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How William & Kate will use US visit as nod to Princess Diana

It’s been eight years since Prince William and Princess Kate stepped onto American shores.

The last time they were in the States, on a visit to NYC back in December 2014, Prince William was not even a full-time working royal.

His brother, Prince Harry, was still single and his future bride Meghan Markle was merely an actress on “Suits.”

But as William and Kate — the new Prince and Princess of Wales since Queen Elizabeth’s September 8 death and Prince Charles becoming king — arrive in Boston Wednesday to present the Earthshot Prize, it’s with a clear mission to show how much things have changed. And to claim the crown of the royal family’s No. 1 couple.

Although palace sources are keen to stress that the Waleses’ US visit is not an official tour, there’s a lot riding on the three-day trip — particularly as Harry and Meghan will jet to NYC on December 6, just four days after Kate and William leave the States, to pick up the Robert F. Kennedy Ripple of Hope award.

One well-placed royal insider told Page Six that the brothers’ opposite missions underscore a big point: “It’s not bad to receive an award, but it shows the fundamental difference between [William and Kate] — who have constitutional roles, who are working on behalf of others — versus being a celebrity.

For a South African state banquet at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday, Kate Middleton wore the Lover’s Knot tiara — said to have been Princess Diana’s favorite.
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“They were always famous, but now they’re reached a different stage in their public lives — they’re different types of figures.” 

Harry and Meghan are receiving the Kennedy honor for what Kerry Kennedy, the daughter of RFK, said exemplified “moral courage” against injustice.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s bombshell interview with Oprah Winfrey in March 2021 tarnished the royal family as the couple painted a grim picture of their time behind palace walls, even going as far to accuse senior royals of racism.

The Waleses, seen here with Queen Consort Camilla, plan to downplay their celebrity.
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“We’re very much not a racist family,” William blasted in reply.

The Boston visit is a photo opportunity for Kate, 40, to publicly connect herself further with the last Princess of Wales: her late mother-in-law, Diana, who made a huge impression on the United States with her humanitarian visits.

It’s a “real opportunity for a big wow moment,” said Bethan Holt, Fashion Director of the Telegraph and author of several books on royal fashion.

“If anyone can combine talking about something very seriously with delivering this huge boost of glamour and royalty it’s William and Kate,” Holt told Page Six. “This is a big chance for the British segment of the royal family to make a big splash and remind everyone why they are loved and to re-establish that connection.”

Meghan and Harry, meanwhile, will be accepting the Robert F. Kennedy Ripple of Hope award on Dec. 6.
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For a South African state banquet at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday, Kate wore the Lover’s Knot tiara — a diamond-and-pearl number said to have been Diana’s favorite. The late princess was photographed in it many times.

Kate, and William, 40, will also be following in his mother’s footsteps by reaching out to underrepresented communities, just as Diana did on her 1989 NYC trip when she visited young AIDS patients in Harlem.

“The Prince and Princess didn’t want to come in for the awards show and then leave, they wanted to spend time getting to know communities in Boston,” said a source close to the couple.

Princess Diana was known for her emotional humanitarian visits in the US, including this 1996 trip to Chicago’s Cook County Hospital.
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There’s also an interesting sibling tie with the royals’ East Coast visits. While Harry is receiving an award from a foundation affiliated with RFK, the prince’s older brother has chosen to align himself with the assassinated politician’s older brother.

William was inspired to choose Boston for Friday’s star-studded awards ceremony by John F. Kennedy and his ambitious 1962 “Moon Shot” speech.

“I am so excited to celebrate these fifteen finalists and see the five winners of the Earthshot Prize announced in Boston — the hometown of President John F. Kennedy, who shared The Earthshot Prize’s belief that seemingly impossible goals are within reach if we only harness the limitless power of innovation, human ingenuity, and urgent optimism,” William has said.

During Diana’s 1989 NYC trip, she visited Henry Street Settlement, a social services agency for the underprivileged.
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“The Earthshot Prize is the Prince of Wales’ Super Bowl moment — and he wants to use the platform in a positive, optimistic way to shine a way on climate change and the environment,” said the source close to the Waleses.

The award, which will honor five visionaries with a $1.2 million prize for creative solutions to global environmental problems, is William’s brainchild.

