of a German Christmas pyramid.

In 2008, a shrinkwrapped slice went up for auction–and sold for $1,830.

Prince Andrew & Sarah Ferguson, 1986

It was a royal first: Fergie’s 240-pound fruitcake was laced with brandy and rum—and was big enough to serve 2,000 slices. And, preparing for the worst, the couple asked the Royal Navy catering school in Cornwall to prepare an exact replica of the dessert, in case anything happened to the original.

Prince Edward & Sophie Rhys-Jones, 1999

This chocolate cake came with more than 500 handmade gold and sugar-coated flowers and fruits, including strawberries, pineapples, and grapes. Designer Linda Fripp added sugar ivy leaves on each layer to reflect the decadence of Windsor Castle’s Waterloo Chamber.

Dispensing with a customary English wedding fruitcake, Prince Edward and his bride selected a seven-tier Devil’s Food cake for their June 19, 1999, wedding. Topped with tennis rackets (in a nod to the fund-raiser where the couple met), the 10-ft. tall confection took baker Linda Fripp and her staff 515 hours to create. Continuing to break with tradition, the Earl and Countess of Wessex cut their cake prior to serving dinner – something that was downright 21st century.

Prince William and Catherine (Kate) Middleton

Prince William and Catherine Middleton, now known as the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, were married on April 29, 2011at Westminster Abbey. The towering eight tiers’ worth of candied fruit and bitter spirits was adorned with 900 sugar paste ribbons, bows, flowers — including roses — and leaves; tiered swags and pearls were piped on with royal icing.

The cake, which aside from its size appears more influenced by jewelry than architecture, came from pastry chef Fiona Cairns, who brought in a team to assemble it over the course of two and a half days. It stood 3 feet tall and weighed 220 pounds.

There were the traditional gum paste flowers including the rose for England, the thistle for Scotland, daffodils for Wales and shamrocks for Ireland. As a special touch the Sweet William flowers, symbolizing gallantry, were also used to honor the groom.

A second cake, or groom’s cake, was an unbaked chocolate biscuit cake by McVitie’s Cake Company, the modern descendant of McVitie & Price, which made the wedding cake for William’s grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II. The actual recipe came from Buckingham Palace and it was based on a classic Tiffin cake which was Prince William’s favorite as a child. Extra decorations were added in the form of white chocolate flowers, each was was created by hand and took over 6 hours to make.

Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank

Keeping with the fall theme of their Oct. 12 royal wedding, Eugenie and her longtime boyfriend opted for a five-tier cake decorated with leaves and deep shades of orange, red, yellow and green for the reception at Windsor Castle. The red velvet and chocolate dessert was created by London-based baker Sophie Cabot and her team with 400 eggs, at least 53 packs of unsalted butter, 33 lbs. of organic self-rising flour and 44 lbs. of sugar. Cabot started working as early as July when she began making the detailed sugar flowers and foliage—from ivy and acorns to white flowers and maple leaves.

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Meghan Markle’s first child is due Spring 2019, and Queen Elizabeth II won’t be giving any of her children the “special royal treatment” that she was literally banking on. In fact, the D-list former actress turned Duchess of Sussex is furious that the Queen refuses to give her offspring what she claims is “owed” to them. Well, Meghan’s pregnancy remains marred by rumors as she cries her “royal fairytale” is more like a nightmare. Don’t miss this.

Meghan Markle has been stewing with utter resentment toward the Queen. The former Suits star is lamenting that the British Monarch has not given her and Prince Harry the royal deference which was given to the children of Prince William and Kate Middleton long before they were born.

“Meghan Markle and Prince Harry‘s baby may not be called Royal Highness — thanks to his or her great-great-grandparent,” reported Page Six. “King George V introduced a rule in 1917 that means their baby will need special permission from the Queen to become an HRH (His/Her Royal Highness). Only the eldest son of the Queen’s first-born, Prince Charles, is entitled to be an HRH — no younger sons or daughters.”

What makes Meghan so upset is that six months before Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge gave birth to her firstborn son, George, Queen Elizabeth had issued the royal decree or the “Letters Patent,” which ensured all of her children with Prince William would be given the title of “Royal Highness.”

