Royal Family RECAP: Meghan Markle shares rare glimpse of home life with Prince Harry

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Buckingham Palace has revealed what will happen to the late Queen Elizabeth II’s corgis who currently live at Royal Lodge. On Thursday, it was confirmed that Andrew Mountbatten Windsor would not only lose his royal titles, but his Windsor mansion too.

King Charles’ brother has lived in this Royal Family mansion for over two decades, with his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson also living at the 30-room abode since 2008. However, while they co-habited successfully, the eviction from Royal Lodge is now bringing an end to the divorced couple living under the same roof.

Instead, Andrew will be housed at a private property on the King’s Sandringham estate, while Sarah will sort out her own housing arrangements.

This news brought many questions to the surface, including about what would happen to the late Queen’s two corgis Muick and Sandy, who have lived with Andrew and Sarah since Her Majesty’s death in 2022.

The Duchess of Edinburgh just proved that power dressing is still reigning supreme among the royals - and she’s clearly taking cues from the Princess of Wales. Both women have become style ambassadors for a new era of modern royal fashion, where structure meets sophistication and confidence is expressed through perfectly cut tailoring.

The Duchess of Edinburgh just proved that power dressing is still reigning supreme among the royals - and she’s clearly taking cues from the Princess of Wales. Both women have become style ambassadors for a new era of modern royal fashion, where structure meets sophistication and confidence is expressed through perfectly cut tailoring.

Andrew was reportedly “dismissive” to a royal butler and was the only member of the Royal Family not to have a “conversation” with him, a former Palace staff member has said. Grant Harrold was a royal butler for King Charles, when he was The Prince of Wales, between 2004 and 2011.

During this time, Mr Harrold worked at various royal events and attended some socially as a guest too, including the King’s wedding to the now Queen Camilla in 2005. While he had good relationships with many royals, Mr Harrold said that Andrew was not one of these.

Meghan Markle's new holiday collection for As Ever included a few sweet nods to her family, Prince Harry, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet. The Duchess of Sussex unveiled her first festive collection on Tuesday evening.

As Ever's holiday range includes new additions to her usual products, such as two candles inspired by her wedding date and her birthday, retailing for £48 each, mulling kits and a new sparkling wine. Expanding her range of spreads, Meghan also introduced a signature fruit spread gift set containing raspberry, orange marmalade and strawberry varieties for £31. Elsewhere in the collection, she launched a wildflower and orange blossom Honey Duo Gift Set priced at £46.

Prince William has been crowned as the most liked member of the Royal Family in an Ipsos poll - beating Princess Kate to the top spot. The Prince of Wales was ranked having 69 percent favourability, and received 11 percent of votes from the public for 'unfavourability'. 

This places him ahead of the Princess of Wales, where 66 percent of voters had a favourable opinion of her. 1,036 participants aged 18-75 voted in the poll between October 20-21 of this year. Results also show Prince William's percentage vote has increased by 4 percent since the start of the month.

A new revelation about Andrew Mountbatten Windsor could be on the way, a royal insider has warned. On Thursday, King Charles took the world by surprise when Buckingham Palace issued a bombshell statement announcing that the monarch was to formally take away all of Andrew’s royal titles.

Speaking on GB News, former royal butler Grant Harrold, who worked for King Charles when he was The Prince of Wales between 2004 and 2011, said that he has a “gut feeling” a new bombshell revelation is on the way.

Andrew Mountbatten Windsor must leave his 30-room Windsor home by orders of King Charles. He reportedly has three months to move out of Royal Lodge.

Andrew could be moving to Sandringham, Norfolk - but locals reportedly do not want to see him there.

This comes after Andrew was stripped of his titles this week. On Thursday, Andrew surrendered his lease, and reports say the royals are hoping the move happens as quickly as possible.

The possibility of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's return to royal life has been described as "extremely unlikely", with one royal expert revealing the main thing that the couple would have to do if they were to want to revert back to royal life in the future.

The couple, who announced their plans to step away from royal duties in January 2020, have been living in the US with their two children for five years. Harry and Meghan noted their desire for an independent life as being one of the main reasons for their decision.

Grant Harrold, King Charles's former butler, has shared the possibility of their royal return - and what it would take to even make the process happen.

Andrew Mountbatten Windsor reportedly “refused” to sign off any Royal Family statements that included tributes to Jeffrey Epstein’s victims, it has been claimed. Andrew, formally known as Prince Andrew before he had all his royal titles stripped by King Charles just days ago, was previously friends with the late convicted paedophile Epstein.

