PRINCE Harry and Meghan Markle should "go home" as Americans are now "not interested" in the couple, a Royal commentator has said.
The royal couple's plummeting popularity coincides with the publication of Prince Harry’s memoir, Spare, and a string of high-profile interviews and a divisive Netflix documentary.
And Kinsey Schofield of the To Di For podcast warned Harry & Meghan should "go home" to the UK as she spoke to GB News after a damning poll last week showed how public opinion of the couple had turned.
She said: "I'm going to tell you something you do not want to hear: here in the States the conversation is Harry and Meghan need to apologise and they need to move back to the UK. That is literally what we're saying here in America, that they need to move back to the UK. I know that that's the last thing Brits want, so I apologise for bringing you that information."
Schofield went on to add: "They don't provide anything and I think that what we liked about them was their relation to the British Royal Family, so if they want to continue to be of value to anybody, I think that they've got to be closer to the British Royal Family."
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With the King’s Coronation just months away, Buckingham Palace have revealed further details on the ceremonial, celebratory and community events that are set to take place.
Here’s a look at what’s to come over the historical royal weekend.
King's coronation could be derailed by new bombshells from three memoirs, royal experts have claimed.
Royal biographer Angela Levin believes “all of this may come to a head just before the coronation”.
She told The Sun: “It’s a huge burden and it's such a shame.
“It’s the first coronation since 1953 and it just looks as though people are doing this deliberately just to spoil it.
“It's thought Virginia will mainly speak about what happened to her with Epstein.
“However, Epstein and Andrew are so linked at this stage that regardless, the duke’s reputation will be further damaged.
“I think Charles must be terribly upset. He has waited for this moment all of his life and then you have people bringing out books to ruin it.”
Following Kate and William’s visit to Windsor Foodshare this morning, fans have rushed to social media to thank the royal couple for their help and support.
Taking to Twitter, one wrote: ”Thank you for supporting Foodshare.”
A second added: ”Loved this engagement. Thank you.”
A third said: ”Always helping, always supporting the good people serving their communities. Couldn’t be prouder of this magnificent couple.”
Once built, Henry VIII would often use the palace to escape the demands of his time at court.
He spent a lot of time there with Anne Boleyn during the peak of their marriage.
Boleyn's daughter, Elizabeth I, was one of the first royal residents to live at the palace during the threat posed by the Spanish Armada.
She would often leave the residence to address her troops in Tilbury.
Charles I famously spent his last night before his execution at St James' Palace and it was his son, Charles II, who restored it to its former glory after Oliver Cromwell turned it into an army barracks.
William III and Mary II were to use the palace as their primary residence but it was demoted to being the house of the mistresses of both George I and II shortly after.
It was George III who then bought and renovated Buckingham House, which became Buckingham Palace, which saw the end of St James' Palace being a principal residence of the monarchy.
In the 21st century, it is the official home of Princess Beatrice, and Princess Alexandra.
Princess Anne maintains a London residence there too.
Both Prince William and Prince Harry have lived here with their father King Charles III.
Meghan Markle’s half-sister Samantha Markle, 58, said Prince Harry is “lacking in empathy, remorse, and shame”.
Speaking with GB News, Samantha said: “I think [Harry] is lacking in empathy, remorse, and shame.
“He is showing a clear disconnect with reality and is so emotionally underdeveloped that he can’t move on from this stage where he has resentment over a whole host of issues.
“I don’t think he can think like an adult because I don’t think emotionally he is one.
“It’s really par for the course that he’s behaving in this bitter and delusionary way.
Asked about whether she thought King Charles should apologise to the Sussexes, she added: “It would come with a great deal of risk and, I believe, be absolutely dangerous to do so.
“If King Charles apologises to them, he is opening the door for more abuse.
“That’s what happens when you apologise to sociopaths and narcissists. You find yourself beating a dead horse.
“And he cannot be apathetic and enable that sort of manipulation and control.”
The King is set to host a huge party in celebration of his coronation, with the likes of Sir Paul McCartney and Queen rumoured to be performing.
And you could attend.
Buckingham Palace said last night that a national ballot will be held by the BBC, offering “several thousand” pairs of tickets to lucky Brits.
It did not offer any further details on when the ballots will be opened, but suggested people keep their eyes on the BBC.
Royal commentator Jonathan Sacerdoti has warned the King that any attempt to change the Sussexes status could result in the pair viewing the move as an "aggressive" swipe.
Speaking to US weekly he said: "The sense I get is that this is not something they want to do.
"I think they’re trying to calm things, not trying to throw more grenades — [they’re] not trying to provoke any more than they’re being provoked.
"Trying to remove their titles by the king would be seen as perhaps an aggressive move, or at least Harry and Meghan could dress it up that way.
