PRINCE Harry yesterday launched a High Court fight over the Government’s decision to refuse police protection for him and wife Meghan when they visit the UK.
He insists he wants to bring his children Archie and Lilibet to the UK but he “does not feel safe” under the current security arrangements.
The news comes as Barry Chase, a US television and film lawyer, claimed that Netflix is looking for content that will "cause a stir".
However, he made claims that the Sussexes want to produce content that "speaks to their particular desire to make a point."
In an interview with the Express he said: "(Netflix) will at some point pull the plug if Harry and Meghan are unable to produce anything that they regard as acceptably likely to cause a stir all on its own with the public."
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- Louis Allwood
Why Prince Harry and Meghan Markle could still play a major role
MEGHAN Markle and Prince Harry will be heavily involved in Prince Charles' coronation, despite quitting their active roles in royal life.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex quit their roles within the Royal Family with the Queen's permission in order to live as private citizens.
Many Brits would assume that making such a decision would rule them out of playing any significant role in the crowning of the next monarch.
But in reality the pair are still incredibly consequential as the son and daughter in law of a the new king and will therefore be encouraged to take part as much as they like, and certainly be involved in wider photos.
Royal commentator Christine Ross told the Royally Us podcast "Because of that historical moment where you have Charles, William and George, we’ll probably see them front and centre and their families front and centre."
"[But] I do imagine that Charles will want a larger family group shot of the existing Royal Family… “I do think that Harry would be a part of that and Meghan may be as well if she wanted to be,” she added.
- Louis Allwood
“Most of all, this is and always will be his home”
PRINCE Harry yesterday launched a High Court fight over the Government’s decision to refuse police protection for him and wife Meghan when they visit the UK.
He insists he wants to bring his children Archie and Lilibet to the UK but he “does not feel safe” under the current security arrangements.
Yet he was told in court yesterday his demands to be allowed to pay for 24-hour armed protection when he visits here from the US were unreasonable because British police are not “guns for hire”.
Becoming the first member of the Royal Family to sue the Government, the Duke of Sussex, claimed in London’s High Court that he should be given taxpayer-funded armed guards.
Papers filed by his lawyers called the decision to remove his security after Megxit two years ago “unlawful”.
Harry’s legal team stated that he wishes to return to the UK “to see family and friends”.
They added: “Most of all, this is and always will be his home.”
- Louis Allwood
The Queen wishes the British curling team good luck
Her Majesty has sent her best wishes to the British curling team this morning.
Great Britain’s men are competing in the Winter Olympics curling final against Sweden.
But the Swedes will be looking for revenge after their women lost an epic semi-final 12-11 after a sudden death end against Eve Muirhead and Team GB.
- Louis Allwood
"Oh Harry, is your grandmother not having to deal with enough"
Sky news host Kay Burley has taken to twitter to target Prince Harry following the first hearing in the Duke of Sussex's claim against the Home Office.
The hearing has taken place as The Home Office took the decision not to allow Harry to pay for police protection for himself and his family while in the UK.
The Hearing took place at the High Court on Friday leaving Kay Burley with a few words to say.
She Tweeted: "Oh Harry, is your grandmother not having to deal with enough, young man."
The post comes after the Royal Family have been dealt with several blows including Andrews settlement and the investigation being launched into Prince Charles's charity.
- Milica Cosic
Meg & Harry to be 'part of' slimmed-down monarchy
A royal commentator has claimed that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are expected to have a "part" in Prince Charles's new plans for a slimmed-down monarchy.
Royal correspondent Christine Ross has since claimed the Prince of Wales would want his son and Meghan to be present at the Buckingham Palace balcony picture, when he becomes King.
Speaking on Us Weekly's Royally Us, Ms Ross said: "I don't think it's going to be about family rifts as much as it's going to be about the future of the monarchy.
- Milica Cosic
Meghan one of many that no longer need to take the stand
Prince Andrew’s settlement now means that key royals will no longer need to take the stand including Princess Eugenie, Princess Beatrice and Meghan Markle.
Beatrice could have had to testify about a trip to Pizza Express in Woking.
Andrew said the trip happened the same night a witness saw him dancing with Ms Giuffre at Tramp nightclub in London – hours before the royal allegedly had sex with the teen.
Eugenie could also have faced a subpoena from US lawyer David Boies in a bid to cast doubt on the Pizza Express alibi.
The third royal who could have faced the witness box was Meghan Markle.
Mr Boies reportedly believed the Duchess of Sussex has “important knowledge” and can be relied on to “tell the truth” about the royal’s behaviour.
- Milica Cosic
Country singer says Harry was 'just lovely' after Super Bowl meet
The US musician who opened the Super Bowl has said the Duke Of Sussex was "just lovely" after spending time with him at the game.