“This all started for Prince William back in 2018 to make a bigger impact on climate change and wider issues including nature and air quality,” a palace source told Page Six.

“If anyone can combine talking about something very seriously with delivering this huge boost of glamour and royalty it’s William and Kate,” said fashion expert Bethan Holt.
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“People accepted the science getting pretty gloomy … [but] there is great work around the world from people who need to make their solutions famous and we want to demand their companies and governments get behind these innovators.”

Four days after the Waleses leave the US, Harry and Meghan will accept an award at the Ripple of Hope gala, in Manhattan, for speaking out against the royal family. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is also receiving the award.

Kerry Kennedy told Spanish online news site El Confidencial of the Sussexes: “They went to the oldest institution in UK history and told them what they were doing wrong, that they couldn’t have structural racism within the institution; that they could not maintain a misunderstanding about mental health,” she continued, referring to Oprah Winfrey interview and the British monarchy.

Harry and Meghan’s Netflix docu-series is set to launch in early December, followed by the prince’s tell-all memoir, “Spare,” on January 10.
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“They knew that if they did this there would be consequences, that they would be ostracized, they would lose their family, their position within this structure, and that people would blame them for it. They have done it anyway because they believed they couldn’t live with themselves if they didn’t question this authority. I think they have been heroic in taking this step.”

But Kennedy’s words came under fire by Piers Morgan, who said on “Fox and Friends”: “I think it’s absolutely disgusting and shame on Kerry Kennedy, frankly, for besmirching the name and memory of her father in this way.” Kerry’s own brother Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has said he was “bewildered” and “baffled” by the choice of the Sussexes for the award.

This will be Kate Middleton’s first big trip since being given Diana’s Princess of Wales title.
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The Earthshot awards ceremony will air on PBS on December 5. Days later, the Sussexes’ Netflix docu-series is set to launch, swiftly followed by Harry’s tell-all memoir, “Spare,” which promises “raw, unflinching honesty” when it is published on January 10.

Meanwhile, the close Wales source said, “The Prince and Princess of Wales will be focused on getting on with the job at hand. They are not going to be distracted.”

Added the well-placed royal source, “Look, everyone wants Harry and Meghan to be happy and focus on the future — you have a beautiful family, it’s time to get on with it.

“For the Prince and Princess of Wales, their belief is ‘Life’s too short and there’s too much to do’. You get on with your lives and your work without having to worry about any games from anyone else.”

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Megyn Kelly irked by Meghan Markle calling Prince Harry ‘my husband’

An exasperated Megyn Kelly wants “TV divorcee” Meghan Markle to stop referring to Prince Harry as “my husband” on her podcast.

Kelly denigrated Markle as a “commoner” during her SiriusXM podcast on Tuesday and grew irritated at Markle’s frequent reminders on her own podcast that she married into the British royal family.

“There seems to be no limit on their appetite for ripping on the royals to whom they owe all of their fame and literally most of their fortune,” Kelly said of the couple.

She played several clips of their infamous interview with Oprah Winfrey, during which they described their experiences as working royals.

Kelly noted that Markle has a “less than 22% approval rating” in the UK.

She also called Markle a “liar” for claiming that she never researched the royal family before marrying Harry in 2018.

Megyn Kelly wants “TV divorcee” Meghan Markle to stop referring to Prince Harry as “my husband” on her podcast.
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Kelly then noted that during a recent episode of Markle’s “Archetypes” podcast, she refers to Prince Harry as “my husband” when she was “talking about him helping her get the kids ready in the morning.”

“We get it. You bagged the gorilla,” Kelly said of Markle marrying the British royal.

“Congratulations! You got the big bear,” Kelly continued. “You want us to know.”

Kelly made the comments during an interview with author Christopher Anderson, who is coming out with a new book about King Charles III titled “The King: The Life of Charles III.”

Kelly has been a frequent critic of Markle. Earlier this month, Kelly referred to the duchess as a “B-list actress.” She also called Harry “think-skinned.”
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During Tuesday’s episode of her “Archetypes” podcast, Markle raved at her husband’s parenting skills.

“Oh, my husband? Oh, he’s great!” Markle gushed.