"I think perhaps they’re trying to spare us all of that misery as well. It’s just not necessarily on their agenda.
"They want to get on with doing the job of the Royal Family and try and avoid that."
King Charles and Queen Camilla met with a Holocaust survivor on Holocaust Memorial Day today.
Together, they lit candles to remember those victims of genocide.
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Before Prince Harry found love with Meghan Markle, he is said to have been “smitten” with European princess Marie-Olympia of Greece and Denmark.
Australian magazine New Idea reported Princess Beatrice had introduced Harry to the then 19-year-old, following his break up from Cressida Bonas in 2014.
The family were already familiar with Olympia, now 26, as King Charles is her godfather and her late grandfather King Constantine II’s second cousin.
Away from her regal routes, Olympia shares friendships with Paris and Nicky Hilton.
And like Harry, she likes to party – once causing an uproar by posting a picture of her holding up her middle finger on a night out in Rome.
Read more here.
Former longtime CIA counter-terrorism officer Bruce Riedel has revealed that Prince Harry may be able to request official protection in America.
He said: “Harry can make a case for security protection as a distinguished foreign guest.
“Some ambassadors are given special protection. It would help if the British government weighed in.
“He has taken a risk in his statement about killing 25 Taliban but it is not a big risk.
“The Taliban do not have an international reach and especially not in the United States.
“In twenty years of war with America they never operated in the US.
“An angry Afghan American acting on his own might be a threat but most of the Afghan American community is against the Taliban.”
Omid Scobie, the co-author of the Sussex biography ‘Finding Freedom’, has claimed that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were “doomed”.
Speaking as a guest on Common Sense, an independent news platform, Mr Scobie added: “Her private secretary had said that, you know, you’ll come in and you’ll be like, sort of, a foreign microbe or something in the, sort of, biosphere of the Royal Family.
“Every other cell will come and try and fight that and push you out but, at some point, you become part of it.”
Royal commentator Jonathan Sacerdoti has claimed that Prince Harry is set for a "temporary peace" as the coronation nears.
Speaking to US weekly he said: "Whether or not that’s possible is one thing and whether or not it’s lasting is another thing.
"Even if they do manage to make some form of peace, [it] might be temporary. I think it’s going to be extremely difficult for them as a family – and more broadly, for the nation and for the Institution – to forgive what’s happened.
He added: "I think Harry and Meghan have said they’re expecting an apology, but I think there aren’t many people who agree that it’s due that way round. Some of the individuals within [Spare] – the King, the Queen and the Prince of Wales – all come out of that book so badly."
King Charles and Queen Camilla met with Holocaust survivor Dr Martin Stern and Darfur genocide survivor Amouna Adam on Holocaust Memorial Day today.
Together, they lit candles to remember those victims of genocide.
Dr Stern and Ms Adam shared their stories with the monarch and Queen Consort and told them about the work that the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust is doing.
Candles will be lit in windows across the UK today at 4pm to remember all victims.
“In learning from the horrors of the Holocaust and the genocides which followed, we can all recommit to the vital principles of freedom of conscience, generosity of spirit, and care for others that are the surest defences of hope.” – Charles Rhttps://t.co/Ii2HkQpKDr pic.twitter.com/aZNadtlB9P
Astrologer Inbaal Honigman believes King Charles will “modernise some traditions” in 2023.
Speaking with FairBettingSites, Hongiman said: “For 2023, King Charles receives the Tarot card called the Ace of Cups, also known as the Root of the Powers of Water.
“Cups cards represent the Water element. Water is about emotions, sensitivity and dreams.
“This means that Charles will feel happy to have his family near him, and there will be many happy family occasions, even another wedding on the horizon for the extended royal brood, and a birth.
“The coronation itself will be celebrated for its sensible and moderate presentation, and its honouring of generations before. The focus will be on family, not opulence.
“As King, the card suggests that Charles will modernise some traditions in 2023, to allow families to inherit more fairly, whether male or female descendants.”
The Sydney Morning Herald revealed that votes for Australia to become a republic have increased, in a recent poll it held.
The poll was released after the release of Harry's memoir, Spare, and the numbers increased since the one taken after the Queen's death in September.
Respondents were asked about whether Harry and Meghan's Netflix series and book affected their views, and 21% said yes.
Assistant Minister for the Republic Matthew Thistlethwaite told Sky News that there should be an Australia Day to encourage the move to a republic.
He said: "I do recognise that for many Australians, particularly First Nations Australians, it is a difficult day and it's not a day they do feel pride and wish to celebrate.
"In the future, we could look to an alternative and in my view, that alternative could be if Australians vote to become a republic and we recognise our true independence and maturity as a nation."
As part of the Coronation celebrations, the Royal Family is encouraging the public to join the Big Help Out and volunteer at a charity.