The Letters Patent is a method that allows the sovereign to give orders without involving Parliament, and now with only a couple of months left in her pregnancy, according to the Spring 2019 due date given, the former American actress has been quite vocal behind palace walls about what she views as a “slight and embarrassment” to her and her royal husband.

One critic said Meghan needs to understand William will one day be king, and Meghan herself will have to curtsey to Kate, who will be queen. “One day Meghan will have to curtsey to Queen Kate and Meghan will have to understand that. It’s protocol,” said Paul Burell, Princess Diana’s ex-butler.

In fact, keeping with Meghan’s troublesome attitude is the now very big public rift between the royals. Royal Editor of the Evening Standard Robert Jobson said we could see a breakdown of the two brothers and their respective wives’ partnership. He said in a documentary: “The fab four will be two and two – there is no future for the fab four. William and his family will be the primary Royal Family.”

More and more is coming out about Prince William’s utter disdain for Meghan Markle which goes back to when he first met the D-list actress. Royal author Katie Nicholl explained, “William was concerned that Harry’s relationship with Meghan was moving too fast, leading him to have a word with his younger brother.” But Harry was “riled” by William’s intervention which he saw as “criticism” of his bride-to-be.

In fact, on Christmas morning Prince William and Duchess Kate visibly gave Meghan the cold shoulder, even though pro-Meghan media sources keep saying all the well. “Footage of the royals leaving church at Sandringham, posted to Instagram, appears to show pregnant Meghan turning to her brother-in-law outside on the steps outside the St Mary Magdalene Church. However, the prince seemed to be more intent on fixing his scarf repeatedly than speaking to Harry’s wife, the Daily Mail reported.

As it stands, if Meghan has a son, he will receive the title Duke — and if the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have a daughter next spring, she will not inherit any title, Page Six reports. It comes after circulating rumors claiming Meghan will not have her baby where Kate had her three children.

The Duchess of Sussex is said to be eyeing the maternity unit at Frimley Park Hospital for the birth of her and Prince Harry’s first child. Meghan was pushing for a home birth. She rejected giving birth at the Lindo Wing at the renowned St. Mary’s Hospital where Princess Diana also gave birth to William and Harry, which has perplexed the Queen.

The rumors continue to surround Meghan’s unconventional pregnancy, and now with this “home birth” plan, it only fuels the fire. A royal source told Mad World News, “Her Majesty isn’t quite sure this marriage will last and that is why she has not yet issued the royal decree making the Duchess of Sussex’s offspring HRHs. While no one can foretell what Her Majesty will do, for now, there are no plans to issue the HRH status.”

The British Monarch isn’t penalizing the children. The Queen can foresee some very big issues. If the marriage doesn’t last, what happens if the American Duchess leaves and goes back to the United States? Surely, her child or children would not keep their HRH status for a slew of reasons which cannot be foreseen. Yet, the 37-year-old divorcee doesn’t see it that way at all.

“Meghan’s quite furious at Harry over the HRH debacle. Palace gossip is she was screaming at Harry the titles are ‘owed to her kids.’ She reminded the prince that Catherine is ‘a commoner’ and at least she [Meghan] brought ‘star power’ to the Monarchy, and so will her child,” added the Palace insider.

Meghan countered the Queen’s silence on the HRH status for her children by telling NBC she is thinking about going back to work on Suits. “NBC Universal, who make the show, are reportedly willing to offer Meghan a multi-million dollar donation to the charity of her choice if she decides to do the episode,” the Daily Mail reported.

The role could show the Duchess pregnant as her character Rachel Zane, in a two-minute clip, shot in the UK, added the Daily Mail. Well, there is no doubt the Queen views this as preposterous, along with Meghan’s recent antics. Royals don’t make TV appearances pregnant “playing a role.”

The funny thing is that Meghan Marle was hardly a celebrity in the United States, and stating she brought “star power” to the British Monarchy no doubt made the palace courtiers roll their eyes in utter contempt for the TV actress.