The Duchess of Sussex explained that the prince helps “get [Archie] downstairs” during their “chaotic” mornings while she cooks for the brood.

During Tuesday’s episode of her “Archetypes” podcast, Markle raved at her husband’s parenting skills.
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“I make breakfast for all three of them,” she said. “It’s very important to me. I love doing it.”

Markle made the comments when her guest, Pamela Adlon, asked whether the redheaded royal, 38, is “a good contributor to the kid time.”

Kelly has been a frequent critic of Markle. Earlier this month, Kelly hit out at the duchess as a “B-list actress” while her husband was “thin-skinned.”

Kelly also eviscerated Markle over her claim that she felt “objectified” while working as a briefcase girl on the NBC game show “Deal or No Deal.”

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Prince Harry would hold ‘loyalty tests’ on Palace staff: author

Prince Harry reportedly felt distrusting of his staff at Buckingham Palace and become even more “paranoid” of them once he began dating his now-wife, Meghan Markle.

Royal expert Valentine Low and author of the book “Courtiers: the Hidden Power Behind the Crown” claims that the Duke of Sussex, 38, would carry out “loyalty tests” on his employees and was “obsessed” with the press.

Low appeared on “Good Morning Britain” recently and noted how Harry’s feelings were “brewing for a long time — before Meghan.”

“Harry had this obsession with the media. He was so very unhappy,” Low said on the chat show.

In his book, the author penned how Harry would often use the phrase “the palace syndrome.”

He described it as Harry not being able to “fight the battles he wants, because [he] has been institutionalized. Giving in to the media was a key symptom of whether [he] had developed it.”

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex met in 2016 and married in 2018.
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“It was a constant test of loyalty: ‘Are you going to protect me? Or have you just become one of them, who won’t fight for me?’ It was exhausting,” Low wrote. “His mistrust of the courtiers in the other households; the constant loyalty tests of his own staff: all of this was there before Meghan arrived on the scene.”

Harry’s fears were elevated once he began dating the former “Suits” actress, Low added. The father of two met Markle, 41, in 2016 on a blind date and they married in 2018.

“But after she turned up, it would get significantly worse,” Low said, also revealing that Palace staff who worked with the couple called themselves the “Sussexes Survival Club.”

“It was a very difficult experience for many of [the employees],” the author claimed. “Some people told me they were completely destroyed, they felt sick, they were shook.”

The couple moved to California in 2020 after announcing their decision to take a step back as senior members of the royal family.

Elsewhere in Low’s book, he pointed out how Markle “became obsessed” with the media’s portrayal of her alleged feud with sister-in-law Kate Middleton.

In 2018, Middleton, 41, was seen crying during a bridesmaids’ dress fitting for Markle’s wedding and the latter was adamant about Buckingham Palace making a statement in order to clear the air.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have had a contentious relationship with members of the Firm since their exit in 2020.
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“The truth is that, after the dress fitting, Meghan had become obsessed with trying to persuade the palace press office to put something out denying the story,” Low wrote.

Markle wasn’t the only one hyperfocused on her media image, either.

“Harry’s obsession with the media,” Low explained, “his sense of frustration that he wasn’t achieving everything that he could.”

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Prince Harry making amends with royal family was one of Queen’s ‘wishes’

Queen Elizabeth II never gave up hope that Prince Harry would reconcile with his family.

“The Queen adored Harry right to the end, and Harry adored her,” royal author Robert Hardman told People in an article published on Friday. “I think she was one of the conduits between Windsor and California and it would have been one of her dearest wishes that they patch things up.”

As many know, Harry and his wife, Meghan Markle, have been distant from the family since they announced in January 2020 that they no longer wanted to be working royals. They went on to settle in Montecito, Calif.

Harry’s frayed relationship with his family hit a new low in March 2021 when he and Markle sat down for an explosive interview with Oprah Winfrey. In it, Harry, 38, criticized the way his father raised him and expressed pity that his father and brother, Prince William, were “trapped” in their royal roles.

In the same interview, Markle tearfully claimed that she had contemplated suicide while pregnant with their son, Archie, due to the pressure of dealing with life as a royal and her treatment at the hands of the British media.

