Meghan Markle was mocked by fans online for her “clingy” behaviour after a parody video of her recent appearance at a gala went viral on social media.

The Duchess of Sussex hit the red carpet last Thursday when she attended the Alliance for Children’s Rights 34th Annual Champions for Children gala in California.

In pictures and video from the “red carpet,” Meghan was seen holding her friend’s bump while posing for the cameras.

But the sweet moment was made into a parody video by the Duchess of Sus, a YouTube account that regularly takes aim at Meghan.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were savaged by a royal author, who branded their upcoming trip to Australia “grubby” and a “cash grab”.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will be travelling Down Under for four days in April to promote their various passions and business ventures.

Now, Tom Bower, author of the upcoming book about the Sussexes titled Betrayal: Power, Deceit and the Fight for the Future of the Royal Family, has taken aim at the couple and the Duchess in particular, accusing her of “breaking” the late Queen Elizabeth’s promise.

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s crisis is “bigger” and “more serious” than the abdication of former King Edward VIII, later known as the Duke of Windsor, a royal author has claimed.

The former Duke of York has been banished into exile in Norfolk after disturbing details of his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein emerged within the latest tranche of documents released by the US Department of Justice about the convicted paedophile.

Andrew has also lost his titles and honours and was forced to give up the lease on his home in Windsor, Royal Lodge, for more than 20 years. He has always denied any wrongdoing.

Meanwhile, Edward – one of the shortest-reigning British monarchs to date – shocked royal watchers back in 1936 when he abdicated the throne after only 325 days of being monarch.

Meghan Markle has reportedly secured a huge victory for her brand just weeks before her upcoming trip to Australia.

The Duchess of Sussex will be spending four days Down Under alongside her husband, Prince Harry, in April, in a bid to promote their individual passions and business ventures.

It is understood that Meghan is focused on promoting her lifestyle brand, As Ever, with reports claiming she is considering expanding it there first to test the global market, despite her spokesperson dismissing those as “speculation”.

But new reports claim she secured trademark protection in Australia ahead of her big trip.

Sarah Ferguson is unlikely to move in with Princess Eugenie and her young family for one major reason.

Sarah and Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor were evicted from their 30-room home, Royal Lodge, last month over the scandal surrounding their connection to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Following the eviction, Andrew moved to the Sandringham Estate in Norfolk, but Sarah is thought to have opted to travel rather than settle down in one place.

However, reports have suggested that she could have moved in with her youngest daughter, but this has now been dismissed as an option for Sarah for one reason.

Princess Beatrice’s pal has spoken out for the first time after reports made bombshell claims about the state of her marriage to Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi.

Reports over the weekend alleged that Beatrice and Edo, as he is also known, were taking some “distance” from each other after the princess’s husband was seen frequently travelling to the US for work.

But now friends have dismissed the claims and given a four-word statement, saying that they are “not true at all”.

Buckingham Palace have confirmed that one of their annual garden parties will take place on May 6, which also happens to be Prince Archie’s seventh birthday.

It is not yet known if King Charles will be present, as attendance will be confirmed on the day.

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Revoking Prince Harry’s security protections was “spiteful”, according to the Duke’s friend. Alex Rayner, who was also educated at Eton and went on a charity trek to the North Pole with Prince Harry, claimed that it was unfair given how much Harry had done for the UK, while other royals were still afforded protection.

A committee revoked Prince Harry’s automatic legal protections afforded to senior members of the Royal Family in 2020, after he left the UK to live in the US with his wife, Meghan Markle. The Protection of Royalty and Public Figures (Ravec), which authorises protection for royals on behalf of the Home Office, decided that his security would be decided on a case-by-case basis, meaning the Duke has to inform the UK well in advance of any visits.

Princess Beatrice and Eugenie are facing one key make-or-break decision, according to a royal expert. The sisters have faced increasing scrutiny in recent months, after emails appeared to suggest they had met up with paedophile Jeffrey Epstein in a meeting coordinated by their mother, Sarah Ferguson.

