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Photo: Getty Images \/ Jonathan Brady<\/p>\n
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle took their two children, Archie and Lilibet, to visit the childhood home of the Duke of Sussex\u2019s late mother, Princess Diana, during their recent European vacation, it has been revealed.<\/p>\n
Meghan, 44, shared several photos from the family\u2019s recent trip overseas on her Instagram account, including one image that shows her daughter, Lilibet, 5, walking through the grounds of Princess Diana\u2019s family estate, Althorp, holding what appears to be a tiny handbag and a blanket.<\/p>\n
Harry, 41, and Archie, 7, are pictured strolling just ahead of her, both carrying what seem to be bouquets of flowers.<\/p>\n
Another snap appears to show Meghan reclining on a sun lounger next to the pool at the estate, cuddling the family\u2019s Beagle, Mamma Mia, who is thought to have travelled to Europe with them. Diana\u2019s brother Charles Spencer\u2019s new wife, Cat Jarman, is seen in the background, along with her husband.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s understood that the family were invited to the property by Diana\u2019s brother, Spencer, who still owns the estate and resides there with his new wife. According to People magazine, the Sussexes \u201cmay have visited Diana\u2019s burial site, which is located on an island in the middle of the estate\u2019s Oval Lake.\u201d<\/p>\n
Charles revealed shortly after his sister\u2019s death that the decision had been made to lay her to rest at her childhood home, noting in a statement at the time that he wanted to ensure her \u201cgrave can be properly looked after by her family and visited in privacy by her sons,\u201d Prince William and Prince Harry.<\/p>\n
He later explained to the BBC: \u201cThere was such a whipped-up feeling of emotion everywhere that I was very worried about where we could safely bury her.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle took their two children, Archie and Lilibet, to visit the childhood home of the Duke of Sussex\u2019s late mother, Princess Diana, during their recent European vacation, it has been revealed.Instagram\/Meghan Markle.<\/p>\n
MORE: Trump unleashes on Meghan in wild spray<\/a><\/p>\n Neighbours unleash on \u2018villain\u2019 Meghan<\/a><\/p>\n Prince Harry\u2019s $200m UK secret revealed<\/a><\/p>\n Diana\u2019s grave is not accessible to the public; however, there is another memorial on the grounds of Althorp where visitors can pay their respects to the late mother of two.<\/p>\n Charles has previously explained that he chose to bury Diana at the centre of the ornamental lake, known as Oval Lake, in order to provide an extra \u201cbuffer\u201d against the public.<\/p>\n However, he previously told People magazine that William, 44, and Harry are able to visit their mother\u2019s burial site whenever they please, revealing: \u201cI think it\u2019s very important for them to be there with her.<\/p>\n \u201cIt is, luckily, very tranquil here, and they can come and go as they wish whenever they want. And that\u2019s very lovely for me to know that.\u201d<\/p>\n In addition to their stay at Althorp, Harry, Meghan, and their children also travelled to Portugal before their trip to the U.K. with several images showing the family enjoying the sites and sounds of the European country, including a day at the beach.<\/p>\n It\u2019s understood that the family were invited to the property by Diana\u2019s brother, Charles Spencer, who still owns the estate and resides there with his new wife. The couple were pictured with Meghan by their pool. Instagram\/Meghan Markle<\/p>\n MORE: \u2018Messy\u2019: Charles, Camilla \u2018time apart\u2019 exposed<\/a><\/p>\n One picture also shows Harry playing in a swimming pool with his children, throwing Lilibet into the air while Archie swims behind them. It\u2019s unclear whether this picture was taken at Althorp or another location.<\/p>\n The post, which was simply captioned \u201cSummer Holiday,\u201d presents a very positive picture of the family\u2019s international trip \u2014 which began under a cloud of controversy and speculation over whether Harry would be joined in the U.K. by his wife and children.<\/p>\n The images were shared in a post on Meghan\u2019s Instagram account. Instagram\/Meghan Markle<\/p>\n It was originally reported that Harry had wanted Meghan and their kids to join him for the entirety of his U.K. visit \u2014 which was scheduled to mark the one-year countdown to the next Invictus Games \u2014 however, those plans quickly changed after he was denied taxpayer-funded security.<\/p>\n However, reports emerged over days before he was due to arrive that Harry would travel to London alone \u2014 with sources claiming that the royal did not feel comfortable bringing his family with him after he was denied taxpayer-funded security for the trip.