{"id":963913,"date":"2026-11-14T07:08:19","date_gmt":"2026-11-14T07:08:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/963913\/"},"modified":"2026-11-14T07:08:19","modified_gmt":"2026-11-14T07:08:19","slug":"some-people-have-strong-feelings-prince-harry-and-meghan-markle-not-invited-to-king-charles-birthday-and-christmas-after-key-royals-intervention","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/963913\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Some people have strong feelings\u2019: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle not invited to King Charles\u2019 birthday and Christmas after key royals\u2019 intervention"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Prince Harry and Meghan Markle won&#8217;t be celebrating with King Charles on his birthday, or spending Christmas with the British royal family, as they have not been invited, it&#8217;s been reported.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, 42 and 45 respectively, recently relocated from their mansion in California&#8217;s celebrity enclave of Montecito for life in the UK, but according to <a class=\"body-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/news\/royals\/article-16291093\/Harry-Meghans-not-invited-Charles-birthday-Christmas.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Daily Mail<\/a>, sources confirmed the pair won&#8217;t be joining the royals at Sandringham over the festive period.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There are obvious reasons why that will not happen,&#8221; a source claimed to the publication, adding amid reports of Prince William and Harry&#8217;s alleged rift: &#8220;Some people have strong feelings.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Typically, the royals head to the King&#8217;s Sandringham Estate in Norfolk for Christmas, where they exchange gifts on Christmas Eve and walk to church together on Christmas Day at St Mary Magdalene Church for a service, per tradition.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Harry is relaxed about it, he knows he is not invited,&#8221; one insider claimed, with a source adding that perhaps Harry will meet with the King privately before Christmas.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Daily Mail claims the Duke and Duchess also aren&#8217;t invited to King Charles&#8217; 78th birthday celebrations which falls this month and is believed to be a gathering at Clarence House, but it&#8217;s said Prince Harry is ok with it.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The publication reports that Meghan&#8217;s mother Doria Ragland, 70, will join the Sussexes in the UK for a family Christmas of their own in the Cotswolds, after ditching plans to spend Christmas at their home in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p>A friend of the pair told the outlet: &#8220;It\u2019s all very calm. They are looking forward to a private family Christmas. He will wish his father and William and everyone a very happy Christmas on Christmas day with a phone call or video call.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>They also denied an estrangement.<\/p>\n<p>News24 has contacted a representative of Meghan and Harry, as well as Buckingham Palace and Kensington Palace for comment, in relation to this story.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"poster-img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/5607e5942ef7b5131098dc8551393b7a.jpeg\" data-sctrack=\"op-poster-img\" alt=\"Meghan Markle\u2019s \u2018endless California reinvention\u2019 fails to resonate in the UK\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Duke and Duchess of Sussex recently stepped out publicly together in Brussels, Belgium in November for the unveiling of the &#8216;Lost Screen Memorial&#8217; at the European Parliament.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The pair put on a united front, holding hands as they walked inside.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It comes after an insider claimed that Meghan wants her husband, who she married in 2018, to <a class=\"body-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.news24.com.au\/lifestyle\/celebrity-life\/global-powerhouse-meghan-markles-political-hopes-for-prince-harry-laid-bare-as-she-urges-him-to-shirk-royal-tradition-and-speak-his-mind\/news-story\/81da918deaaff3243067873707c3d269\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">pursue a career in politics.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Meghan wants Harry to think bigger,&#8221; an insider told Rob Shuter for his Naughty But Nice Substack blog.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;She doesn\u2019t want him cutting ribbons and making speeches at charity events. She wants him influencing presidents, challenging politicians and becoming a global powerhouse.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, it was announced that the duchess is set to co-host Junior MasterChef Australia next year.<\/p>\n<p>Read related topics:<a class=\"topic_tag\" href=\"https:\/\/www.news24.com.au\/topics\/prince-harry-meghan-markle\" data-tgev-container=\"story-topic-links\" data-tgev-label=\"Prince Harry Meghan Markle\" data-tgev-order=\"1\" data-tgev-metric=\"npv\" data-tgev=\"event10\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Prince Harry Meghan Markle<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Prince Harry and Meghan Markle won&#8217;t be celebrating with King Charles on his birthday, or spending Christmas 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