Prince Harry news – latest: Duke of Sussex ‘stayed at Frogmore Cottage’ during UK visit

Prince Harry is believed to have stayed at Frogmore Cottage during his surprise visit to the UK last week.

The Duke of Sussex attended a London court for his ongoing case against Associated Newspapers, publisher of the Daily Mail, along with other high-profile figures including Sir Elton John.

Harry’s visit coincided with King Charles III and Queen Consort Camilla’s royal visit to Germany, as preparations for their coronation next month get into full swing.

The Duke’s visit marked the first time he had returned to the UK since the King informed him that he and his family would be asked to vacate Frogmore Cottage, five-bedroom property, which has reportedly now been offered to Prince Andrew.

The Telegraph reports that Harry is thought to have flown back to his family’s home in California on Thursday 30 March, and is likely to have used the visit to arrange his and Meghan’s belongings ahead of moving out of their London residence.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have indicated that they have received email correspondence from Buckingham Palace about attending the coronation next month, but have not disclosed any details about whether they will be among the other guests.

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King Charles III coronation: Everything we know about 2023 ceremony

10:45 , Ellie Muir

King Charles III will be coronated on Saturday 6 May 2023, alongside his wife, Camilla, Queen Consort.

Charles celebrated his 74th birthday in November, making him the oldest person to be crowned in British history.

William, Prince of Wales is expected to play an important role in the committee organising his father’s coronation.

Buckingham Palace announced the programming that will take place across the long weekend, including a balcony appearance by the royals, a concert featuring international stars and a day of volunteering.

When is the coronation of King Charles III?

Prince Harry ‘stayed at Frogmore Cottage’ during surprise UK visit

08:00 , Ellie Muir

Prince Harry reportedly stayed at Frogmore Cottage during his visit to the UK for the phone-hacking case against the publisher of The Daily Mail.

Harry appeared in court at the Royal Courts of Justice on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday last week, alongside other high-profile figures including Sir Elton John.

His visit coincided with King Charles III and Queen Consort Camilla’s royal visit to Germany, as preparations for their coronation next month get into full swing.

It is understood that the Duke likely used the visit to sort out the couple’s belongings and work out what needs to be shipped to their Montecito home in the US ahead of vacating the property, The Telegraph reports.

The visit marked the first time the royal had returned to the five-bedroom property after his father told him he would be asked to vacate the property last month.

The King had asked the Sussexes to vacate the property following the release of Harry’s memoir, Spare, at the beginning of the year.

When the eviction was first reported, a royal expert told The Independent that King Charles’s decision cannot be seen as anything other than a reaction to the release of Harry’s memoir.

RS Locke, a freelance writer and royal commentator said: “Evicting the Sussex family from Frogmore Cottage is transparently punitive and King Charles wanted the couple and the public to know it.”

Prince Harry ‘stayed at Frogmore Cottage’ during surprise UK visit

Harry at High Court as Mail publisher bids to throw out ‘stale’ privacy claims

07:30 , Kate Ng

The Duke of Sussex has made a surprise appearance at a High Court hearing in London as the Daily Mail’s publisher makes a bid to throw out a set of claims over alleged unlawful information gathering at its titles.

Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL) is bringing a bid to end High Court claims brought by people including Harry, Sir Elton John and Baroness Doreen Lawrence over the allegations – which include the hiring of private investigators to secretly place listening devices inside cars and homes and the recording of private phone conversations.

Harry at High Court as Mail publisher bids to throw out ‘stale’ privacy claims

Prince of Wales: Diana would be disappointed in lack of progress on homelessness

06:30 , Kate Ng

The Prince of Wales has said his mother would be “disappointed” that the UK is still no further along with tackling the problem of homelessness.

William appeared in a short film as part of the 2023 Comic Relief broadcast where he sat down with two people who had experienced homelessness.

Prince of Wales: Diana would be disappointed in lack of progress on homelessness

King to visit York to distribute Maundy money for first time as monarch

04:30 , Kate Ng

The King is to hand out Maundy money for the first time as a monarch when he carries out the ancient ritual in York.

Charles and the Queen Consort will attend the Royal Maundy Service in York Minister on 6 April.

During the Maundy Thursday event, the King will present 74 men and 74 women with specially-minted silver coins to the value of 74p – signifying Charles’s age – to thank the pensioners for their service in local communities.

