Royal news – live: Harry will skip Hugh Grosvenor’s wedding to avoid William as he marks milestone with Meghan

Don McLean slammed Prince Harry for his unflattering depiction of Elvis Presley’s Graceland estate in his memoir Spare.

The 78-year-old American musician told Daily Mail that the sixth in line to the throne, 39, should not “criticize America when you live here as a guest.”

In the 2023 memoir, which details Harry’s life in the royal family, he describes the mansion once occupied by the king of rock and roll. like “dark” and “claustrophobic”.

“I was walking around saying ‘the king lived here, you say?’ Really ?’ “, Harry wrote. “I was in a small room with noisy furniture and shag carpet and I thought ‘the king’s interior designer must be on acid’.”

The television presenter, 79, best known for her role in The weakest linkmade the blunt revelation last week after rumors began circulating that she and Parker Bowles, 84, were together.

When asked if they were dating, she replied Saga magazine: “Yes. Complete shutdown. Mind your own business.”

Parker Bowles was previously married to the current Queen between 1973 and 1995 and the couple share two children together.

The monarch, 75, alongside the Queen Consort will visit the Royal Horticultural Society’s ‘no adults allowed’ garden.

Co-designed by schoolchildren, the garden was created to highlight the importance of nature to children and any adult visiting the exhibition must commit to planting a tree.

The garden, unlike other exhibitions, is not judged.

The sixth in line to the throne, 39, married the 42-year-old former actress on May 19, 2018, in a sumptuous ceremony at St. George’s Chapel in Windsor.

Citing press intrusion and a desire to live a more independent life, the couple subsequently resigned as senior royals in 2020 and moved to California.

The anniversary of the event has not been acknowledged by any official royal social media accounts.

This follows increased tensions between the couple and the royal family, which recently saw Prince Harry snubbed twice during his recent visit to the UK.

The first affront came from his father’s refusal to meet him during his brief trip to his home country and the second came when it was announced that Prince William would soon become Colonel-in-Chief of his former military regiment . the Army Air Corps.

The artist behind the new portrait of King Charles has revealed why he is so red.

Jonathan Yeo’s painting of the monarch sparked mixed reactions from online commenters after its unveiling last Tuesday (May 14), with some saying the red background made it look like the king was “in hell”.

The king’s face is the only part of the portrait that is depicted in what would be considered a realistic manner and the rest of the image, including his red Welsh Guards uniform, is painted on a red background.

“No matter what you do with an image, no matter how obvious you think the story you’re telling is, someone is going to read something else into it,” the artist said. Sunday time.

“I thought the red was really going to distract (from the red in the uniform),” Yeo said.

“It may also have psychological support, because I had a heart attack (in March 2023) while I was painting this,” he says. “But I definitely wasn’t aware of any of that, it was just: I love that color.”

A charity set up by the Queen has announced a second series of its podcast featuring guests including Neil Gaiman and Richard E Grant.

The Queen’s Reading Room was born from a book club started by Camilla in 2021 during the Covid-19 pandemic to celebrate the power and benefits of reading.

Over the course of nine episodes, guests will speak to the charity’s CEO and presenter Vicki Perrin about their relationship with reading. Other guests include comedian Mel Giedroyc and novelist Kate Mosse.

The weekly series will begin on Monday, May 20.

The first series of The Queen’s Reading Room podcast featured Rebus author Sir Ian Rankin, actress Dame Joanna Lumley and comedian David Baddiel and was listened to in 158 countries.

Ms Perrin said: “We have been stunned by the response to the first season of The Queen’s Reading Room podcast.

“It’s clear that the podcast has reached and resonated with listeners around the world, allowing them to connect and fall in love with books.

“I hope that this second season of the podcast continues to inspire listeners to experience new literary adventures and to help those who would like to love books a little more, to discover the true joy of reading.”

The King, Queen and Prince of Wales will attend commemorative events in Normandy to mark the 80th anniversary of the landings, Buckingham Palace has announced.

Charles and Camilla will be present at the Ministry of Defense and Royal British Legion (RBL) event at the Normandy British Memorial in Ver-sur-Mer on June 6, and William will attend the Canadian memorial ceremony at the Juno Beach Center , Courseulles-sur-Mer. -Wed, same date.

The prince will then attend the international commemorative ceremony during the day at Omaha Beach, in Saint Laurent sur Mer, alongside 25 heads of state and veterans from around the world.

The Princess of Wales is not expected to visit France.

The Prince of Wales is to be the usher at the wedding of his close friend Hugh Grosvenor, Duke of Westminster, next month, reports suggest.

The 33-year-old aristocrat and businessman will marry Olivia Henson, 31, at Chester Cathedral on June 7.

William will be part of the groom’s party at the 400-person ceremony, but his younger brother, the Duke of Sussex, will not attend, the Sunday Times reported.

The Princess of Wales, who is undergoing treatment for cancer, is not expected to attend.

The Duke of Westminster is the king’s godson and godfather to William’s son, Prince George.

He is also godfather to Harry’s five-year-old son Prince Archie, but reports emerged in December suggesting Harry and his wife Meghan were not on the guest list for their wedding.

King Charles granted a portrait photographer a Royal Warrant for the first time.

Hugo Burnand said The independent that it aims to give the public a true sense of who the royals really are through its official portraits.

Palace insiders said he was grateful to have received enough trust and support to take official photos of the family at their milestone events and to now receive this official seal of approval.

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The King, Queen and Prince of Wales will attend commemorative events in Normandy to mark the 80th anniversary of the landings, Buckingham Palace has announced.

Charles and Camilla will be present at the Ministry of Defense and Royal British Legion (RBL) event at the Normandy British Memorial in Ver-sur-Mer on June 6, and William will attend the Canadian memorial ceremony at the Juno Beach Center , Courseulles-sur-Mer. -Wed, same date.

The prince will then attend the international commemorative ceremony during the day at Omaha Beach, in Saint Laurent sur Mer, alongside 25 heads of state and veterans from around the world.

The Princess of Wales is not expected to visit France.