Grammy-nominated country star Mickey Guyton sang the US national anthem ahead of the showpiece American football clash between the Los Angeles Rams and the Cincinnati Bengals.
Sharing a picture of the pair on Twitter, she wrote: "I met Prince Harry. He was just lovely.
"I even curtsied in my track suit."
In the picture Harry is wearing a suit jacket and jeans with a white T-shirt and face mask.
Pictures of him and royal cousin Princess Eugenie watching the game at the SoFi Stadium, in Inglewood, California, circulated online.
As well as Guyton's performance of The Star Spangled Banner, fans in the 70,000-capacity arena were warmed up by actor Dwayne Johnson, who channelled his former wrestling persona, The Rock.
- Milica Cosic
'He's saving these opinions for that book'
It's understood the Duke of Sussex accepted a £14.5million advance for the book. He will reportedly donate the profits to charity.
Announcing the deal, the royal vowed to write a "wholly truthful" account, "not as the prince I was born, but as the man I have become".
But he's faced criticism for his decision to release the memoir during his grandmother's Platinum Jubilee year.
And now a slew of experts say he could well be reserving his opinions on Camilla for the tome.
Sarah Robertson told GB News earlier this week: "He's got a £20m book deal, so he's obviously got to deliver something that's going to make people want to go out and buy it.
"This book was signed on the premise that he does talk about personal memoirs, family arrangements, things that have affected him in his life growing up, things he's been witness to.
"He's saving these opinions for that book."
- Milica Cosic
Meghan considers UK a 'lost cause'
Meghan Markle couldn't care less what Brits think of her, because she considers the UK a "lost cause", a royal expert has claimed.
The Duchess of Sussex has absolutely "no intention" of returning to the UK and she no longer feels welcome here, Tom Bower wrote in The Sun.
The writer, dubbed Britain's "most feared biographer" is currently working on a tell-all tome about the Duchess and says her rejection of Britain is down to her steadily plunging popularity here.
"At the moment, Meghan’s ultimate destination is unclear, but she certainly has the backing to make a bid to star as an American politician," Bower said.
"In parallel, Britain is a lost cause for the Sussexes. In truth, I suspect Meghan no longer cares whether she is welcome in London.
"She has no intention of returning."
- Milica Cosic
Expert believes Meghan's apparent dislike for Camilla could be down to Harry
Part of the reason could be down to Prince Harry still blaming her for "wrecking his parents' marriage" – but the two women are also different in almost every way imaginable, Mr Bower said.
Royal expert Tom Bower said: "Camilla epitomises the best and — perhaps — the worst characteristics of a practical, solid English upper middle-class woman.
"Under-educated, expert as a horsewoman, a poor cook, keen to do good with lots of old friends, she is grounded and not grand.
"As is customary in her circle, she is a no-nonsense, self-deprecating, plain speaker with a good sense of humour but critically, when necessary, displays a stiff upper-lip.
"As expected, the difference between the Cotswolds and California means that Meghan is in every way the complete opposite.
"As a pace-setting, politically correct woke feminist, a supporter of Black Lives Matter, Meghan has nothing to talk about with Camilla."
- Milica Cosic
Meghan's royal doppelganger
Prince Harry was spotted at the recent Super Bowl with Princess Eugenie – but Meghan was nowhere to be seen.
The Prince sat with his royal cousin in a private box at LA’s SoFi Stadium on Sunday night as the Cincinnati Bengals took on the LA Rams, losing 20-23.
Some social media users initially mistook Eugenie, 31, for Meghan, who lives nearby to the Los Angeles stadium with Harry and their two children, Archie, two, and baby Lilibet.
- Milica Cosic
Queen ‘still very concerned about Prince Harry’s bombshell memoir’
THE Queen is still concerned about Prince Harry's bombshell memoir – despite an easing in tension after Andrew's out-of-court settlement, a royal expert says.
It was sensationally revealed yesterday that the Duke of York has settled claims he raped and abused accuser Virginia Giuffre when she was 17.
The pay-out is not an admission of guilt.
He's expected to pay up to £12million in compensation, with suggestions his long-suffering mother will contribute to get him off the hook.
But commentator Richard Fitzwilliams says that while it's a "positive step", there's still cause for alarm.
Harry's memoir will be released in December, according to reports. One source said it will "shake the monarchy to its core".
"There is no doubt that this hanging over Jubilee year was extremely undesirable.
"What this mean, essentially, was that he would be cross-examined and there would have been a lot of publicity about that.
"The civil case would certainly have been enormously damaging, so as far as the Jubilee goes, at least this has been settled."
But a shadow still looms over celebrations amid fears Harry could trash the family in his book.