Emails released by the US Department of Justice from a “ferg” email address confirmed “myself, Beatrice and Eugenie” would join a lunch in Miami in July 2009, after the paedophile had been jailed for soliciting sex with a minor. The sisters would have been aged 19 and 20 at that time, with many royal experts criticising Fergie for appearing to get her children involved with such a man.

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was spotted angrily glaring at Princess Catherine while she was the “centre of a royal fan frenzy”, a body language expert has claimed. Members of the Royal Family were pictured at Zara and Mike Tindall’s wedding in Scotland in July 2011 – just three months after Prince William and Princess Catherine tied the knot in London.

As the family stood outside of the venue in Edinburgh, Andrew was seen with a “glowered” and “dour” look on his face. Whilst other members of the Firm looked blissfully happy, Andrew appeared with a baleful-looking face.

As reported by the Daily Mail, body language expert Judi James said: “With newlywed Kate a spectacular star in the line-up and with the very emphatic sound of cheering fans going into a major tizzy as she appears, Andrew and Harry step out as the “Spares on the stairs”, lurking behind three top-tier royal couples like players consigned to the subs’ bench.”

Princess Eugenie is said to be “in denial” about her royal exile, with a source adding that she is putting her “head in the sand”. The royal, who is celebrating her 36th birthday today, has been dealing with the fallout of her parents’ connection with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Along with her sister Princess Beatrice, Eugenie’s future within the Firm was thought to have been unaffected by the scandal involving their parents – but it appears the sisters could face the same fate. Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Sarah Ferguson, who divorced in 1996, were evicted from Royal Lodge last month – just months after they both lose their royal titles and honours.

Sarah Ferguson is to blame for the fact Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie had lunch with the late convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein, a royal expert has said. The two princesses appeared by name in the Epstein files that revealed that Sarah had taken her daughters to Miami to have lunch with Epstein after he was released from prison for child sex offences.

Other parts of the files show that the royal sisters were also called on to entertain Epstein’s contacts and give them inside tours of Buckingham Palace. While the two princesses have not commented on any interactions they had with Epstein, who was a friend of their parents, they have faced criticism for what the files have shown, even though appearing in the files does not indicate wrongdoing.

However, a royal expert has said that Beatrice, 37, and Eugenie, 35, are not to blame.

King Charles’s new media adviser was once on the sharp end of an outburst from Prince Harry which left members of his entourage “livid”. Rhiannon Mills, who is currently royal correspondent at Sky News, has been appointed media secretary at Buckingham Palace and is expected to begin the role sometime before the summer.

The journalist has reported on the Royal Family for over a decade and, in 2019, joined Prince Harry, Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex, and their son, Prince Archie, on a trip to South Africa. It was during this visit that the Sussexes are thought to have considered their future as senior working royals.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are set to take a trip to Australia next month to carry out a variety of engagements. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, who quit royal life in 2020, last visited Down Under in 2018, just months after their Windsor wedding.

While their 2018 visit saw them make the trip as working royals, this upcoming trip will be different, with the couple instead set to undertake a number of private, business and philanthropic engagements. This will include engagements together and apart.

The Royal Family has not commented on the couple’s upcoming trip to the Commonwealth country, however a former royal butler – who served King Charles between 2004 and 2011 – said they will no doubt be watching it closely.

Prince William and Princess Catherine are said to have been “appalled” by the claim that Sarah Ferguson could communicate with the late Queen via her beloved corgis. Sarah and her disgraced ex-husband Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor had been looking after Muick and Sandy since the much-loved monarch’s death in September 2022.

The adorable dogs were been pictured with royal staff in Windsor on the day of the late Queen’s funeral. Sarah, 66, had reportedly told friends that she had been communicating with the late Queen through Sandy and Muick – a claim that had left the Royal Family horrified.

She reportedly also told her friends that she could feel the late Queen’s presence during her dog walks near Royal Lodge in Windsor.

Meghan Markle has made a telling move ahead of her visit to Australia in a matter of weeks. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, who will be visiting Australia together in April, are returning to the country for business, charitable and leisure purposes.