<\/p>\n Harry has been locked in an ongoing legal battle over the removal of his taxpayer-funded security by the Executive Committee for the Protection of Royalty and Public Figures (RAVEC) \u2014 the government body tasked with deciding who does and doesn\u2019t meet the requirements for publicly funded security in the U.K.<\/p>\n Further controversy then emerged on the morning of Harry\u2019s arrival in London, when a spokesperson for the father of two confirmed that Buckingham Palace had \u201cwithdrawn\u201d an offer for him to stay at the historic property during his time in the city.<\/p>\n Before travelling to the U.K., the Sussexes spent time in Portugal. Instagram\/Meghan Markle<\/p>\n It\u2019s understood that King Charles had extended an invitation to his son to stay at the palace \u2014 which is located in London \u2014 during his time in the country\u2019s capital, but that the offer had been accepted too late.<\/p>\n The BBC reported that the Sussexes\u2019 team had initially declined the invitation, only to then U-turn on that decision late in the day on Saturday, July 4. However, by that point, Buckingham Palace had determined that it was too late to arrange staffing \u2014 a decision that Harry\u2019s spokesperson described as \u201cdisappointing.\u201d<\/p>\n The spokesperson stated that Harry had spent much of the previous week trying to secure privately funded security \u2014 and had only been able to accept the invitation when those arrangements had been confirmed.<\/p>\n \u201cI am aware of multiple briefings from Buckingham Palace last week suggesting that the Duke had not accepted the offer of accommodation at a Royal Residence,\u201d they said.<\/p>\n \u201cFollowing RAVEC\u2019s decision not to provide security for his family, the Duke spent last week making alternative security arrangements. Once those arrangements were in place, he was able to formally accept the offer of accommodation for himself over the weekend.\u201d<\/p>\n Their European adventure included trips to the beach. Photo: Instagram<\/p>\n It is also understood that Harry\u2019s lawsuit against Associated Newspapers, the parent company of the Daily Mail, played a role in King Charles\u2019 decision to revoke the invitation. A decision in the case was delivered by the court on Tuesday, July 7, and there were concerns that the monarch would be seen to be picking sides if his son addressed the decision publicly while staying at Buckingham Palace.<\/p>\n However, Harry\u2019s spokesperson suggested that Buckingham Palace was aware that this decision would be released several days before they withdrew the offer.<\/p>\n \u201cIt is therefore disappointing that the offer has now been withdrawn, with Tuesday\u2019s judgment in the Associated Newspapers Limited case cited as the reason,\u201d the continued.<\/p>\n The Sussexes also travelled to King Charles\u2019 private estate, Highgrove House. Instagram\/Meghan Markle<\/p>\n \u201cBuckingham Palace has, however, been aware of that judgment since last Thursday. It is therefore unclear why, having formally accepted the accommodation offer, it has now been withdrawn at the last moment.\u201d<\/p>\n Meghan and the children did end up joining Harry in the U.K., however they are not thought to have spent time in London, instead meeting King Charles and his wife, Queen Camilla, at Highgrove House, the monarch\u2019s private country residence. It marked the first time that Charles has seen his grandchildren since 2022.<\/p>\n Harry and Meghan purchased a $US14.65m ($20.9m) mansion in Montecito after they quit their roles as senior working royals. Google Maps<\/p>\n It is thought that the Sussexes have since returned to their home in California \u2014 where they have been living since 2020, when they quit their roles as working members of the royal family. Soon after, they purchased a sprawling Mediterranean-style mansion in Montecito for $US14.65m ($20.9m), and it has served as their primary residence ever since.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Photo: Getty Images \/ Jonathan Brady Prince Harry and Meghan Markle took their two children, Archie and Lilibet,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":828032,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[64,63,134],"class_list":["post-828031","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/828031","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=828031"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/828031\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/828032"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=828031"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=828031"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=828031"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}<\/p>\n
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