He has not yet publicly broken his silence to congratulate stepmother Camilla after it was revealed she will be made Queen Consort when Charles is crowned.
A close friend said he may instead reveal his true feelings in the book.
“He has got lots to say about it," the source said.
- Milica Cosic
Meghan’s ‘controlling’ signals on Prince Harry
The Duchess of Sussex is said to give away signs when she is impatient to move on, claims Jesus Enrique Rosas, who runs the YouTube channel Body Language Guy.
He analysed a clip of Meghan and Harry at a public engagement to highlight his point.
Jesus explained: “Meghan and Harry were attending the Wellchild Awards back in 2019, and they were talking to some of the families attending.
“And I think this was the last family they were talking to because they were sitting along a wall, and this was at the far corner, and in fact, it was the end of the video.
“But Harry was still talking to them, in a quite engaging way, and then Meghan just stands up and literally, and silently commands Harry to stop and stand up just using her body language.
“And this is not the only time she’s been caught in camera interrupting Harry out cold.”
- Milica Cosic
Sussex fan fury at thought Queen may ‘bring Andrew back’
SUSSEX fans are furious at the thought that the Queen could “slowly bring Prince Andrew back into the fold” ahead of her Platinum Jubilee celebrations later this year.
Many royal watchers have hit out at the possibility of Andrew returning to public life following the Duke and Ms Giuffre’s out-of-court settlement.
One Sussex fan questioned: “How long until the Royal Family slowly bring #PrinceAndrew back into the fold?
“Will Prince Andrew be on the balcony in June? Let’s wait and see.”
Another person said: “Of course he will…. they are shameless.”
And a third added: “That’s what I was thinking, disgusting.”
- Milica Cosic
Prince Harry’s private nickname
Last year, Meghan, 40, let her pet name for Harry, 37, slip out during a TV appearance, leading to the royal being mocked mercilessly by one of his celebrity friends.
The moment occurred during Harry’s appearance on the Late Late Show with James Corden, when the pals took a tour bus round LA.
When the mum-of-two spotted Harry in the background, she asked: “Haz, how is your tour of LA going?”
Harry jokingly branded Corden “the worst tour guide in LA”.
The Brit TV host then teased the royal over the moniker, saying: “Haz, oh Haz, I didn’t know we were calling you Haz now?”
Harry responded: “Well you’re not my wife.”
And it’s not the only nickname Meghan has for Harry.
Meanwhile, Harry is said to call Meghan “Meg.”
- Milica Cosic
Expert believes Meghan's apparent dislike for Camilla could be down to Harry
Part of the reason could be down to Prince Harry still blaming her for "wrecking his parents' marriage" – but the two women are also different in almost every way imaginable, Mr Bower said.
Royal expert Tom Bower said: "Camilla epitomises the best and — perhaps — the worst characteristics of a practical, solid English upper middle-class woman.
"Under-educated, expert as a horsewoman, a poor cook, keen to do good with lots of old friends, she is grounded and not grand.
"As is customary in her circle, she is a no-nonsense, self-deprecating, plain speaker with a good sense of humour but critically, when necessary, displays a stiff upper-lip.
"As expected, the difference between the Cotswolds and California means that Meghan is in every way the complete opposite.
"As a pace-setting, politically correct woke feminist, a supporter of Black Lives Matter, Meghan has nothing to talk about with Camilla."
- Milica Cosic
Meghan & Harry news you may have missed
- Meghan let slip Prince Harry’s private nickname… and the royal got mocked for it.
- We shared how Meghan ‘has no intention of returning to UK’ and ‘doesn’t care what Brits think’, expert claims.
- And Harry has launched legal action against UK claiming it’s ‘unsafe’ for his family to return without police bodyguards
Camilla’s ‘cruel nickname’ for Meghan
Royal biographer Tom Bower has claimed that Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall has always been “suspicious” of Meghan, Duchess of Sussex’s dedication to her royal duties.
Royal biographer Tom Bower claims that Camilla would often refer to Meghan as “that minx” – the name given to someone who is highly flirtatious, cunning and in all, can’t be trusted.
Following Megxit and stepping down as senior royals in January 2020, the Duke and Duchess moved to California, where they have been working on separate projects to become financially independent.
Royal's secret messages in Meghan's birthday wishes
On Meghan Markles 39th birthday many senior members of the royal family posted birthday wishes for the Duchess.
Despite the warm gesture, royal expert, Ingrid Stewart Editor-in-Chief of Majesty magazine, said that the various messages contained "hidden signs".
The Queen posted a photo of the Duchess of Sussex smiling with Her Majesty at a joint event in Chester from 2018.
She said: "Wishing the Duchess of Sussex a very happy birthday!"