While Andrew has always denied all accusations he faced as a result of his association to Epstein, it has been reported in The Times that he used to not approve of any royal statements that paid tribute to Epstein’s victims. This suggests that Andrew, 65, had very little say in the statement from Buckingham Palace on Thursday, which made it clear that King Charles and Queen Camilla have “utmost sympathies” with any victims of abuse.

The Sussexes have been spotted trick-or-treating with their children in California — but Prince Harry apparently forgot one key thing…his costume. Meghan Markle, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet all reportedly dressed up in bug-theme outfits for the spooky tradition on Friday, but the Duke seemingly decided against fancy dress.

Photos show the Duke instead rocking brown shoes, blue jeans and a navy polo, as well as sunglasses and a light blue cap. Meghan can be seen in a black tracksuit, white trainers and dark sunglasses and what has been described in reports as butterfly wings. The couple previously revealed in their four-part 2022 Netflix docuseries, Harry & Meghan, that Halloween holds a special place in their hearts.

Prince Harry made a particular remark about the late Queen Elizabeth that allegedly left royal staff "reeling" over his "breathtaking arrogance," a royal author has claimed. The Duke of Sussex sensationally quit the Royal Family in early 2020 and made several bombshell claims about his time within the Firm afterwards.

Harry, alongside his wife, Meghan Markle, gave a bombshell interview to Oprah Winfrey in 2021, when they talked about the hardships they had to face as working royals since their wedding. But it was another interview, the next year, that also left palace staff speechless, according to a royal author.

As the Royal Family seeks to distance itself from the former prince now known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, a house move for Prince William and Princess Kate means they will temporarily become closer neighbours. The Prince and Princess of Wales are reported to have now completed their long-planned move into their "forever" home, Forest Lodge on the sprawling royal Windsor estate.

It's understood William and Kate plan to remain at the eight-bedroom mansion as they bring up their three children Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis and before William takes to the throne. According to the Daily Telegraph the family made the move to Forest Lodge during October half-term. The move is seen as a fresh start for the family after Kate's recovery from cancer, and comes as William prepares to make a solo trip to Rio for his annual Earthshot Prize Awards. But it means the Wales family are temporarily closer to William's disgraced uncle, Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, who is still in his Windsor Great Park property Royal Lodge - albeit about 1.4 miles away as the crow flies from William and Kate.

Andrew Mountbatten Windsor reportedly arranged a private tour of Buckingham Palace with a company that had a business deal with his ex wife Sarah Ferguson. Andrew, formally known as Prince Andrew until he was stripped of his royal titles just days ago, is said to have planned the tour for Jay Bloom and Michael Evers from cryptocurrency mining firm Pegasus Group Holdings, which agreed to pay Sarah up to £1.4 million.

The tour, which was held while the late Queen was in residence at the Palace in June 2019, was arranged by Andrew himself, the BBC reports. The businessmen, whose company employed Sarah as a “brand ambassador”, were collected from their five-star Knightsbridge hotel in a car owned by Andrew and driven into the Palace.

Sarah Ferguson’s “loyalty” to Andrew Mountbatten Windsor has a part to play in her recent royal downfall, a friend of the former duchess has said. Over recent weeks, Sarah has kept a low profile after it emerged that she had emailed the late convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein in 2011 after he had been released from prison for child sex offences.

While this scandal has shadowed Sarah’s public image, her friend also believes that her continued friendship with her ex husband Andrew, formerly Prince Andrew, is part of her recent downfall.

Although Sarah is believed to no longer be sticking by her ex husband’s side anymore, with Andrew losing his royal titles and even his Royal Lodge home, the fact she has been loyal to him for so long has “cost her”, Sarah’s friend has said.

Princess Kate won't be joining her husband, Prince William, in Brazil this coming week, and there may be a very good reason why. Prince William will head to Rio for the fifth Earthshot Prize Awards in Brazil.

The heir to the thone, who founded the Prize in 2020, will also stay longer in the South American country to join world leaders at the COP30 global climate change summit in Belem in the Amazon. But his wife, Princess Kate, will not be joining him for the awards of his passion project for the third year in a row.

The Princess will likely be dealing with the family's move from Adelaide Cottage to Forest Lodge, which is thought to be taking place by Bonfire Night, November 5, which is when William will be in Brazil.

Good morning. Royal reporter Jasmine Carey here and I will be bringing you live updates on the Royal Family today.

You can contact me at jasmine.carey@reachplc.com.