This seems especially the case for Meghan, who has reportedly trademarked her As Ever lifestyle products in Australia. This suggests that the duchess, 44, could be using the trip as a chance to enter a new market with her lifestyle brand.

If this is the case, it comes just weeks after Netflix ended its partnership with As Ever, which launched last year.

The future king has been given an adorable nickname by his classmates and it’s even caught on at home. Prince George is just 12 years old but the young boy is second in line to the British throne, after his father, Prince William. His schoolmates call him “PG”, in a nod to his “Prince George” initials. Princess Kate and Prince William are also said to call their son “PG” or “PG Tips” like the British tea brand, reports The Sun.

However, Prince George isn’t the only royal with a sweet nickname; Prince William also has one for his daughter, Princess Charlotte. Prince William was reportedly overheard saying this nickname at the 2019 Chelsea Flower Show.

Princess Eugenie is celebrating her 36th birthday today. As is typical of the Royal Family, Eugenie’s family are likely to be marking the special occasion in private.

An art gallery director and co-founder of The Anti-Slavery Collective, Eugenie is married to Jack Brooksbank. The couple have two sons, August Philip Hawke Brooksbank, aged five, and Ernest George Ronnie Brooksbank, two. Eugenie receives no allowance from the Privy Purse. Her public engagements are often connected to the charities she supports.

Today, the Daily Express looks back at seven of the princess’s best moments.

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Sarah Ferguson has done it again. And this time, she really has proved one thing – that she has no shame. After the death of Queen Elizabeth II, Sarah and her ex-husband, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, who had lived together until very recently at Royal Lodge, took the late Queen’s corgis, Sandy and Muick, into their care. A lovely gesture.

While the dogs now live with Andrew, Sarah is believed to have been very fond of them, talking about the way they remind her of the late Queen and so on.

However, recent claims suggest she may have been too fond of them, with reports suggesting that she was even involved in conversations “to clone Queen’s corgis for reality TV”.

The Daily Mail reported this week that the 66-year-old former duchess had reportedly engaged in talks about the potential show, including Zoom meetings. A source even said that Sarah “was pushing to get back into TV and make some money”. By cloning the late Queen’s dogs?

Questions are mounting over Meghan Markle’s failure to secure another season of With Love, Meghan. The silence from Netflix is only adding to the speculation, with rumours now swirling that the royal partnership has dramatically come to an end.

Among those weighing in is celebrity chef Jameson Stocks – and he is not holding back. Jameson, who has cooked for King Charles and is a proud member of The King’s Trust, has spent months criticising the Duchess of Sussex’s Netflix ventures.

But now, with no sign of a follow-up series and fresh reports suggesting Netflix has officially ended its partnership with Meghan and Prince Harry, his verdict lands harder than ever.

Prince William has a sense of duty that “runs deep” and he “wants to draw a line in the sand” when it comes to addressing speculation over his future role of head of the Church of England. This week, the Prince of Wales will represent his father, the King, at the enthronement of the new Archbishop of Canterbury, Dame Sarah Mullally, at Canterbury Cathedral.

Unlike the King or his late grandmother Elizabeth II, William, 43, is not known to be a regular churchgoer or a devout Christian. It had led to questions about his personal faith, especially as he will be Supreme Governor of the Church of England and known as ‘Defender of the Faith’ when he becomes King.

There had also been speculation that William may consider not taking on the formal role held by the country’s monarchs since Henry VIII. However, sources close to the future King have now spoken about his “quiet faith” and “commitment to the Church of England” ahead of Wednesday’s service, which he will attend with the Princess of Wales.

Princess Eugenie’s husband is reportedly keeping one strict rule when it comes to their home, amid the constantly unfolding Epstein scandal. Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s youngest daughter remains caught up in the crosshairs of his involvement with convicted paedophile and sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.

The former prince was stripped of all titles and arrested in February on suspicion of misconduct in public office. He has always vehemently denied any accusations against him and was released under investigation.