The Duchess says she went to a senior member of the Palace for help and was rebuffed.

The “Suits” alum, 41, also recently gave another controversial interview in which she claimed that “just by existing,” she and Harry were “upsetting the dynamic of the hierarchy.”

Harry and the Queen “adored” each other and had a close relationship.
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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex had been in Europe for several charitable events when Queen Elizabeth died at age 96 on Sept. 8. The California-based couple stayed in the U.K. for the ceremonies that proceeded and flew out the day after the funeral.

Royal watchers had hoped the days between the Queen’s death and her funeral would help heal fractured relationships.

They were thrilled when the estranged brothers, along with their wives, greeted crowds gathered outside Windsor Castle, two days after the Queen’s passing.

But several missteps seemed to have perhaps put a damper on any détente.

Harry was distraught when the military uniform he was allowed to wear to stand vigil by his grandmother’s casket had her initials removed.

“He is heartbroken,” a friend told the Sunday Times of London. “To remove his grandmother’s initials feels very intentional.”

So “devastated” was he, the friend said, that the prince nearly donned a morning suit to avoid the “humiliation.”

The Duke and Duchess were also invited and then “uninvited” from a state reception for world leaders and foreign royals. Page Six exclusively reported that they learned of the disinvite after reading press reports.

The couple was also snubbed in the seating arrangement at the funeral, where they did not sit in the front row with the King and William, 40, but rather in the corner of the second row next to his cousin, Princess Beatrice.

“You’d think that all members of the family would unite and support the King, especially,” a source close to King Charles said. “Perhaps some wounds can be healed in the process.”

“She knew that conflicts were a part of life, and she didn’t hold grudges. Most of all, she wanted to see her family happy,” the insider added.

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Prince William, Prince Harry reunite at Queen Elizabeth’s funeral

Estranged Princes William and Harry were once again united in grief Monday as they appeared for a final farewell to their late grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II.

The once-tight brothers put their feud behind them as they walked behind their father, King Charles III, and their aunt and uncles, in a solemn procession conveying the monarch’s flag-draped coffin to Westminster Abbey.

However, new heir apparent William, 40, and his woke California-based brother Harry, 38, avoided eye contact as they stood next to one another looking stone-faced.

The Prince of Wales was wearing his uniform, while his brother was forced to don a morning suit after being denied the privilege of wearing military garb because of his decision to step back from being a working member of the royal family.

Harry was also banned from saluting during the procession to Westminster Abbey – standing out while other royals including the new monarch, his brother and Princess Anne all performed the gesture.

Princes Harry, left, and William, right, united in grief while taking part in their grandmother’s funeral procession in London on Monday.
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Prince Harry looked somber, standing beside his estranged older brother.
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Prince Harry was not permitted to wear his uniform and donned a morning suit.
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The feuding siblings’ reunion came two days after they took part in a vigil for their grandmother at Westminster Hall, where Harry wore his uniform by a special permission of the King.

After entering the Abbey ahead of the funeral service, Prince William took his seat in the front row along with his wife and their two oldest children, George, 9, and Charlotte, 7, while Prince Harry settled into the second row on the other side of the aisle behind his father and other senior royals.

For many royal watchers, seeing them in funeral events painfully evokes 1997, when the brothers — then just 15 and 12 — walked behind the casket of their mother, Princess Diana, after her car-crash death.

William, Prince of Wales (left) and Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex (right) walk behind the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II.
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Prince William, Prince of Wales and Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex walk behind the coffin during the procession for the Lying-in State of Queen Elizabeth II.
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Prince William is seen in the first row next to his wife and children.
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Prince Harry and wife Meghan sit in the second row behind the King and his uncles.
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That includes future king William, who admitted that events for his grandmother “brought back memories” of his mother’s funeral.

The queen’s death has also forced together the brothers, who stopped talking after Harry quit the UK and life as a senior royal, joining wife Meghan Markle, 41, in a series of damning interviews accusing his family of bullying and even racism.

The estrangement continued right up to the queen’s death, when William made no plans to see his brother even though he was staying just a short walk from him during a rare UK visit.

The brothers also made their separate ways to Scotland to try to see the dying queen, with Harry forced to go alone without Markle — and first to leave the next morning, reportedly without seeing his brother and father.

