A Harry-shaped hole <\/b><\/p>\n
This week, the United Kingdom marked the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day with a series of poignant and celebratory events. <\/p>\n
The Royal Family\u2014including King Charles III, Prince William, and Princess Kate\u2014attended a service of Thanksgiving at Westminster Abbey, observing two minutes of silence in remembrance. <\/p>\n
The commemorations culminated in a classic royal concert at Horse Guards Parade, celebrating the resilience and unity of the nation with plenty of Union Jack imagery. <\/p>\n
Notably absent from these events was Prince Harry<\/a> despite being one of the very few living royals to have seen active military service (in Afghanistan).<\/p>\n While it\u2019s valid to argue that Harry has behaved unwisely in litigating his grievances with the royal family in public, youthful idiocy in princes is usually forgiven. <\/p>\n Indeed, a YouGov poll this week indicated that Harry still maintains a 56 percent favorability rating in the United States. <\/p>\n Kings are expected to be wiser, and the failure to get Harry back inside the royal tent reflects exceptionally poorly on Charles.<\/p>\n Harry\u2018s ongoing absence as the king fights cancer\u2014which Harry did his best last week<\/a> to remind us is probably going to kill him in the not-too-distant future without actually saying it\u2014represents a painful indictment of King Charles\u2019s authority, not to mention his oft-vaunted alleged convening power.<\/p>\n Sources close to the king and Prince William have repeatedly told The Daily Beast that the principal block to reconciliation is William. <\/p>\n Why is William able to thwart the king? Again, it\u2019s all connected to Charles\u2019 decision to announce he had cancer. William\u2018s team has argued that Charles cannot bequeath his heir a settlement with Harry that William cannot live with.<\/p>\n With the cat out of the bag, Charles increasingly looks like a lame duck monarch to many.<\/p>\n Prince Harry hunts for his pals<\/b><\/p>\n Harry\u2018s assertion in a recent BBC interview about how incredibly dangerous the U.K. is for him was compromised somewhat by the remarkable doorbell cam footage of Harry in Chelsea searching for friends John and Georgina Vaughan. <\/p>\n He was seen knocking on the doors of random residences<\/a> they no longer occupy, having long since moved and rented out the house. <\/p>\n One resident told the Mail: \u201cThe people he knew have long gone and moved elsewhere.\u201d<\/p>\n It\u2019s a telling sign of Harry\u2018s total disconnect from the land of his birth.<\/p>\n Staffing news<\/b><\/p>\n In an apparent effort to stabilize their operations, Meghan Markle has appointed Sarah Fosmo<\/a>, a former assistant to Bill Gates, as her new chief of staff. This move follows a series of staff departures and is seen as an attempt to professionalize their endeavors. <\/p>\n Royal children: A tale of two families<\/b><\/p>\n During the VE Day celebrations, Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis made rare public appearances<\/a>, delighting fans. Prince Louis stole the show as usual, mimicking his older brother and brushing lint off his father\u2019s suit during the parade. <\/p>\n Meanwhile, Markle shared new photos of her children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, on Instagram<\/a> to mark Mother\u2019s Day. The images, showing the backs of their heads, highlighted their red hair inherited from Harry. <\/p>\n They also highlighted the physical and emotional distance between the cousins; Harry has indicated that he cannot envision bringing his children back to the U.K., saying it is not safe, suggesting that the current estrangement may persist indefinitely. <\/p>\n Harry and Meghan Catch Beyonc\u00e9<\/b><\/p>\n Harry and Markle enjoyed a date night at Beyonc\u00e9\u2019s \u201cCowboy Carter\u201d tour at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles on Friday. The couple shared affectionate moments, with Markle posting photos and videos on Instagram, including one of Harry wearing a cowboy hat personalized with their children\u2019s names. <\/p>\n In the Netflix docuseries Harry & Meghan, Markle shared a text message she received from Beyonc\u00e9 the day after her and Harry\u2018s interview with Oprah Winfrey aired in March 2021. In the sixth episode, Markle reads the message aloud, expressing her surprise and gratitude: \u201cShe wants me to feel safe and protected. She admires and respects my bravery and vulnerability and thinks I was selected to break generational curses that need to be healed.\u201d<\/p>\n Sleaze<\/b><\/p>\n Prince Andrew\u2019s<\/a> former crisis manager has been secretly filmed saying the British royal was \u201cf—ing underage girls\u201d while friends with Jeffrey Epstein<\/a> in embarrassing footage released online Thursday, as The Daily Beast reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n The hidden-camera tape was made by the notorious MAGA provocateur James O\u2019Keefe, the founder of the controversial Project Veritas, which has previously been accused<\/a> of publishing deceptively edited videos. But still \u2026Caught on tape is John Bryan, who dated Andrew\u2019s wife, Sarah Ferguson<\/a>, for six years from 1991 to 1997. <\/p>\n