The expert argued that the royals knew how "sensitive Meghan is" and as a result made sure to congratulate her despite the feud.
She told the Daily Star: "I am sure Meghan’s first reaction will be 'what a nice gesture', then later she might consider it just part of the royal machine she and Harry hate so much.
"We will probably never know but I hope it’s just the former."
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's also posted a message, but Ms Seward believes the fact that the Cambridges posted for Meghan's birthday shows how "sassy" Kate is.
She said: "She is a sassy lady and would not consider allowing anyone, let alone Meghan’s many followers, to take a swipe at her."
Fans views on Meg’s reported decision not to return to UK
While some Sussex fans are fully behind Meghan Markle’s reported decision not to return to the UK, others are celebrating her choice, saying they’re ‘okay’ with her never coming back.
Twitter user have appeared sympathised with Ms Markle, with one saying: “Don’t blame her one bit.”
However, other users appeared more grateful that she might not return.
One said: “I think the UK is okay with that!”
Another wrote: “I don’t think UK wants her back anyway”.
Princess Eugenie could be Harry’s way back in
According to a royal commentator, Princess Eugenie could help heal the rift between Prince Harry and the Windsors, swiping the role of “peacemaker” from Kate Middleton.
Most recently, Harry and Eugenie were spotted at the Super Bowl, as Princess Eugenie ‘first Royal to get to meet Lilibet’.
Royal expert Jennie Bond told OK! magazine: “Hopefully, Eugenie can be the peacemaker.
“I’m absolutely certain Eugenie and Harry are still as close.
“I think we all thought Kate would be the peacemaker, certainly at the funeral of Philip when she was engineering a chat between Harry and William.
“But I think if there is a peacemaker, it will be Eugenie.”
- Joseph Gamp
Harry's security offer 'irrelevant' says Home Office lawyers (continued)
On Friday, the first hearing in the case took place at the Royal Courts of Justice in London, which Harry did not attend.
At the preliminary hearing, the court heard there was an application by both sides for some parts of the court documents in the case to be kept private.
Introducing the case, Shaheed Fatima QC, for the duke, said: "This claim is about the fact that the claimant does not feel safe when he is in the UK given the security arrangements applied to him in June 2021 and will continue to be applied to him."
She continued: "It goes without saying that he does want to come back to see family and friends and to continue to support the charities that are so close to his heart.
"Most of all, this is and always will be his home."
- Joseph Gamp
Harry's offer to pay for own security is 'irrelevant', High Court told
The Duke of Sussex's offer to pay for his own police protection is "irrelevant", Home Office lawyers told the High Court in the first hearing of Harry's claim against the department.
Harry is suing over a decision not to allow him to pay for police protection for himself and his family while in the UK.
The duke wants to bring his children to visit from the US, but his barrister told the High Court on Friday that he "does not feel safe" when visiting under the current security arrangements.
He is arguing that his private protection team in the US does not have adequate jurisdiction abroad or access to UK intelligence information which is needed to keep his family safe.
- Joseph Gamp
Explained: How will Prince Andrew afford the settlement?
The Queen has already suggested she will be paying £2 million of Prince Andrew’s settlement with Virginia Giuffre.
The overall amount is thought to be around £12m, so The Duke has to find another £10m to cover himself.
Aside from help from his mother, the prince is known to be trying to sell his £17m ski chalet in Verbier, Switzerland.
However, it is thought to be heavily mortgaged and as a result, net proceeds are unlikely to cover the whole cost, which means he’ll need to dig deeper.Alongside this, Prince Andrew’s only publicly known regular income was a £249,000-a-year allowance from the Queen which was given to him to fund his Buckingham Palace office. He was given this while he was undertaking royal duties.
According to the Independent, he should also have a pension from his time serving in the Royal Navy, a job which he left in 2001.
- Joseph Gamp
A businessman embroiled in a High Court dispute with a council over traffic management orders which he says significantly restrict access to his London home is waiting for a judge's ruling.
Robert Tchenguiz, who lives near the Royal Albert Hall in South Kensington, has taken legal action against Westminster City Council and asked Mrs Justice Lang to quash the orders.
The council disputes his complaints.
Mrs Justice Lang, who is based in London, finished overseeing a High Court hearing on Friday and said she would deliver a ruling on a date to be fixed.
Mr Tchenguiz says the council's decision to impose the orders was "materially influenced by an improper motive" – facilitating the provision of a loading and parking area for the Royal Albert Hall.
He says the council has failed to have regard to the "significant interference" with his human right to respect for private and family life.
Council bosses say restrictions aim to protect people living near the Royal Albert Hall against "vehicle-borne terrorist attacks".
They say the orders are valid and Mr Tchenguiz's complaints should be dismissed.
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