King to visit York to distribute Maundy money for first time as monarch

Prince Harry not expected to see Charles or William as he makes surprise return to UK

02:30 , Kate Ng

The Duke of Sussex has made a surprise return to the UK for the first time since the late Queen’s funeral – but is not expected to meet with the King or the Prince of Wales.

His trip – for a High Court hearing in London in his claim against Daily Mail publisher Associated Newspapers over allegations of unlawful information-gathering – will be seen as demonstrating the strength of his determination over the legal action.

Prince Harry not expected to see Charles or William as he makes surprise return to UK

King becoming ‘frustrated old man’ over attitudes to climate emergency

Monday 3 April 2023 00:30 , Kate Ng

The King has described how he is becoming “a frustrated old man” over attitudes to the global climate emergency.

A life-long environmentalist, Charles said the world must rely on the younger generation if we are to avert an environmental catastrophe in the next few years.

King becoming ‘frustrated old man’ over attitudes to climate emergency

Prince Andrew in ‘despair’ that King Charles has not shared £650million inheritance

Sunday 2 April 2023 23:30 , Kate Ng

Prince Andrew is “in despair” that the King has not shared out their mother’s inheritence, according to reports.

King Charles was the sole beneficiary of the Queen’s £650million estate, under a 1993 agreement meaning no inheritance tax was owed.

The King’s siblings Princess Anne, 72, and Prince Edward, 59, as well as Prince Andrew, 63, inherited nothing from the Queen, and are said to share “some resentment” because of this.

Prince Andrew in ‘despair’ that King Charles has not shared £650million inheritance

WATCH: Prince Andrew determined to not leave Royal Lodge residence

Sunday 2 April 2023 21:30 , Kate Ng

Expert predicts how the royal family will spend their first Easter without the Queen

Sunday 2 April 2023 20:30 , Kate Ng

This Easter Sunday will be the first that the royal family will spend without Queen Elizabeth II, after her death last September.

Royal expert and biographer Ingrid Seward believes that it will be a happy celebration instead of a sombre time as they reflect on the years past.

Expert predicts how the royal family will spend their first Easter without the Queen

Harry and Meghan’s children now known as Prince and Princess on royal family’s website

Sunday 2 April 2023 19:30 , Kate Ng

Buckingham Palace has updated the royal family’s website to reflect the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s children’s new titles of Prince and Princess.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s children, who are sixth and seventh in line to the throne respectively, are now named Prince Archie of Sussex and Princess Lilibet of Sussex on the site.

It comes after the couple’s daughter was formally referred to as Princess Lilibet for the first time when their spokesperson confirmed she had been christened last week in California.

Harry and Meghan’s children now officially known as Prince and Princess

King Charles III coronation: Everything we know about 2023 ceremony

Sunday 2 April 2023 18:30 , Kate Ng

Need a refresher on when King Charles III’s coronation will be and what the itinerary for the weekend is? Look no further:

When is the coronation of King Charles III?

Succession’s Brian Cox says Meghan’s marriage into royal family is a ‘fairytale gone horribly wrong’

Sunday 2 April 2023 17:30 , Kate Ng

Brian Cox has claimed that Meghan Markle’s marriage into the royal family is a “fairytale that went horribly wrong”.

In a new interview with the Radio Times, the Succession star said that he understood why Meghan was attracted to marrying into the royal family, due to its “fairytale” image.

Ellie Muir reports:

Brian Cox says Meghan’s royal marriage is a ‘fairytale gone horribly wrong’

Will Camilla be crowned Queen at King Charles’ coronation?

Sunday 2 April 2023 16:30 , Kate Ng

The title of Queen Consort Camilla, who was previously the Duchess of Cornwall is expected to change following King Charles’ coronation.

Find out how:

Will Camilla be crowned Queen at King Charles’ coronation?

Camilla impresses with fashion choices on state visit to Germany

Sunday 2 April 2023 15:30 , Kate Ng

The King and Queen Consort recently visited Germany on their first trip to the country since Charles’ reign began.

A regal wardrobe was required for the string of high profile engagements, and Camilla wowed the crowds with her outfits.

Camilla impresses with fashion choices on state visit to Germany

King’s inaugural state visit boosted by Germany’s warm welcome

Sunday 2 April 2023 14:30 , Kate Ng

Completing a major milestone for the first time can be daunting even for a King but the inaugural state visit of Charles’s reign appears to have been a success.

It did not begin in auspicious circumstances, with the first leg to France postponed after days of protests against President Emmanuel Macron’s pension age reforms culminated in violent scenes from Paris to Bordeaux.