It made it all the more surprising when the brothers and their wives — Markle and new Princess of Wales Kate Middleton, 40 — went on a walkabout together Sunday last week to view tributes left at Windsor Castle.

Body language experts noted clear tensions between the group, however, with royal watchers questioning if it is a genuine attempt at healing their shattered relationship or just a show of unity in honor of the queen.

The same applies to Harry and his father, King Charles III, 73, whom he accused of passing on the “pain and suffering” that forced him to quit royal life.

But in one of his first acts as king, Charles made a concession to his youngest son, allowing him to wear his military uniform at events for his grandmother — despite being stripped of the right after quitting his royal duties.

Harry, meanwhile, insisted that he would “now honor my father in his new role as King Charles III.”

The Queen’s death has forced the brothers back together.
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However, he and Markle are now reportedly again “furious” at the royals after allegedly being told their children will not be made His and Her Royal Highness despite the shift in the order of succession, which leaves them sixth and seventh in line for the throne.

The royal family and their staff will remain in mourning for another seven days after Monday’s funeral, the new king has said.

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Queen Elizabeth funeral live updates: Westminster Abbey opens for funeral


Follow the New York Post’s live coverage of Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral at Westminster Abbey in London.

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Prince Harry says he’s a ‘proud papa’ as daughter Lilibet takes her first steps

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle‘s daughter Lilibet is growing up fast and recently, in an interview with People, the Duke of Sussex gushed about his little one and the little achievements that she has unlocked already. Prince Harry went on to brag about his 10-month-old’s latest milestone as he spoke about his kids in the recent interview.

Revealing how his daughter is currently obsessed with following the footsteps of her brother, his three-year-old son Archie, Prince Harry gave a sweet update on what his kids have been up to. Speaking about being a “proud papa” with his little girl’s test milestone, the Duke of Sussex said, “Her current priorities are trying to keep up with her brother; she took her first step just a few days ago!”, via People.

The royal who has currently been busy with the 5th instalment of the Invictus Games which he has co-founded also revealed how he has introduced his son to the same. Revealing that he had a conversation with Archie about veterans competing in the tournament, he told People, “I showed Archie a video of wheelchair basketball and rugby from the Invictus Games in Sydney, and he absolutely loved it.” 

Prince Harry launched the Invictus Games in 2014 and opened up about having immense respect for the Invictus community, adding that he has tremendous respect for the sacrifices made by the veterans as well as their families while they were away serving their nation. Speaking about his own army days, Prince Harry also noted that he always thought of having a family and a wife after finishing his duty since he didn’t want to put them through the heartache of being apart for long. 

ALSO READ: Prince Harry says having Meghan Markle by his side at the Invictus Games ‘means everything’ to him



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Prince Harry, Meghan Markle visit Queen Elizabeth for the first time after quitting the royal family

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle reunite with Queen Elizabeth II after more than two years. Page Six affirmed that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex indeed met with the Monarch days before her 96th birthday. The couple has not been back to Harry’s homeland ever since they walked out of the royal family in 2020, though Harry did visit once to inaugurate a Princess Diana memorial.

As Harry and Meghan were on their way to The Hague, Netherlands for the Invictus Games, the couple decided to make a pit stop in the UK and meet the Queen at her Windsor Castle. Alongside Queen Elizabeth, the pair also greeted Harry’s father Prince Charles who was present at the Palace. The couple though visited the UK for a quick family reunion without their two kids, Archie, 2 and their 10-month-old daughter Lilibet, who the Queen is yet to meet for the first time.

Meanwhile, a spokesperson confirmed the news, via Page Six, “We can confirm that they visited the duke’s grandmother, as we previously said he hoped to do.” They remarked, “They stopped by the UK on their way to The Hague to attend the Invictus Games.” While visiting the Castle, according to reports, Harry and Meghan stayed overnight at the Windsor Castle’s Frogmore Cottage which was their past home now handed over to the Duke’s cousin Princess Eugenie who shares the house with her husband Jack Brooksbank and son August.

As for their sudden visit, Harry has yet to bring his children back to their homeland as his ongoing legal battle with the British Government over their security issues has not been settled.

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