Royal insiders told The Telegraph that the Prince and Princess of Wales will probably be joining in this initiative too.
This project has been launched by Chief Scout Bear Grylls.
Prince William and Kate visited the Windsor foodbank yesterday and helped volunteers pack food packages for those in need.
The Prince of Wales was left impressed by how "organised" and "efficient" the organisation – made up of 48 volunteers that help around 7,000 people a year – is.
Before leaving, William admitted that he and his wife would like to return and help out more.
He said: "We would love to come back without the entourage."
Speaking on Royally Obsessed, Omid Scobie admitted that for the time being, there have been no conversations held about the Duke reconciling with his family.
Harry has just released his memoir, Spare, and Scobie explained that the aftermath surely leaves no space for discussions over making up for now.
His co-host, Rachel Bowie, agreed and said: "For now, it just seems like wishful thinking.”
Paul Burrell, who worked as a butler for Princess Diana, was "upset" by how Harry referred to him as "mummy's former butler," in his memoir.
Mr Burrell said, as reported by Entertainment Daily: "There was something else which annoyed me intensely, I was really upset, really upset the fact that he referred to me as ‘the butler’, ‘mummy’s butler’.
"Well mummy’s butler was called Paul, Harry and you knew me, all your life you’ve known me as Paul.
"He had never known me as ‘the butler’ so why suddenly has there been a shift only recently, a shift to being called the butler?"
It's not certain whether the Duke and Duchess of Sussex will be invited to the Coronation and even less certainty if they'll have space to join the rest of the family on the balcony.
The Duke of York is also uncertain as to whether he will be able to join the Royal Family in waving to the public after the procession on May 6.
Richard Palmer told the Daily Express' Royal Round-Up that he thinks that the King "will take the moral high ground and invite them all to the Coronation."
He added: "If I had to guess at this stage for how things will work out this time round, and I don't believe, that there will be a place for the Sussexes or the Duke of York on the balcony."
Since leaving their royal roles, many raised questions on whether the Duke and Duchess of Sussex should get to keep their royal titles.
Royal expert Jonathan Sacerdoti told Us Weekly that the Royal Family probably wouldn't take the step to strip them of their titles, even though Tory MP Bob Seely is pushing for it.
Mr Sacerdoti said: "The sense I get is that this is not something they want to do. I think they’re trying to calm things, not trying to throw more grenades — [they’re] not trying to provoke any more than they’re being provoked.
"Trying to remove their titles by the king would be seen as perhaps an aggressive move, or at least Harry and Meghan could dress it up that way."
In his book, Elizabeth: An Intimate Portrait, Gyles Brandreth reveals that Kate Middleton is very much like the late Queen when it comes to eye contact.
He explained that when royal members attend interviews or walkabouts, they should never assume that the attention is for them or they'll "end up in trouble."
He wrote: "It isn’t for you as an individual. You are not a celebrity. You are representing the Royal Family. That’s all.
"The Queen never looks at the camera. Never. Look at who you’re talking to. Look at what you’ve come to see.
"I have been on walkabouts with the Duchess of Cambridge. She does not look at the camera. Whenever she is interviewed, Catherine talks about the matter in hand, never about herself.
"Kate’s stoical attitude towards the press mirrors that of the Queen herself. It’s felt by many to be the appropriate royal response."
Judi James explained how Camilla is close friends with Princess Anne, however, she also explained how her new role might affect this friendship.
When Charles became King, Camilla took on the title of Queen Consort and this will be made official at the Coronation.
Ms James said: "Camilla is now not only above Anne in the royal pecking order, she has now taken the role of Queen in the place of Anne’s beloved mother.
"Anne’s closeness to the late Queen was never illustrated more than during the funeral and Anne is very much the family’s champion when it comes to regal behavior and protocols.
"Anne is an old-school royal and it will be interesting to see how she reacts now the woman whose rise in the royal ranks has far exceeded expectations."
The Standard released a poll in which its results showed that 60% of Brits want Prince Harry to be at the King's Coronation on May 6.
In the group of respondents aged 18 to 34, 15% only think that the Duke shouldn't attend while the rest believe that he deserves to attend the special occasion.
The slightly older group, from 35 to 54 sees a split of 65% and 26% in views.
However, when it came to the 55+ age group, the split was almost split in half, with 47% saying that they want to see Harry at the Coronation but a strong 42% saying 'no.'
Baroness Lady Glenconner was a close friend of Princess Margaret, and while speaking with Lorraine Kelly on ITV, she said what the late Queen's sister would think of Harry.
She said: "If his auntie Margaret – or great-aunt Margaret had been around, I would wonder what she would’ve said to Prince Harry.
"I think he’s extremely lucky she wasn’t around. I think, well, I know, she would’ve been horrified."
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