Read more:

King’s inaugural state visit boosted by Germany’s warm welcome

Everything you need to know about Queen Consort Camilla’s family tree

Sunday 2 April 2023 13:30 , Kate Ng

The Queen Consort will be crowned alongside her husband, King Charles III, at the highly anticipated coronation ceremony on 6 May.

The royal, 75, is expected to be crowned Queen instead of Queen Consort after the coronation, with the coronation edition of the Bible reportedly dropping the title in its commemoration message.

As the nation prepares for the major ceremony – the UK’s first coronation since the late Queen Elizabeth II’s in 1953 – many people are interested in learning more about the new monarch’s wife and her family tree.

Everything you need to know about Queen Consort Camilla’s family tree

Paul O’Grady once tried to convince Queen Elizabeth II to adopt a rescue corgi

Sunday 2 April 2023 12:30 , Kate Ng

The late Paul O’Grady once attempted to persuade Queen Elizabeth II to adopt her own rescue corgi when she visited Battersea Dogs and Cats Home, it has been revealed.

Ali Taylor, a friend of O’Grady and head of behaviour at the animal charity, said that the actor comedian had such a passion for rescue dogs that he tried to get the late monarch to take one home to Buckingham Palace with her.

Paul O’Grady once tried to convince Queen Elizabeth II to adopt a rescue corgi

King Charles praises Queen’s Green Canopy scheme after 3 million trees planted

Sunday 2 April 2023 11:18 , Kate Ng

King Charles III has offered his “heartfelt thanks” to people involved in the Queen’s Green Canopy (QGC) after the initiative announced it has planted more than three million trees.

The scheme was launched in May 2021 to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, and was extended after her death in September last year to allow people to plant trees in memoriam.

King Charles praises Queen’s Green Canopy scheme after 3 million trees planted

Friends close to Prince Andrew rubbish reports he is planning to write memoir

Sunday 2 April 2023 09:00 , Kate Ng

Friends close to Prince Andrew have hit out at reports that he is planning to write a memoir.

On Sunday, a number of newspapers claimed that the Duke of York was in talks to produce a tell-all autobiography, following the success of Prince Harry’s book ‘Spare’.

However, friends of his family have taken the unusual step to make his views known following the reports.

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King Charles takes on new title previously held by Queen Elizabeth II

Sunday 2 April 2023 07:00 , Kate Ng

King Charles III has been appointed colonel-in-chief of the Corps of Royal Engineers, a title previously held by his late mother, Queen Elizabeth II.

Buckingham Palace announced the news on Tuesday 28 March, with the position hailed as a “long-standing tradition” in the royal family that began with King Edward VII in 1904.

King Charles takes on new title previously held by Queen Elizabeth II

Queen ‘deeply saddened’ by death of fellow dog-lover Paul O’Grady

Sunday 2 April 2023 05:00 , Kate Ng

Camilla has shared her sadness at the news that TV presenter and comedian Paul O’Grady has died aged 67.

The Queen Consort shared a special bond with the late star, and worked closely with him in their support of Battersea Dogs & Cats Home.

Queen ‘deeply saddened’ by death of fellow dog-lover Paul O’Grady

Meghan Markle wins Gracie Award for her Archetypes podcast

Sunday 2 April 2023 03:00 , Kate Ng

The Duchess of Sussex has received a Gracie Award for her work on her Archetypes podcast.

The 48th annual Gracie Awards honoured Meghan Markle as one of its digital media national winners for her Spotify podcast, which sees her speaking to various famous women about the stereotypes they face.

Meghan Markle wins Gracie Award for her Archetypes podcast

King becoming ‘frustrated old man’ over attitudes to climate emergency

Sunday 2 April 2023 02:00 , Kate Ng

The King has described how he is becoming “a frustrated old man” over attitudes to the global climate emergency.

A life-long environmentalist, Charles said the world must rely on the younger generation if we are to avert an environmental catastrophe in the next few years.

On a boat ride around Hamburg’s sprawling harbour to view a state of the art electrolyser site, which helps generate power, the King said the world must realise the need to move towards more sustainable practices.

King becoming ‘frustrated old man’ over attitudes to climate emergency

WATCH: King Charles and Queen Consort conclude Germany visit with war remembrance, beer and Beatles

Sunday 2 April 2023 01:00 , Kate Ng

Sarah, Duchess of York: I made endless wrong decisions – but it’s got me to where I am today

Sunday 2 April 2023 00:00 , Kate Ng

The ex-wife of the Duke of York offers her views on Harry and Meghan, the King, and looking after the late Queen’s corgis.