The Queen doesn’t hate Meghan Markle. The Queen is a godly Christain woman. But her duty is to ensure the British Monarchy doesn’t devolve into an episode of “Keeping Up with the Kardashians.” With that in mind, Her Majesty has reigned for almost 67 years. Sixty-seven years of wars, rumors of wars, peace, deaths, and many scandals. Most royal insiders say Meghan Markle doesn’t stand a chance. In the end, the Crown always wins.

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Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s royal wedding bill REVEALED and it dwarfs Kate and Wills'

IT WAS the wedding of the year and no taxpayers money was spared to make Harry and Meghan’s day special.

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Thomas Markle accuses Prince Harry of 'arrogance'

Speaking from his home in Mexico, Thomas Markle has admitted he has made mistakes but said that his son-in-law needs to 'man-up'.

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Thomas Markle accuses Prince Harry of ‘arrogance’

By TERRI-ANN WILLIAMS FOR MAILONLINE

Published: 16:01 EST, 5 January 2019 | Updated: 16:03 EST, 5 January 2019

Meghan Markle’s father Thomas has hit back at ‘arrogant’ Prince Harry in a bold warning to his daughter.

The 74-year-old urged Prince Harry to 'man up’ and threatened that he would continue speaking out about his daughter if her and Harry didn’t contact him soon.

Having previously spoken to members of the press, Mr Markle admitted he had made mistakes but said that his son-in-law needed to 'man up and get over it’ before he gets progressively 'louder’.

Mr Markle continues to reach out to his daughter despite the fact that they have not spoken since her marriage to Prince Harry.

Thomas Markle, (pictured) has had no contact with his daughter since she married Prince Harry, and has said he is 'very upset’ by the criticism his 37-year-old daughter is receiving

The Prince had reportedly previously urged Thomas not to speak to the press but had been caught co-operating with a paparazzi photographer.

According to the Sun, Prince Harry had warned Mr Markle that: 'This is what happens when you don’t listen to what we tell you to do.’

However Mr Markle has said that he will continue to talk: 'Meghan and Harry’s silence empowers all the crazy tweets and insults against me and my family.’

Meghan and Prince Harry have not made contact with Mr Markle. Mr Markle has said that Prince Harry should man up

The 74-year-old added he is keen for reconciliation and for his daughter (pictured) to contact him. He added: 'I miss Meghan a lot. She was a big part of my life up until she met Harry’

Despite his confrontational tone, Mr Markle added that he is keen to make amends with the couple and said that he is hopeful to meet Prince Harry.

However he maintained his stance towards Prince Harry and told the Sun: 'If I’m the first person who’s insulted you or hurt your feelings, you’ve got a long way to go.

'He’s human just like the rest of us. I feel that he feels he is above everyone else and that he has a right to talk down to people.

'And I cannot accept that. It feels like arrogance.’

His comments come amid a rumoured rift between Meghan and Kate (pictured), who is said to have been 'reduced to tears’ by Meghan’s demands over Princess Charlotte’s bridesmaid gown

He had alsourged Meghan to repair the rumoured rift with 'if there is any animosity between them’.

Mr Markle, said he is 'very upset’ by the criticism his 37-year-old daughter is receiving.

He also revealed he didn’t get a Christmas card from his daughter this year and has implored her to pick up the phone and talk to him.

His comments come amid a rumoured rift between Meghan and Kate, who is said to have been 'reduced to tears’ by Meghan’s demands over ’s bridesmaid gown and who later, allegedly, reprimanded Meghan for 'berating’ a member of her staff.

Thomas Markle hopes The Queen will intervene to help Meghan rift (video)

It was also revealed the Duchess of Cambridge went out shooting the day after her animal-loving sister-in-law left Sandringham on Boxing day.

The 36-year-old waited until after Meghan’s departure to join her husband, Prince William, and other family members to blast pheasants, partridges and ducks on the Queen’s 20,000-acre Norfolk estate.

Mr Markle who lives in Rosarito, a beach town just across the US-Mexico border told : 'If there is any animosity between Meghan and Kate they should put their differences aside. I’m very upset by the criticism Meghan is getting.

'I don’t think she deserves it and I don’t think she is doing one third of the things she is being accused of doing.

Kate Middleton, Duchess of Cambridge and Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex at the Christmas Day church service in Sandringham. There is a rumoured rift between the duo

'I’m not buying that she made Kate cry. First off, I think Kate is a stronger woman than that.