Sarah, Duchess of York: I made endless wrong decisions – but it’s got me to where I am today

Harry told Queen: ‘We can’t afford private security until Meghan and I earn our own money’

Saturday 1 April 2023 23:00 , Kate Ng

The Duke of Sussex sent an email claiming that he and his wife could not afford their own security until they could earn their own money, court documents have revealed.

The message has been disclosed in papers as part of Prince Harry’s bid to rule that the publishers of the Mail on Sunday libelled him with an article about his quest for police protection when he and his family visit the UK.

Harry told Queen: ‘We can’t afford security until Meghan and I earn our own money’

Prince Harry blames royal family for delay in hacking suit

Saturday 1 April 2023 22:00 , Kate Ng

Prince Harry blamed the royal family for a delay in bringing a phone hacking lawsuit against the publisher of The Daily Mail as lawyers for the newspaper argued that the case should be thrown out because he didn't file it soon enough.

The Duke of Sussex said “the Institution” — a term he has used in other contexts to refer to the inner workings of Buckingham Palace — had prevented him from learning sooner about the activity of The Daily Mail and related publications by withholding information about phone hacking by other tabloids.

Prince Harry blames royal family for delay in hacking suit

Prince Harry not expected to see Charles or William as he makes surprise return to UK

Saturday 1 April 2023 21:00 , Kate Ng

The Duke of Sussex has made a surprise return to the UK for the first time since the late Queen’s funeral – but is not expected to meet with the King or the Prince of Wales.

His trip – for a High Court hearing in London in his claim against Daily Mail publisher Associated Newspapers over allegations of unlawful information-gathering – will be seen as demonstrating the strength of his determination over the legal action.

Prince Harry not expected to see Charles or William as he makes surprise return to UK

William and Harry’s treehouse features in Highgrove exhibition staged for King

Saturday 1 April 2023 20:00 , Kate Ng

The King has commissioned a new exhibition telling the story of how he transformed the gardens of his country home Highgrove – including behind-the-scenes sketches of Princes William and Harry’s treehouse.

The then-Prince of Wales had the wooden hideaway, with its pointed, thatched roof, built for his young sons at his Gloucestershire retreat in the 1980s.

William and Harry’s treehouse features in Highgrove exhibition staged for King

‘Disappointment’ that King’s visit to France had to be postponed, experts say

Saturday 1 April 2023 19:00 , Kate Ng

There may be high level disappointment that the King’s first state visit has had to be postponed, royal experts have said.

Charles and Camilla were due to begin a four-day trip to France last week but after a night of violent nationwide demonstrations that led to hundreds of arrests and police officers being injured, the trip was shelved.

‘Disappointment’ that King’s visit to France had to be postponed, experts say

‘Paranoid’ Prince Harry lost friends over ‘unlawful’ newspaper stories, court hears

Saturday 1 April 2023 17:00 , Kate Ng

Prince Harry suffered from “suspicion and paranoia” and lost friends because of newspaper articles, a court heard on Monday, as he launched his campaign to reform the media with a surprise appearance in London.

The Duke of Sussex flew 5,500 miles from his new home in California to attend a High Court hearing as the Daily Mail’s publisher bids to throw out claims against its titles, including accusations of phone-hacking.

Alastair Jamieson has the full story:

‘Paranoid’ Prince Harry lost friends over ‘unlawful’ newspaper stories, court hears

The fascinating history behind the throne King Charles will sit on at his coronation

Saturday 1 April 2023 16:00 , Kate Ng

King Charles III ascended the throne following the death of his mother, the late Queen Elizabeth II, last September. His coronation takes place more than 70 years after Elizabeth was crowned on 2 June 1953.

During the crowning and anointing parts of the ceremony, which are said to be the most sacred parts, King Charles will sit upon the 700-year-old Coronation Chair.

Read all about the history of the Coronation Chair here:

The fascinating history behind the throne King Charles will sit on at his coronation

Coronation Concert: Everything you need to know about King Charles’s musical celebration

Saturday 1 April 2023 15:00 , Kate Ng

King Charles III’s coronation is less than two months away, with a Bank Holiday weekend full of celebrations fast approaching.

Curious about what will take place during the musical celebration of the day? Find out below:

Everything you need to know about King Charles’s coronation concert