'I think Kate also knows she is in a stronger power position than Meghan is.

'Kate’s the hero mother. I can’t see her being that weak.’

Two heart attacks prevented him from walking his daughter Meghan down the aisle of St George’s Chapel amid the pomp and pageantry of the Royal Wedding in May.

Thomas Markle reveals he texts Meghan but gets no response (video)

And the retired Emmy award-winning Hollywood lighting director, who did not receive a Christmas card from his daughter, has been imploring her to get back in touch.

He said: 'On Christmas Day I visited some friends and received a lot of phone calls from every relative I have — except my daughter. I was prepared for it.’

He added he is keen for reconciliation and for his daughter to contact him.

Prior to Christmas in an interview with The Mail, Mr Markle revealed he 'loved getting cards from Meghan.’

On Christmas Eve Thomas Markle was pictured with his friend’s children after attending a lunch

He said: 'She wrote me hundreds of little cards and notes through the years. Sometimes they were for special occasions, other times just little notes she would leave around the house. I’ve still got a Post-It Note on my fridge which says, 'I love you Daddy.’ I see it every day. I got a card every Valentine’s Day.’

In that interview he also revealed he had reached out to Meghan by texting her and sending a letter.

'I have sent several texts. Her number hasn’t changed and they haven’t bounced back,’ he says.

Meghan Markle’s father sends her a heartfelt message live on GMB (video)

'I’ve pleaded with her to pick up the phone. I wrote her a two-page letter and sent it by certified mail via her representative in Los Angeles.

'I asked her why she was believing the lies. I also pointed out the Royals haven’t always been perfectly behaved.

'I wrote that I’ve never played pool naked, nor have I dressed up as a Nazi [a reference to Harry’s infamous pictures in Las Vegas in 2012 and the time that he wore a crude imitation of a Nazi uniform, including a swastika armband, in 2005].

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skippyisheretostay

I vote PRINCESS POTHEAD.

Meghan is allowed the designation Princess Henry of Wales but she would probably prefer her own title since her princess dreams predate Harry. Meghan wrote in 2014 in Tig Talk:

“Little girls dream of being princesses. I, for one, was all about She-Ra, Princess of Power. And grown women seem to retain this childhood fantasy. Just look at the pomp and circumstance surrounding the royal wedding and endless conversation about Princess Kate.” (1)

Versus what she said during the engagement interview in 2017:

“I’m from the States, you don’t grow up with the same understanding of the royal family and so while I now understand very clearly, there’s a global interest there.” (2)

So there was “endless conversation about Princess Kate” during her marriage to Prince William in 2011 but when Meghan began dating Harry in 2016 she had no idea “there’s a global interest there”? Okaaay then.

(This point has been made previously by other bloggers but it doesn’t hurt to have a reminder).

Skippy, I have a request: can anyone rejig her coat of arms to include a cannibis reference, since this features prominently in her family?

(1) https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-6055419/Meghan-Markle-shared-dreams-princess-FOUR-years-ago.html

https://web.archive.org/web/20150403184128/http:/thetig.com/tig-talk-princess-alia-al-senussi/

(2) https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/full-transcript-prince-harry-meghan-markles-engagement-interview/story?id=51415779

Oh memories! This would be something @princeharryandme could possibly do…..thank you😊❤️❤️❤️❤️

@princeharryandme interested? Thank you!

hermajestythe1queen

OMG a custom Tiara and now new coat of arms… she is set for the new year

mysteriouslytransparentwitch

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Kate Middleton is UNIQUE in Royal Family after key Prince William promise

KATE Middleton stands apart from everyone who married into the Royal Family before her, thanks to a promise made by Prince William when he proposed.

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Kate Middleton married Prince William in Westminster Abbey on April 29, 2011.

Their wedding was watched by more than 300 million people around the world and over 26 million in Britain alone.

The future King of England has already had three children with the future Queen consort – Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis.

Now, Amazon Prime documentary “Kate Middleton: Working Class to Windsor” has revealed that Kate is different from everyone who married into the Royal Family before her – because she did not have to leave her family behind.

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